UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah and Chris Walker were featured in a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal shining a light on work by Black artists in Madison. The article, headlined “Black Madison artists working to create a permanent ‘renaissance,’” notes the landscape for Black artists in Madison is changing, with long-established, white-dominated institutions diversifying their …
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present “Moonshine,” in person on Feb. 25, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. This free event is a celebration of Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, and dance performances including West African, Afro-Caribbean dancehall, and Hip-Hop dance forms. This …
Learn about modern dance in this interview with Dance Department guest artist-in-residence Natalie Desch by UW–Madison’s Chris Walker. Walker is the director of the Division of the Arts and a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. Desch, an assistant professor at the University of Utah School of Dance and a former dancer with the Jose Limón Dance Company, will restage “Dances …
Work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping will be featured at the 2022 SoloDuo Dance Festival, taking place Feb. 6-7 in New York City. Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department. Li’s work “here n o w here” will be presented as part of the festival’s …
The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its Faculty Concert 2022, featuring work from Kate Corby, Duane Lee Holland Jr., Li Chiao-Ping, Liz Sexe, and guest artist Natalie Desch. The concert will take place over two weekends, Feb. 3-5 and Feb. 10-12, in the H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. Guest artist Natalie …
The School of Education’s Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a performance of new student work, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space on Dec. 4-5. The concert will feature the work of student choreographers Alexis Baynard, Nicole Cederberg, Meryl Hubbard, Zoe Huntsberger, Kylee Kohlhoff, Veda Manly, Trinity Manzke, Jackson Neal, Angele Nyberg, Abbi Stickels, Lucie Sullivan, and Erin …
Audiences can expect a new way to experience dance in UW–Madison Professor Jin-Wen Yu’s latest body of work, “Non Ordinary.” This visually striking, thought-provoking concert of contemporary dance will take place at the H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall on the UW–Madison campus Nov. 18-20. In “Non Ordinary,” Yu explores the concept of shifting perspectives …
Work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD), will be presented at the upcoming 2021 a2ru National Conference, Sharing Stories: The Case for Art, on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 3:30 p.m. (central time). Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department. …
UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping is one of four commissioned choreographers for Beth Corning’s upcoming production, “The Other Shoe,” which will be presented by Corningworks at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, Oct. 20-24. Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department. “The Other Shoe” draws upon modern social media comments as inspiration …
UW–Madison’s Chris Walker joined Host Ali Muldrow on WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair” program for a conversation about his vision for the arts on campus and in the community — “arts for everyone, everywhere.” Walker is the director of UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, and is also a professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. As the …