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Performance artist goes for glory
Performance artist Tim Miller will visit this April for two performances of “Glory Box,” a script included in his new book, “Body Blows: Six Performances.”

Sponsored by University Theatre and the Department of Theatre and Drama, Miller will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Both shows will be at the Hemsley Theatre in Vilas Hall.

Taking its name from the Australian term for hope chest, “Glory Box” is a politically charged exploration of same-sex marriage and the struggle for immigration rights for lesbian and gay binational couples. Part of the controversial “NEA Four,” a group of artists who challenged the National Endowment for the Arts for revoking their grants because of “indecent” themes in their work, Miller uses his art to explore his identity as a gay man.

Tickets: $8 public, $5 students, Vilas Hall Box Office, 262-1500.

Books will be available for sale both nights at the Hemsley Theatre, and Miller will sign copies after each performance.

Lyall lunch lined up
The spring Roundtable luncheon series will wrap up Thursday, April 11, with UW System President Katharine Lyall and her views on the university’s role in the state’s economy. The buffet-style lunch is 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Tripp Commons, Memorial Union. Cost: $8.50. Reservations must be received by 4 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Reservations should be sent to Colleen McCabe, 270 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706. Cash or checks made out to “UW Roundtable” are accepted. Reservations can also be made by phone, 263-2985, or cmmccabe@bascom.wisc.edu.

Students showcase dance
Student dancers, most of whom performed in the regional American College Dance Festival in Iowa recently, are now busy rehearsing for their spring concert to be presented April 12-13 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall.

Dance professor and student concert coordinator Jin-Wen Yu says concertgoers can expect to see choreography ranging from a raw, hard-edged solo to a group work about dance and being a dancer. Long-distance friendships, personal relationships, nervousness vs. pleasure, full vs. empty, and how we perceive one another and ourselves are additional themes explored through movement, live piano composition, vocals and video.

Tickets: $10 public, $5 for students Friday, April 12, and $8 Saturday, April 13, Union Theater Box Office, 262-2201, or at the door. Information: 262-1691.