Dance
People, arts and ideas, in six episodes
Farewell to Doug Drake, MCT's "Jeeves" is a riot, more TV is coming, MAM membership has its privileges, Present Music's cool on the 'net, two degrees of separation.
Aug 16th, 2010 by Tom StriniWitches’ Night Off
The cast of "Wicked" stripped the stage bare to sing and dance through standards and raise money for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
Aug 4th, 2010 by Brian JacobsonArt to Art at Danceworks
Danceworks rolls the dice to match up choreographers with artists and designers from other fields. Sold out shows ensue.
Jul 31st, 2010 by Matthew ReddinMad dogs, Englishmen and modern dancers
UWM's grad students in dance, here for the annual summer intensive, are dancing in the park and on the stage. Dancemakers, Summer Edition, runs July 30 & 31.
Jul 29th, 2010 by Tom StriniThe Milwaukee Ballet
The fifth installment in our summer series of snapshots of Milwaukee arts groups: Michael Pink and Dennis Buehler, in lean times, make no small plans.
Jul 20th, 2010 by Tom StriniDanceworks works
The fifth in our summer series of snapshots of Milwaukee arts groups: Danceworks grows and even prospers amid hard times.
Jul 13th, 2010 by Tom StriniScreen Dance at Danceworks
Dances for film, screened in the open air on a summer night by the river.
Jul 11th, 2010 by Tom StriniWild Space Dance
A snapshot of Debra Loewen's dance company; fourth in a summer series profiling Milwaukee performing arts groups.
Jul 6th, 2010 by Tom StriniWild Space’s Randy Talley exits to the East
Talley, a 15-year stalwart of the Wild Space Dance Company, has moved to Pittsburgh, along with Brenda Lee Johnston, former director of the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.
Jul 5th, 2010 by Tom StriniPresent Music’s Wherehouse lightning
Can new-music chamber concerts be sexy? Oh yes.
Jun 19th, 2010 by Tom StriniThoughts and notes as the season winds down
The Fine Arts Quartet, Frankly Music, those incredible dance students at UWM, Edo and Antwerp, the MSO and Carnegie Hall.
Jun 4th, 2010 by Tom StriniGarth Fagan, from dance rebel to elder statesman
Renowned modern-dance choreographer broke through to popular culture with "The Lion King." His residency at UWM culminates in Summerdances shows this weekend.
Jun 3rd, 2010 by Tom Strini