Dance lecturer Gina Laurenzi (BFA 2013, Dance; MFA 2024, Dance) and her newest concert dis/connect were featured in Shepherd Express following a premiere with Danceworks Performance MKE. dis/connect was Laurenzi’s third full-length piece with Danceworks and her first as co-artistic …
WaterMarks MKE, an initiative that helps educate people on their relationship with water systems, was recently featured on CBS 58 as they continue to set up WaterMarkers throughout Milwaukee. Over the past four years, UW-Milwaukee has worked closely with WaterMarks …
Evelyn Patricia Terry (BFA 1970; Art MS 1973) was recently interviewed for a feature with Shepherd Express that chronicled Terry’s six-decade-long career in the arts that has seen her create diverse works and exhibits around the world. In the Q&A-style …
InSite: Cycles was a recent collaborative work from Milwaukee’s contemporary dance community that featured four performances across two days at Davidson Park. A recent feature from Shepherd Express highlighted two members of PSOA’s dance department who were involved in the …
TMJ4 recently published a feature about the life and career of Dimonte Henning, who studied Theatre at the Peck School of the Arts. In recent years, Henning has been on television including NBC’s “Chicago P.D” and has made a name …
Dawn Springer (Teaching Faculty I, Dance) was recently featured in Milwaukee Record regarding Springer’s upcoming ballet Sylph. The feature covers Springer’s more than four-year journey that led to Sylph while highlighting Springer’s idea of presenting this piece “in-the-round”, allowing the …
René Izquierdo (Professor, Classical Guitar; Area Head, Guitar) recently performed for WUWM as a part of their Live at Lake Effect web series. Filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop in Shorewood, Wis., Izquierdo played a handful of classical pieces …
Michelle Grabner (BFA 1984; MA 1987) was recently featured on Milwaukee PBS in a segment called “The Arts Page,” where Grabner discussed her participation in Actual Fractals Act II, a new exhibition by Sculpture Milwaukee. Grabner’s work in Actual Fractals …
In an article for The New York Times, writer Elisabeth Vincentelli called American Players Theater an “unexpected bright spot” in theatre. To help illustrate her point, she quoted prolific actor Chiké Johnson (BFA 2000, Theatre), who reflected on his experience performing in the rain to fully captivated audiences. The Department of Theatre has strong ties to A.P.T., with many alumni holding positions across various aspects of theatre.
Alum Jacob McDonald (BFA 2013, Music: Guitar) was recently interviewed by Shepherd Express about his Walker’s Point recording studio Density Studios. As the owner and full-time engineer at Density, McDonald has utilized his more than 20 years of audio experience to help artists achieve their musical goals through professional audio services and music lessons.
Dawn Springer (Teaching Faculty I, Dance) was recently featured by Radio Milwaukee for her exploration of ballet traditions and gender norms through her project, “Step of Two.” Springer’s choreography, which featured former Milwaukee Ballet dancers Itzel Hernandez and Anna Hidalgo, showcases two females performing a deconstructed version of the classical ballet piece Pas de Deux. She was interviewed on an episode of Radio Milwaukee’s podcast “Uniquely Milwaukee.”
Milwaukee artist and PSOA alum Fred Kaems (BFA 2016, Art) was recently featured in CBS 58’s ongoing “Art in MKE” series that highlights the work of local artists. Kaems has become a recognizable name in the Milwaukee art scene with murals of his being commissioned throughout the city. He describes his pieces as bringing color to what he feels was previously a “pretty gray” place to be.
PSOA alums Quinn Hester (BFA 2021, Film), Kurt Ravenwood (BFA 2011, Film), and Ryland Tews (BFA 2014, Film) are the creative forces behind Hundreds of Beavers. The black-and-white slapstick comedy has become one of 2024’s most successful independent films. The film was shot under a modest budget of $150,000 across 12 weeks, nine of which were in sub-zero temperatures in northern Wisconsin. Tews, who wrote and starred in the film, discussed this in his recent interview with Variety Magazine.
PSOA faculty Maria Gillespie (Associate Professor, Dance) and Christal Wagner (Lecturer, Dance) recently showcased their collaborative work “Dixit Dominus and Cantos” at Calvary Presbyterian Church. The piece was presented with 13 members of Danceworks Performance MKE, for which Wagner is the artistic director. The work was described by Shepherd Express as one of “the most exciting collaborations in the Milwaukee dance world this season.”
UWM alum Jeremy Novy was recently featured in a comprehensive piece by CBS 58. Novy is best known as the artist behind the black, white, and orange koi fish that get painted throughout city sidewalks, starting in Milwaukee but now branching all around the world. The idea came to Novy following a study abroad trip to China that he took while studying at Peck School of the Arts.
