University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Dance Department

School of Education projects receive Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grants

Three projects led by School of Education faculty and staff are among eight projects and 10 seed projects selected to receive grants from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. These projects show the range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions …

Dance Department hosts choreographer Cameron McKinney for summer residency

By Kari Dickinson New York City-based choreographer Cameron McKinney, artistic director of Kizuna Dance, has been a summer guest artist in the School of Education’s Dance Department the past three weeks. Chosen for this residency by UW–Madison dance students, McKinney creates works that celebrate Japanese culture using contemporary, highly athletic movement and floorwork. The residency will culminate on Friday, …

SEED Festival by Li Chiao-Ping Dance returns June 19-25

Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) announces the return of the company’s Summer Exploratory Experimental Dance Intensive and Performance Festival (SEED Festival) from June 19-25 in Oregon and Madison. Li Chiao-Ping, the artistic director of Li Chiao-Ping Dance, is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. This year, the SEED …

UW–Madison’s Brennan, professor emerita and influential supporter of dance, dies

Mary Alice “Buff” Brennan, a longtime UW–Madison faculty member who dedicated her career to supporting and encouraging dance students, died on April 8, 2022. Brennan was a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Dance Department, where she was on the faculty from 1967 until her retirement in 2002. Through her years at UW–Madison she …

Badger Talks LIVE features UW–Madison Dance Department in May

Badger Talks LIVE is showcasing the UW–Madison Dance Department in a series in live, virtual events throughout the month of May. On Tuesday, May 10, Badger Talks LIVE featured a conversation with Peggy Choy, an associate professor of dance and Asian American studies at UW–Madison. The recorded event is available via the Badger Talks YouTube …

Oregon Observer spotlights ‘Here Lies the Truth’ by Li Chiao-Ping Dance

The Oregon Observer spotlighted the recent performance of “Here Lies the Truth,” a collaborative work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and Douglas Rosenberg that was presented by Li Chiao-Ping Dance on March 25-26 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in …

Li Chiao-Ping Dance presents ‘terza rima: Writings on the Body’ April 29-30

Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) proudly presents “terza rima; Writings on the Body” on April 29 and 30, in collaboration with the UW–Madison School of Education’s Dance Department and the Department of French and Italian. Li Chiao-Ping, the artistic director of Li Chiao-Ping Dance, is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in the Dance Department. …

School of Education recognizes 2022 faculty and staff award winners

Each spring, the School of Education recognizes some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday, April 14, this year’s award winners were honored during a reception and short ceremony in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea Room. “Today we recognize an extraordinary group of people,” said School of Education …

UW–Madison to host screendance practitioner, body percussionist Omari ‘Motion’ Carter April 7-15

The UW–Madison Division of the Arts welcomes Omari “Motion” Carter to campus April 7–15, through the International Visiting Artist Program. A collaboration between the Division of the Arts and the International Division, which funds the program, the International Visiting Artist Program supports short-term residences for international artists on campus.  Omari “Motion” Carter is a screendance …

International Screendance Symposium to take place at UW–Madison April 10-13

State of the Art: The 2022 International Symposium on Screendance will be hosted at UW–Madison April 10-13, with events taking place primarily in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall (1050 University Avenue). The symposium, directed by UW–Madison Art Professor Douglas Rosenberg, will focus on topics that are timely to the field of screendance, including, …