Category Society & Culture

Rafael Casal: Making the most of his fearlessness

August 10, 2010

He’s the professional artist who honed his craft and distilled his style at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for close to three years.

Governors group to recognize Multicultural Arts Initiative director

July 7, 2010

The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to draw national praise for expanding the dimensions of educational creativity.

Artwork by people with developmental disabilities shines in airport exhibit

July 1, 2010

If there is evidence that each of us, in our mind's eye, has a unique and valuable take on the world, it hangs on walls of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Waisman Center.

Conference examines role of archives in media, theater research

June 22, 2010

Some 2,000 miles separate Madison and Hollywood's star-making machine, and it's a 1,000-mile journey to New York's Great White Way.

Latin percussion class a lesson in rhythm and culture

May 12, 2010

Manuel Vellon doesn’t know sign language, but he teaches his students to talk with their hands.

UW-Madison collegiate slam team brings home top prize

May 4, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Collegiate Slam Team took first place at the 2010 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational hosted by Emerson College in Boston.

“On, Wisconsin!” video contest winners announced

April 30, 2010

Four members of UW Hip Hop have won the grand prize in the university's "On, Wisconsin!" YouTube video contest for their entry "On Wisconsin Remix Song."

Hip-hop workshop focuses on teaching tools

April 30, 2010

Now celebrating its fifth year, the Hip-Hop Educator and Community Leader Training Institute will be held on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus from July 7-11.

Major gift establishes Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture

April 26, 2010

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $1 million endowment from Sherry Mayrent and Carol Master, via the Corners Fund for Traditional Cultures, a Donor advised fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, to establish the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture.

Lathrop Hall marks centennial year

April 16, 2010

Lathrop Hall hits a milestone this year, and the School of Education is throwing a party worthy of the classic building perched along University Avenue.

Hip-hop festival features team behind ‘Passing Strange’

April 1, 2010

In a convergence of film, music and powerhouse performance arts, this year's fourth annual Line Breaks festival will offer the opportunity to view the film "Passing Strange" on Monday, April 12, then hear the inside story on the creative process behind the Broadway production in a special cast and creator panel on Tuesday, April 20.

Festival to showcase films from across the globe

March 24, 2010

It Changes You. That’s the 12th Wisconsin Film Festival slogan, and though it’s too early to tell, it’s probably accurate.

Costume designer featured as artist in residence

March 24, 2010

There’s no denying that clothes say volumes about the person wearing them. This is true, too, on the stage.

Words, wit and wild hearts: A conversation with author, professor Lorrie Moore

March 10, 2010

It’s a writer-to-writer conversation when Jacquelyn Mitchard sits down for a chat with Lorrie Moore, acclaimed fiction author and UW faculty member.

New art gallery to feature work of academic staff

March 10, 2010

The Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff is an unlikely place for an art gallery. But a recent remodeling of the office left a more open room, lots of sunlight and bare white walls that called out for some color.

Wisconsin teen poetry slam team selected, members get ready to go national

March 5, 2010

The six top-scoring competitors from last week's Wisconsin Youth Poetry Slam Team finals are gearing up to compete at the Brave New Voices spoken-word international competition in Los Angeles in July.

UW-Madison’s First Wave wins international performance berth

February 25, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's First Wave hip hop theater ensemble has been selected to participate in Contacting the World 2010, an international theater project linking young people's theater groups from around the world in the spirit of creating theater across boundaries of geography and culture.