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 The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee plans and promotes events for the historic Wisconsin Union Theater stage, ranging from modern dance and classical concerts, to travel adventure films and Broadway musicals. The Performing Arts Committee programs a variety of events to provide a diverse and cultural experience for students, faculty, alumni, and the Madison area community. The Performing Arts Committee members also have the unique opportunity to work directly with artists throughout the booking process and on the day of the show.

Through the Concert Series, Jazz Series, World Stage Series, and special events, our committee selects a season that offers artistic integrity, diversity, and campus outreach and involvement between the performers and students.

All free events sponsored by WUD Performing Arts Committee are intended for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, Union members, and guests.

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Get In Touch

Nazeeha Rahman, Director
performingarts@union.wisc.edu

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Committee Meetings

Weekly Meetings: Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 PM at Memorial Union

Upcoming Events

Feb
21
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
The award-winning Goldmund Quartet continues to rise to the top of its generation with performances that capture chamber music’s deep interiority and bring it out for all to experience.
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Feb
22
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
The electrifying rhythm of taiko drumming combined with the tradition’s theatrical choreography creates a physical, visceral musical event that is both soothing and invigorating.
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Mar
6
8 - 10 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Ghanaian American rapper Blackway brings explosive energy and genre-bending versatility, exemplified by his hit collaboration with Black Caviar on "What's Up Danger" for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
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Mar
19
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Set in Civil Rights Era Pittsburg, "Two Trains Running" tells the stories of a Black American community seeking equity, connection and justice amidst changes to its neighborhood.
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Apr
3
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
GRAMMY Award–winning violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Orli Shaham bring a concert that promises both to deepen appreciation and to expand awareness of the greatest exponents of Romantic chamber music.
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Apr
9
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Fresh off its 2024 GRAMMY Award win for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance, Roomful of Teeth brings its distinct approach to a cappella vocal music to the Wisconsin Union Theater.
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May
1
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Formed in 1986, the Branford Marsalis Quartet has celebrated three virtually uninterrupted decades of existence and is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of original compositions and jazz classics.
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