Wild Space Dance Company Presents InSite: Field Guide
October 10-11, 2025
Havenwoods State Forest
6141 N Hopkins St, Milwaukee, WI 53209
Events
- Guided Walk – Preshow Talk – Performance
- Friday, Oct 10: 5:30pm – 6:15pm – 7:00pm
- Saturday, Oct 11: 2:30pm – 3:15pm – 4:00pm
- Saturday, Oct 11: 5:30pm – 6:15pm – 7:00pm
Rain date: Sunday, Oct 12, 4pm Performance
Wild Space Dance Company’s acclaimed InSite program returns for its fourth season with a FREE, site-specific performance at Havenwoods State Forest on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side. InSite’s mission is to spark choreographic exchange among diverse Milwaukee-based artists while engaging the community in performances that highlight the beauty, resilience, and complexity of the city.
This year’s event, Field Guide, celebrates local ecosystems and urban wilderness through performances created specifically for these outdoor spaces. Guided along accessible wooded trails, audiences encounter dance woven into the landscape as they fall into the rhythms of the natural world. Field Guide features a special collaboration with Ometochtli Mexican Folk Dance and guest choreographers, offering audiences fresh perspectives and choreographic voices. All that’s needed to take part is a sense of curiosity and a good pair of walking shoes.
Engagement Opportunities
- Pre-show talks with Havenwoods park rangers will illuminate the fascinating history of the site – from penitentiary and farm to internment camp, to missile silo base, and now, a thriving state forest within Milwaukee city limits.
- Guided meditative walks with collaborating artists will feature mind-body practices, deep listening, and visual exercises designed to heighten awareness of the natural surroundings.
Choreography by Katelyn Altmann, Cuauhtli Ramírez Castro, Zoe Glise, Alejandra Jiménez Marván, Elisabeth Roskopf, and Dan Schuchart.
Music direction and live performance by Lorna Dune and Allen Russell.
This performance is FREE, but RSVP is required – https://insitefieldguide.eventbrite.com
This program is made possible in part by a Ruth Foundation for the Arts‘ Wisconsin Special Project Grant and Bader Philanthropies. This program is supported by a grant from the Milwaukee Arts Board and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thanks to our season sponsors Stephen Baker & Dr. Nadine A. Chang, Gardner Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Herzfeld Foundation, Milwaukee County CAMPAC, PPC Foundation, Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust, United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), and individual donors.
About Wild Space Dance Company
Wild Space Dance Company is in its fourth decade of offering inventive performances, outreach, and community programs. Founded in 1986 by Debra Loewen, and now under the direction of Dan Schuchart, Wild Space is known for site-specific works and artistic collaborations that take audiences on adventures through built and natural landscapes, visual art, history and the human condition with wry humor, clever choreography, and emotionally-charged dance. The mission of Milwaukee-based Wild Space Dance Company is to explore diverse cultural landscapes to create provocative new choreography, site-based performances, and educational opportunities. The company cultivates creative experimentation, innovation, and collaboration by investing in local artists, and engages audiences with dance in a shared experience of place and community. An affiliate of United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), Wild Space is a company-in-residence at Lincoln Center Middle School of the Arts in Milwaukee. Wild Space is supported in part by grants from UPAF, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Herzfeld Foundation, Milwaukee County CAMPAC, and the Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. This production is additionally funded by the Ruth Foundation of the Arts’ Wisconsin Special Project Grant, Bader Philanthropies, and our season sponsors Stephen Baker & Dr. Nadine A. Chang, Gardner Foundation, PPC Foundation, Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust, and individual donors.
For additional information visit www.wildspacedance.org
About Ometochtli Mexican Folk Dance
Ometochtli Mexican Folk Dance group, founded in 2022 and directed by Alejandra Jiménez, is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mexican heritage through Aztec dance, cultural education, and traditional folk dance. The group has shared its work at distinguished venues and events including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Latino Arts, The Domes, and various colleges, universities and community events. Under Jiménez’s leadership, Ometochtli creates spaces where history, art, and community converge, fostering a deeper understanding of cultural identity and traditions across generations.
https://folkartcollective.com/ometochtli-mexican-folk-dance/
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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