Category Society & Culture
Choreographer to visit
American postmodernist choreographer and dancer Simone Forti will spend a week on campus as guest artist in residence in the Dance Program Oct. 5-11.
Tibetan monks to sing
Robed in magnificent costumes, playing traditional instruments and intoning three notes simultaneously, the monks of Tibet's Drepung Loseling Monastery bring their sacred music and dance to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m.
Gallery of Design curator enjoys finer things in life
Ensconced in the role of curator of the Gallery of Design for the School of Human Ecology (SoHE) since July, David Wells says that his job is to shape the aesthetic experience of gallery guests. His inaugural show, "Patterns of Creative Work," in honor of SoHE's yearlong centennial celebration leads the viewer in a specific direction.
Students turn curators, show to open at Elvehjem
Last year as part of a class, 16 students curated "Reflections: Furniture, Silver and Paintings from Early America." The exhibition opens on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Terrace Chairs to hit the town
The Wisconsin Union's "Terrace Chairs on the Town," a centerpiece of Memorial Union's 75th anniversary celebration, features 13 oversized Terrace chairs decorated by Madison area artists.
Professor to celebrate new book, healing from stroke
Seventeen months after suffering a massive stroke, dance professor Sally Banes is celebrating the publication of a new book, "Reinventing Dance in the 1960s: Everything Was Possible" (2003: UW Press). The book, which Banes edited, boasts a foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov and is a collection of essays on the work of such groundbreaking choreographers and performers as Meredith Monk, Anna Halprin, and Kenneth King, and companies including the Judson Dance Theater in Los Angeles.
Poet, novelist Naomi Shihab Nye to speak on reading, writing
Poet and novelist Naomi Shihab Nye will deliver the sixth annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater at UW–Madison. The free, public Cooperative Children's Book Center lecture is entitled "Just One Gazelle Would Be Fine with Me: Reading and Writing in Our Current World."
Lectures to explore ‘VOICES of Africa’
A new lecture series dedicated to identifying, presenting and exploring issues related to Africa and its Diaspora will debut Friday, Sept. 26.
School of Music plans dynamic concert season
Ensembles large and small, and music ranging from old favorites to premieres, are on the School of Music's performance agenda for the fall semester.
South African grassroots heroes to perform music of apartheid
Mbaqanga, the homemade "dumpling" music of South African townships under apartheid, will take the stage at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Wisconsin Union Theater director search resumes
Following the receipt of initial recommendations from a Wisconsin Union Theater self-study group, the search for a new theater director has resumed. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Very fine Dine
The etching "These Three Dogs are for Nina D." is part of an exhibit, Jim Dine Prints: 1985-2000, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art through Sept. 21. Approximately 40 lithographs, intaglios and woodcuts illustrate Dine's recent graphic production.
Concerts, guest residencies fill UW Dance Program fall calendar
If you're looking for the exhilaration and excitement of live dance, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program will present a broad range of modern, cross-cultural and multimedia performances throughout the fall semester showcasing guest artists, Dance Program faculty, staff and students.
Arts Night Out! celebrates art on campus
UW-Madison invites the greater Madison community to experience artistic events through Arts Night Out! on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Nurses’ art show to benefit UW–Madison School of Nursing
While a nurse's job may be the epitome of caring and giving, alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, with support from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, are temporarily stepping into a different profession - that of artist - to give back to current nursing students.
Nation’s poet laureate to speak at Memorial Union
Billy Collins, the nation's poet laureate, will speak at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Memorial Union Theater.
Nighttime nanotech art installation at UW–Madison
Zero@Wavefunction, an interactive art installation in which passersby can use their shadows to manipulate molecules projected in giant scale on a screen or wall, is making its outdoor debut on campus.
‘Writer’s Influence’ mural on display May 7
A new mural by UW–Madison students will be open for viewing at the Writing Center on Wednesday, May 7.
Architect Pelli to give public lecture
Celebrated architect Cesar Pelli will give a special public lecture, "Recent Designs," at UW–Madison at 4 p.m., Monday, May 12, in the Mitchell Theater, Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. Attendees can meet Pelli at a gathering immediately following the lecture in the theater lobby. This is a rescheduled appearance that had been planned for February.
Wisconsin Union Theater announces 2003-2004 season
The Wisconsin Union Theater has put together another outstanding season of concerts, performances, film and dance, all presented in three annual series plus a theater special.