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10/19/09

UW-MADISON ARTS FORECAST, OCT. 23-29

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison is well known for its emphasis on global engagement, and this week is no exception. With scary movies from France and Norway, a talk by (and about) a contemporary Russian author, a demonstration of Brazilian martial arts and a discussion of Indian musical heritage and training, campus gets a peek into many corners of the world. These and other arts activities take place on campus during the week of Oct. 23-29.

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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CUNNINGHAM/BAUSCH: A TRIBUTE

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Oct. 23, 5:30 p.m., Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St.

DETAILS: The summer of 2009 saw the passing of two of the 20th century's great choreographers: Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch. This panel pays tribute to their art and influence. Panelists will include Andrea Harris, dance; Michael Jay McClure, art; Jane Simon, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art; and Jin-Wen Yu, dance. Moderated by Caroline Levine, English, author of "Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts."

RELATED LINK: http://www.humanities.wisc.edu

CONTACT: 608-263-3412, info@humanities.wisc.edu

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JANE MONHEIT

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m., Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

DETAILS: At the tender age of 20, New York vocalist Jane Monheit was the first runner-up in the 1998 Thelonius Monk Institute vocal competition. Now firmly established as one of the post-millennial jazz world's foremost vocalists, the honey-voiced chanteuse sang in the movie "Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow," and has been a featured performer in the nationally televised Christmas at the White House, the Capitol Fourth of July Celebration and the National Memorial Day Celebration, among others.

RELATED LINK: http://uniontheater.wisc.edu/season/jane_monheit.html

COST: $18, $30 or $35 general, $10 UW-Madison students

CONTACT: 608-262-2201, cvweisse@wisc.edu

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INTERNATIONAL CINEMA: FRIGGING FRIGHTFUL FOREIGN FLICK FEST

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, 7 p.m. ("Fear(s) of the Dark") and 9:30 p.m. ("Dead Snow"), Play Circle, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

DETAILS: The 2009 Frightful Foreign Flick Fest begins with "Fear(s) of the Dark," a creepy collection of French animated shorts by five of the leading graphic novelists of our age.

RELATED LINK: http://www.union.wisc.edu/film/international.html

CONTACT: 608-262-1143, film@union.wisc.edu

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CAPOEIRA BATIZADO AND TROCA DE CORDAS

WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, Oct. 25, noon, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

DETAILS: Capoeira Omulu Guanabara presents a martial arts demonstration featuring world-renowned masters of capoeira. Capoeira is a 400-year-old martial art that blends music, dance, singing and acrobatics. Originating in Africa, capoeira developed in Brazil by African slaves who disguised their training as song and dance.

RELATED LINK: http://omulu.rso.wisc.edu/

CONTACT: 608-658-7868, uwcapoeira@studentorg.wisc.edu

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CREECA LECTURE SERIES: MIKHAIL SHISHKIN

WHEN AND WHERE: Monday, Oct. 26, 5:15 p.m., 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive

DETAILS: Russian writer Mikhail Shishkin will lecture on "Contemporary Russian Writers: Between the Market and the Last Judgment."

RELATED LINK: http://www.creeca.wisc.edu

CONTACT: 608-262-3379, events@creeca.wisc.edu

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ART DEPARTMENT TUESDAY TALK: JAN ESTEP

WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5:45-6:30 p.m., 204 Educational Sciences, 1025 W. Johnson St.

DETAILS: As a part of the Tuesday Talks Colloquium Series, Jan Estep will speak of her creative practice that comprises critical writing, creative writing and a range of visual media including sculpture, video, drawing, embroidery and independent publishing. Trained as both a philosopher and an artist, the relationship between thought and visual expression fuels her wide range of formal and conceptual investigations.