It is a rare happening in a city the size of Iowa City to have two jewels in its crown. The University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium and the Center for Human Rights are these rare entities that have for decades had significant impact on Iowa City, statewide, nationally and globally.
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Press Citizen - Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Daily Iowan - Saturday, May 8, 2021
Psychologist Carl Jung developed 12 different brand archetypes that represent common forms or images in myths and legends from across the world.
Press Citzen - Thursday, May 6, 2021
When Chuck Swanson first asked Tess Weaver and Jennifer Black Reinhardt to make a children's book inspired by the 30 granite fish now resting on the Hancher Auditorium's lawn, there was some trepidation....
The Gazette - Thursday, May 6, 2021
Beyond campus and the Iowa City community Hancher arranges performances in every part of the state. One example symbolic of those many projects...
Daily Iowan - Wednesday, May 5, 2021
In early 2020, illusionist Scott Silven was just beginning his worldwide tour when it was cut short by the spread of COVID-19.
The New York Times - Monday, May 3, 2021
The company will travel from Nebraska to New York City—through 14 states—in six sleeper buses and three production trucks.
Broadway World - Thursday, April 29, 2021
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Ballet Des Moines and Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa have come together to create Dance Into Spring, a state-crossing collaboration featuring outdoor performances in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Muscatine.
Daily Iowan - Thursday, April 29, 2021
In a performance recorded specifically for Hancher Auditorium, violinist and composer Layale Chaker and her quintet performed last night from her album ‘Inner Rhyme’ and upcoming project ‘Bards’ with clarinet player Kinan Azmeh.
Ballet Des Moines and Hancher Auditorium have come together to bring a live dance performance for audiences to enjoy safely outdoors.
Gazette - Monday, April 26, 2021
Hancher is pirouetting back into live performances — outdoors, masked and socially distanced — in its first collaboration with Ballet Des Moines.