Ralph russo business profile university of wisconsin. Ralph russo, representing the wisconsin union theater chris wagoner, representing madison music collective johannes wallmann, vice chair, representing the uw school of music. Greater madison jazz consortium seeks special events. Best performance by a web site wisconsin film festival. Ralph russo retired director wisconsin union theater, university of wisconsin madison madison, wisconsin 484 connections. Ralph russo topic discussion action call to order approval of the minutes theater vision. The theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including memorial union, and has an expansive history of remarkable performances. Dance wisconsin s the nutcracker includes over seventy dancers from southerncentral wisconsin, dancing along with the dance wisconsin orchestra and the magical voals of the monona grove high. The central wisconsin school of ballet presents this family holiday classic that newsweek magazine writes as one of the nine most notable nutcrackers. The classical concert series in the newly renovated wisconsin union theater opens with famed cellist yoyo ma in october. The company presents highquality productions featuring dancers from all over southern wisconsin and guest artists from professional companies around the world. Member of actors equity association, the union of professional. Ralph russo wisconsin union galleries, 2003 william ney latin american, caribbean and iberian studies, 2002 dennis dorn theatre and drama, 2001 harv thompson continuing studies, 2000 phil hamilton art, 1999 john barker history, 1998 emily auerbach englishcontinuing studies, 1997 karlos moser music, 1996.
August 7, 2007 if you have trouble accessing content within this site, please contact the webmaster. Madison ballet rings in the holiday season with this timeless story filled with some of literatures most treasured characters. Learn about our phantom friends just in time for halloween as told by our theater director ralph russo. Ralph russo, another featured artist, is director of the wisconsin union galleries. Ralph russo, cultural arts director of the wisconsin unions and union theater director, is committed to living up to the union s legacy. Pomplun blends humanity with nature in her oil paintings and also serves as the art director for. Cultural arts and theater director for the wisconsin union which includes two theaters, numerous galleries and over 700 events each year. Special guests are international stars of american ballet theatre sarah lane and daniil simkin. Awards in the creative arts division of the arts uw. Snodgrass succeeds longtime theater director ralph russo, who served in this position for 15 years. Retired director wisconsin union theater, university of wisconsin. About twelve and a half years ago, i walked by the office of my boss, wisconsin union theater director ralph russo, as he was talking to willie ney executive director and founder of. Special thanks to ralph russo and the staff at wisconsin union theater, university of wisconsin at madison jimmy and liz rhine at five head entertainment brett mcnamara and sean spellman.
Elizabeth snodgrass chosen as new wisconsin union theater. Check out this video created by theater staff and learn about our phantom friends just in time for halloween as told by our theater director ralph russo. A theater as old as ours is bound to have a few permanent residents. Ralph russo, cultural arts director of the wisconsin union theater, warned the nearcapacity crowd saturday night that there are lots of touchups to finalize in the renovated auditorium space now known as shannon hall. Kiss me kate in late august school of music student recently won the navc. The nutcracker overture hall december 2028, 2019 one hundred fifty dancers live music a twentyfive foot tree an epic battle 100% chance of snow. She often collaborates with local artists such as madison ballet, faculty. Box office will always been open one hour prior to any performance address wisconsin union theater box office 800 langdon street madison, wi 53715 university theater, vilas hall 821 university avenue.
Fright night on wisconsin magazine wisconsin alumni association. For more information about the wisconsin union theater, visit union. For more than 75 years, the wisconsin union theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the university of wisconsin madison campus. Thank you for reading on your next view you will be asked to. Ralph sandler, michael goldberg and ralph russowas blessed with. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. The public can get an inside look saturday night at the restored shannon hall formerly known as union theater at uwmadisons memorial union. Ralph russo, cultural arts director, wisconsin union theater, university of wisconsin the film 10 questions for the dalai lama is powerful and profound, with an important message for our time.
