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Dance Department presents faculty concert
Take a break from winter to experience a vast and rich array of modern dance artistry as the Dance Department presents the first Arts Night Out event of the season, "Latitudes," the annual faculty concert. Read More
The Post Natyam Collective performs at UW–Madison April 30
The UW–Madison Dance Department will present the Post Natyam Collective on Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. Read More
Vis-á-Vis: A concert of dance and community
This spring, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department's "Vis-á-Vis" will premiere three nights of dance works informed and inspired by visual art, artists, postmodern dance choreography and martial arts. Read More
UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight." Read More
UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight." Read More
Generation Dancing explores physical side of culture
A dance concert on Feb. 3–5 will explore the physical manifestations of culture and how experiences inform the physical self. Read More
‘Upswing’ dance faculty concert set for Nov. 19-20
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Dance Department is celebrating its new status as a department during the campus's Year of the Arts with a two-night fall faculty concert, "Upswing," at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Read More
‘Almost Spring’ student dance concert set at UW–Madison
This week's University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program's student concert, "Almost Spring," is a showcase of creative original works by student choreographers. Read More
Faculty choreographers collaborate on show
The “thinking dancer,” a concept long embraced by the Dance Program, takes on new meaning in the program’s Fall Faculty Concert, SPLASH!, at 8… Read More
Faculty choreographers collaborate with campus colleagues in concert
The "thinking dancer," a concept long embraced by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Dance Program, takes on new meaning in the program's Fall Faculty Concert, SPLASH!, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Read More
Two new dance faculty introduced in showcase
The Dance Program has added four new faculty members to its roster during the past two years, adding depth to the program’s instruction in current dance scholarship as well as dance history and the ongoing and evolving cultural fusion of dance around the globe. Read More
Community engagement moves World Dance Alliance Assembly
Madison, Wis., will become the world's dance hot spot May 28-31 when the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program hosts the World Dance Alliance-Americas (WDAA) General Assembly. Read More
Dance Program: ‘Small, but mighty’
There’s no telling where a dancer may land. Rahm Emmanuel, President Obama’s point man, turned down a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School. Maya Angelou, poet, writer, journalist and activist, began her career on stage as a dancer. Read More
Fall Faculty Concert promises innovative dance
The Dance Program’s Fall Faculty Concert is planned for Thursday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 22 Read More
Collaboration key to Union Theater’s success
Ralph Russo, cultural arts director of the Wisconsin Unions and Union Theater director, says that the magic experienced at the Union Theater is the result of a collaborative process: “We are not an ‘I’ organization; we’re a team. At the theater, students drive the programming and the staff works to support that. This arrangement is unique in higher education. Usually, campus performing arts facilities are not connected to campus/student unions.” Read More
Concerts, exhibits, plays among spring events
There’s no end in sight for the strike at the Writers Guild of America, but that doesn’t mean you need to sit around boo-hooing, watching reruns or mind-numbing reality TV. Much finer entertainments are in the works on campus for the spring semester. See a play, visit a gallery, take in a film and attend a concert, or two or seven. Campus arts groups will present the works of the world-renowned as well as our student artists-in-the-making. Read More
Faculty concert explores movement through dance and music
Dynamic, physical movement accompanied by music ranging from live contemporary to classical will be showcased in the Fall Faculty Dance Concert presented by the Dance Program at 8 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 15–17, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. Read More
More events planned in Dance Program celebration
The Dance Program, the first in the country to offer a degree in dance, continues its 80th anniversary celebration throughout April. Read More
Dance Program’s anniversary honors H’Doubler, Nikolais
When Margaret H’Doubler pioneered the Dance Program 80 years ago — making it the first degree-granting program of its kind in the country — she had much more than tutus and tap shoes in mind. Read More