The UW–Madison Dance Department will present its Faculty Concert 2025 from Nov. 20–22 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.
This year’s concert features works by faculty artists Omari Carter, Bradford Chin, Kate Corby, Li Chiao-Ping, and Chris Walker, as well as a guest work by Holly Johnston.
- Omari Carter’s “AFON 11/RIVER 11” is an installation-style, site-responsive work created in collaboration with Maynard Abercych CIC and the local community of Abercych, Wales. Two looping videos feature body percussionist Jon Rodd performing in response to a river’s ebb and flow.
- Bradford Chin, the newest member of the faculty, presents “POMPOUS,” a new collaborative work reflecting on the historical cycles of kings and rulers, set to a trio of Handel selections.
- Li Chiao-Ping presents “Wabi Sabi,” a work for eight dancers that invites audiences to embrace the beauty of flaws and the grace of impermanence. The piece features Li’s signature athleticism and physicality, along with an expressive movement vocabulary.
- Kate Corby’s new collaborative piece for eight dancers explores the landscapes of girlhood in the United States. The work features an original score by composer and Mead Witter School of Music alumna Emili Earhart.
- Chris Walker presents a new ensemble work for eight dancers that reflects on shared growth and explores how we elevate one another.
Guest artist Holly Johnston — an award-winning performer, choreographer, and former artistic director of the national touring company Ledges and Bones — joins the department for a three-week residency, Nov. 3–21. During her time on campus, Johnston is teaching master classes and setting a work on 12 student dancers. She is also the creator and director of Responsive Body, a social movement and body liberation practice that expands the arts and sciences of loving and being.
A talkback with the artists will take place immediately following Thursday’s performance. A reception will follow Friday evening’s performance in the Virginia Harrison Parlor of Lathrop Hall.
Tickets are $25 general admission and $19 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets at the Campus Arts Box Office (1st floor, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street), by phone at 608-265-2787, or online. Tickets will also be available at the door one hour before each performance.
Holly Johnston’s residency was made possible with the generous support of the Anonymous Fund.