To say the COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to the UW-Madison campus community — and the world — would be an understatement. Most everything is different than it was just over a month ago. People are grappling with issues that test their physical and mental health, determination, and creativity. But when life gives you lemons …
Chris Walker’s “Banana Man” will be performed by Amansu Eason at the Moving Inspirations Dance Festival at the Gas Station Arts Centre in Winnipeg on Feb. 29. Walker is a professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department. The Moving Inspirations Dance Festival is a gathering of dance makers or dancers of African, culturally diverse, and …
Throughout February, UW-Madison is celebrating Black History Month via the theme of “Afrofuturism: B(l)ack to the Future.” Events are designed to educate, celebrate, and support the imagination of black existence in 2020 and beyond. Events will celebrate black people through the arts, media, and literature across campus. A full schedule of events can be found here. …
UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts welcomes Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence. Both Barson and Roodriguez are musicians, artivists (artists and activists), environmentalists, and co-founders of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective. Together, they will teach the course “Artivism: Intercultural Solidarity & Decolonizing Performance.” Students will investigate the theory, practice, multidisciplinary, and intercultural …
The School of Education’s Dance Department is hosting its annual faculty concert Feb. 6-8 and Feb. 13-15 at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. The concert will feature the work of guest artist Seán Curran, who makes dance “with the sharp intelligence of a conceptualist (Boston Globe)” that is the “equivalent of a night of invigorating …
UW-Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li-Chiao Ping Dance (LCPD), were recently featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. Li is a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department and is the founder of the LCPD. While UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art has always showcased art from faculty, its 50th anniversary celebration is drawing art and …
Li-Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) is presenting “Dancing the Chazen,” the fourth and fifth events in the 2019-20 series “7DaysDancing.” “7DaysDancing” is a seven-part program of free, live art experiences aiming to activate community spaces in new, inventive, and inviting ways. This series features site-specific works utilizing the UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art, meant to guide the …
The School of Education’s Dance Department on Oct. 12 opened a stunning permanent exhibition in Lathrop Hall’s new Gallery Space titled, “Radical Pedagogy: Margaret H’Doubler, Anna Halprin, and American Dance, 1916-Present.” The exhibition was made possible via a generous donation from Jody Gottfried Arnhold (’65) and John Arnhold. The photographs, visual art, and films that fill Lathrop’s Gallery …
Natalie Zervou received the First Book Program award through the Center of the Humanities at UW-Madison to complete her manuscript “Choreographing the Greek Crisis: Performing National Identity in the Age of Austerity.” This award provides support to junior faculty in the humanities so that they may complete their manuscript projects. Zervou is an assistant professor with …
The local Isthmus newspaper recently reviewed Peggy Choy’s performance, “FLIGHT: Torn Like a Rose.” Choy is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department. Inspired by the 12th century Persian poem “Conference of the Birds,” Choy’s production featured birds on a perilous journey to find love and guidance. Isthmus reports on the performances, saying “All of …