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Turning Pointe, Madison Ballet’s 40th Anniversary Season Finale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2022

Turning Pointe, Madison Ballet’s 40th Anniversary Season Finale
Celebrating the company’s past as it steps into a brilliant future

Madison, WI – By March 2022, Madison Ballet will have waited over two years to return to performing its celebrated program of new and modern ballet. 2020’s Inside Out was the last production Madison Ballet produced before the pandemic forced its stages closed. Now, with Turning Pointe coming to Promenade Hall in March, Madison Ballet’s artists and audience can once again appreciate the full depth and power of dance.

This production will mark the close of the organization’s 40th anniversary season, a time when it has thrived in spite of unprecedented challenges. It will also serve as the passing of the torch to a new Artistic Director from Sara Stewart Schumann, who has led the company dancers since 2018. To celebrate the incredible work of the past while keeping an eye on the future, Turning Pointe captures the wide span of ballet repertoire with highlights from previous collaborators and new works by emerging choreographers.

Program:

Birthday Variations, Choreography Gerald Arpino, Staged by Kim Sagami, Courtesy of the Arpino Foundation

Guitar Concerto, Choreography Ja’ Malik, Premiere

Ethos of Force, Choreography Kia Smith, Premiere of Live Performance

Rubies Pas de Deux, Choreography George Balanchine, Staged by Nilas Martins, Courtesy of the Balanchine Trust

Eight by Benny Goodman, Choreography Heinz Poll, Courtesy of and Staged by Richard Dickinson

Birthday Variations is a light ballet by renowned choreographer and co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet School and Company, Gerald Arpino. Birthday Variations features a series of daredevil solo variations and intricate partnering for one male and five female dancers, staged to excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s ballet-opera music. The ballet premiered in March 1986 and was praised by the New York Times as “a classical showpiece of classical dancing.”

Turning Pointe premieres Guitar Concerto, a collaboration between Ja’ Malik, founder of Ballet Boy Productions non-profit ballet company, and Oliver Davis, a preeminent composer of contemporary classical music for ballet, film, TV, and concert hall. Ja’ Malik is recognized as a “New York Times choreographer to watch” for his physical inventiveness and theatrical sense. Together, they push the boundaries of classical guitar and sublime dance movement.

Ethos of Force is a powerful ballet originally produced as a collaboration among choreographer Kia Smith, filmmaker Jordan Biagomala, and MMoCA for Madison Ballet’s 2021 film program, Lift Every Voice. Madison Ballet premieres this first live performance of Ethos of Force in Turning Pointe. This thought-provoking ballet depicts feelings surrounding the pandemic, giving voice to Smith’s vision of the human condition through her lens as an important young artist of color.

Madison Ballet will perform the pas de deux excerpt from George Balanchine’s Rubies, the second movement of his full-length ballet, Jewels. Co-founder of the New York City Ballet, Balanchine is widely considered the father of American Ballet, and Rubies is one of his masterworks. Performed to Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, the six and a half minute pas-de-deux is described as quirky and playful. Jewels is considered the first full-length abstract ballet, breaking the traditional boundaries of ballet.

Eight by Benny Goodman is a delightful visit to the 1930s when Benny Goodman was establishing himself as the “King of Swing”, choreographed by Heinz Poll, founder of the Ohio Ballet. The Benny Goodman Orchestra plays eight tunes from Gershwin, Davis, and other jazz artists as dancers perform mixed ballet and ballroom choreography. This jazzy ballet was a national touring favorite of Ohio Ballet’s when Madison Ballet Artistic Director, Sara Stewart Schumann, danced with the Company in the 1990s, including at the Joyce Theater in New York City. 

Turning Pointe represents a culmination of 40 years of Madison Ballet honoring the traditions of this art form while adapting to better reflect and serve its community. More than a clever title, this program is an announcement of the intention to return from the challenges of the pandemic stronger than ever.

