Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE: Program

RONALD K. BROWN / EVIDENCE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 7:30 PM Shannon Hall at Memorial Union

PROGRAMMED BY THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee (WUD PAC) is a student-run organization that brings world-class artists to campus by programming the Wisconsin Union Theater’s annual season of events. WUD PAC focuses on pushing range and diversity in its programming while connecting to students and the broader Madison community.

In addition to planning the Wisconsin Union Theater’s season, WUD PAC programs and produces student-centered events that take place in the Wisconsin Union Theater’s Play Circle. WUD PAC makes it a priority to connect students to performing artists through educational engagement activities and more.

WUD PAC is part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Leadership and Engagement Program and is central to the Wisconsin Union’s purpose of developing the leaders of tomorrow and creating community in a place where all belong.

OPEN DOOR (2015 - Company Premiere 2023)

Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Associate Choreographer: Arcell Cabuag Music: “La Puerta” by Luis Demetrio “Picadillo” by Tito Puente “All of the Americas” the 2nd movement of Afro Latin Jazz Suite by Arturo O’Farrill “Vaca Frita” by Arturo O’Farrill Costume Designer: Keiko Voltaire Original Lighting Design: Al Crawford Lighting Re-Creation: Tsubasa Kamei

Open Door was originally choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2015. The creation of Open Door was supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center. Generous support was provided by The Jaharis Family Foundation, Tracy Elise Poole, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

“La Puerta” publishing right used by permission of Peer International Corporation o/b/o Editorial Mexicana de Musica Internacional S.A.; “Picadillo” used by permission of Peer International Corporation; “All of the Americas”, “Latin Jazz Suite” and “Vaca Frita” used by permission of Arturo O’Farrill and MADACAZ MUSIC. All songs are recorded by Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, used by arrangement with ZOHO Music LLC.

— INTERMISSION — THE EQUALITY OF NIGHT AND DAY (2022)

Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Original Music: Jason Moran Speeches: Angela Y. Davis Image Curation: Deborah Willis Scenography: Tsubasa Kamei Costume Designer: Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya

Music originally commissioned and performed by Jason Moran, with speech and spoken word by Angela Y. Davis. Used by permission.

Thanks and credit to Shawn Walker, Andrew Lichtenstein, Bob Adelman at Adelman Images, Bruce Davidson at Magnum Photos, and Charles Moore for their photography work seen in TEND. The Equality of Night and Day was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

This work has been commissioned by UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance; Global Arts Live, a notfor-profit presenting organization located in Cambridge, MA; and the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation. Additional support was provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Created in part during creative development residencies at LUMBERYARD and Center of Creative Arts (COCA) made possible by the Mellon Foundation, the work was also supported by additional creative development residency at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University. The Equality of the Night and Day premiered at Jacob’s Pillow on June 29, 2022 and was supported in part by Jacob’s Pillow through a residency in the Pillow Lab and additional funding for live music.

— INTERMISSION — UPSIDE DOWN (1998)

Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Music: Oumou Sangaré, Wunmi Olaiya, and Fela Kuti Original Lighting for EVIDENCE: Brenda Gray Lighting Re-Creation: Tsubasa Kamei Costume Designer: Wunmi Olaiya

Upside Down is an excerpt from the evening-length work Destiny. The full evening work was created in collaboration with Rokiya Koné of the Ivory Coast and her company Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, and premiered at Aaron Davis Hall in June 1998. The development and creation of Destiny received support from Africa Exchange, the Rockefeller Multi-Arts Projects and Production Fund, the Aaron Davis Hall Fund for New Work, and Evidence/Circle of Friends. Support for the re-creation of Upside Down costumes was made possible by Peg Alston and Willis Burton, Judy Byrd-Blaylock, Dwayne Ashley, Darrell and Carmen Gay, Bruce Gordon and Tawana Tibbs, Joanne E. Hill, Bernard H. Jackson and Joyce Mullins-Jackson, Terry McMillan, and W. Omar Karriem.

