Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company
performs at the National Wildlife Refuge
System's Conserving the Future Conference
performs at the National Wildlife Refuge
System's Conserving the Future Conference
By Heidi M. Pascual
For more than 20 years, Madison’s Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company has
been the face of a peaceful world with a diverse people living in harmony. “From All
Nations They Come Dancing” has been used to describe Call for Peace, a group of
performers dancing their way to the hearts of national and international audiences.
Founded and led by Dawn and Art Shegonee, Call for Peace sprang from Wisconsin’s
natural talents whose love for humanity and the environment is evident in their lives.
It was no surprise that when the national Wildlife Refuge System’s Conserving the
Future Conference was held in Madison last July 11, Call for Peace was requested to
perform, a symbolic yet significant showing of the System’s respect and admiration
toward Madison’s premier world ambassadors for peace. The group showcased its
awesome dances and colorful costumes and head gears from different cultures, at
the Monona Terrace Rooftop. The photos on this page are a testament to Call for
Peace’s world-class performances. Several local Asian American talents, such as Joy
Chen and the Hua Mulan Dance Company led by Dalian Urbonya awed their audience.
The Refuge System, the nation’s largest network of federal lands and waters, protects
wildlife and its habitat, and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The four -
day national conference featured free documentary films and a stage production that
focused on the System’s concerns. One of the films shown was “Green Fire: Aldo
Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our time,” that examined the thoughts and work of UW
Professor Aldo Leopold, who created UW-Madison’s wildlife management program.
For more than 20 years, Madison’s Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company has
been the face of a peaceful world with a diverse people living in harmony. “From All
Nations They Come Dancing” has been used to describe Call for Peace, a group of
performers dancing their way to the hearts of national and international audiences.
Founded and led by Dawn and Art Shegonee, Call for Peace sprang from Wisconsin’s
natural talents whose love for humanity and the environment is evident in their lives.
It was no surprise that when the national Wildlife Refuge System’s Conserving the
Future Conference was held in Madison last July 11, Call for Peace was requested to
perform, a symbolic yet significant showing of the System’s respect and admiration
toward Madison’s premier world ambassadors for peace. The group showcased its
awesome dances and colorful costumes and head gears from different cultures, at
the Monona Terrace Rooftop. The photos on this page are a testament to Call for
Peace’s world-class performances. Several local Asian American talents, such as Joy
Chen and the Hua Mulan Dance Company led by Dalian Urbonya awed their audience.
The Refuge System, the nation’s largest network of federal lands and waters, protects
wildlife and its habitat, and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The four -
day national conference featured free documentary films and a stage production that
focused on the System’s concerns. One of the films shown was “Green Fire: Aldo
Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our time,” that examined the thoughts and work of UW
Professor Aldo Leopold, who created UW-Madison’s wildlife management program.
Hua Mulan Dance Company
Joy Chen
| Hoop Dance by a Native American performer |
Photos by Jon Gramling