PERFORMANCE & TICKET INFORMATION

Dates & Times

Friday, March 25 – 7:00pm

Saturday, March 26 – 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Sunday, March 27 – 2:00pm

Friday, April 1 – 7:00pm

Saturday, April 2 – 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Sunday, April 3 – 2:00pm

Ticket Information

Standard: $32

Child/Senior: $18

Tickets can be purchased online at MADISONBALLET.ORG or by calling The Overture Center Box Office at 608.258.4141.

Promenade Hall Location

201 State Street, Madison, WI 53703

For more details and directions visit OVERTURE.ORG/ABOUT/VISIT.

For 40 years, Madison Ballet has been an integral part of the vibrant Dane County arts community. Full-scale productions of inspiring traditional ballets, innovative contemporary performances, and the timeless holiday tradition of “The Nutcracker” reach more than 13,000 people each year. The School of Madison Ballet empowers students of all ages and skill levels with the poise, confidence, discipline, and fundamental life skills intrinsic to the study of dance. Outreach programming, presented in partnership with dozens of local school and community groups, enriches thousands of young people’s lives by introducing them to the joy of dance.

Contact: Lexi Janssen, Marketing Manager

Phone: 262-402-2358

Email: lexi@madisonballet.org

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Wisconsin Union Theater: Black Arts Matter Festival Will Return to Madison In-Person March 23-26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 22, 2022

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Phone: (608) 262-8862
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

BLACK ARTS MATTER FESTIVAL WILL RETURN TO MADISON IN-PERSON MARCH 23-26

MADISON, Wis. — While studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, slam poet and interdisciplinary artist Shasparay ‘20 saw that Black arts had not been given the attention or platform that it deserved in Madison, Wis., and became determined to help change that. Her talent, hard work and passion led to the creation of the interdisciplinary arts event series the Black Arts Matter (BAM) Festival, which will return for its third year March 23-26, presented by BAM Festival Founder and Artistic Director Shasparay and the Wisconsin Union Theater.

Plans for the Festival, which will occur at Memorial Union, include a national poetry slam, a panel discussion, music and dance. Festival planners are offering tickets for each individual event as well as the option to purchase a poetry slam pass for all poetry slam rounds.

Tickets range in price depending on the event, from about $10-$50. The Theater team and Shasparay are making a limited number of three-day poetry slam passes available for sale through which patrons can experience all three days of the slam at a discounted rate. Patrons are also eligible for an early bird discount on poetry slam all-session passes, if they purchase tickets by March 7. In addition, UW–Madison students can purchase discounted tickets for some BAM Festival events.

The current BAM Festival schedule at Memorial Union includes the following events:

• Poetry Slam prelims, March 23, 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
• Poetry slam semi-finals, March 24, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
• Poetry slam finals, March 25, 6:30-10 p.m.
• “Body Politics”: One-person show called “Full of Herself” performed by Shasparay and panel discussion led by Dr. Sami Schalk, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, on body policing, self-image, identity and the intersectionality with race, March 26, 2-4 p.m.

“We are unbelievably excited at how this year’s Black Arts Matter Festival is shaping up. Shasparay has helped curate an incredible line-up of poets for the poetry slam, and getting to see her in the role of performing artist in her one-person show is also going to be a highlight,” Wisconsin Union Theater Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said. “The whole Festival is a don’t miss, so everybody should clear their calendars and spend all four days at the Memorial Union!” 

The Wisconsin Union Theater team holds performing arts events throughout the year in collaboration with the UW–Madison students-run Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee.

This series is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Brittingham Trust, the Evjue Foundation, the Dane County Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, the Green Bay Packers Foundation, and the Wisconsin Alumni Association.

Those who would like to support efforts like this can give to the André De Shields Fund here. The Fund supports artistic projects and performances created, performed, designed, or produced by BIPOC and other people who are historically underrepresented on stages and in audiences.

For more information about the BAM Festival, click here. 

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an expansive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Theater: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.

