A poetic portrait of contemporary wildlife conservation, JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH reflects on empathy, agency, and the role of hope in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. A visceral, sensory meditation on what it means to live in a broken world. Marianna Milhorat is an American-Canadian filmmaker and artist based in Montr茅al.
A dating app called Ten Minutes On a Bench is the latest match-making craze, placing singles on a park bench to find common ground. The clock is ticking, but there鈥檚 no limit to the variety of quirky, sexy, heartbreaking and humane conversations between dozens of characters looking for love. A new speed-dating romantic comedy about first impressions, dogs and cats, drinkers and smokers, impulse and caution, conversation and chemistry. Laugh, cheer and cringe witnessing the universal urge to connect. Sometimes, it only takes ten minutes.
Tanner MacArthur is a painter and mixed-media artist exploring connections between urban disorder, collage, and traditional modes of abstraction. Howard Leu is an interdisciplinary artist. His current work explores his recollection of growing up as a child of Taiwanese immigrants in the United States.
This exciting night of music will feature music from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago performed by 51猎奇 students and Milwaukee community members. The 51猎奇 Steel PANthers Steel Band and the Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans.
The 51猎奇 Wind Ensemble will perform their final concert of the academic year featuring the Wind Band Concerto Competition Winner, Britni Cohen-Wichner.
An experiment in cooperation, exhibition and pedagogy, Give Chance a Chance is a collaboratively-conceived and 鈥揷onstructed program devised by the participants in the Indeterminacy graduate seminar. Unexpect the expected.
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: he excels at mathematics but struggles to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. One night, at seven minutes after midnight, Christopher discovers his neighbor's dog, Wellington, has been speared with a garden fork. Suspected of the crime, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery. His detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon and winner of Tony and Olivier Awards for best play in New York and London.
Oksana Kryzhanivska鈥檚 interactive art installations, sculptures, and screen-based works have been exhibited in Canada, the USA, Australia, Germany, Italy, China, and numerous online exhibitions. Oksana鈥檚 work explores the extension of a human body with technology, investigating our norms of perception.
Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.
Step right up and get ready to be electrified by the explosive energy of the Popular Music Ensemble! Embark on a sonic journey spanning decades of musical evolution, from the rocking rhythms of the 1950s to the chart-topping hits of today!
Join students of the Cinematic Arts MFA program as they screen and celebrate their thesis work.
The prestigious Fine Arts Quartet, Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violins, Gil Sharon, viola, and Niklas Schmidt, cello will offer a聽FREE聽concert featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann and Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k. Pre-talk begins at 2 p.m.
A weeklong residency brings together 51猎奇 hosts Yevgeniya Kaganovich聽and Erica A. Meier,聽visiting artists Cappy Counard, Susie Ganch, Anya Kivarkis, Heidi Lowe, Mary Pearse, and Lori Talcott聽with scholar Jennifer Johung聽for a week of critical dialogue聽and speculative making. Join us afterwards for a reception and to see the work accomplished during this residency.
Taiko drumming, Flamenco, West African dance and percussion, Native American Hoop Dancing 鈥� all in one performance. (W)here in the World takes the stage this spring uniting music and dance traditions from around the world in one spectacular performance. A unique cultural experience for all ages!
The 57th Kids from Wisconsin troupe have curated a Summer playlist to accompany聽the聽season, bringing together聽the聽most iconic and sun-drenched medleys that transport you to lazy beach days, family road trips, backyard barbecues, &聽late-night sing-along bonfires. Join us for throwbacks聽of聽Woodstock,聽celebrating our Nation's Birthday, 4th聽of聽July, those iconic summer movie blockbuster musical scores, warm sand beach tunes and so much more- enjoyed for all ages.聽The聽soundtrack聽of聽summer聽often feels like an essential part聽of聽the聽season's magic.
a cat in the classroom聽is a collaboration between Samuel B. Hanson, 51猎奇 Dance MFA candidate, and Nora Price, a聽Milwaukee-native living and working in the Western U.S. known for a string of excellent post-punk bands and experimental dance films.
Please join us for the 51猎奇 University Community Orchestra鈥檚 annual summer concert. Our music will include lighter and standard orchestra repertoire.
Join the Department of Dance to celebrate the life, teaching, and creative work of Professor Emerita Marcia Parsons. Professor Parsons taught at 51猎奇 for 39 years where she shaped many of the departments programs, including the original MFA in Dance, BA in Dance, and the Early Childhood through Adolescence program. Please join us for a celebration of Professor Parsons' impact on 51猎奇, all her students, and the Milwaukee dance community. The event will include performances by local dance companies, and a reception to follow.
Join us for a community workshop taught by guest artist and acclaimed choreographer David Rouss猫ve as he explores his process for excavating narratives from life experiences though the voice and the body.
Celebrate the vibrant artistic community at Peck School of the Arts with this unmissable, biennial exhibition featuring the work of faculty and teaching staff from the Department of Art & Design.