Referred to as “experimental,” “underground,” or “avant-garde,” the filmmakers presented in this series work in a truly independent fashion and their work pushes beyond the boundaries of mainstream convention. Program and details for this specific date are TBD.
Tuwilê Raizes uses the visual language of Hip Hop, graffiti, and stencils. His murals appear on walls throughout São Paulo. Mirella Maria’s installation applies photography, performance, the body and sewing to construct a critical and sensitive perspective on narratives that traverse the memory(ies) of the Black Brazilian population.
Students showcase musical technique and skill, while audience members enjoy expert performances by Milwaukee’s emerging musicians. Recitals are streaming, free and open to the public.
The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2024 KOREA Day (한국의 날) Celebration.
Join UWM’s Alta Voce, Bella Voce, Kameraden, and Kameraden Plus choirs for their first concert of the 2024-2025 school year!
Join UWM’s flagship choral ensemble – the Concert Chorale – for an afternoon of choral music. They will be joined by several area high school choirs!
Referred to as “experimental,” “underground,” or “avant-garde,” the filmmakers presented in this series work in a truly independent fashion and their work pushes beyond the boundaries of mainstream convention. Program and details for this specific date are TBD.
Are you a high school student with a passion for theatre? Whether you're a seasoned performer, a behind-the-scenes enthusiast, or simply someone who loves the art of theatre (like all of us here!), we have an exciting event just for you. It's called "The Green Room and Beyond," and it's completely FREE.
Sharif Bey is a Syracuse-based artist and educator. Inspired by modernism, functional pottery, Oceanic Art and Art of the African diaspora, Bey’s works investigate the cultural and political significance of adornment and the symbolic and formal properties of archetypal motifs, while questioning how the meaning of icons and function transform across cultures and time.
Remember what it was like when you first picked up your instrument or sang in front of an audience? That moment was the beginning of your life as a musician. And now that your skills are strengthening in high school, it’s time to think about college as your next step to lifelong success in the music industry. See for yourself what it is like to be a music major at UW-Milwaukee.
The UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band will perform on respective halves of this concert. Both the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band regularly perform repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the present.
For its opening concert, Chamber Music Milwaukee celebrates the late composer Yehuda Yannay (1937-2023). Yehuda taught composition at UW-Milwaukee and enjoyed an international career spanning six decades. UWM faculty and guests will perform a sample of Yehuda's chamber music including his piano trio, Hidden Melodies for horn and cello, Tandem pieces for horn and Bayan and The Exquisite Viola transcribed for solo violin.
Referred to as “experimental,” “underground,” or “avant-garde,” the filmmakers presented in this series work in a truly independent fashion and their work pushes beyond the boundaries of mainstream convention. Program and details for this specific date are TBD.
New York/Berlin-based artist Trevor Paglen spans numerous disciplines. He has launched an artwork into distant orbit around Earth in collaboration with Creative Time and MIT, contributed research and cinematography to the Academy Award-winning film Citizenfour, and created a radioactive public sculpture for the exclusion zone in Fukushima, Japan.
Get ready to be transported through decades of iconic tunes as the Popular Music Ensemble ignites the stage with an electrifying performance! From the foot-stomping beats of the 1950s to the chart-topping hits of today, prepare for a musical journey like no other. Witness the fusion of Pop, Rock, and Folk genres as talented students come together in small groups, each adding their own flair and creativity to reinvent beloved classics.
Referred to as “experimental,” “underground,” or “avant-garde,” the filmmakers presented in this series work in a truly independent fashion and their work pushes beyond the boundaries of mainstream convention. Program and details for this specific date are TBD.
Philadelphia-based artist Lauren Mabry is recognized internationally for her bold, dynamic glazes and inventive use of ceramic material, color, and form. Her work embraces experimentation as a way to investigate physical states of matter in relationship to objects, landscape, and abstraction.
The 18-member UWM Jazz Ensemble performs music written or arranged specifically for a large jazz orchestra. The repertoire includes music from Duke Ellington and Count Basie as well as contemporary composers such as Maria Schneider, Tom Matta and Bob Mintzer.
The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") will present a concert of chamber ensemble pieces and repertoire for a large, symphonic wind-band.
Referred to as “experimental,” “underground,” or “avant-garde,” the filmmakers presented in this series work in a truly independent fashion and their work pushes beyond the boundaries of mainstream convention. Program and details for this specific date are TBD.
Nina Ghanbarzadeh (Afkhamian) is a visual artist whose work is informed by the geometric and biomorphic patterns, colors, and textures of her Persian cultural traditions. Ghanbarzadeh emigrated from Tehran, Iran in 2001. She earned her BFA in painting, drawing and graphic design from the UW-Milwaukee in 2013 and completed a two-year Artist in Residence Program with Redline Milwaukee in 2015.
The National Association of Teachers of Singing celebrates the art of singing through a series of competitions and auditions designed to showcase the talented singers, performers and composers who are the rising stars in the profession.