City: Milwaukee

Ko-Thi Dance Company’s ArtsHERE grant will support strategic planning, leadership and cultural competency training, community engagement sessions, audience development, and professionally translated materials to increase arts participation and accessibility among Milwaukee’s diverse communities.  Ko-Thi Dance Company preserves, teaches, documents, interprets, and performs dance and music rooted in the cultures of the African Diaspora. Their programming inspires the community to celebrate themselves through African dance and music.

Native American dancer and choreographer Nedallas Hammill joins the 2025 (W)here in the World Dance Festival as a featured performer and speaker.

Early Music Now is seeking funding to present early music ensemble Magdalena to Milwaukee audiences, on both our main subscription series and for multiple free outreach performances.

Black Arts MKE’s Black Nativity celebrates the timeless work of Langston Hughes story of the Nativity retold through a combination of poetry, dance & song from an African American perspective, with a twist of being set in MKE & highlighting culturally relevant issues. Project includes: Community Night w/tickets 50% off, cast/crew talkbacks, FREE student matinees w/resources, ASL performance& more.

Black Arts MKE will celebrate the genius of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” to engage & empower youth by leveraging the characters who are challenging the status quo to inspire self-discovery, critical thinking & personal growth. Free student matinees & engaging activities (reflection journals, character monologues, etc)will empower youth to find their own voices via self-expression will be offered.

The Southside of Milwaukee has undergone major cultural changes over the past century. Originally the landing point for many eastern Europeans in the city, the Southside is now home to...

In the studio, in the classroom, and on stage, Hip Hop and traditional Afro-Latin music and dance are used as tools for connection and healing. We are particularly committed to...

Black Arts MKE’s Black Nativity by Langston Hughes production will be a complete overhaul from prior years with a new Director, and for the first time, an Artistic Director. Our...

Fifty-three fellows from communities across the U.S. were selected to participate in the 2022-2023 National Leaders of Color Fellowship cohort to build on the legacy of creating an intersectional, intergenerational, and multiracial...

The Marcus Performing Arts Center will present Step Afrika! to the Greater Milwaukee community for a multi-day engagement that includes a public performance along with three community engagement activities for...