Wisconsin Dance Council 60th Anniversary Conference

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 8:00am – 6:30pm
Location: 2nd and 4th Floors
Registration: $80-95
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Morning workshops include Tania Tandias Flamenco Workshop, Richard “Buda” Brasfield Voguestyles, and Edward Salas Limón-based technique
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Closing performance in the Starlight theater, 4th floor MYArts 5:00pm-6:30pm

Dance Wisconsin Performance

New Works: “Inspirations”

Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: 4th floor, Starlight Theater
Tickets: $10-25
Recommended for ages 9 and up
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Each fall the Dance Wisconsin Company presents a performance centered around original choreography created on the company of dancers. An evening of concert length pieces as performed by the Dance Wisconsin Company dancers. The pieces inspired by an art form or science that moved the choreographer to present it via classical or contemporary dance.
Join us during our “Inspirations” performance for an exciting dance exhibition featuring local “Stars” from our community! These talented community members will take the stage between numbers in support of Dance Wisconsin. Vote for your favorite couple!

“CURIOSITY EXPRESSED” Visual Arts Collection Opening Reception, hosted by MYArts

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
   –> Opening remarks at 4:30pm
Location: 4th Floor Lobby at MYArts
Tickets: Free Admission
Ages: Open to the general public, all ages!
   –> Light refreshments provided

Come join MYArts in celebrating our new visual arts collection, “Curiosity Expressed”, featuring photography from Nancy Rich. The following photographs received awards and will be in the MYArts exhibit:
  • Pigeon Cove
  • Down the Up Staircase
  • Black Beauty on the Run
  • Up, Up, and Out
  • Primary Passage
  • The Art of Window Reflections
  • A Splash of Color
  • Crustacean Without a Backbone
  • Bird’s Eye View
About Nancy Rich:
Award-winning photographer, author, and educator, Nancy Rich has donated a major portion of her collection of photographs to the MYArts community. Her goal is to support the MYArts mission of encouraging students to “Explore, Discover, and Create” their own artwork that “NRiches” their lives and those of others. Nancy’s images focus on a range of diverse topics, from floating pieces of colored glass, to abstract sea sculptures, colorful window reflections, nautical themes, and people, places, and objects from home and afar.

MYARTS BLACKBOX BANDSTAND: Ft The Deltones & Idledaze Trio

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Sunrise Theater at MYArts
Tickets: $0-$10

MYArts Blackbox Bandstand is an evening where local talent showcases their music and inspiration, expresses themselves through the arts, and creates connections with the community. The event provides local musicians and artists with a welcoming space to share their creativity, connect with audiences, and celebrate the arts together.

Event Supported by
US Bank Wealth Management

Breakthrough Dance Company

“Reverberations”

Performances:
-October 24th, 7:00pm
-October 25th, 2:00pm
Location: Sunrise Theater, 4th floor
Tickets: $5-35

Breakthrough Dance Company’s eighth showcase, exploring how our actions shape ourselves and the ripple effect they have on the world around us. Reverberations will feature dance pieces of a variety of styles from our current dance repertory.

u.DL presents: dis•sonance

Performances:
-October 29th, 7:00pm
-October 30th, 7:00pm
-October 31st, 1:00pm
Location: Sunrise Theater, 4th floor
Tickets: $10-30


Join us for the Unincorporated Dance Lab’s 3rd season performance presenting original works in collaboration with local choreographers and artists that contemplate on themes of discordance and dissent.

Featuring works by Edward Salas, Erica Pinigis, Julian McKenzie, Katrina Atkin, Kendyll Hazzard, Sarah Langdon, and Tara McAninch

With dancers Abby Frank-Taylor, Caitlyn Lamdin, Chloe Stevens, Claire Berndt, Clara Cole, Dawn Wang, Edward Salas, Erin Alberts, Eve Levi, Megan Schimke, Sarah Langdon, Stormy Gaylord, Sydney Blashe, Tara McAninch, Taylor Rosenthal, and guest Emma Potter

Madison Ballet

“Jekyll & Hyde”

Performances:
-October 29th, 7:00pm **preview performance**
-October 30th, 7:00pm **opening night**
-October 31st, 2:00pm & 7:00pm
-November 1, 2:00pm
Runtime: 2 hours (includes 20 minute intermission)
Location: Starlight Theater, 4th floor
Tickets: $58-89

Madison Ballet opens its 45th season ‘Coming into View’,  by unveiling a gripping new interpretation of one of literature’s most haunting psychological thrillers: Jekyll & Hyde.  This landmark world-premiere transforms Robert Louis Stevenson’s timeless tale into a powerful evening of contemporary ballet, where beauty and brutality, reason and desire, light and darkness collide.  Dark, provocative, and deeply human, this production is perfect for the Halloween season, and is unlike anything the company has presented before.
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Set to the mesmerizing and cinematic music of Michael Nyman, Artistic Director Ja’ Malik and Rehearsal Director Richard Walters bring fresh vision to this iconic story, creating an emotionally charged production that examines ambition, temptation, identity, and the duality that exists in every human being.  This season reflects Madison Ballet’s commitment to presenting both the power of the classical ballet and new works that push the art form forward.

Madison Youth Choirs: Anita Collin’s Workshop

The Music Advantage: From Brain Science to Community Impact

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Registration: Pay what you can ($20 suggested)

MORNING SESSION: For educators and program designers
Music Learning and the Brain: Using Research to Strengthen your Teaching Practice
  • 8:00-8:30AM Check-in, same-day registration if still available
  • 8:30-11:30AM For music educators

Discover how brain science can help you explain the value of music learning, make informed decisions about teaching and program design, and build stronger support among families, colleagues and school leaders. Participants will leave with practical ways to use research to advocate for their students, demonstrate impact and strengthen the place of music within their learning.

AFTERNOON SESSION: For everyone invested in helping children thrive
The Music Advantage: How Music Learning Strengthens Children, Families, and Communities
  • 12:00-12:30PM Check-in, same day registration if still available
  • 12:30-3:30PM For parents, caregivers, educators, nonprofit organizations, arts organizations, school leaders, community groups, and everyone invested in helping children thrive.

Music learning offers benefits that reach far beyond the music room. This accessible and engaging session explores how learning music supports academic development, strengthens attention and emotional regulation, enriches family life, promotes wellbeing and builds more connected communities.

LunArt

DARK TALES: An Evening of Music and Mystery

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Time: 7:30pm
Location: Starlight Theater
Tickets: $35-45

What lurks beneath the surface? What stories are hidden in the shadows?

Step into DARK TALES, an evocative evening where ancient chants, elemental forces, mysterious creatures, and chilling stories come together in a haunting exploration of nature, humanity, and the imagination.

The evening features evocative and mysterious choral pieces presented by the LunART Treble Choir alongside a world premiere of a dramatic staging of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado, a classic tale of revenge, deception, and obsession, brought to life with actors and chamber music in an atmosphere of suspense and intrigue.

Come venture beyond the familiar and discover what waits in the shadows!