through performance
WARENES
leave your legacy.
We are
Awareness
through
Performance.
We come
together to
promote greater
consciousness
around social
justice, diversity,
and climate issues
on the UW-L
campus and
beyond. Using the
stage as our
forum, we
creatively
challenge systems
of privilege and
oppression
and strive to plant
seeds of social
responsibility,
inspire critical
thought, and
spark a
campus-wide
conversation.
On our campus,
we are not only
students, but also
change agents
and leaders.
We are
committed.
We are
passionate.
We are both
learners and
teachers.
We are diverse in
our identities
and experiences
and most
importantly,
we are willing to
share our stories.
September 2, 2012
4:30 | 6:30 P.M.
GMH Auditorium
This event is
sponsored by the
Research and
Resource Center for
Campus Climate.
PER FOR MER S
Richard Allenby | Cody Babcock | Danny Bero | Bobby Black
Lejia Dongzhu | Stephanie Fletcher | Fatima Guled
Michaela Habberley | Jazzma Holland | Stephanie Holt
Alexis Klas | Angela Marinello | Paige McKibben | Ari Oium
Caleb Roberts | Sarah Schmidt | Zach Shannon | Jon Terry
Cheyenne Todd | Valerie Wilmink
ADVISOR S
Nizam Arain | Angela Birrittella | Matt Evensen
Amanda Goodenough| Lucas Graff | Natalie Magnus
Willem Van Roosenbeek
SPECI AL THANKS TO
Our Cross Cultural Guides for their valued
and different perspectives.
Barbara Stewart for her leadership and support.
Jason Bertrand, Bridgette Hensley, Angie Lee, Tom Link, and
Ingrid Peterson for sharing their time and expertise with us.
Brant Mayer, Heather Holm, Richard Allenby & Nizam Arain
for their technical assistance.
Tara DeLong for keeping our tummies happy!
Kate Oganowski for her prop skills.
Michael Slevin for his assistance and patience
with our scheduling needs.
The OMSS staff for allowing us to use their space.
DigiCopy for accommodating our quick printing needs.
Sodexo for their wonderful catering accommodations.
Our excellent custodial staff for their understanding
and help with our performance space.
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.
DON’T MISS OUR OPEN MIC NIGHT!
Wednesday, Oct. 31 in the Cellar!
AWARENESS IS A STEP
Directed by: Jazzma Holland, Jon Terry, Richard Allenby, Valerie Wilmink
[All Cast]
SHOES
Written by: Steff Fletcher, Michaela Habberley
[Fatima, Cody, Steff, Michaela]
PLACEBO
Written by: Richard Allenby • [Richard]
IT’S NOT FUNNY
Written by: Ari Oium, Lejia Dongzhu, Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Angela Marinello
[Paige, Ari, Michaela]
PARTY CULTURE
Written by: Paige McKibben, Lejia Dongzhu, Jazzma Holland,
Michaela Habberley, Angela Marinello
[Danny, Bobby, Zach, Stephanie, Jazzma, Fatima, Sarah, Ang, Valerie]
F-A-T
Written by: Valerie Wilmink • [Valerie]
MAN UP
Written by: Paige McKibben, Fatima Guled, Lejia Dongzhu, Zach Shannon,
Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Danny Bero, Richard Allenby, Alexis Klas
[Lejia, Caleb, Jon, Danny]
VOTING - IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Written by: Sarah Schmidt, Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Richard Allenby
[Michaela, Valerie]
HERE I STAND
Written by: Michaela Habberley, Angela Marinello • [Michaela, Paige, Lejia]
TOOLBOX
Written by: Paige McKibben, Fatima Guled, Cody Babcock, Zach Shannon,
Sarah Schmidt • [Fatima, Cody, Lejia, Steff, Sarah, Alexis, Valerie]
STICKS AND STONES
Produced by: Amanda Goodenough
WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE
Written by: Cody Babcock • [Cody]
RACIAL STEERING
Written by: Ari Oium, Paige McKibben, Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Alexis Klas
[Bobby, Paige, Zach, Steff, Caleb, Michaela]
IT’S MY ISSUE
Written by: Steff Fletcher, Michaela Habberley, Angela Marinello,
Bobby Black • [Bobby, Zach, Valerie, Ang]
SMOKING WORDS
Written by: Ari Oium • [Ari]
THE HOLY HOTEL
Written by: Ari Oium, Zach Shannon, Stephanie Holt, Jazzma Holland,
Valerie Wilmink, Caleb Roberts • [Cheyenne, Ari, Danny, Stephanie,
Caleb, Richard]
PARTS AND PIECES
Written by: Paige McKibben, Ari Oium, Cody Babcock, Zach Shannon, Steff
Fletcher, Sarah Schmidt • [Cheyenne, Cody, Richard]
HANDS
Written by: Zach Shannon • [Zach]
SHADEISM
