Join the Division of the Arts and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) to close out the 2023 Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater Festival!
Free
Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater Festival Showcase
This Saturday night Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater Festival Showcase features performances by First Wave artist-scholars in the 15th Cohort; First Wave alumna, Shasparay Irvin; the First Wave Touring Ensemble; and headlining performance by Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Eve L. Ewing. The second Showcase will conclude with a talkback with select performers and OMAI Artistic Director Mark H.
Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater Festival Showcase
The Friday night Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater Festival Showcase features performances by First Wave artist-scholars in the 15th Cohort; Diya Abbas (14th Cohort) and Azura Tyabji (13th Cohort); Jackson Neal (12th Cohort); and featured performances by guests of Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Eve L. Ewing including Jamila Woods and Nate Marshall. The Showcase will conclude with a talkback with the featured performers and Eve L. Ewing, moderated by Amanda Torres.
Pre-Show Reception
Join the Division of the Arts and the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) in celebrating the opening of the 2023 Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater Festival!
WAITLIST ONLY – Page & Stage: An Evening with Eve L. Ewing and Paul Tran
Welcome Eve L. Ewing to Madison in conversation with poet and UW–Madison Assistant Professor of English and Asian American Studies Paul Tran.
Just Bust! Workshop
An artistic workshop led by Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Porsha Olayiwola.
Just Bust! Open Mic
Madison’s long-running, all-ages open mic, Just Bust! Open Mic, includes community performances, First Wave and alumni spotlight performance, and a performance by Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Porsha Olayiwola.
Poetry & Cultural Organizing: An Evening with Porsha Olayiwola and Crystal Valentine
Porsha Olayiwola and Crystal Valentine will be joined by Madison’s own Ali Muldrow, who will moderate a conversation and audience Q&A.
Arts Together with the Dance Department
Following Moonshine – A Black History Month tradition, join the Division of the Arts for Arts Together, a reception and panel discussion with Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence Porsha Olayiwola and others. Arts Together events bring faculty and staff together to meet each other, share in collaborative ideas, and explore opportunities for funding creative research as we celebrate the arts on campus.
Arts Together with Tandem Press
Tour Tandem Press’s studio to learn more about their operations and current projects as well as view the exhibition T.L. Solien: Along the Way and enjoy the Friday Jazz Series (5:00–7:00 p.m.), featuring the Mead Witter School of Music’s Jazz Composers Group directed by Les Thimmig.