Variety Staff
April 27, 2016
Variety
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Peck School of the Arts Milwaukee
The Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres at UWM focuses on maintaining artistic and intellectual curiosity among its students. The school partners with the Milwaukee Intl. Film Festival, Milwaukee LGBT Film and Video Festival and other groups throughout the university and community.
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Tom Luljak
WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio
January 28, 2016
With winter still swirling about, this is a perfect time to head inside for a rousing, inspiring program of dances.
February 4 through the 7 ,the UWM Peck School of the Arts is presenting this year’s version of Winterdances, an annual program that showcases the amazing dance students at UWM . On this edition ofUWM Today, preview next week’s performances with guest Maria Gillespie.
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29th Annual Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival announces Opening and Closing Night Films
Blackbird and 52 Tuesdays set to bookend city's long-running festival
The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival is pleased to announce the two films that will bookend this year's Festival. Spanning 11 consecutive days, the Festival opens on October 16 with a screening of Patrik-Ian Polk's BLACKBIRD and a special opening night reception at Beans & Barley immediately following. 52 TUESDAYS from Australian director Sophie Hyde closes the Festival on October 26, 2014.
The Festival kicks off at Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre with the screening of Blackbirdbeginning at 7:30 p.m. This engaging and powerful drama stars Mo'Nique as the mother in a young boy's coming out story. The film is an adaptation of Larry Duplechan's novel of the same name - hailed by many as the first post-Stonewall African American coming out novel.
Over the next 10 days, nearly two dozen films will offer viewers a lively and international mix of narrative features, documentaries, experimental media and short films. For a complete schedule of films, visit arts.uwm.edu/lgbtfilm and stay up-to-date via the festival's Facebook page. The Festival buzz draws to a close at the UWM Union Theatre with 52 Tuesdays screening at 7 p.m. This Sundance Festival award-winning drama explores a teenage girl's adjustment to her mother's gender transition.
Festival Director and UWM Film Faculty Carl Bogner has assembled yet another powerful and inspiring lineup of films for this year's festival. "The fall is a wonderfully rich time," notes Bogner. "AIDS Walk Wisconsin - with Tim Gunn; the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center's Big Night Out; the Milwaukee Film Festival. The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival is thrilled to be a singular part of such a mix." |
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Tickets for Opening and Closing Nights are on sale now! Purchase your tickets online for Blackbird and 52 Tuesdays, or by calling the Peck School of the Arts Box Office at 414-229-4308. Looking for ways to save? Ask our Box Office about Festival Passes! |
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The Festival is presented by the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres in the UWM Peck School of the Arts and is made possible thanks to Festival Sponsor Joseph R. Pabst. The Festival - and Opening Night - are made possible thanks to the Cream City Foundation, the Wisconsin Gazette, Bronze Optical, Jack H. Smith of Shorewest Realtors, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, WMSE and many other community partners, businesses and individuals. The Festival also acknowledges the essential support provided by UWM Union Programming, UWM Union Theatre, UWM's LGBT Resource Center, UWM Libraries, the UWM LGBT Studies program and our many other campus partners. ###
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The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival - one of the region's longest-running film events and a cornerstone gathering for the LGBT + communities - returns thisOctober 16-26. The 29th annual edition will be draped across two weekends, running 11 consecutive days.
The parade of days that this year's Festival offers summons a calendar format that for years was the norm. "The Festival always unspooled so," recalls Festival Director Carl Bogner, also an instructor in the UWM Film Department. "For the last four years we have been concentrating our energies mostly into shoehorning as many films as possible into one long and rich-with-film weekend, with other events through the year. It was a good experiment, with lots of successes, but many of our patrons will appreciate the greater temporal elbow room to experience even more film-going options."