3

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RONALD K. BROWN ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ARCELL CABUAG DANCERS DEMETRIUS BURNS · STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS · AUSTIN WARREN COATS · JOYCE EDWARDS · UI-SENG FRANÇOIS · GREGORY HAMILTON · ISAIAH K. HARVEY · VALERIANE LOUISY · SHAYLIN D. WATSON INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR PAMELA M. GREEN

COMPANY MANAGER KRISTINA VARSHAVSKAYA

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER TSUBASA KAMEI

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR DEMETRIUS BURNS ASSISTANT REHEARSAL DIRECTOR JOYCE EDWARDS

ABOUT THE COMPANY Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, New York, EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY, integrates African dance with contemporary choreography, music, and spoken word. Through its work, the company provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies, and triumphs. Brown uses movement as a way to reinforce the importance of community in African-American culture and to acquaint audiences with the beauty of African dance forms and rhythms. EVIDENCE tours to 30 communities in the United States annually, and has traveled to Cuba, Brazil, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Hawaii, Ireland, Holland, Mexico, Columbia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United Kingdom to perform and teach. EVIDENCE is a dance company in demand, not only for the work presented on stage, but also for the company's dance workshops, community classes, and master classes provided for dancers of all ages and levels of dance experience. Annually, the company reaches an audience of more than 30,000.

EVIDENCE works in partnership with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holiday Theatre, and The Joyce Theater.

BOOKING AGENT

4

EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY

LOTUS ARTS MANAGEMENT

1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: 347-493-2414 Email: info@evidencedance.com www.evidencedance.com

Sophie Myrtil-McCourty 72-11 Austin Street #371, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Tel: 347-721-8724 Email: sophie@lotusartsmgmt.com www.lotusartsmgmt.com

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY RONALD K. BROWN (Founder/Artistic Director) raised in Brooklyn, NY, founded EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works, as well as other choreographers and artists, and has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, TU Dance, and Malpaso Dance Company.

He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya; the late writer Craig G. Harris; director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater; choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Koné; composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner; and musicians Jason Moran, Arturo O'Farrill and Meshell Ndegeocello.

Brown is the recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. His other awards and recognitions include the AUDELCO Award for his choreography in Regina Taylor’s award-winning play Crowns, two Black Theater Alliance Awards, and a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony Award winning Broadway and national touring production of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks, arranged by Diedre Murray, and directed by Diane Paulus.

Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop 2000 Mentor of the Year and has received a Doris Duke Artist Award, New York City Center Fellowship, Joyce Theater Artist Residency Center Fellowship, Scripps/ADF Award, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, Dance Magazine Award, and The Ailey Apex Award. Ronald K. Brown is a Creative Administration Research artist at NCCAkron. Brown is Co-Artistic Director of the Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

5

ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Artistic Director/Dancer) is a first-generation FilipinoAmerican from San Jose, CA. He moved to New York City in 1996 to attend the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, where he was introduced to Ronald K. Brown. Soon after, he joined EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, as its first apprentice, became a company member one year later, and has served as its Associate Artistic Director since 2004. He currently teaches EVIDENCE repertory at Princeton University and is thrilled to be the newly appointed Billie Holiday Theatre’s Youth Arts Academy Director of Education.

Performance credits include: dancing with Camille A. Brown, Makeda Thomas, Rock the House for Paramount Pictures; The Shoji Tabuchi Show (Branson, MO); the Richard Rodgers Centennial Production of The King and I; and dance festivals worldwide. Arcell taught classes and performed with EVIDENCE throughout Africa as a US Ambassador with Dance Motion USA. TV Credits include: Law & Order: SVU choreographed episode and Codorniu Cava commercial with PILOBOLUS shot in Barcelona and aired on Spanish television. He has assisted Mr. Brown in creating repertory on Philadanco Dance Company; MUNTU Drum and Dance Company; TU Dance; Ballet Hispánico; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company and served as associate choreographer for the Tony Award – winning Broadway and national touring productions of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Mr. Cabuag is proud to serve the dance community as a longstanding educator and advocate nationally and abroad.

