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2/18/08
UW-MADISON CAMPUS ARTS OPPORTUNITIES: FEB. 22-28
MADISON - Major student ensemble concerts take place on campus this week. The UW Symphony presents outstanding student soloists and composers in its annual Concerto Concert on Friday; the Dance Program presents its Spring Concert on Friday and Saturday, and the Wind Ensemble offers its Collage on Sunday, featuring popular singer-songwriter Pat McCurdy as a guest artist. These concerts are some of the many arts events taking place during the week of Feb. 22-28.
This weekly digest highlights upcoming opportunities for the public to experience the university arts in campus theaters, museums, galleries and concert halls. All events are free unless otherwise noted. For a complete list, visit the Arts Institute calendar at http://www.arts.wisc.edu/cal.php.
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Anti-Art In Vietnam: Adventures In Visual Anthropology
WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 22, noon-1 p.m., 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
DETAILS: Nora Taylor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, presents this lecture. For a summary of the talk, check the Web site. Presented by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
RELATED LINK: http://seasia.wisc.edu/
CONTACT: (608) 263-1755, kaborthao@wisc.edu
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Midwest Graduate Music Consortium Lecture: 'You Are in a Place That is Out of This World'
WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 22, 4 p.m., 5120 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave.
DETAILS: "Music in the detention camps of the 'Global War on Terror'" by Suzanne Cusick, New York University.
CONTACT: 347-7132, cbarrytheory@yahoo.com
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Four Seasons Theatre: Stephen Sondheim's 'Follies' Starring Tom Wopat
WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Saturday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union
DETAILS: Theatrical impresario Dimitri Weissman hosts a reunion of ex-"Follies" performers in his crumbling theater. Amid the reminiscing, two middle-aged couples confront the past and present and come face to face with the future.
RELATED LINK: http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu
COST: $15-$25, with a $2 discount for students with an ID and seniors 62 and over
CONTACT: (608) 262-2201
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Cinematheque: 'How Green Was My Valley'
WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave.
DETAILS: Hew Morgan looks back on his childhood in turn-of-the-century Wales, when his father was a coal miner and his family struggled to stay afloat through tragedy after tragedy. A deeply affecting film, "How Green Was My Valley" also marks a turning point in John Ford's career. Restored print, USA, 1941, 35mm, b/w, 120 min. Directed by John Ford, with Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall.
RELATED LINK: http://www.cinema.wisc.edu/
CONTACT: (608) 262-3627, heckman@wisc.edu
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UW Symphony Concerto Concert
WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m., Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.
DETAILS: Featuring winners of its annual student concerto and composition competition: soprano Caitlin Cisler, clarinetist Ching-Chieh Hsu, percussionist Michael Mixtacki, flutist Kristine Rominski and composer Jerry Hui. James Smith directs.
RELATED LINK: http://www.music.wisc.edu/
CONTACT: (608) 263-9485
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UW Dance Program Spring Student Concert
WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall
DETAILS: This student dance showcase offers a variety of new and original works performed and choreographed by Dance Program students. Group works selected to be shown at the ACDFA North-Central Region Conference, along with others created by up and coming student choreographers, will be featured.
RELATED LINK: http://www.dance.wisc.edu
COST: $8 students; $10 general public
CONTACT: (608) 262-2353, dadamany@education.wisc.edu
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School of Music Faculty Concert Series: Wisconsin Brass Quintet
WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.
DETAILS: Performing music by Vivaldi/Bach/Baldwin, Byrd/Hetzler, Michel Leclerc, Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington.
COST: $11 general, $8 senior/student, UW-Madison students free with ID; order tickets online
CONTACT: (608) 262-2201
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Cinematheque: 'Glass Johnny - Looks Like a Beast'
WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, Feb. 23, 9:15 p.m., 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave.
DETAILS: Japan, 1962, 35mm, b/w, subtitled, 108 min. Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara with Jo Shishido, Izumi Ashikawa, George Li. Nikkatsu Action Cinema, 1960-1964. Inspired by "La Strada," this film marked a sharp departure from the Nikkatsu Action norm, notably that its central character is a woman. In the film, a pure-hearted whore bounces between her cruel pimp and an apathetic gambler, passing from victimhood to transcendence.
RELATED LINK: http://cinema.wisc.edu/
CONTACT: (608) 262-3627, heckman@wisc.edu
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Traveling Lantern Theatre Co.: 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'
WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, Feb. 24, 1 p.m., Auditorium, Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave.
DETAILS: Leap through a magical wardrobe into the exquisite world of Narnia and take off on a fantastic journey. Presented by a professional theater company especially for young audiences.
COST: $2/adults, $1/children
RELATED LINK: http://www.waisman.wisc.edu
CONTACT: (608) 263-5837, palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu
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School of Music Concert: Wind Ensemble
WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, Feb. 24, 4 p.m., Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.
DETAILS: Scott Teeple directs with special guests singer-songwriter Pat McCurdy, saxophonist Les Thimmig and the School of Music's percussion and tuba-euphonium ensembles. The program includes "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" by John Adams.
RELATED LINK: http://www.music.wisc.edu
CONTACT: (608) 263-9485
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School of Music Guest Artist Series: Rick Kurasz, steel drums
WHEN AND WHERE: Monday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m., Morphy Hall, Mosse Humanities, 455 N. Park St.
DETAILS: Performing new compositions for solo steel pan. Kurasz commissioned four of the six selections to expand the repertoire for the instrument.
RELATED LINK: http://www.music.wisc.edu
CONTACT: (608) 263-9485
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University Club Spring Luncheon Lecture Series: Film Festivals - Some Whys and Wherefores
WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 11:45 a.m., University Club, 803 State St.
DETAILS: Emeritus Professor David Bordwell, film studies and communication arts, looks forward to the 10th anniversary of the Wisconsin Film Festival. Bordwell will discuss the history and functions of film festivals. Advance reservations are required.
COST: $16.50
RELATED LINK: http://www.wisc.edu/uclub/
CONTACT: (608) 262-5023, uclub@bascom.wisc.edu
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Art Department Visiting Artist Series: Ryan Griffis
WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 5:45-6:30 p.m., 204 Educational Sciences, 1025 W. Johnson St.
DETAILS: Griffis is a professor of new media at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has participated, often under the name of the Temporary Travel Office, in numerous international exhibitions, workshops and events that have a focus on the politics of place and technology.
RELATED LINK: http://art.wisc.edu/?folder=events&pagename=det
CONTACT: (608) 262-1662, hbnguyen@education.wisc.edu
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N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK: The Race Show
WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Memorial Union
DETAILS: A play of three guys who realize that there is only one race: the human race. Blending theater, hip-hop, stand-up comedy, slam poetry and true-life stories with their own original style, they take on racial slurs, stereotypes and the concept of race.
RELATED LINK: http://www.nwclive.com
CONTACT: (608) 262-2201, harris4@wisc.edu
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Chazen Gallery Talk: Jay McClure
WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 12:30-1:15 p.m., Paige Court, Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave.
DETAILS: McClure, assistant professor of contemporary art and theory, will give an overview of the 2008 Art Department Faculty exhibition.
RELATED LINK: http://www.chazen.wisc.edu
CONTACT: (608) 263-2246, nmustapich@chazen.wisc.edu
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International Cinema: 'Once'
WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Fredric March Play Circle, Memorial Union
DETAILS: Featuring Glen Hansard from The Frames, "Once" tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story.
RELATED LINK: http://www.union.wisc.edu/film/international.html
CONTACT: (608) 262-1143, hovey@wisc.edu
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- Susannah Brooks, (608) 262-3846, srbrooks2@wisc.edu