through performance

Awareness

through

Performance is

a production

created by UW-L

students that

brings together

both upbeat and

serious scenes

which encourage

audience

members to

acknowledge

the dignity and

worth of all

people. Through

creative and

artistic messages,

the audience is

provided with the

tools necessary

to further engage

in dialogue and

take action to

educate others

about the

topics discussed.

This event is

sponsored by the

Research and

Resource Center

for Campus

Climate.

January 22, 2012

4:00 & 7:00 P.M.

GMH Auditorium

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AWARENESS IS A STEPWritten by: Angela Marinello & Jazzma Holland • Directed by: Lily Cornwell, Brie

Robbins, Crystal Rosado, Bobby Black, Ashley Nicholas, Angela Marinello • [All Cast]

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACKWritten by: Stephanie Fletcher, Daniel Bero, Paige McKibben,

Lejia Dongzhu, Fatima Guled [Cheyenne, Danny, Lejia, Paige, Melanie]

JUST LIKE YOUWritten by: Nicholas Springer, Fatima Guled, Stephanie Fletcher,

Andrew Rasmussen • [Fatima, Nick, Paige, Andrew]

STILL DREAMINGWritten by: Crystal Rosado, Allison Evans, Fatima Guled, Lejia Dongzhu,

Michaela Habberley • [Lejia, Allison, Fatima, Michaela, Crystal]

GUARDIAN ANGELWritten by: Andrew Rasmussen • [Andrew, Ashley]

WELCOME TO LAX SHOREInspired by: MTV’s Jersey Shore • Written by: Angela Marinello,

Bobby Black, Crystal Rosado, Cheyenne Todd, Brie Robbins, Daniel Bero, Lily Cornwell • [Andrew, Crystal, Lily, Bobby, Cheyenne Brie]

GAME OF CHANCEWritten by: Nicholas Springer, Jacqueline Bisson, Crystal Rosado, Allison

Evans, Fatima Guled, Daniel Bero • [Nick, Paige, Lejia, Brie, Danny]

BEAUTIFULWritten by: Crystal Rosado, Allison Evans, Brie Robbins, Lily Cornwell,

Daniel Bero, Andrew Rasmussen • [Danny, Brie, Lily, Allison, Crystal, Andrew]

UNDER WHOSE GODWritten by: Stephanie Fletcher • [Jackie, Paige, Steff, Fatima, Danny, Ryan, Michaela]

SIDE OF FLEXIBLE WITH YOUR SEXUALWritten by: Melanie Quiñones, Nicholas Springer, Ryan Kacvinsky,

Ashley Nicholas • [Andrew, Paige, Melanie, Danny, Nick, Ryan, Ashley]

VOTING SCHMOTINGWritten by: Angela Marinello, Crystal Rosado, Allison Evans, Michaela

Habberley, Bobby Black, Andrew Rasmussen • [Steff, Danny, Lejia, Melanie, Nick, Paige, Fatima, Ashley, Brie, Allison, Crystal, Andrew]

WHISPERSWritten by: Ryan Kacvinsky, Melanie Quiñones, Angela Marinello, Paige McKibben,

Allison Evans, Michaela Habberley, Bobby Black, Andrew Rasmussen • [All Cast]

I WAS HERE“I Was Here” Produced by: Beyoncé Knowles

Choreographed by: Bobby Black, Michaela Habberley, Jacqueline Bisson [Bobby, Michaela, Jackie, Ryan, Fatima]

SOCIETY HEARTBREAKWritten by: Allison Evans • [Allison, Ashley]

DARE TO BAREWritten by Jacqueline Bisson, Angela Marinello, Ashley Nicholas, Lily Cornwell,

Brie Robbins, Cheyenne Todd, Bobby Black, Will Van Roosenbeek, Ryan Kacvinsky, Richard Allenby • [Brie, Ryan, Jackie, Lily, Ashley, Bobby,

Cheyenne, Angela, Richard, Michaela, Lejia, Andrew, Nick]

PERFECT.. . TO MEWritten by: Angela Marinello, Jacqueline Bisson, Stephanie Fletcher • [Bobby]

SKITTLESWritten by: Richard Allenby, Paige McKibben, Angela Marinello,

Michaela Habberley • [Richard, Melanie]

SEPARATE BUT EQUALWritten by: Nicholas Springer • [Nick]