Bogner once again promises a lively and international mix of narrative features, documentaries, experimental media and short films. Already on deck are Moroccan author/ filmmaker Abdellah Taïa's "Salvation Army," a drama about one Northern African boy's coming of age; Sophie Hyde's "52 Tuesdays," the Sundance Festival award-winning drama about a teenage girl's adjustment to her mother's gender transition; blair doroshwalther's "Out in the Night," a documentary about the plight of The New Jersey 4, a group of young African American lesbians charged with gang assault after defending themselves against an assailant; and Madeleine Olnek's "The Foxy Merkins," an absurdist comedy that parodies cinematic narrative conventions around sex work.
The complete schedule will be posted in early September on the Festival's website at arts.uwm.edu/lgbtfilm and through the Festival's Facebook page.
"The fall is a wonderfully rich time," notes Bogner. "AIDS Walk Wisconsin - with Tim Gunn; the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center's Big Night Out; the Milwaukee Film Festival. The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival is thrilled to be a singular part of such a mix."
The Festival is presented by the Department of Film, Video, Animation, and New Genres in UWM Peck School of the Arts and made possible thanks to Festival Sponsor Joseph R. Pabst. The Festival also acknowledges the essential support provided by UWM Union Programming, UWM Union Theatre, UWM's LGBT Resource Center, UWM Libraries, the UWM LGBT Studies program as well as generous individuals, businesses, and campus and community organizations.
Grant to support an intense focus on renowned choreographer Trisha Brown's creative process during the 2014-15 academic year
Milwaukee, WI (April 17, 2014) - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa has announced that University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Department of Dance is one of 886 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. UWM Department of Dance at the Peck School of the Arts is recommended for a $15,000 grant to support the restaging of Trisha Brown's signature work Set and Reset (1983) as the focal point of Brown: Lineage and Process, a year-long exploration of Brown's creative ideas during the 2014-2015 academic year. UWM is one of only four colleges and universities in the United States that received a grant this year in the dance artistic field.
One of the Henson films has been accepted for the prestigious
Cannes International Film Festival.
MILWAUKEE, WI , April 8, 2014 - Milwaukee Bucks star power forward John Henson has partnered with the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's (UWM) Peck School of the Arts to create films that showcase Henson's passion for the city that he now calls home.
Over the course of the past year, UWM students produced, directed and edited two videos that feature Henson and Milwaukee and provide a unique glimpse into why Henson finds Brew City special. The first video shows Henson, an avid and accomplished topwater fisherman, attempting a new hobby as he visits an Orvis retail location to learn about fly fishing. In the other film, Henson dribbles around Milwaukee and showcases the area's landmarks and sights. UWM will release the videos today.
Senior Lecturer, Music History & Literature and founder of Rock and Roll Certificate Program
With deep sadness, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts announces the sudden death of Dr. Martin Jack Rosenblum, Senior Lecturer, Music History & Literature and founder/creator of the Rock and Roll Certificate Program, the only one of its kind in the United States. He also served for 12 years as an Admissions Specialist/Academic advisor in the UWM Academic Opportunity Center. In his UWM career, Rosenblum taught poetry, creative writing, and music courses to thousands of students over the years. He was an outstanding and influential teacher, leader, mentor and friend to our students, alums, and faculty. With more than a dozen CDs of original songs and more than 20 books of poetry, Rosenblum is an established, internationally recognized singer/songwriter, poet and musician who touched the lives of so many and will be greatly missed.
"Martin Jack has been a great friend and colleague for many years. We enjoyed many hours together dreaming, laughing, and planning. Martin Jack always challenged and stimulated my thoughts about culture, spirituality, language, poetry, and vernacular music. He deeply enriched my life and touched the hearts of a huge number of students throughout the UWM community. I will miss the value he placed on formal communication, his sense of style, and his humble and gracious manner. My thanks to Marty for all he has given to me and our community," says Scott Emmons, Peck School of the Arts Dean and Professor of Music Education.
A memorial will be held on Thursday, January 16 at 3pm at Helen Bader Concert Hall, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. Paid underground parking is available at the UWM Student Union at 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Rosenblum is survived by his wife of 44 years, Maureen, and their daughters, Sarah Terez Rosenblum and Molly Dvora Rosenblum.
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