Elisabeth Roskopf
Milwaukee is a complex historical tapestry. Within concrete wastelands, amidst cream city brick, rises our city of today. Business sprouts in the factories of yesteryear; old haunts become new destinations. In this series we speak to artists whose work was woven by this landscape, and trace the thread back to this new Milwaukee.
Elisabeth Roskopf
Elisabeth Roskopf is a dancer, performer, choreographer, educator, pianist, and a mother to her daughter, Alina. Elisabeth was born in South Korea and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin where she began dancing at the age of 6. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano and a minor in Dance. She is a company member of Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Danceworks Performance MKE, the Gina Laurenzi Dance Project, and a performance collaborator with Wild Space Dance Company. She has also performed and collaborated with Marlene Skog Dance, Dawn Springer Dance Projects, Catey Ott Dance Collective, Montauk Project [più mosso], and Lake Arts Project. Elisabeth coproduced and performed in her screendance work, Provenance: A Letter to My Daughter, with her collaborators, Li Chiao-Ping as the director and choreographer and Christal Wagner as the cinematographer and editor. The film features Elisabeth’s story as a transracial and transnational adoptee and received a Best Direction Award from the 2023 Experimental, Dance and Music Film Festival. In addition to her performing, she is a ballet and contemporary teacher and choreographer in the Greater Milwaukee Area. She teaches ballet and modern classes as a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she is currently earning her Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance. Elisabeth is the Founder and Creative Director of Dance For Diversity, an annual screendance project series that is made explicitly for Artists of Color to elevate their unique voices and share their stories of identity through dance-making and performance work. For this inaugural season, DFD is partnering with Danceworks, Inc. Recently, she signed on as a model and actress with The Belle Agency in hopes that she can create greater representation for herself, her daughter, and other Asian Americans in the film industry.
MEDIA ASSETS PRESS RELEASE
FULL LENGTH YOUTUBE
10 MINUTES
FULL LENGTH VIMEO
10 MINUTES
SHORTENED VIDEO
4 MINUTES
TRAILER / TEASER
54 SECONDS
PHOTO ASSETS (STILLS, HEADSHOTS)
Being a dancer allows you to bare your soul to the world. You are showing your wounds and your secrets on stage. -Elisabeth Roskopf
Nō Studios' CREATING MILWAUKEE A M I N I - D O C U M E N T A R Y S E R I E S E X P L O R I N G T H E S T O R I ES O F A R T I S T S
The Elisabeth minidoc launch event will take place on Friday, November 10th both in-person at Nō Studios and online. This hybrid experience will showcase the mini-documentary and offer an opportunity for Q&A with the featured artist: Elisabeth Roskopf
RSVP March 27, 2023 – Milwaukee, WI – Lisa Caesar , the COO of Nō Studios announced today, CREATING MILWAUKEE, a mini-documentary series produced by Nō Studios and presented by The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact. The series explores the stories of Milwaukee area creatives across various disciplines while highlighting their work and its connection to their communities. "Milwaukee is rich with incredibly diverse local talent. We are very excited to partner with The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact to bring more attention to these artists, and their unique work, to foster awareness, conversations and collaborations among the city’s many great creative communities," stated John Ridley , founder and CEO, Nō Studios. Launch Details: The episode launch takes places November 10th 2023, at 11:45 AM with a live broadcast on WISN 12 News followed by a live streamed Q&A from the Nō Studios Gallery. Participants are encouraged to join either at Nō Studios or online.
Nō Studios Announces CREATING MILWAUKEE A M I N I - D O C U M E N T A R Y S E R I E S E X P L O R I N G T H E S T O R I ES O F A R T I S T S
"Arts and culture give life to a community while inspiring creativity and innovation. The Mini-Documentary Series is a program of short format documentary videos produced by Nō Studios featuring local Milwaukee artists and community organizers. Through the Institute’s focus on advocacy and storytelling, we are partnering with Nō Studios to elevate the voices of artists, advocates, and change makers across the country, ” stated Nyra Jordan , Social Impact Director, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact. About Nō Studios Nō Studios derives from the word play between a rejection artists are so often told, with, nō , the Sino-Japanese root word for "skill" or "talent". Founded by Oscar winner and Milwaukee native, John Ridley, the desire behind our 40,000 square foot headquarters is to create a collaborative workspace, hybrid experience platform, and social community that offers an environment for artists and activists to come together. Our historic building features offices, co-working space, a state-of-the-art screening room, performance stage, café bar, gallery, and rooftop lounge and deck.
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About The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Change The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact is a venture capital firm and partner of choice for exceptional entrepreneurs who are building scalable, sustainable businesses in a long-term effort to close equity gaps in America. It also recognizes that capacity building and supporting organizations and experts who have been working toward social causes are equally important in making a positive impact within our communities around the country. Media Contacts: MPRM Communications Jacki St. Thomas nostudios@mprm.com 323-933-3399 produced by Nō Studios nostudios.com/production nostudios.com/creatingmilwaukee iamklassik.com
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