MY STORYWritten by: Angela Marinello, Melanie Quiñones, Lejia Dongzhu, Andrew

Rasmussen, Stephanie Fletcher • [Angela, Lejia, Steff]

BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEEMusic by: Black Eyed Peas, Natash Beddingfield, James Morrison

Soloists: Paige McKibben, Lily Cornwell, Bobby Black, Angela Marinello, Cheyenne Todd, Ryan Kacvinsky, Jacqueline Bisson

Guitarists: Daniel Bero, Richard Allenby • [All Cast]

PERFORMERS Richard Allenby | Daniel Bero | Jacqueline Bisson | Bobby Black Lily Cornwell | Lejia Dongzhu | Allison Evans | Stephanie Fletcher

Fatima Guled | Michaela Habberley | Ryan Kacvinsky Angela Marinello | Paige McKibben | Ashley NicholasMelanie Quiñones | Andrew Rasmussen | Brie RobbinsCrystal Rosado | Nicholas Springer | Cheyenne Todd

ADVISORSNizam Arain | Carrie Bero | Matt Evensen

Amanda Goodenough | Natalie Magnus | Katee Jo NeumannKate Oganowski | Willem Van Roosenbeek

INTERPRETERSarah Erickson

SPECIAL THANKS TOOur Cross Cultural Guides for their valued

and different perspectives.

Barbara Stewart for her leadership and support.

Ingrid Peterson and Tom Linkfor sharing their time and expertise with us.

Brant Mayer, Heather Holm, Nizam Arain, Brent Bankes and Richard Allenby for their technical assistance.

Michael Slevin for his assistance and patience with our scheduling needs.

The OMSS staff for allowing us to use their space.

Chartwells for their wonderful catering accommodations.

Our excellent custodial staff for their understanding and help with our performance space.

DigiCopy for accommodating our quick printing needs.

Ryan Weigel & Ken Gast for capturing our performance through video.

Officer David Pehl for “opening the door” and visiting with us during ATP Development Week.

Tara DeLong for contributing delicious treats and keeping our tummies happy.

Former ATP performers for their past contributions and ongoing support with helping to build a sustainable peer education program.

And to all of the many other family members, friends, and partners of the cast and crew for understanding,

supporting, encouraging, and believing in our performance production, Awareness through Performance.

SPONSORED BY

Educational Programming/Training (Intercultural Sensitivity Awareness, Diversity, Work/Life Balance, etc.)

Hate Response Team/Hate Incident FormAwareness through PerformanceAssessment of Campus Climate

(Exit Interviews, Campus Climate Surveys, 1-Minute Unit/Office Assessment, etc.)

Safe Space & Home for DialogueCommunity Outreach

Research, Resources & Other Information

Carrie Bero • Matt Evensen • Amanda GoodenoughBarbara Stewart • Will Van Roosenbeek

www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate1120 Centennial Hall • 608.785.5094

...building commUNITY to enhance our campus climate.

HOW IT ALL STARTED.. . .Awareness through Performance (ATP) first debuted on the UW-L campus in the spring of 2006. With its essence largely rooted in the concept of performance studies, where the message is placed above the delivery, ATP exists as an alternative outlet for social activism on campus. Cur-rently, the Research and Resource Center for Campus Climate supports the development and delivery of 6 performances during the academic year on the UW-L campus.

A new ATP Troupe is carefully selected each semester, and is always comprised of 15-20 students who share a passion for diversity and social justice issues and a desire to further explore the dynamics of how these issues shape our world. Because of their commitment to gaining a greater understanding of the institutional oppressions and “isms” that affect all members of our community, these students come together for an accelerated journey to dialogue, research, reflect, write, and even-tually perform real life experiences that touch on topics of racism, sex-ism, ageism, ableism, classism, heterosexism, gender expression and identity, privilege, hate, cultural differences, and more. Using the stage as their forum for educating, the performers creatively explore, examine and dissect issues that are present in today’s society.

The program you are about to experience was created in just 8 days. It is hoped that by watching this show, audience members will increase their cross-cultural awareness, embrace a journey towards greater understanding, and become committed to tearing down barriers and building more inclusive communities. The performance is designed to begin or continue the dialogue about difficult social issues even after the performance concludes.

ATP is indeed changing the world… one performance at a time.

To learn more, please visit www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.