Education, advocacy, and teaching EVIDENCE repertory work include: Professor of Dance at Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus); Education Director of the Youth Arts Academy / Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble; Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York University TISCH; University of Massachusetts; Boston Arts Academy, Peridance Certificate Program, The Ailey Fordham BFA and Certificate Programs; University of Washington, University of the Arts, Kent State, DeSales University, Coker College, Marymount Manhattan College, Connecticut College, Guest Instructor at Jacob’s Pillow and Boston Conservatory. Arcell is a 2004 New York Dance and Performance "Bessie" Award winner for his performance and work with EVIDENCE, and he received an Abundance Dance Award in February 2024.

6 6

DEMETRIUS BURNS (Rehearsal Director/ Dancer) was born in Anniston, AL, and grew up in Boston, MA. He received his MFA in dance from Hollins University and his BFA with an emphasis in choreography from Boston Conservatory, where he performed repertoire by Karole Armitage, Mark Morris, Darrel Moultrie, and many more, as well as choreographed Urinetown in the musical theatre department. He spent several summers at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts as a student, intern, and instructor. He attended the Bates Dance Festival and Sidra Bell Modules. Demetrius also attended Jacob’s Pillow social dance program with the American Dance Guild Scholarship under the direction of Camille A. Brown and Moncell Durden, and returned the following summer for the Improvisation Traditions and Innovation program under the direction of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Demetrius is a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship and became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2016.

JOYCE EDWARDS (Assistant Rehearsal Director/Dancer) (she/they) b. 1997, is a multi-hyphenate creative revolutionary forging her artistic path in NY and beyond. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from SUNY Brockport (2021). Joyce joined Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 2019, and in 2022 she became the Assistant Rehearsal Director. Edwards is a 2023 Bessie Award winner for Outstanding Performer in Ronald K. Brown’s Grace, The Equality of Night and Day, and Open Door. She continues to dream wide awake, and her results are strengthened by the support of her ancestor kin. Joyce is a returning teaching artist at EVIDENCE’s Summer Intensive, and is a newly appointed adjunct instructor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (2023). Joyce is delighted to transcend barriers with those who are willing to be free in the NOW!

7

STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS (Dancer) is a first-generation Greek American, born and raised in New York City. She graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Dance from LIU Brooklyn, where she had the privilege of performing works by choreographers Khaleah London, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Erika Pujic, Doug Varone, and Ronald K. Brown.

In 2015, she became a company member of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre under the direction of Abdel Salaam. During her time with the company, she performed in the Bessie Award–winning The Healing Sevens at BAM's DanceAfrica, and in the revival of Terrestrial Wombs at the Apollo Theater. Stephanie has also apprenticed with Jennifer Muller / The Works and is the recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship. Stephanie became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2019.

AUSTIN WARREN COATS (Dancer) is an interdisciplinary artist with a Magna Cum Laude bachelor’s degree in Dance Studies from Kent State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Originally from Reynoldsburg, OH, he has had the honor to work with artists such as Silvana Cardell, Angela Luem, Catherine Meredith, Jess Pretty, and Jamal White. He has attended summer intensives at The Joffrey Ballet School, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, and Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE on scholarship. Austin has many interests in the arts, including fine art, dance, and fashion design. He is a published illustrator in college publications and illustrates for various dancers’ projects. His life goal is to become a choreographer and artistic director. Austin became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2021.

8

UI-SENG FRANÇOIS (Dancer) is a multidisciplinary storyteller from Baltimore City, Maryland who is committed to the Arts as a means for healing and our collective well-being. Her artistic disciplines include dance, acting, martial arts, playwriting, music, visual media, and creative direction. She has performed on Broadway in the 2020 revival of West Side Story and began her journey as a Guest Artist with EVIDENCE in 2023. She is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts theatre program (18’) and the Peabody Conservatory BFA dance program (23’). Learn more about Ui-Seng and her work at uisengfrancois.com.

