Momix
The endlessly imaginative and energetically physical dance company Momix returns to Hancher to present Opus Cactus—a much-loved work grounded in the teeming life and landscape of the American southwest.
Nachte Raho
Nachte Raho has been a thriving cultural program at the University of Iowa. The tremendous success of our show over the past few years, has quickly made us one of the biggest intercollegiate dance competition in the Midwest. Our competition will feature the dance style of Bollywood Fusion. Traditionally, eight teams are chosen among a range of applicants to compete in Iowa City. For the competition, each team prepares an eight to ten minute dance routine to compete for $3,000.
Iowa City West High School Show Choir Winter Swing Show
The Winter Swing Show is an opportunity for the public to take in the 2017-18 Iowa City West High School Show Choir Competition Shows before they begin their season in January. The concert will consist of West High's varsity show choir, The Good Time Company, as well as West High's mixed prep group, Showtime. The show will also feature individual student acts as well as West's contemporary a cappella ensemble, Vox Novus.
Dance Gala 2017
Dance Gala 2017 celebrates its return to Hancher with compelling new dances from the University of Iowa’s highly acclaimed Department of Dance. Experience the humor and delight of choreography by award-winning artist Monica Bill Barnes in the premiere of an original work created for Dance Gala, and witness the power and grace of dances created by internationally renowned UI Dance faculty.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Lin Hwai-min is the founder and artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. He is also a University of Iowa graduate, earning his MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1971. After studying at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, he founded Cloud Gate in 1973.
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Camille A. Brown's new work, ink, seeks to reclaim African American narratives and culture from appropriation and silence. The third work in a trilogy about identity, ink is an amalgamation of African dance, African American social dance, tap, jazz, modern, and hip-hop.
New York City Ballet MOVES
Established in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and arts aficionado Lincoln Kirstein, New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in the world. The program will include choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, and Jerome Robbins.
Monica Bill Barnes & Company
It’s an after-work office party. It’s also a dance show. Dancers Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass (last seen in Iowa City with Ira Glass in Hancher’s presentation of Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host) crash a party that the whole audience is invited to.
Panel discussion on the creation of The Nutcracker
This panel discussion will include Christopher Wheeldon, one of the most sought-after choreographers working today. Award-winning scenic designer Julian Crouch will also be on the panel, as will Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater and Joffrey dancer April Daly.
Nutcracker Gala Reception
Join us for a special gala reception following the Saturday night performance of The Nutcracker!
Your gala ticket is your invitation to spend the evening with the Joffrey dancers, many of the children (now all grown up!) who danced in previous productions of The Nutcracker on the Hancher stage, and other dance fans.
Capacity is limited.