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elcome to the 2003– 04 season of The Forum and Artists Series. We are proud of the reputation the university has developed
in presenting these high- quality and affordable programs. The Forum and Artists Series have been a community tradition for
more than half a centur y. We thank the students of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for making these programs
possible.
From its stellar opening by the world-renowned Preser vation Hall Jazz Band to the closing per formance by the Ragamala
Music and D ance Theater, our Artists Series calendar is rich with culture and entertainment . The variety of shows will
attract a diverse audience of all ages and traditions. The Forum will cover political satire, theoretical physics, cultural
histor y, societal change, and environmental issues during its 62nd season .
Season packages — including the remarkably priced package, “ The Works” — offer several options at great savings to you .
Mark your calendar. Tear out the last page of this booklet and post it somewhere to remind you what's coming next .
Join us this season and experience the artistic and magnificent entertainment provided by the Artists Series and the
opportunity to hear new ideas and engage in public discussion offered by The Forum .
We are excited to announce an enticing season filled with fun – and we challenge you to experience something new. Enjoy!
Jennifer Hinners and Beverly Soll
Special Events/Arts Coordinators
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Preservation Hall
Jazz Band
Thursday, September 25 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
“Preservation Hall, now that's where
you'll find all the greats."
–Louis Armstrong
P. J. O ’ R o u r k e
The Politics of Wor r y
Government vs. the Free Market: Which is Worse?
Wednesday, September 17 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
“Giving money and power to government
is like giving whiskey and car keys to
teenage boys.”
— p.j. o’rourke
With more than a million words of trenchant journalism
under his byline and more citations in The Penguin
Dictionary of Humorous Quotations than any other living
writer, P. J. O’Rourke has established himself as America’s
premier political satirist. He is the best-selling author
of ten books, including A Parliament of Whores, Give War
a Chance, Eat the Rich and The CEO of the Sofa.
P. J. O’Rourke is known as a hard-bitten, cigar-smoking
conservative. In fact, he bashes all political persuasions.
Whether dealing with the inner workings of Washington,
the shifting political sands of the new world order or his
own living room, O’Rourke is a savvy guide to national and
world affairs. His razor-sharp insights inform and
entertain, and audiences may be in peril of injury from
laughter.
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September 17, 2003
Called “the best jazz band in the land,” by the S a n
Francisco Examiner, Preservation Hall Jazz Band provides
a bridge across the ages, a link between the present day and
the heyday of traditional New Orleans music. Preservation
Hall Jazz Band performs New Orleans jazz at its purest,
playing Dixieland tunes, Southern spirituals and vintage
pop songs.
Having toured for more than 25 years, this group of the jazz
industry ’s most elite musicians, ranging in age from
31 to 88, has recently made appearances at Carnegie Hall,
Boston's Symphony Hall, and Wolf Trap where they were
presented with the Wolf Trap Medal for Excellence in the
Performing Arts. Recording for many years on the Sony
Classical label, PHJB has now made their first CD, Shake
that Thing, on their brand-new label, Roux, a word that
means the foundation of all New Orleans cooking.
Bassist and manager, Benjamin Jaffe said the audience can
expect "a slice of New Orleans. A snapshot of what we do
every day of our life in this
city, the songs, the humidity
and heat — and red beans
and rice."
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Kuniko Yamamoto
Magical Mask, Mime and Music of Japan
Thursday, October 9 | Schofield Auditorium | 7:30pm
Japanese storyteller Kuniko Yamamoto combines
pantomime, original music, masks, origami, stylized
movements, and a touch of magic to bring to life
folktales from her home country. Through interactive
stories such as “The Little Funny Woman,” “The
Stonecutter,” and creation stories from the Japanese
book of Kojiki, she weaves myths and tradition into
a unique form of family-friendly entertainment.
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A native of Osaka, Japan, Yamamoto received national
exposure at the Silk Road International Exposition and
on Kansai National TV. Currently a Florida resident,
she is often hired by Disney to entertain in the Japanese
Pavilion at Epcot and has redefined the Sunshine State
Standards for touring artist programs.
October 9, 2003
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Tubalaté
An Octubafest from Britain
Monday, October 20 | Gantner Concert Hall | 7:30pm
Paul Walton and John Powell, euphoniums
Ryan Breen and Leslie Neish, tubas
Tubalaté, with a true display of innovation, musical
intelligence and sparkling performance, has established
itself as one of Britain's leading brass ensembles. The quartet
travels worldwide, playing to audiences in Russia, Latvia,
and the United States, as well as throughout Europe.
Tubalaté also encourages educational projects, working
in collaboration with organizations such as The Society for
the Promotion of New Music and Live Music Now.
Tubalaté has been at the forefront of instrumental and
repertory development, presenting not only familiar music
but also exciting, newly commissioned pieces. Available
compact disc recordings of Tubalaté are L i g h t M e t a l ,
Episodes, Move, and Earth and Moon.
