Dancer performing Marthaodyssey in a deep lunge with arms extended straight forward and cupped hands

Jesse Factor

The Marthaodyssey

Dancer performing Marthaodyssey in a deep lunge with arms extended straight forward and cupped hands

Jesse Factor

The Marthaodyssey

Friday & Saturday, February 12 & 13, 2027
Part of HANCHER’S 2026–2027 SEASON and HANCHER UP CLOSE
Presented by HANCHER AUDITORIUM
TICKETS
Adults $25
Students & Youth $10
Additional ticket fees may apply; total ticket price listed on ticketing page

A UI alum sets a Hancher stopover on his ongoing The Marthaodyssey.

Jesse Factor earned an MFA in dance at the University of Iowa and danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company. His solo work, The Marthaodyssey, joyfully journeys through a series of productive tensions: authenticity versus artifice, stark minimalism against dazzling spectacle, high modernist rigor colliding with pop confection. Deeply inspired by Martha Graham—the “High Priestess of Modern Dance”—and Madonna—the “Queen of Pop,”—Factor forges a celebratory hybrid where discipline meets excess and devotion flirts with diva.

Venue

Genre
Hancher Up Close | Dance

Hancher Event Partners
David McCartney & James Petersen

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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Paris Young in advance at (319) 467-4849 or at [email protected] or fill out an accessibility request using the linked form below.

HANCHER ACCESSIBILITY REQUEST FORM
  • Please refrain from wearing perfume or cologne out of respect for smell-sensitive patrons.
  • Photos and video inside the auditorium are prohibited.
  • Seating is general admission.
  • Entrance to the stage will be through Door 1 exclusively. There will be Hancher staff available to help direct you.
  • Parking: The Hancher lot can be accessed from both Park Road and Riverside Drive. Click the button below to view a detailed, interactive map.
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  • Entrances: The main entrance to Hancher Auditorium is located at the south end of the building and near the accessible parking lot on the building’s west side.
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  • For those wishing to dine at Hancher prior to the performance there will be limited snacks available onsite.
  • Beverages purchased from the Smith Lobby Bar can only be taken into the auditorium in a Hancher Season Cup which can be purchased from any concession location, the Hancher Box Office, or in the Hancher Showcase. Cups are $5.00 and reusable.
  • Snacks are available from the Smith Lobby Bar 60 minutes prior to the performance. Food is not allowed in the auditorium.
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