Category Society & Culture
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.
Internationally known dancer to speak
Mary Anthony, long recognized in the modern dance movement as an exceptional dancer and choreographer, will speak on "My Life in Modern Dance" at the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries annual lecture at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, in the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.
‘Oxygen’ mixes elements of art, science
The object of this afternoon will be to bring science to the stage in the UW–Madison production of 'Oxygen.'
Pianist, clarinetist perform in Union Theater season finale
Virtuosi Emanuel Ax, piano, and Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, will close the Wisconsin Union Theater's 83rd Concert Series season with a performance of pieces by Schumann, Brahms, and contemporary composers William Thomas McKinley and Yehudi Wyner. This season's grand finale is at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 10.
W.E.B. Du Bois and ‘The Souls of Black Folk’: 100 Years Later
The Second Humanities Biennial, April 7-13, is devoted to W.E.B. Du Bois.
Arts Institute honors five with awards
The UW Arts Institute has selected the recipients of its 2003 awards in the arts. Honorees, who were judged on creative inquiry, outreach and professional excellence, will be recognized at a program and reception on April 25.
Taiko drummers Kodo return to Union Theater
Kodo, the extremely popular troupe of Japanese taiko drummers, is returning to the Wisconsin Union Theater at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 29.
Union Theater’s Doc Watson show sold out
The Wisconsin Union Theater announces that the performance by Grammy Award winner Doc Watson and the Alison Brown Quartet is sold out.
Dancers from 22 colleges to compete
More than 400 students from 22 colleges and universities throughout the Midwest, along with 50 students from Taiwan, will converge on campus March 13-16 when the Dance Program hosts the American College Dance Festival Association Great Lakes Regional Festival.
Keller wins children’s book award
Holly Keller, author of "Farfallina & Marcel," is the sixth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education.