ISAIAH K. HARVEY (Dancer) began his early dance training at Innervisions Theater Arts Center in his hometown, Queens, New York. Following high school, he pursued his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Dance at Montclair State University (MSU), graduating in May 2018. Beyond MSU, he honed his skills at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Ailey School, where he was honored with the Bob Fosse / Gwen Verdon Scholarship. Harvey has graced the stage alongside singer/actress Andra Day and played a significant role in Rashaad Newsome’s Bessie award-winning production Assembly.

His performance portfolio includes Earl Mosley Diversity of Dance, Black Iris Project: Vibrant Voices, and serving as a backup dancer for RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Olivia Lux. Throughout his training and career, Harvey has performed works by iconic choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Ulysses Dove, Camille A. Brown, Norbert De La Cruz, and danced professionally with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. In addition to his professional dance endeavors, he imparts his dance expertise through teaching in various venues across New York City and the country as a certified Lester Horton Technique Instructor. In 2023, he represented EVIDENCE as a faculty member at the New Orleans Ballet Associations dance intensive. Presently, Harvey is a member of Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE and is on staff at the Youth Arts Academy and the Innervisions Theater Arts Center.

9

GREGORY HAMILTON (Dancer), a native of High Point, NC, embarked on his dance journey at Penn-Griffin School for the Arts during high school. His dedication led him to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), where he honed his skills in various dance forms and composition. Holding a BFA degree, Gregory has showcased his talent with companies like Gaspard and Dancers and the José Limón Dance Company.

He’s also collaborated with choreographers such as Francesca Harper, Helen Simoneu, and Joanna Kotze. Fueled by a profound connection to humanity and a genuine love for his craft, Gregory is grateful to be able to contribute his passion to the endeavors of EVIDENCE.

VALÉRIANE LOUISY (Dancer)* Valériane Louisy Louis Joseph, a first-generation artist hailing from Martinique, was raised in Paris, France.

She graduated from The Ailey School in 2018, showcasing her talents in works by choreographers such as Darrell Moultrie, Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Amy Hall, Earl Mosley, and Chester Whitmore, among others.

Valériane furthered her career as a dance ensemble member in the Broadway production of The Lion King in Paris. Notable performances include her role in the play MALVOLIO with the Classical Theatre of Harlem, a lead position in Dreams of Dracula with Nevermore Immersive, and a performance in a work by Christopher Huggins with Opus Dance Theatre. Currently, she actively works with Creative Outlet and RudduR Dance. Her recent endeavors include appearing in singer-songwriter Omah Lay’s "SOSO" music video and performing in singer-songwriter Asake's sold-out concert at Barclays Center, choreographed by Izzy Odigie. A former member of Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE Dance Company, Valériane now joins the company as a guest artist.

10

SHAYLIN D. WATSON (Dancer) was born in Lanham, MD, and trained at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the instruction of Charles Augins and Katherine Smith. She obtained a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Choreography and Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

While in North Carolina, her choreography was featured in the National Black Theatre Festival (Winston Salem, NC, 2019). Shaylin is a recipient of the EVIDENCE dance workshop series Beth Young Scholarship and has also received scholarships to intensives such as American Dance Festival and UNC School of the Arts.

Since 2019, Shaylin has been an integral part of the Youth Arts Academy in Brooklyn, NY, where she serves on faculty and passionately contributes her expertise. She has performed works by choreographers such as Clarice Young, T. Lang, Christopher Huggins, Marcus White, and Shen Wei. Additionally, Shaylin had the opportunity to assist in setting repertory for EVIDENCE on students at the New Orleans Ballet Association in 2021. Shaylin became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2019.

EVIDENCE would like to thank the administrative and technical staff of the Wisconsin Union Theater for their hard work and support!

EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, works in partnership with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation / The Billie Holiday Theatre, and The Joyce Theater.

Heartfelt thanks and appreciation for Supporting Evidence

Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE’s programs are made possible by the Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, SHD Foundation, and the New England FOundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project. Additional generous support has been provided by Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, FB Heron Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, PMG Arts Management, Select Equity Group Foundation, and Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation.

