Arts & Humanities
If we could live forever, UWM prof asks, would we want to?
You may discover the Fountain of Youth, but before you drink deep of its powers, consider seriously what will happen next.
Two centuries later, Electa Quinney lives again, onstage
A new play by an aboriginal Canadian playwright sheds light on Electa Quinney, the remarkable Stockbridge-Munsee woman who lived and taught school in Wisconsin in the early 19th century.
Shakespeare, military service bond theater troupe
With help from UWM, Milwaukee-area veterans are using Shakespeare to work through their own challenges with depression, post-traumatic stress, addiction and reintegration into society.
LGBT Film/Video Festival turns 30, offers 33 programs
As the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, director Carl Bogner talks about how the scope of films shown has grown broader over the landmark festival’s lifetime.
Pow wows to film fests, chronicle of culture finds audience
UWM student filmmaker Sky Hopinka explores Ho-Chunk family and heritage in his prize-winning experimental film,“Jáaji Approx.”
UWM’s Michelle Lopez-Rios champions unheard voices
Voice teacher Michelle Lopez-Rios empowers Latino immigrants, women and others to tell their own stories. For some students, the experience is life changing.
UWM alum gets people talking with documentary on homelessness
UWM alumna Jessica Farrell will see her documentary on homelessness, “30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle,” debut Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Milwaukee Film Festival. Her goal is to draw widespread attention to a tough problem. “It’s not an easy film, there’s not an easy way out,” she says. But, “as a community, we can stop turning the other way and come together to make change.”
UWM’s Mulroy translates Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex trilogy
David Mulroy, professor emeritus of classics at UWM, recently completed a translation of the Greek tragic trilogy known as the Theban plays, about Oedipus Rex and his family. He discusses why these plays still fascinate readers and audiences today.
Professional dancers come to UWM to enhance their careers
One of only three like it in the country, UWM’s MFA in performing arts: dance, allows dancers who still perform professionally to earn a degree through online work and two summer residencies.
UWM choir performs with Rolling Stones at Summerfest
When the Rolling Stones wanted a choir to sing with them during Tuesday’s performance at Summerfest, the legendary rockers found what they needed at UWM. Two dozen members of the school’s elite choral group joined them on stage at the world’s largest music festival.