<p>The UW Music History program presents a guest lecture by Professor Stephen Pennington (Tufts University), "Inconvenient Voices, Inconvenient Identities: Black Trans Revue Girls, Hookers, and Drag Queens of the 1970s"</p><hr><h2>Biography </h2><p>Stephan Pennington is an Associate Professor of Music at Tufts University. His research interests are concerned with the politics of the performance of identity, and he has presented on a wide range of topics from on the rumba craze in 1930s Germany to appropriation as an historical process.

<p>Paula Clare Harper, assistant professor of music at the University of Chicago, presents "Viral: Metaphor, Narrative, Music" in this installment of the 2025-26 THEME lecture Series. Her lecture is made possible with support from the Wilberforce and Myra D. Hanford Endowed Program Support Fund in American Music.

<p>This speaker series is presented in advance of the UW Symphony's upcoming <a href="https://music.washington.edu/events/2026-02-06/film-screening-performan…. 6, 2026 performance </a>of Bruce Ruddell's symphony, "Healing Heart of the First People of This Land."</p><p><em>The series is open to the public. Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and pastries.

<p>Alyssa Hironaka (DMA Piano Performance), a student of Craig Sheppard, performs music by Mozart and Ravel in her doctoral degree recital. With pianists Chiao-Yu Wu and Jingshi Zhao.</p><hr><h2>PROGRAM</h2><p>Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453: <strong>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart </strong><br>(Chiao-Yu Wu, second piano) <br><br>Piano Concerto in G Major: <strong>Maurice Ravel</strong> <br>(Jingshi Zhao, second piano) </p><hr><h2>Biography</h2>

<p><em><strong>Auditions for the 2020 MFA Concert have been postponed. Further details will be provided as they become available.</strong></em></p>
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<p>This audition is open to all UW students registered in a dance technique course of Spring Quarter 2020. </p>

<p>Take a break from studying! Support your peers as they learn to teach. Take as many classes as you want for free!</p>

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<p><span>The Dance Majors Concert will be online and free. Stream the concert on your own time starting April 16. </span></p>

<p>Open to all UW students including non- dance majors! Casting for works in various dance styles. Please bring knee pads, socks, street shoes and high heels if possible. </p>
<p>The 2022 MFA Concert performances will be May 18- 222, 2022</p>
<p>Questions? Email Alana Isiguen at <a href="mailto:aisiguen@uw.edu">aisiguen@uw.edu</a&gt; </p>
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<p>Join the UW Department of Dance for an intermeidate/advanced contemporary modern dance class taught by Artistic directors of EVIDENCE, Ronald K Brown and Arcell Cabuag. </p>
<p>Open to the public! </p>
<p><strong>To reserve a space contact Jennifer Salk at <a href="mailto:jsalk@uw.edu">jsalk@uw.edu</a></strong></p&gt;
<p>Sponsored by the Kawasaki Guest Artist Fund. </p>