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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.

Our Quad Cities - Saturday, April 24, 2021

Muscatine will be one of three stops on the “Dance into Spring” tour, bringing together Ballet Des Moines and Hancher Auditorium.

Muscatine Journal - Friday, April 23, 2021

One collaboration is hoping to capture the feeling of renewal that comes with the season of spring through an outdoor performance.

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Discover Muscatine - Wednesday, March 31, 2021

If there is one thing everyone has missed over the last year, it is coming together with friends and family.

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Arts Midwest - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Andre Perry is a skilled artist, thinker, producer and administrator who works across disciplines. As part of the Board, he will aid Arts Midwest’s work to support and connect communities across our region.
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Daily Iowan - Sunday, March 14, 2021

Hancher Auditorium has helped the UI during the pandemic by turning its stages into classrooms for the Department of Dance and the School of Music. The building has hosted up to 12 classes per day, five days a week during the fall and spring semesters.

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The Gazette - Sunday, March 7, 2021

Just as spring brings a mix of sunshine and showers, area arts presenters are bringing a mix of in-person and online events to usher in the season. Here are some of the upcoming ways they're continuing to connect with viewers at home and afar.

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Press Citizen - Friday, March 5, 2021

Despite having had to operate in the red over the past year, Hancher executive director  Chuck Swanson is still dedicated to the venue's mission.

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Daily Iowan - Saturday, February 13, 2021

This weekend, Third Coast Percussion will bring online fun to Hancher Auditorium with their Saturday performance of “Think Outside the Drum,” and their Sunday family event, “The Hancher Youth and Family Talent Show.”