The final event of Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez’s spring 2020 residency will be virtual—the online premiere of a new multimedia work that combines jazz, hip hop, spoken word, dance, and visual art, created together with students from their Artivism: Intercultural Solidarity & Decolonizing Performance course.
Barson Rodriguez
UW–Madison students, guest artists and Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence, Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, present an event on June 30
Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, the spring 2020 University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts‘ Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence, guest artists and students will premiere the culminating work of the residency during a virtual event on …
POSTPONED: Musical Performance & Film Screening
Part of the Conference on Migration: Latin America and the U.S. Please note: this event has been postponed.
CANCELED: The 14th Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference
In-person event canceled; online forum details are forthcoming.
Join artist-activists and UW–Madison spring 2020 interdisciplinary artists-in-residence Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez along with others for a discussion of “Ecological Justice through Art” during this 60 minute breakout session.
POSTPONED: Resistance and Reimagination: Gender, Change, and the Arts
Join us for a roundtable discussion from the performers of “Mirror Butterfly: The Migration Liberation Movement Suite” as they discuss their work within the context of a lifetime in activism and art around liberation via organizations where women’s leadership is paramount. Please note: this event has been postponed.
CANCELED: Contested Homes: Migrant Liberation Movement Suite
The final event of interdisciplinary artists-in-residence Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez’s spring 2020 residency features a new performance module of the jazz opera Mirror Butterfly, created together with students from their Artivism: Intercultural Solidarity & Decolonizing Performance course. Please note: this event has been canceled.
CANCELED: Five Decades of Fighting for Freedom: A Conversation with Charlotte Hill O’Neal aka Mama C
Join Charlotte Hill O’Neal aka Mama C as she discusses her legacy as an activist over five decades of struggle. Please note: this event has been canceled.
CANCELED: Behind the Beat Jazz Series
Behind the Beat is a weekly jazz and Americana series featuring local musicians. Please note: this event has been canceled.
Just Bust!
Guest artist Nejma Nefertiti will participate in this free monthly open mic session.
Tandem Press Friday Jazz Series
Performances by Blue Note Ensemble (directed by Chris Rottmayer) and the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble (directed by Johannes Wallmann). Spring 2020 interdisciplinary artists-in-residence Ben Barson (saxophonist) and Gizelxanath Rodriguez (vocalist), as well as Nejma Nefertiti and all of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective, will join this session as guests.