Category: Dance Department

Wisconsin Public Radio spotlights 100 years of dance at UW–Madison

Wisconsin Public Radio recently highlighted the UW–Madison Dance Department’s upcoming centennial in an in-depth story, tracing the program’s groundbreaking origins and lasting impact on dance education. This fall marks 100 years since Margaret H’Doubler established the nation’s first dance major at UW–Madison. The department will celebrate her legacy and the program’s history throughout the 2026–27 academic year, culminating …

Over the Moon(shine)

This article was originally published by UW–Madison’s Office of Strategic Communication. Live music, dance, and contemporary theater lit up Lathrop Hall’s Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space during Moonshine 2026. Held on Feb. 27, the annual event brought together campus and community artists for a night of shared performance art. Undergraduate and graduate students took to the stage alongside local …

UW–Madison’s Dance Department presents H’Doubler Concert 2026

UW–Madison’s Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its annual H’Doubler Concert March 19–21 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.). The concert will feature a variety of contemporary dance works from student choreographers Khalid Alazri, Harley Blanchard, Whitney Bleick, Sabrina Bonine, Kylie Buedel, Harper Deeken, Evie Henriksen, …

Katie Pratt from the School of Education’s Dance major

The UW–Madison School of Education offers academic excellence in areas spanning the arts, health, and education. We are a proud community of innovative leaders, creative thinkers, and fearless trailblazers. Our talented students are committed to making their college experience a meaningful journey that aligns with their interests and helps them achieve their future goals.  Following …

Emily Tlachac from the School of Education’s Dance major

The UW–Madison School of Education offers academic excellence in areas spanning the arts, health, and education. We are a proud community of innovative leaders, creative thinkers, and fearless trailblazers. Our talented students are committed to making their college experience a meaningful journey that aligns with their interests and helps them achieve their future goals. Following …

Harley Blanchard from the School of Education’s Dance major

The UW–Madison School of Education offers academic excellence in areas spanning the arts, health, and education. We are a proud community of innovative leaders, creative thinkers, and fearless trailblazers. Our talented students are committed to making their college experience a meaningful journey that aligns with their interests and helps them achieve their future goals.  Following …

Why Wisconsin?

By Maggie Ginsberg, Division of the Arts They come for the lakes, and those starburst chairs coloring the Terrace at Memorial Union in John Deere green, Allis Chalmers orange, and sunshine yellow. They come to participate in the Wisconsin Idea, drawing on a rich legacy of research, innovation, and collaboration to build a brighter future for all. They …

Pa Ying Gia Thao from the School of Education’s Dance major

The UW–Madison School of Education offers academic excellence in areas spanning the arts, health, and education. We are a proud community of innovative leaders, creative thinkers, and fearless trailblazers. Our talented students are committed to making their college experience a meaningful journey that aligns with their interests and helps them achieve their future goals.  Following …

Dance Department presents Moonshine 2026 on Feb. 27

The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present Moonshine 2026, Friday, Feb. 27, at 3:30 p.m. in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. This free annual event brings together campus and community artists in performance — an embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea on stage — to celebrate Black excellence and …

Dance Department and Li Chiao-Ping Dance present ‘Here Lies the Truth’ Feb. 5–7

The UW–Madison Dance Department and Li Chiao-Ping Dance will present the final performances of “Here Lies the Truth,” a multidisciplinary, mixed-media dance theater work, Feb. 5–7 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall (1050 University Ave.). “Here Lies the Truth” investigates “the truth” as it relates to race, power, access, equity, and positionality. Directed …