Skip to main content

Tag Arts

“Chapman’s Pack” caps 2003 Parallel Press chapbooks

December 9, 2003

John Niles will read from "Chapman's Pack" at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, in Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library.

Tudor dinner celebrates season

November 18, 2003

The Wisconsin Union's 70th annual Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts offer an evening of fine dining, old English pageantry and rich choral presentations.

School of Music hosts a full weekend of concerts

November 18, 2003

The School of Music offers an abundance of concerts featuring faculty artists, student ensembles and guest soloists.

Horn choir concert to enhance holiday season

November 17, 2003

The UW–Madison Horn Choir will hold its annual holiday concert at the Elvhjem Museum of Art Saturday, Dec. 6.

New York choreographers showcase work in faculty concert

November 12, 2003

Works by New York choreographers Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig headline the Fall Faculty Concert presented by the UW–Madison Dance Program at 8 p.m. on Nov. 20-22, 2003 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space at Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.

Plan envisions East Campus arts district, student housing

November 6, 2003

A long-range plan to change the face of UW–Madison's East Campus by creating an arts and humanities district while providing new student housing, classrooms and a pedestrian mall was rolled out by campus planners Thursday (Nov. 6).

Students, faculty put life in new light in dance concerts

November 4, 2003

Dance Program students will explore tough issues — and hope to provide insight into dealing with them — during their fall concert, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8. Individual pieces will take inspiration from a Scottish epic poem, Spanish flamenco tradition, video tech and more.

Wisconsin Singers evoke 40 years of American tunes

November 4, 2003

The Wisconsin Singers will interpret musical chart-toppers from yesterday and today in the troupe's new show, "Hey Mr. DJ." The show opens Friday, Nov. 7, and concludes Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Wisconsin Union Theater.

‘Last Supper’ dishes out food for thought

November 4, 2003

Richard Gough is the interdisciplinary artist in residence this semester, and his medium and artistic subject is, in fact, food and our relationship to it, especially in connection with the performance of cooking, he says.

KINO filmmakers here for ‘Wis-kino’ anniversary

November 4, 2003

Wisconsin filmmakers up to the challenge are invited by a group of Montreal filmmakers to make a film in 48 hours.

Union Theater presents Varttina and Reptile Palace Orchestra

October 24, 2003

Voted by the Utne Reader one of the 'Most Exciting, Soulful Artists of 2003,' the Finnish group Varttina performs in the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m.

Author and alumnus Karl Meyer to speak at UW, book festival

October 23, 2003

Distinguished journalist and author Karl E. Meyer will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25, as a guest of the International Institute and in conjunction with the Wisconsin Book Festival.

African-American issues, theater explored

October 21, 2003

The play 'Les Blancs' is one component of the Lorraine Hansberry Visiting Professorship in Dramatic Arts at University Theatre. A national symposium on Saturday, Nov. 8, also is part of the festival.

Free tickets available for Billy Collins lecture

September 30, 2003

Tickets may now be ordered at no charge to hear Billy Collins, the nation's former poet laureate, speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

School of Music hosts prestigious chamber ensemble

September 29, 2003

The Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings is coming to UW–Madison on Saturday, Oct. 4, to perform in Mills Concert Hall at 8 p.m. The concert is being presented as part of the School of Music's Guest Artist Series, and admission is free.

Russian folk orchestra celebrates musical traditions

September 23, 2003

People yearning to play domras and balalaikas are invited to join the Russian Folk Orchestra.

Choreographer to visit

September 23, 2003

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

September 23, 2003

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

September 23, 2003

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

September 23, 2003

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.