Category Society & Culture

‘Wisconsin Indian Literature’ highlights oral traditions of state’s 12 Indian nations

December 28, 2006

"Wisconsin Indian Literature," to be published in January 2007 by the University of Wisconsin Press, is a unique anthology that respectfully presents the oral traditions, literature, and historically significant documents of the current twelve independent bands and Indian Nations of Wisconsin.

Project looking for the next great Wisconsin playwright

December 8, 2006

Submissions of original, full-length plays are being accepted for the Wisconsin Wrights New Play Project, a joint initiative of the University of Wisconsin Division of Continuing Studies, the University Theater and the Madison Repertory Theater created to foster the development of new works by Wisconsin playwrights.

Commitment launched for arts and humanities

December 7, 2006

Students and programs in the arts and humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will benefit from an initiative - the first phase of a long-term commitment - announced Thursday by campus officials.

Choral Union brings university, community together in music

December 6, 2006

In a particularly congenial intersection of town and gown, the 170-voice Choral Union will present two substantial works by Franz Joseph Haydn and Zoltan Koda’ly on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10.

Dance academy sends students to perform at Waisman Center

December 6, 2006

Students from the world-renowned Trinity Academy of Irish Dance will perform traditional Irish step dancing, replete with authentic costumes and music at the Waisman Center Children’s Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 10.

Holocaust made ‘Manifest’ in Jewish Theater Project production

December 6, 2006

“Manifest” playwright Brian Silberman takes great issue with films such as “Schindler’s List,” “Amistad” and “Dances With Wolves.”

String orchestras showcase music from film, stage

December 6, 2006

The All-University String Orchestras will perform music written or adapted for film and stage at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, in Mills Hall.

Major art fair taps into talents of art students

December 6, 2006

Tandem Press, the fine-art printmaking studio affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison's art department, will be among hundreds of galleries represented, as thousands of collectors and artists gather December 7-10 for fairs and events surrounding Art Basel Miami Beach, the leading international art event in the Americas.

Historian, influential campus leader E. David Cronon dies at age 82

December 5, 2006

E. David Cronon, an influential and revered former dean of the College of Letters and Sciences and history professor for more than four decades at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died early this morning (Dec. 5) after a brief illness. He was 82.

Kim Cridler: Divining art from metal

November 21, 2006

To Kim Cridler, an assistant professor of art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the emotional power of objects drives her work as an artist. Through her work in metalsmith arts, Cridler seeks to recreate the feelings that are engendered by those meaningful artifacts or our past.

Fall Faculty Concert celebrates Nikolais

November 14, 2006

As part of its 80th anniversary, the Dance Program is celebrating the work of 20th century artistic genius Alwin Nikolais which will be showcased in the upcoming Fall Faculty Concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space.

Waisman Children’s Theatre presents Twain classic

November 2, 2006

Following his daughter Suzy’s admonitions to write a book that would reveal “his sympathetic nature,”she wrote, Mark Twain published “The Prince and the Pauper”in 1881. Set in 16th-century London, the author carefully researched the time and place, reportedly using Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott as references.

Nikolais dance legacy helps Dance Program celebrate 80 years

November 1, 2006

The late choreographer Alwin Nikolais devised a simple formula that revolutionized 20th-century dance: obstacles in dancers’ paths.

Grisman brings ‘Dawg’ to Wisconsin Union Theater

November 1, 2006

No, he’s not that bounty hunter guy on cable’s A&E channel. Rather, David Grisman — “Old Dawg”— plays music of the same name, which he describes as a fortuitous melding of swing, bluegrass, Celtic, Latin, jazz and gypsy, to list but a few. You can get a sample of what this genre is like on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater.

UT’s ‘Arabian Nights’ to tell tale of tolerance

November 1, 2006

In the University Theatre production of “The Arabian Nights,”the tension between distrust and detente is as real as the evening news. The production opens on Thursday, Nov. 16

UW historian helps PBS paint vivid picture of the California Gold Rush

November 1, 2006

As an historian, Susan Lee Johnson finds few subjects of American history more irresistible than the California Gold Rush, a movement that unfolded so fast and furiously that it must seem like watching history get shot from a cannon.

Cinefest to feature civil rights, spoken word

November 1, 2006

Cinefest, a four-day extravaganza of documentary and politically charged filmmaking, will be held Thursday–Sunday, Nov. 16–19, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Exhibition celebrating America’s knitting doyenne to open

October 17, 2006

An exhibit featuring the work of knitter Elizabeth Zimmermann will open at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Human Ecology on Friday, Oct. 27.

Chancellor to speak on the arts in higher education

October 16, 2006

Leadership skills, creativity, self esteem, critical thinking, improved academic performance, tolerance, values and problem solving - are those frills or staples of the arts in the campus setting? Chancellor John Wiley will answer that question Tuesday, Oct. 17, as part of the University Club Luncheon Series.

UW-Madison joins massive Google Book project

October 12, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Google announced an agreement today to expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from more than 7.2 million holdings at the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.