UW-Eau Claire Players
Various locations
Throughout the Viennese Ball
The UW-Eau Claire Players is a student organization that provides opportunities for participation in theatre outside of the regular UW-Eau Claire theatre season. Participants have the opportunity to write, direct, perform and design. The Players also help promote University productions and hold workshops. The Players are “living statues” — mime artists who pose like a statue or mannequin, usually with realistic statue-like makeup, sometimes for hours at a time. The art requires great patience and physical stamina.
Blugold Competitive Ballroom
Golden Lion Festival Room
8–8:15 p.m.
Blugold Competitive Ballroom focuses on competitive Ballroom and Latin dancing.
It hopes to make an impact on student and community life, while striving for excellence in the Midwestern collegiate dance community. The club has worked with national champions Nic Westlake and Jessica Madson, who have played an integral role in the development of the group.
Two to Tango Dance Club
Ceremonial Room
8:15–8:30 p.m.
Two to Tango Dance Club is the oldest dance club on campus, celebrating its 20-year anniversary this fall. Founded by students of Katharine Thomas Hall, Two to Tango has continued to provide dance instruction to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s students, staff and community members through its professionally trained student instructors.
Grand Ball Society
Various locations
Throughout the Viennese Ball
The Grand Ball Society is a group of UW-Eau Claire music and theatre arts students planning to attend the Viennese Ball in Victorian period costumes. The costumes were designed by Amanda Profaizer, assistant professor of music and theatre arts, and built by UW-Eau Claire music and theatre arts students for the February performance of the operetta Die Fledermaus, composed by Johann Strauss, Jr.