About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee plans and promotes events for the historic Wisconsin Union Theater stages. The student-led committee programs a variety of events to provide a diverse and cultural experience for students, faculty, alumni, community members and visitors. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/get-involved/wud/performing-arts.

[Click here to download Black Arts Matter Festival-related images.]

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/2022-black-arts-matter.

Wisconsin Union Theater: Renowned Trumpeter Pacho Flores and UW Symphony Orchestra to Blend Tradition and Innovation on March 5

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 14, 2022

Contact Information: 
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-8862

RENOWNED TRUMPETER PACHO FLORES AND UW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO BLEND TRADITION AND INNOVATION ON MARCH 5

MADISON – Distinguished trumpet soloist Pacho Flores will guest solo with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) during a night of world-class music on March 5 at 7:30 p.m. 

Flores and UWSO will perform in the Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall at the Hamel Music Center as part of the 2021-22 Wisconsin Union Theater Concert Series, supported in part by the Mead Witter School of Music. 

Trained by Venezuela’s esteemed El Sistema program for youth and children’s orchestras, Flores is a Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist and one of the most celebrated trumpeters in the world. He has won four international competitions, including the Maurice André International Trumpet Competition, known as the world’s most prestigious trumpet contest.

Flores will perform Arturo Márquez’s “Concierto de Otoño” with the UWSO during the concert, a piece that Flores premiered in 2018, as well as “Morocota,” an original composition. UW–Madison Mead Witter School of Music Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities Oriol Sans designed and created the program as follows:

• Alberto Ginastera, “Four Dances” from “Estancia,” Op. 8a
  • “Los Trabajadores Agrícolas” (“The Land Workers”)
  • “Danza del Trigo” (“Wheat Dance”)
  • “Los Peones de Hacienda” (“The Cattlemen”)
  • “Danza Final (Malambo)” (“Malambo–Final Dance”)
• Arturo Márquez, “Concierto de Otoño”
  • “Son de Luz” (“Dance of Light”)
  •  “Balada de Floripondios” (“Ballade of Floripondios”)
  • “Conga de Flores” (“Conga of Flowers”)
• Pacho Flores, “Morocota”
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”
  • Allegro vivace
  • Andante cantabile
  • Menuetto: allegretto
  • Molto allegro

“We’re very excited about this second collaboration with UW Symphony Orchestra,” Wisconsin Union Theater Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said. “The collaboration with pianist Wu Han back in March 2020 was outstanding, and there was mutual affection between Wu Han and the orchestra. I predict Pacho Flores will bring the same passion for the music and students and will wow us all with his impeccable technique.”

Flores’s bright and energetic tone fuses jazz and Latin American inspirations with his classical training. In addition to performing as a soloist and recitalist in renowned concert halls worldwide, Flores mentors young musicians as the founding director of the Latin American Trumpet Academy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Sans will conduct approximately 80 student musicians who make up the UWSO. 

Patrons can purchase a ticket to the in-person concert or a virtual live stream of the performance through the event webpage or at the Memorial Union Box Office.

The Wisconsin Union Theater’s Concert Series is the longest-running classical music concert series in the Midwest, spanning 102 years. This year’s season features performances by a wide variety of artists to inspire audiences during this return to in-person events.

Patrons and team members are required to follow the current University of Wisconsin–Madison health and safety protocol of wearing a face covering when indoors on campus, unless actively eating or drinking. The Wisconsin Union Theater team will continue to monitor and follow university guidelines. 

Click here for more information about the Pacho Flores performance with UWSO. 

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

The Wisconsin Union Theater’s mission is to present, promote and cultivate a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts, especially among University of Wisconsin–Madison students. For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Through a student-led committee, WUT presents an annual season of up to 40 events. Additionally, the Theater serves numerous renters on and off campus for graduations, lectures, conferences, and performances by university departments, registered student organizations, and community organizations. The Wisconsin Union Theater is committed to social justice and works to create an equitable, diverse, and inclusive place for patrons, staff, and performers. 

