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"Again, we had a marvelous time and we feel
we have found a real gem in your short-term travel and fine arts
presentations." -Elaine Hoberg
See more comments from past travellers
To request a Performing Arts Study Tours brochure, e-mail dwhittle@dcs.wisc.edu.
For 40 years, educational travel provided through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Performing Arts Study Tours, has continued to blend quality performance opportunities and educational focus with efficient travel. Most domestic programs feature four-day schedules that combine a weekend and two days for easy and relaxing "getaways." Tour prices and details are announced in descriptive brochures throughout the year. We encourage you to join our mailing list.
Enjoy some of the best performing arts in the United States. The following describes the weekend performing arts tours available each year.
Enjoy the happy holiday tradition of the University of Wisconsin's annual trip to New York City for a weekend of performances by some of the world's most inspiring performers and artists. The program will include a symphonic performance, a night at the Metropolitan Opera, a private tour of one of the city's major art museums, and two Broadway plays! Of course, you'll have plenty of free time to enjoy the city's holiday season, including the option of attending The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular! Land package price to be announced includes all lodging, tickets, and transfers.
Back by popular demand! For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin will travel to the beautiful desert landscape of Santa Fe, New Mexico for the Opera Season and Chamber Music Festival. Enjoy the operas "Daphne" and "La Boheme," two chamber music concerts, two lectures, a group dinner, a city tour and plenty of free time in one of the country's most interesting cities. Land package price to be announced includes all lodging, tickets, and transfers.
A festival with one of North America’s premier theatre companies, The Shaw Festival focuses on the works of George Bernard Shaw, his contemporaries, and plays that take place in the period of time encompassing Mr. Shaw’s lifetime. This weekend trip takes in 5 plays, with ample time to stroll the beautiful shore of Lake Ontario and the lovely village of Niagara-on-the-Lake. This is one of our most popular trips, so sign up early! More about this program.
For three weeks every summer Charleston turns into one of the most fertile performance sites in the world. Spoleto Festival brings in musical, theater, dance, opera, jazz, storytelling, blues and choral artists from all corners of the earth for a festival unmatched elsewhere in North America. UW-Madison spends a weekend there every other year, sampling a cross-section of the performance options while enjoying the southern hospitality, cuisine, history and weather for which the region is renowned. If you’ve never been to Spoleto Festival, you really don’t know what you’re missing.
Every spring UW-Madison travels to the Big Apple for a weekend of the best theater in the country. The itinerary includes four Broadway shows (dramas, comedies and musicals in different combinations), but occasionally we will substitute an evening at a Jazz Club with live music and dinner for our Thursday night entertainment. Daytime activities include an educational seminar with a Broadway professional and a guided tour of one of New York’s fine art museums or famous neighborhoods. There is also plenty of free time to explore the city on your own terms.
"The New York trip was simply great-as are ALL of your expertly managed tours. Thank you for making it so memorable." —Lora Otjen
"The Arts Study tour to Toronto was outstanding! I so enjoyed the activities/events and relaxed weekend. Thanks so very much for all your obvious pre-planning!" —Jo Ann Six
"What a great trip to New York City! As always, it was beautifully planned and the performances selected were outstanding." —Marg Williams
"We have taken several reputably top-notch commercial tours in the past, but we have never been treated more considerably and efficiently. We hope we will have the opportunity to take additional tours with you in the future." —Ed and Lois Kaul
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The Department of Liberal Studies & the Arts is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies. The units within Continuing Studies provide continuing education programs for lifelong learners, from precollege to seniors, as well as counseling services for adult learners. You will find the UW-Madison Continuing Studies home page at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu, or browse the Web site using the navigational links below.
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File last updated: October 6, 2008
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