Immerse yourself in creativity when Peck School of the Arts student and faculty artists open their studios to the public. From exhibitions and studio visits to live performances and family-friendly art activities, you’ll find something to excite you at Kenilworth Open Studios.
This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.
You are cordially invited to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts graduation convocation for Fall 2023, Winterim 2024, Spring 2024 and Summer 2023 baccalaureate and master’s degree recipients.
Our three-day summer intensive is designed for young dance artists seeking to deepen their dance practice, discover new techniques and build bridges that lead to pursuing dance professionally and in higher education. Dancers cultivate creativity and technique in a variety of dance forms taught by nationally renowned dance educators from UW-Milwaukee and beyond.
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, materiality, freedom, resilience, screendance, and memory. UpStart is a unique opportunity to experience choreography from dance artists from across the nation.
With equal parts sincerity and spectacle, Halie Bahr (she/her) creates wildly vivid and visceral dances that feel like puzzles. On Saturday, she will show work-in-progress, “where do we go from here,” the third and final solo in a make-shift-trilogy that all started in 2019. Halie (BFA Dance Alumni, 2015) returns to Milwaukee as part of UWM’s Department of Dance Alumni Incubator Residency Program. Join us for a brief show-and-tell of what she has been working on all week.
UW-Milwaukee’s Department of Dance presents an evening of deeply engaging dances that will surprise, uplift, and inspire the audience. These dances, choreographed by the department’s graduating seniors, incorporate a range of dance styles, from Modern/Contemporary to Ballet, Hip Hop, and Jazz.
This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.
Winterdances features an evening of world-premiere dance works by guest artist LA-based choreographer Jackie Lopez and UW-Milwaukee dance faculty Daniel Burkholder, Tiffany Kadani, and Dan Schuchart with original music by Milwaukee-based composers.
Presenting a special matinee performance of Winterdances for high school groups and high school students. This show features world premiere dance works, where artists present their newest ideas made with their casts and collaborators.
High School Workshop Day is the best way for high school groups and classes to learn from our internationally known faculty. This event is great for those curious and interested in becoming a dance major at UW-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts. High school groups, High School dance programs, and individuals (accompanied by a chaperone) are welcome to register.
Springdances 2025 presents an evening of premieres from guest artist choreographer and original faculty works.