11

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS Association of Performing Arts Professionals

Jaimie L. Dockray & Brian B. Dockray

Mohamed F. Bacchus

Elizabeth G. Douma

M Jacob J. Baggott & Jennine E. Baggott John A. Barnhardt Gretchen E. Baudenbacher Robert M. Bell & Jeanne L. Bell Miriam S. Boegel & Brian M. Boegel Christine W. Bohlman & Professor Philip V. Bohlman Richard J. Bonomo & Marla H. Bonomo Michelle A. Brayer Gregoire & Tim Gregoire

Dr. Irene Elkin Rae L. Erdahl John R. Evans Evjue Foundation Jon E. Fadness Carol H. Falk & Alan F. Johnson Hildy B. Feen Isabel K. Finn Jill A. Fischer

Brittingham Trust

Janice R. Fountain

Michael T. Brody & Elizabeth K. Ester

Carol A. Fritsche & Jeffrey P. Fritsche

Marion F. Brown

Marisa J. Gandler & Mark J. Gandler

Glenna M. Carter & Reeves E. Smith

Dr. Linda I. Garrity Living Legends Endowment Fund

Peggy H. Chane Peter C. Christianson Matthew S. Clark & Kelly A. Clark Professor Charles L. Cohen & Christine A. Schindler

Tara L. Genske & Mark A. Dostalek Leonard H. Gicas Garry M. Golden & Ann L. Gregg Clarke C. Greene & Elizabeth A. Greene