Written by: Fatima Guled, Zach Shannon, Lejia Dongzhu, Stephanie Holt,
Jon Terry, Angela Marinello • [Fatima, Ari, Zach, Lejia, Cody, Stephanie,
Danny, Jazzma, Jon, Alexis, Ang]
WHO I AM
Produced by: Sarah Schmidt, Cody Babcock, Danny Bero, Alexis Klas
[Bobby, Paige, Fatima, Ari, Zach, Cody, Steff, Sarah, Jazzma, Caleb, Jon,
Danny, Alexis, Ang]
LEAVE YOUR LEGACY
Produced by: Cheyenne Todd, Bobby Black, Michaela Habberley,
Angela Marinello • [All Cast]
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
“Wake Up” by The Arcade Fire
“Beautiful” by Eminem
“Crucify” by Tori Amos
“Take a Minute” by K’naan
“I am Women” by Jordin Sparks
“Perfect” by Pink
“Excuse Me Mr.” by Ben Harper
“Freedom of Choice” by A Perfect Circle
“Diamonds on the Inside” by Ben Harper
“With a Little Help from My Friends” by Joe Cocker
“The Fighter” by Gym Class Heroes, Featuring Ryan Tedder
“Changes” by 2Pac
“Jeremy” by Pearl Jam
“Man, I Feel Like a Woman” by Shania Twain
“I Love You and Buddha Too” by Mason Jennings
“Lola” by The Kinks
“Unity” by Trevor Hall
“Blood Brothers” by Ingrid Michaelson
“Same Love” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Amazing” by One Eskimo
“Nuvole Bianche” by Ludovico Einaudi
REFERENCES
Black or White Something to Think About. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSFqnUFOns
Fair n Lovely Ad India Female. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubbufbkbovY
Shadeism Part 1. Retrieved August 28, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=T6oaEHsdhOs
U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from:http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/
socdemo/voting/
Willoughby, B. (2004). 10 ways to fight hate on campus: A response guide for college activists. Tolerance.org, A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Wisconsin State Government, Government Accountability Board.
Voter Public Access. Retrieved from https://vpa.wi.gov/.
ADDITIONAL THANKS TO
TaTa Lovicious for sharing your wisdom and inspiring us all
to be better people.
Peppa for being a symbol of unconditional love and furriness.
You will forever be our unofficial ATP mascot.
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H O W I T ALL S TARTED....
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. Currently, 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 eventually perform real life experiences that touch on topics of racism, sexism, 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
H I STORY OF S TEP
The roots of the “STEPPING” dance dates 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 fraternityAlpha 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. “STEPPING” is practiced at almost every college campus where Black GreekLetter 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 provide 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.
Go to: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate, click on “Hate/Bias Incident Form.”
For concerns about relationship violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, please contact:
INGRID PETERSON
Violence Prevention Specialist
149 Graff Main Hall
608-785-5126
peterson.ingr@uwlax.edu
AWARENESS
Some people want you to save the world. All we ask is that you save the date.
through performance.
COMING TO A GRAFF MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM NEAR YOU:
October 15 | January 27 | March 4
For more information, visit: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.
To apply to be a part of the spring 2013 troupe, click “Join the ATP Team.”
(Application process takes place in mid October/early November.)
...building commUNITY to enhance our campus climate.
Educational Programming/Training
(Intercultural Sensitivity Awareness, Diversity, Work/Life Balance, etc.)
Hate Response Team/Hate & Bias Incident Form
Awareness through Performance
Assessment of Campus Climate
Safe Space & Home for Dialogue
Community Outreach
Research, Resources & Other Information
Matt Evensen • Amanda Goodenough • Barbara Stewart • Will Van Roosenbeek
www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate
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