VOTED “2010-11 BEST ALL-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR” BY RHAC

PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE STATE COUNCIL ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND

THE OFFICE OF STATE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

NOMINATED FOR THE 2009 REGENTS DIVERSITY AWARD BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

NOMINATED FOR THE 2008 REGENTS EXCELLENCE AWARD BY UW-L‘S ACADEMIC STAFF COUNCIL

VOTED “2006-07 BEST ALL-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR” BY UW-L’S RHAC

HISTORY OF STEPThe roots of the “STEPPING” dance date as far back as the ancestral tribes of Africa.

It has been written that rival tribes would settle disputes by challenging each other to dance. However, “STEPPING” was probably most heavily influenced by an African American dance called Juba. The Juba Dance came from Africa to the West Indies via the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Juba eventually made it to the United States where it evolved into a rhythmic stomping, patting, and tapping of the body dance style.

During Slavery, Juba was more commonly known as Hambone. At the turn of the nineteenth century, an African American founded fraternity- Alpha Phi Alpha- would sophisticate the Hambone Dance by adding synchronized chanting and beats from the hands and feet. This unified rhythm sport is what we now call “STEPPING.”

The roots of “STEPPING” are also heavily connected and influenced by African American college students and Greek organizations. “STEP-PING” is practiced at almost every college campus where Black Greek-Letter organizations are represented. This art form allows fraternities and sororities a way of building a deeper and closer bond with each other across different college campuses in the nation, as well as pro-vide an opportunity to connect with common history.

Today youth and adult organizations across America embrace this art form because of how it unifies people through rhythm and dialogue.

MUSICAL SELECTIONS

“O.P.P.” by Naughty by Nature“Fix the World Up For You” by James Morrison

“Us” by Brother Ali“Wide Eyes” by Local Natives

“Changes” by Tupac“Stressed Out” by A Tribe Called Quest

“Makeup” by Amanda Blank“The Apprentice Theme Song”

“Make You Crazy” by Brett Dennen“Roll Away Your Stone” by Mumford and Sons

“Fly One Time” by Ben Harper“I Love You and Buddha Too” by Mason Jennings

“Grace Kelly” by Mika“Learnalilgivinanlovin’” by Gotye

“Teardrop” by Massive Attack“Hope” by Twista

“Take Care” by Drake“Strip Me” by Natasha Beddingfield

“For What Its Worth” by Buffalo Springfield“Fuckin’ Perfect” by Pink“Beautiful” by The Tones

“Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon“The Mountain” by Ludovico Einaudi

“One Day” by Hans Zimmer“We All Want Love” by Rihanna

“If You’re Out There” by John Legend“One Tribe” by Black Eyed Peas

“Man in the Mirror” by James Morrison

REFERENCES

America was built by immigrants. Retrieved from http://waai.digitalcity- mechanics.com/america-was-built-by-immigrants

Canaday, M. (2009). The straight state. New Jersey: Princenton University Press.

ColorLine and the Applied Research Center. Retrieved from http://colorlines.com/droptheiword/ & http://www.youtube.com/ watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ebs6SCPf_dU

Dove evolution [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

Piper, T. (Director), Stavv, Y. (Director), & Kirkland, M. (Writer) (2006).

U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from:http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/ socdemo/voting/

League of Women Voters

www.lwv.org

For concerns about relationship violence, sexual assault, or stalking, please contact:

INGRID PETERSONViolence Prevention Specialist

149 Graff Main Hall| 608-785-5126 ipeterson@uwlax.edu

Go to: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate, click on “Hate Incident Form.”

COMING TO A GRAFF MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM NEAR YOU:

AWARENESSthrough performance.

Some people want you to save the world. All we ask is that you save the date.

March 5th | 7:00 pm

Ready to be a change agent?!

Applications for our fall 2012 ATP Troupe begin

in mid-March

For more information, visit: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.

DON’T MISS OUR OPEN MIC NIGHT!Wednesday, April 11 in the Cellar!

Sponsored by UW-L’s Research & Resource Center for Campus Climate | Free & open to the public | For disability accommodations, call (608) 785-5094

This event will showcase some of the outstanding work being done at UW-L in regards to diversity and will consist of two parts: a diversity resource room

(which will include information tables from offices and organizations related to diversity), and 13 presentations from faculty, staff and students

which will be presented every hour in Valhalla and Port O’Call.

Celebration OF DIVERSITY!