Learn more: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.

[Click here to download a photo of Pacho Flores. Photo by Juan Martinez.]

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/pacho-flores.

Wisconsin Union: Chelsea Manning to Discuss Her Fight for Government Transparency, Transgender Rights at Free Event on Feb. 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
Feb. 3, 2022         

Contact Information: 
Shauna Breneman, Wisconsin Union
Phone: (608) 262-8862
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu 

CHELSEA MANNING TO DISCUSS HER FIGHT FOR GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, TRANSGENDER RIGHTS AT FREE EVENT ON FEB. 17

MADISON – Activist and former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning will speak about her fight for transgender rights, data privacy, public service ethics, and government transparency during a Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee Q&A on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union. 

All, including those with no UW–Madison affiliation, are welcome to register to attend the free, in-person event here. A ticket will be required for entry to the event. 

Manning’s experiences as a transgender person and as someone who spent seven years in prison, in part, fuel the passionate activist work she will discuss during the Q&A. 

In May 2010, the United States Army arrested Chelsea Manning, then known as Bradley Manning, for leaking almost 750,000 classified government documents to media organization and library WikiLeaks, including battlefield reports on Iraq and Afghanistan and U.S. diplomatic cables. 

She said she illegally downloaded and shared the documents with WikiLeaks, because she wanted to expose the government for its wrongdoings, including the ill-treatment of prisoners and the unreported killing of civilians during military operations. Manning has said that she did not intend to cause harm to United States services members or to the country. 

In 2013, she was convicted of 20 charges, including espionage, computer fraud and theft. The Supreme Court sentenced her to 35 years in military prison. 

“I take full and complete responsibility for my decision to disclose these materials to the public,” Manning said in 2016 on Medium.com. “I have never made any excuses for what I did. I pleaded guilty without the protection of a plea agreement, because I believed the military justice system would understand my motivation for the disclosure and sentence me fairly. I was wrong.”

One day after sentencing, Manning shared her intent to transition from male to female and that she would pursue hormone therapy. 

During her time in prison, Manning fought for gender transition services and support, including hormone therapy; the right to grow her hair long, which was against the male hair standard policy in the prison; and gender affirmation surgery. While ultimately granted hormone therapy and gender affirmation surgery, she faced frequent legal obstacles and endured mental health struggles, which included multiple suicide attempts. 

After seven years in prison, then President Barack Obama commuted Manning’s sentence, resulting in her release from prison in May 2017. 

For Manning, her experiences further illuminated the need to advocate for transgender people’s rights. 

“I believe that defining ourselves in our own terms and in our own languages is one of the most powerful and important rights that we have as human beings,” Manning said. “Presenting myself in the gender that I am is about my right to exist.”

During her WUD DLS Committee-hosted talk in Madison, Wis., Manning will share a look at how she has fought and continues to fight for government transparency and accountability while defending the rights of transgender people. 

Additional upcoming WUD DLS Committee events include UW-Madison Black History Month keynote “Melanin in Media: Ruth E. Carter” on Feb. 27 and “Helen Zia: The Power of Unity and Re-Envisioning America” on March 31. 

The WUD DLS Committee hosts events featuring engaging, influential people to encourage conversations. WUD includes 11 committees and six Wisconsin Hoofers clubs that program thousands of events each year.

Currently, by UW-Madison Office of the Chancellor order, all must follow the UW–Madison health and safety protocol of wearing a face covering when indoors on campus, unless actively eating or drinking.

Those interested in attending the upcoming Q&A can register here.  

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About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series Committee

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series Committee contributes to the educational experience of University of Wisconsin–Madison students, Wisconsin Union members and community members by bringing engaging and influential people to campus. Founded in 1987, the series aims to expose the campus community to a diverse and vibrant array of people, backgrounds, and ideas. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/dls.

[Click here to download a photo of Chelsea Manning. Photo provided by Chelsea Manning.]

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/chelsea-manning.