In 1998 Tubalaté received a royal accolade and performed
at Buckingham Palace for Prince Charles’s 50th birthday
celebration hosted by the Queen.
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Mi c h i o Kak u
The World in 2020 : Computers, Robots, DNA , Energ y and Environment
Monday, November 3 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
“A worthy successor to the late Carl Sagan as a spokesman for the potential
of science to revolutionize our lives."
— Kirkus Reviews
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In this thrilling tour through the scientific world of tomorrow,
theoretical physicist and best-selling author Michio Kaku
examines the ways the great scientific revolutions that have
dramatically reshaped the twentieth century – quantum
mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelligence – will
transform the way we live in the 21st century. Kaku's unique and
compelling vision, based on research already underway at top
laboratories around the world, predicts a future in which we are
no longer passive bystanders to the dance of the universe, but
creative choreographers of matter, life, and intelligence.
Michio Kaku is an internationally recognized authority
in theoretical physics and the environment. Currently a professor
at the City College and the Graduate Center of the City University
of New York, his goal is to help complete Einstein's dream
of a “theory of everything" – a single equation, perhaps no more
than one-inch long, that will unify all the fundamental forces
in the universe.
He has appeared on T h e L a r r y K i n g S h o w , N i g h t l i n e , and
6 0 M i n u t e s . PBS credits include N o v a and I n n o v a t i o n
and numerous documentaries including E i n s t e i n R e v e a l e d ,
Stephen Hawking's Universe, and Science Odyssey.
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Kurt Ollmann,
baritone
In recital with Jeffr y Peterson,
piano
Thursday, November 13 | Gantner Concert Hall | 7:30pm
Coming to prominence as a protégé of Leonard Bernstein,
lyric baritone Kurt Ollmann is heard regularly with opera
companies, orchestras, chamber music groups and on many
recordings, but he has always been especially devoted to the
song repertoire. After a fruitful beginning with Milwaukee’s
adventuresome Skylight Opera, he appeared in several
prestigious venues before being given a place among
Bernstein’s favored singers. Ollmann has sung recitals
in all the major New York concert venues, at Wigmore Hall
in London, at La Scala, Milan, Geneva, Montreal and many
other European and American cities.
His most recent recordings include Ravel’s L’ h e u r e
Espagnole with André Previn, works of Ned Rorem and
a new release of his La Scala debut as Pélleas with Frederica
von Stade. His long association with the music of Leonard
Bernstein also includes recordings of C a n d i d e , O n T h e
Town and A Quiet Place.
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Turtle Island String Quartet
Solstice Celebration: The Festival of Lights
Monday, December 8 | Gantner Concert Hall | 7:30pm
David Balakrishnan, violin
Evan Price, violin
Phyllis Kamrin, viola
Mark Summer, cello
and baritone violin
This joyous voyage through world holiday music commemorates
the quartet members’ ancestral roots with a concert showcasing
the music associated with what is referred to in both the Jewish
and Hindu traditions as the Festival of Lights. From the songs
of Chanukah, to the music of India’s Dewali, to the old English
carols and Scottish reels of the 16th century, the ensemble will
explore the timeless music that has been an integral part
of winter holiday celebrations for centuries.
Its name derived from creation mythology found in Native
American folklore, the Turtle Island String Quartet has been
a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber
music for strings. The ensemble fuses the classical quartet
aesthetic with 21st century American popular styles; and,
by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state
of the art has inevitably been redefined.
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of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts,
with additional contributions from General Mills Foundation,
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Arts Board.
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B o bb y Se ale
Seize the Time: The Stor y of the Black Panther Party
Thursday, February 12 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
“I believe in a future world of cooperational humanism:
decent human relationships in all spheres of earthly life.”
— bobby seale
Bobby Seale has become one of the last surviving
architects of one of the most important social change
movements in American history. In 1966, he and Huey
P. Newton formed the vanguard of the politicalrevolutionary organizations of the 1960s, The Black
Panther Party for Self Defense which flourished from
1966-74. They organized a real “power to the people”
revolution, risking their lives to stop institutionalized
racist discrimination, vicious police brutality and
murder of Black people.
Fast-talking but soft-spoken and passionate about his
causes, Seale doesn't fit the image of the angry,
shotgun-toting and uniformed Black Panther he is often
made out to be. Defining himself as a “revolutionary
humanist,” Seale brings the ‘60s protest-movement
era full circle. Now, he says, we must reach for the
future, to create a greater community-controlled
democracy, void of racist or chauvinistic practices.
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The Princely Players
On the Road to Glor y
Wednesday, February 25 | Schofield Auditorium | 7:30pm
Songs of hope and liberation, embodying the power and dignity of the
human spirit, were the galvanizing force in the freedom struggle
of Africans in America. “Amazing Grace,” “Steal Away,” “Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot,” “Go Down, Moses,” and “Wade in the Water” are all
testaments that still speak to us today.
