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(2018 pick) Dance professor Chris Walker has organized a collection of spoken word, African-Caribbean dance, hip-hop and drumming in honor of Black History Month. Walker is the artistic director of the hip-hop scholarship program First Wave and the producer of Dubwise, for which he received a Madison Arts Grant. Moonshine is part of the UW Dance Department’s Friday Forum series, which aims to bring the wider Madison community together for performances and post-show discussions.

press release: Professor Chris Walker, the UW-Madison Dance Department & OMAI present Moonshine 2021, a traditional performance gathering in celebration of Black History Month featuring dance, spoken word, and experimental contemporary performance.

This year's Moonshine will feature performances by First Wave Scholars, the First Wave Touring Ensemble and "Take This River," a work by Assistant Professor of Theater and Drama Mark Hairston, performed by James Gavins and Kooy Buie.

This virtual event is free and will stream live on YouTube at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2021.