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What do football and Figaro have in common? At UW-Stevens Point, the answer is Chandler Benn. Music has been important in his life. His mom, Becky, sings, and his dad, Tim, has played in bands. Both were strong influences on Chandler, who grew up in Amherst Junction, Wis. He began piano lessons at age 3 […]

Featuring new dance works by faculty and a guest artist with student performers, “Danstage 2023” will conclude the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance season with performances May 5-7. “Danstage 2023” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7, in […]

Art and science come together in a project that blends and flows as it illustrates water. The Flow Project was illuminating for both the artists and water professionals. Seven UW-Stevens Point students are among 31 undergraduates from every UW who participated in The Flow Project. Student artists were paired with water professionals across the state […]

Discover the music, dance and fashion of Afghanistan at three presentations at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in April 18 and 19 and May 10. Afghan designer and women’s advocate Sarwat Najib will be in residence at UW-Stevens Point to offer the presentations, which are free and open to the public. All events will be […]

Go back in time to when live radio shows ruled the airways as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Music Department presents its Opera Workshop, April 21-22. “Dial M for Moore Menotti,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is offering a variety of music concerts at its campuses in Stevens Point, Marshfield and Wausau this month. UW-Stevens Point concerts will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the UW-Stevens Point Noel Fine Arts Center Michelsen Hall, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are $17 for general […]

An atypical musical romantic comedy about an inspiring, imaginative dreamer will be staged at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point April 14-16 and 20-22. “Amélie,” a musical based on the 2001 French film by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, will be staged in the Studio Theatre of the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens […]

The journey to performing under the bright lights of Broadway usually begins with an audition. For University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point bachelor of fine arts acting alumnus Felix Torrez-Ponce, Green Bay, that audition happened last spring while he was a student in the university’s Senior Showcase course. The class led to an opportunity to meet with […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is offering a variety of music concerts at its campuses in Stevens Point, Marshfield and Wausau this month. UW-Stevens Point concerts will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the UW-Stevens Point Noel Fine Arts Center Michelsen Hall, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point, unless otherwise noted. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are […]

A comedy of manners and social satire will be staged at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point March 3-5 and 9-11. “The Misanthrope,” by French playwright Molière, will be staged in Jenkins Theatre of the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point, by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. […]

George Orwell’s parable of totalitarianism set on a farm will be shared by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Department of Theatre and Dance in February, with staged readings of the play on campuses in Marshfield, Stevens Point and Wausau. “Animal Farm” will be performed at UWSP at Marshfield at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9; at […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host high school and middle school students from across the state, jazz clinicians from around the Midwest and a renowned Lincoln Center saxophonist as part of the 31st annual UWSP Jazz Festival on Friday, Feb. 3. The festival offers a public concert with guest artist Ted Nash and his […]