News from the WISCONSIN UNION THEATER

 Greetings!

 
Do you like Kodo? You will love the newer Yamato with its incredible energy, beautiful choreography and lighting, and the mix of female and male performers. Have you enjoyed the movies of Spike Lee? You'll be thrilled with Terence Blanchard who wrote the score to many of them. How about summer camps and longing for simpler times? We have Ashokan Farewell's writer/fiddler Jay Ungar and his partner Molly Mason for you. And, yes, Savion Glover, Dobet Gnahore and this season's rising star, Avery Fischer Award winner Caroline Goulding with her General Kyd Stradivarius.

 

What a great season this is! I'm planning to be here for each and every one of these performances. How many are you going to make?

 

See you in the theater.

 

Esty Dinur, editor
 

 

Remember the funeral dirge of Spike Lee's Katrina Documentary, When the Levees Broke? 

Summer Camp and Folk Laments: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Learn the story behind Jay Ungar's and Molly Mason's hauntingly beautiful "Ashokan Farewell"

Yamato, "Spirit of Japan" and the Beat of Courage    

 

Hear the 2,000 pound drums and see the fantastic performance that accompanies them on October 21
Goulding's recital performance, which includes works of Mozart, Enescu, Schumann, Fauré and Saint-Saëns, is on November 3 at 7:30 pm, and she performs with the UW Chamber Orchestra  on Saturday, November 5 at 7:30pm

Savion Glover: the Spirituality of Dance  

Savion
For some people, tap dancing is religion. So it is for the worshipful hoofer Savion Glover, performing October 10, 2011
See this stunning artist sing in an astounding seven languages with a performance personality to match on November 11

Did you know that 'dark days' are what we in theater call the days when there are no events happening on stage? How many are there a year?

 

 

We've been here since 1939, and that means there's more to our history than even we know about. Check out our archives!

 Pakistan and Afghanistan: Behind the News Headlines

Award-winning documentarian Marlin Darrah explores these two fascinating countries on Monday and Tuesday, October 31 and November 1 at 7:30 pm
For more information on The Wisconsin Union Theater's 2011-2012 Season, click here.