Feel the Hype at UW-Milwaukee Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 by Brooke Dowden Twelve teams brought everything they had to the floor. UW-Milwaukee’s Hype Team hosted the dance presentation. Brooke Dowden reports.
The Problem with Folk Art Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 by Madeline Power-Luetscher Jeff Jara talks folk art at the UWM Art History Gallery: How people engage with it, and how they think about it. Jara is skilled in the field of “self-taught art.” Madeline Power-Luetscher reports.
Honoring the Folk Art Tradition Posted on December 31, 2014 by Helen Koth UW-Milwaukee has three art galleries. One of them recently highlighted the tradition of folk art. Helen Koth reports.
UWM’s Got Talent: Casting The 2015 UWM Drag Show Posted on December 21, 2014December 21, 2014 by Emily Topczewski Casting has begun for the UWM drag show. Emily Topczewski reports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPj-8_OEdPA&index=1&list=UUBmDQdtGe65KzdJF2InSGLw
Feeling the Hype at the Hip Hop Showcase Posted on December 21, 2014 by CherRay Dixon Dancers of all ages showed up to participate in the Hip Hop Showcase at UWM. CherRay Dixon reports.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Posted on December 21, 2014December 21, 2014 by Madeline Power-Luetscher They are a group that is meant to bring joy to people, even as they face struggles back at home, says Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. They played at UWM this December. Story by Madeline Power-Luetscher.
Inventors of the “next Facebook”? UWM Media Students Create Innovation Apps Posted on December 20, 2014December 20, 2014 by Jacob Hanson Students of the Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Living Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tried their hand at app development. The December assignment asked the students to develop a new innovative media or information sharing app. The next Facebook, if you will. Among the ideas were: Pocket Elf, the comprehensive wish list; Culture […]
Student Film Festival Draws Passionate Audience for Novel Films Posted on December 19, 2014 by Darien Yeager These were not the normal films that one would watch in a movie theater; many of them had no verbal speaking, and some didn’t even have actors. On Dec. 12, the 67th Annual Student Film Festival was held in the UWM Union; the festival is a judged showcase of projects shot, edited, and produced by […]
UWM Drag Show Auditions Kick Off Posted on December 19, 2014 by Zach Maynard The 2014 UWM Drag Show is beginning to pick up steam – with the auditions that took place on the night of Thursday, Dec. 11 now over, people are beginning to get excited for the main event, which will be held at a soon-to-be-decided off-campus location on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Some of the queens […]
A Place to Let Your Voice Rise: Reciting Maya Angelou at UWM Posted on December 19, 2014 by Gina Huth The Union Sociocultural organization used the Lyrical Sanctuary event as a memoriam for Maya Angelou at the Union Fireside Lounge this past Wednesday night. Lyrical sanctuary is for anyone who wants to speak their voice and also a place just to sit and listen and enjoy. The memoriam for Maya Angelou took place at 8 […]
UW-Milwaukee Showcases Hip-Hop Dancers Posted on December 19, 2014 by Molly Hassler “The crowning achievement of my freshman year,” is how Gigi Garcia would explain her experience in the 2014 Hip Hop Showcase on Dec. 11 at the Zelazo Center just across the street from the UW-Milwaukee union. This relatively small but wonderfully opulent theater reverberated old and new hip hop hits with performances from not just […]
Capoeira has come to Milwaukee Posted on December 12, 2014 by Andrew McCann The first thing you notice is the music. It echoes from down the hall – a sharp, rhythmic number, repeating the same notes and movements over and over, like dance music. The addictive melody is already sinking in, and causes the head to bob lightly. At the door where the music is coming from, it’s […]