Students help set the stage at wisconsin union theater. So it follows that the wisconsin union theater sponsored madison world music festival is a unifying force, and boy, can we use that right now. Ralph russo once carried the late great maya angelous grocery bags around kohls after she gave a lecture at the wisconsin union theater. As the union theater is being renovated for the next 2 years 20122014, we will be presenting in other buildings on the uw madison campus. Russo suggested that in honor of the 30th anniversary of the isthmus jazz festival the wisconsin union theater should commission a jazz piece. Dance wisconsin presents the nutcracker wisconsin union. Badger bash has been one of the wisconsin unions greatest game day.
In a global technological society where skyping a friend in italy and watching a youtube video of the libyan protests are commonplace, it might seem that the wisconsin union theater s travel adventure series is obsolete. Ever felt a ghosts presence while enjoying a show at the wisconsin union theater. From holding maya angelous grocery bags to overseeing a multimillion dollar renovation, ralph russo has seen a lot in his 35 years with the wisconsin union theater 17 of them spent as director. Notable performer who has sung with the madison opera, four seasons theatre, and more. Ralph russo madison, wisconsin professional profile. The wisconsin union features more than 1,000 events a year brought to you by the wisconsin union directorate, the union s student volunteer programming board. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The wisconsin union theater is part of the wisconsin union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique outofclassroom opportunities. Wisconsin united church christ is an apparel and fashion company located in p. Meanwhile, longtime wisconsin union theater director ralph russo provided expertise in attracting musical giants to a midsized college town.
There are two ghosts who linger in the halls of union theatre, ralph russo, former theatre director, said. Music, the universal language, can bridge all kinds of cultural divides. Chair co is a recording studio and music collective in bay view, milwaukee, wisconsin. View the profiles of professionals named ralph russo on linkedin. Yoyo ma and chanticleer return for renovated union. Po box 98, brookfield, wi 53008 16350 gebhardt rd, brookfield, wi 53005. Wisconsin union director ralph russo, mead witter school of music jazz studies director johannes wallmann, and madison musician and educator ben ferris were all in a meeting together. Arts institute academic and administrative council meeting. Dance wisconsin presents the holiday classic the nutcracker. I dont expect any mama grizzlies to show up, but the tea party might learn to transcend its xenophobia if its goofy throngs attended this event instead of following glenn beck. For music, lake, and summer uw union story collection. Bryce richter this unlikely arrangement has been in place since the theater opened in 1939, resulting in a legacy of quality programming that would be the envy of a program director in a major city. Rhodessa jones will be performing with her students tonight in the mitchell theatre ralph russo reopening of the union theatre headliner for jazz fast is richard davis and willy pickens. This is my favorite part, says ralph russo, the wisconsin union s director of cultural arts and theater.
The sensitively reconstructed wisconsin union theater. Unexplained sounds of footsteps, doors locking themselves and lights turning on and off have been reported. The wisconsin union theater is currently on the brink of muchneeded. A concert series for the ages on wisconsin magazine. Elizabeth snodgrass chosen as new wisconsin union theater director. From holding maya angelous grocery bags to overseeing a multimillion dollar renovation, ralph russo has seen a lot in his 35 years with the wisconsin union theater. I was talking with wisconsin union theater director ralph russo and. Hes stopped to admire the view of lake mendota from the newly completed sunset lounge. The green room at the wisconsin union theater theater. Its one of those splendid bountyoftheearth, ongoldenpond fall evenings, and ralph russo is taking his ease loosely defined on the terrace of the memorial union. The occasion is the first annual world music festival, and russo is elated at. John christensen, web design consultant susan fox, nonproft partnerships consultant boris frank, fund development consultant january june 2015. After 35 years in various roles in the wisconsin union and 15 years at the helm of the wisconsin union theater, ralph russo is retiring. Ralph russo, union theater wisconsin union a open to any union member mathews russo guthiermathews centeno mathews officers mathews severson mathews centeno cornejo severson.
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