University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Theatre and Drama

‘Moonshine’ — a traditional performance gathering in celebration of Black History Month — to stream live Feb. 26

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UW–Madison Professor Chris Walker, the School of Education’s Dance Department, and the university’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) present “Moonshine 2021” on Friday, Feb. 26. “Moonshine” is a traditional performance gathering in celebration of Black History Month featuring dance, spoken word, and experimental contemporary performance. This year’s virtual event will feature performances by First …

Li Chiao-Ping Dance to receive $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

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Li Chiao-Ping Dance has been awarded a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support the creation of “Here Lies the Truth.” Li Chiao-Ping Dance’s (LCPD) project is among 1,073 across the nation totaling nearly $25 million that were selected during this first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts …

The School of Education’s moments in time 2020

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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. As 2020 draws to a close, let’s take …

Alumna Shasparay is founder, artistic director for Black Arts Matter Festival

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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. Building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces, the Black Arts Matter Festival is an …

Capital Times feature spotlighting UW–Madison’s Kelly says he ‘uses arts to open doors’

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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. Kelly is a professor of acting with the Department of Theatre and Drama and holds a concurrent appointment with the Department of Continuing Studies’ Odyssey Project, which offers UW–Madison humanities classes for adult students …

Campus welcomes, celebrates new and newly promoted faculty of color

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Each fall, UW–Madison welcomes and celebrates new and recently promoted faculty of color at a reception hosted by the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty. This year’s virtual event recognized nearly 85 new faculty and 36 faculty promoted to associate professor or …

UW–Madison’s Furumoto performs in virtual performance of ‘Haiku’

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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. Furamoto is a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as the artistic director of …

UW–Madison’s Kelly, Skloot to be featured panelists for Alliance of Jewish Theatre webinar

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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.” Kelly is a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, and Skloot is an emeritus professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama. From the Alliance’s official description …

Theatre’s Kelly named to board of Harold Pinter Review

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UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been named to the board of the Harold Pinter Review, a journal published by the International Harold Pinter Society. A Nobel Prize-winning playwright, actor, and director, Harold Pinter was born in 1930 in London, England, and died in …