Join us as Hancher explores and celebrates Islamic art and Muslim artists
Hancher has been awarded a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) for the Building Bridges: Arts, Culture, and Identity program. APAP sought projects designed to build knowledge and appreciation for arts and culture with roots in Muslim-majority societies.
Hancher’s project, Embracing Complexity, will take a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to building understanding of contemporary Islamic cultures and Muslim identity. Artists will be in residence at various times over the course of two years and will work with partners both on and off the University of Iowa campus on a broad range of activities including performances, classes, exhibits, discussions, and lectures. The project will also document and explore the experiences of Muslims in Eastern Iowa through sharing of local stories and oral histories. Embracing Complexity is in keeping with the University of Iowa’s commitment to diversity.
Our goal is to build textured knowledge of Islamic cultures, while creating a greater sense of empathy for the experiences of peoples of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. We believe this is an urgent program at this moment.
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COMEDYSaturday, February 22, 2020, 7:30 pm |
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STORYTELLINGSyed Umar Warsi, Amir Safi, and Amal Kassir Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:30 pm |
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MUSICRahim AlHaj and string ensemble Saturday, February 16, 2019, 7:30 pm |
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MUSICSaturday, November 17, 2018, 7:30 pm |
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MUSICClub Hancher: Kinan Azmeh's CityBand Saturday, November 3, 2018, 6:30 and 9:00 pm |
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THEATRE | MUSICIPHIGENIA POINT BLANK: Story of the first Refugee Presented by the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts November 1–4 and 8–11, 2018 |
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MUSICZeshan B and the Transistors |
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THEATER | STORYTELLINGReading: Muslims in Iowa |
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COMEDYBassem Youssef Saturday, April 7, 2018, 7:30 pm |
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THEATER | STORYTELLINGFeathers of Fire: A Persian Epic Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 7:30 pm |
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LECTUREKareem Abdul-Jabbar Sunday, March 25, 2018, 3:00 pm Cassanda S. Foens M.D. 10th Anniversary Lecture |
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MUSICAmir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:30 pm |
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LECTUREG. Willow Wilson, A Superhero for Generation Why Sunday, October 8, 2017, 2:00 pm |
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MUSICNiyaz, The Fourth Light Project Saturday, September 30, 2017, 7:30 pm |
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DINNERSaturday, September 9, 2017, 7:00 pm |
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LECTURE | THEATREThursday, September 7, 2017, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
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This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals – Building Bridges: Arts, Culture, and Identity, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Image: Iranian glazed ceramic tile work, from the ceiling of the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, Iran. Province of Fars. (Credit: Pentocelo)