February 24, 2021
“Moonshine” is a traditional performance gathering featuring dance, spoken word, and experimental contemporary performance. This year's event is free and open to the public, and will stream live on YouTube at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, 26.
February 9, 2021
Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) has been awarded a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support the creation of “Here Lies the Truth” — a new multimedia dance that addresses fact and fiction, and how they infiltrate the personal and political environments we experience. LCPD is led by Artistic Director Li Chiao-Ping, who is a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department.
January 27, 2021
UW–Madison student Bryanna Plaisir was featured in a recent Capital Times article, headlined “What did we learn? Bryanna Plaisir embraces the stage, finds true allies.” Plaisir is a double major in theatre, in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as in mathematics.
December 21, 2020
What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas.
December 10, 2020
On Sunday, Dec. 13, UW–Madison will celebrate its Winter 2020 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our new School of Education graduates to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and most importantly, which is the best Babcock ice cream flavor.
November 9, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Shasparay Lighteard, a 2020 graduate of the School of Education's Department of Theatre and Drama, is the founder and artistic director of the second Black Arts Matter Festival, presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater.
November 2, 2020
The Capital Times recently spotlighted the work of UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, who joined the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama this fall.
October 26, 2020
Ten faculty members with the School of Education were recognized at the annual Faculty of Color Reception, hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty.
September 21, 2020
UW–Madison’s David Furumoto is part of the cast of the virtual performance of the play "Haiku," by Judy Dove, which was presented by Goodly Frame Theatre as part of its Zoom Fest 2020, Series 2.
September 16, 2020
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly and Bob Skloot will be featured panelists for the Alliance of Jewish Theatre's September webinar, "Jewish Theatre — Looking Back, Going Forward."