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Jack Quartet
The New York Times - Sunday, November 26, 2023
With that sprawling stylistic range and its technical mastery, its enthusiastic curiosity about eminent and student composers alike, its precision and passion, the JACK has, since its founding in 2005, become one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles.
UISO
Press-Citizen - Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Chamber Singers of Iowa City and the University of Iowa School of Music Choruses and Orchestra will combine to perform Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 at Hancher Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Conducted by Timothy Stalter and David Puderbaugh, the concert will feature two orchestras, 200+ choral singers, organ, and soloists Jessica Faselt, Steven Soph, and Royce Blackburn.
Dance Gala 2023
Tel Trueque - Friday, November 10, 2023
A review of 'CEMPASÚCHIL' performed in Dance Gala in the Spanish outlet Tel Trueque. En la Gala de Danza en el Auditorio Hancher, programada para el 10 y 11 de noviembre, se presentará el estreno mundial de 'CEMPASÚCHIL', una pieza de ballet del coreógrafo Eloy Barragán.
Dance Gala 2023
The Daily Iowan - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
When entering the University of Iowa Dance and Opera Costume Shop in Hancher Auditorium, every color and texture of fabric imaginable is illuminated in a bright, sunlit room. Since the spring 2022, the costume shop has worked to make outfits for the performers in Dance Gala, which will occur Nov. 10-11.
serpentwithfeet
The Real Mainstream - Monday, October 30, 2023
The love of the club, the essential role of nightlife in Black queer life, and the soft side of masculinity are what audience members will experience Thursday evening, when serpentwithfeet brings his new “Heart of Brick” production to the Englert Theatre.
Uncharted Myths: Reckonings, Reflections, and Riffs on American stories
The Gazette - Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Read about Hancher's evolution as part of making the University of Iowa a first-choice destination performing arts campus for our students, faculty, staff, wider community, and artists from around the world.
Werner Herzog: Part of Infinite Dream
Little Village - Monday, October 16, 2023
More than 700 people filled Iowa City’s Englert Theatre on Sunday night to hear the legendary voice of Werner Herzog. The German filmmaker and author was greeted with nearly a minute of applause, and received two standing ovations before the night was out.
Love in Exile: Part of Infinite Dream
The Daily Iowan - Friday, October 13, 2023

Arooj Aftab, Shahzad Ismaily, and Vijay Iyer on Thursday to perform songs from their album, “Love in Exile,” and Makaya McCraven to play songs from his album, “In These Times" as part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festival. 

John Irving: Part of Infinite Dream
The Daily Iowan - Friday, October 13, 2023
Literary icon John Irving returned to Iowa City’s writing community on Friday, where he was welcomed by a sold-out Hancher audience. At 81 years old, Irving still has several novels left to write. He said he saved the shorter and easier ones for later in life. During the Hancher appearance, in conversation with Iowa Writers’ Workshop program director Lan Samantha Chang, Irving said he has written 14 chapters of his in-progress novel “Honor’s Child.”
Infinite Dream: A Multidisciplinary Festival: Oct. 11 - 21, Iowa City
Press-Citizen - Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Hancher Auditorium introduces the new Infinite Dream Festival. The Infinite Dream Festival is a multidisciplinary festival that explores the American Story's complex fabric, celebrating its accomplishments and failures through music and discussion. Starting on Oct. 11, the festival will feature performances, presentations, and discussions from artists and thinkers as well as students, faculty, and staff from the University of Iowa. The Infinite Dream festival runs through Saturday, Oct. 21.