UW-Milwaukee’s Department of Dance presents an evening of deeply engaging dances that will challenge, surprise, and inspire. Choreographed by eleven of the department’s graduating seniors, these dances explore the current state of our world, connecting across communities, absurdism, and our tendencies to overthink everything. Come support these emerging dance artists as they bring all the skills and knowledge they acquired as part of UWM Dance, for a remarkable evening of dance!

Winterdances: Resilience will present dance works that uplift the human connection through storytelling, joy, and resilience. The world premiere dances dive into our shared humanity and offer a vision of how we gather strength through community. This evening features new works by dance faculty Mair Culbreth, Ishmael Konney,  Dawn Springer, and a premiere work by acclaimed choreographer and special guest artist David Roussève.

Springdances premieres five bold new dance works that capture the beauty and contradictions of contemporary life. Through visceral movement and compelling imagery, these performances navigate themes that touch eveyone's lives. Four dances will be choreographed by dance faculty members, and one by a guest artist.

Join MFA Dance students for an evening of original, experimental choreography developed in collaboration with UWM students, alumni, and the Milwaukee community. Their dance works explore diverse choreographic questions to investigate boundaries, freedom, resilience, and memory. UpStart is a unique opportunity to experience choreography from dance artists from across the nation.