An eight-member ensemble from Nashville, the Princely Players has
guided audiences through the history of Africans in America with their
performance of these songs for almost three decades. “On the Road
to Glory” brings to life the enslavement and liberation of AfricanAmericans from the 18th to the 20th century through chants, spirituals,
work songs and civil rights marches, and has solidified the ensemble’s
place in preserving this important part of American history.
The Princely Players have been heard on the Smithsonian’s Wade in the
Water series and the Time-Life Civil War recordings.
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The Acting Company
Shakespeare’s Richard III
Monday, March 8 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
“The Acting Company endures as the major
touring classical theatre in the United States.”
— the new york times
In this classic tragedy of plotting and betrayal, the villainous Duke
of Gloucester stops at nothing to win the crown of England. Richard’s
lust for power leads to unspeakable acts in Shakespeare’s brilliant
rendering of political intrigue, family relationships and ambition.
Behind a smiling mask, Richard confides his strategy, thereby making
us his accomplices. Richard’s world is a vast chessboard: Four jumps and
the throne will be his. All he must do is remove the obstacles —
his brother, King Edward; the Duke of Clarence; and his nephews, the
two young princes.
Shakespeare’s masterpiece completes the historical and spellbinding tale
of England’s bloody War of the Roses, the triumphs — and failures —
of kings.
Founded by the incomparable actor, John Houseman, The Acting
Company has garnered critical acclaim on a national scale through
30 seasons and nearly 100 productions of great classics, together with
the best of contemporary theater and several world premieres.
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M i c h a el A lb e r t
Radical Visions for Radical Change
Monday, March 15 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
Michael Albert co-founded Z M a g a z i n e , an independent monthly
of critical thinking on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the
U.S., and ZNet, its online incarnation. His primary intellectual focuses
have long been developing and popularizing tools for conceptual
empowerment and economic vision and strategy. A veteran student and
community activist, Albert is a dynamic, moving , and challenging
speaker. He talks about current events and the class/race/sex/power
dimensions of contemporary life. Understanding the role of reforms,
he is nonetheless a forthright and militant advocate of transforming
basic institutions. Michael Albert not only addresses problems but
explores real solutions. He is the author of a dozen books including Stop
t h e K i l l i n g Tr a i n and L o o k i n g Fo r w a r d : Pa r t i c i p a t o r y E c o n o m i c s
for the Twenty-First Centur y.
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W i no n a L a Duke
Environmental Justice from a Native Perspective
Wednesday, April 7 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
Winona LaDuke is a longtime environmentalist and Indigenous rights activist. She is Anishinabe from the Makwa
Dodaem (Bear Clan) of the Mississippi Band of the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota. LaDuke
is founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, a reservation-based land acquisition, environmental
advocacy and cultural organization; program director of Honor the Earth; a former board member of Greenpeace USA;
and co-chair of the Indigenous Women’s Network. In 1994 LaDuke was named by Time magazine as one of America’s
50 most promising leaders under 40 years of age. She was Ralph Nader’s vice presidential
running mate on the Green Party ticket in the 1996 and
2000 presidential elections. LaDuke is the author of the
novel, L a s t S t a n d i n g Wo m a n , and A l l O u r R e l a t i o n s :
Native Strug gles for Land and Life, a nonfiction work
on Native environmentalism.
April 7, 2004
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A.T. Newman Collection on loan to
UW-Eau Claire American Indian Studies Program
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Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
From Temple to Theater
Tuesday, April 27 | Zorn Arena | 7:30pm
Ragamala presents dance, music and poetry, blending
the East and West in unique and innovative programs
that reflect the multicultural world in which we live.
Old forms are used in new ways, retaining much of the
past to enhance our experience in the present.
From Temple to Theater is a selection of works from
Ragamala Music and Dance Theater ’s diverse
repertoire. These works represent the range of the
company’s work, from the soulful classical music of India
to the thundering Taiko drums of Japan to stirring
original poetry set to Western piano. From Temple
to Theater illustrates the journey of Bharatanatyam,
the ancient classical dance style in which the
company’s work is rooted, from the Hindu Temples
of South India 2,000 years ago to the theaters of the
21st century.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Zorn Arena
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Kuniko Yamamoto, Magical Mask, Mime and Music of Japan | Schofield Auditorium
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Tubalaté, An Octubafest from Britain | Gantner Concert Hall
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Michio Kaku, The World in 2020 | Zorn Arena
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P.J. O’Rourke, The Politics of Worry | Zorn Arena
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Kurt Ollmann, In recital with pianist Jeffry Peterson | Gantner Concert Hall
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Turtle Island String Quartet, Solstice Celebration | Gantner Concert Hall
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Bobby Seale, Seize the Time | Zorn Arena
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The Princely Players, On the Road to Glory | Schofield Auditorium
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The Acting Company, Richard III | Zorn Arena
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Michael Albert, Radical Visions for Radical Change | Zorn Arena
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