Sam Coe

Mary Greer Kramer

Howard M. Collens & Nancy Collens

Kiley A. Groose

David R. Cross

Amy Guthier & Mark C. Guthier

George C. Cutlip

Jennifer C. Hartwig

Dane Arts

Dr. Marlene T. Hartzman

Heather M. Daniels

Brent T. Helt

Joseph P. Davis III & Wendy T. Davis

Michael E. Hosig

André R. De Shields

Arnold R. Isaacs & Kathleen T. Isaacs

Kelly G. DeHaven & David T. Cooper

Stephen T. Jacobson

Sean P. DeKok

Dr. Arnold F. Jacobson

Darren M. DeMatoff

Brian M. Jenks

Lori A. DeMeuse

Bill and Char Johnson Classical Music Series Fund

Mark A. Dettmann Dr. Leslie D. Dinauer & Stephen R. Dinauer 12

Bess Donoghue

Kristen E. Kadner & Brian J. Roddy Kelly R. Kahl & Kimberly S. Kahl

Michael J. Kane & Jennifer L. Kane

Dr. Michelle L. Rogers

William E. Kasdorf & Cheryl E. Kasdorf

Ian M. Rosenberg & Caroline Laskow

Evelyn L. Keaton

Kristi A. Ross-Clausen

Daniel J. Koehn & Mark R. Koehn

Sharon S. Rouse

Andrew M. Kohrs

Erik C. Rudeen

Thomas J. Konditi

Dr. Douglas K. Rush

Diane M. Kostecke & Nancy A. Ciezki

Ralph F. Russo & Lauren G. Cnare

Amy L. Lambright Murphy & Paul J. Murphy

Peter J. Ryan

Matthew A. Lamke

Dr. Vinod K. Sahney & J Gail Meyst Sahney

Charles Leadholm

Emil R. Sanchez & Eloisa R. Sanchez

Caryn E. Lesser & Max Lesser

Ruth Shneider Brown

Carolyn P. Liebhauser & Kevin C. Liebhauser

Margaret A. Shukur

Professor Douglas P. Mackaman & Margaret L. O'Hara

Elizabeth Snodgrass

Madison Arts Commission Roberta L. Markovina & Matthew P. Markovina

Thomas R. Smith Polly Snodgrass Kristina Stadler Frank Staszak

Anita L. Mauro & Daniel Mauro

Lynn M. Stathas

Mead Witter School of Music

Jason L. Stephens & Dr. Ana C. Stephens

Professor Emeritus Charles F. Merbs & Barbara P. Merbs

Dr. Andrew W. Stevens

Stephen Morton

Thompson Investment Management

National Endowment for the Arts

Daniel J. Van Note

William K. Niemeyer & Allison Duncan

Teresa H. Venker

Victoria K. Palmer-Erbs Stephen E. Parker & Jill A. Parker

Douglas and Elisabeth B. Weaver Fund for Performing Arts

Ann K. Pehle

Wisconsin Alumni Association

Dr. Kato L. Perlman

Wisconsin Arts Board

Lisa A. Pfaff

Janell M. Wise

Kathleen P. Pulvino & Dr. Todd C. Pulvino

James H. Wockenfuss & Lena M. Wockenfuss

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC Dr. Mark J. Reischel MD & Angela Reischel

Ann M. Sticha

Gregory M. Zerkle & Cynthia A. Marty

Jeremy V. Richards & Joyce D. Richards Ellen S. Roeder Donors as of August 31, 2023 13

COMING UP IN THEATER NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE Tuesday, February 20 | 7:30 PM Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall at Hamel Music Center Classical

LADY WRAY Thursday, February 29 | 7:30 PM Play Circle at Memorial Union Jazz

BRENDA RAE, SOPRANO WITH BÉNÉDICTE JOURDOIS, PIANO Thursday, March 7 | 7:30 PM Collins Recital Hall at Hamel Music Center Classical

14

S T AR nion U n i s n isco W e h t t a

Experience Performing Arts

With two performance spaces in Memorial Union, Shannon Hall and Play Circle, the Wisconsin Union Theater and the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Performing Arts Committee presents an annual season of performing arts events including the Classical Series, Jazz Series, and events including dance, music, and more.

Additionally, hundreds of free concerts are presented annually in spaces at Memorial Union and Union South, all planned by students.

Create at Wheelhouse Studios

Wheelhouse Studios, located on the lower level of Memorial Union, is a vibrant art-making space. Three versatile studios provide open studio spaces, art classes, group events, and a variety of free art-making events.

Explore Art Galleries & Collections

Explore two art galleries in Memorial Union with year-round free exhibitions presented by the Wisconsin Union’s student-led WUD Art Committee, and head to Union South to see a third gallery space. You can also view some of the nearly 1500 works that make up the Wisconsin Union Art Collection in hallways, offices, and meeting rooms in both Memorial Union and Union South.

Enjoy Films at the Marquee and Terrace

The 330-seat Marquee Cinema and the Memorial Union Terrace are the setting for hundreds of film screenings every year, the majority of which are programmed by the WUD Film Committee.

Get Involved

UW–Madison students plan and promote the Wisconsin Union’s art exhibitions as well as most of the Union’s more than 1,000 events throughout the year, including live music and performing arts events. Committees and clubs include Performing Arts, Film, Music, Art, Publications, and the Wisconsin Singers.

Memorial Union 800 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53706 (608) 265-3000 union@union.wisc.edu

Learn more at union.wisc.edu

Union South 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53715 (608) 890-3000 15

WISCONSIN UNION THEATER Elizabeth Snodgrass, Director Kate Schwartz, Artist Services Manager George Hommowun, Director of Theater Event Operations Zane Enloe, Production Manager Jeff Macheel, Technical Director Heather Macheel, Technical Director Chloe Tatro, Lead House Manager Christina Majchrzak, Director of Ticketing Sean Danner, Box Office Manager Will Griffin, Ticketing and Web Systems Administrator Isabel Celata, Rentals Assistant Ryan Flannery, Bolz Center Administrative Intern WISCONSIN UNION DIRECTORATE PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE Azura Tyabji, Director Diya Abbas, General Programming Associate Director Heavyn Dyer-Jones, General Programming Associate Director Savanna Lee, Marketing Associate Director Nazeeha Rahman, External Relations Associate Director

Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53706 608-262-2202 (Main Office) 608-265-ARTS (Box Office) uniontheater.wisc.edu

/WisconsinUnionTheater @wiuniontheater @wisconsinuniontheater