Kloepper Concert

press release: The UW-Madison Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a studio performance of new student work, in the historic Louise Kloepper Studio, room 549 Lathrop Hall on December 7-8, 2019.

Twelve student choreographers, including Akiwele Burayidi, Audrey Glock, Cassie Last, Lauren Lynch, Ellie McShane, Courtney Kopchinski, Amanda Kolsch, Shayna Valianos, Jessica Jacobs, Veda Manly, Tye Trondson and Brooke Schroeder will present a mix of solo and ensemble works. Topics of investigation include the here and now, women's support of other women, depression, abuse in relationships, self comfort, solo traveling, our reliance on plastic, the right brain-left brain relationship, and the exploration of a possible nonexistent binary.

The concert will also feature an ensemble piece from the First Year Workshop, a collaborative work from first-year dance degree students directed by Kate Corby, professor and chair of the Dance Department.

ABOUT THE KLOEPPER CONCERT

This studio concert is named for Louise Kloepper, former chair of the Dance Department. Kloepper came to the UW in 1942 to study dance, after almost a decade teaching and dancing with the Hanya Holm School and Company. In 1942, she was the first dance professional admitted as a dance student at the UW-Madison campus. The same year she graduated, in 1946, she became an assistant professor at UW-Madison. Kloepper was a distinguished teacher of dance technique and composition, serving as artistic director and producer for many faculty-student presentations. She chaired the program for several years and was a professor of dance until she retired in 1975.

Professor Emerita Anna Nassif said Kloepper was a humanist who followed the ideas of John Dewey and Margaret H'Doubler someone who put her faith in each student's ability and talent to grow into a teacher, artist, therapist by his or her own effort and motivation. This studio concert of student works is aptly named, as it represents an opportunity for creative growth for students in a space Studio 549, Lathrop Hall dedicated to Kloepper.

PERFORMANCES

Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Louise Kloepper Studio, 549 Lathrop Hall

1050 University Ave., Madison, WI

TICKETS

Tickets are $10, cash only, and can only be purchased at the door, one hour before the performances. Seating is VERY limited. 

RECEPTION

There will be a reception immediately following Saturday's performance in the Virginia Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall.