Dance Gala 2019 celebrates its 38th anniversary with “In Motion,” featuring new work created by University of Iowa Department of Dance faculty and guest artists from Urban Bush Women, a dance company that encourages civic engagement and social accountability through art.
![Out & About | Hancher Out & About | Hancher](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_11_08_livinglocal.jpg)
Today we are out and about in Iowa City visiting one of the University of Iowa’s gems, Hancher Auditorium. For 47 years, Hancher has been a cultural hub for the University of Iowa… presenting world-class dance, music, and theater. But Hancher’s reach extends far beyond campus.
![Best Bets: Jazz group Tomeka Reid Quartet to perform at Hancher Nov. 2 Best Bets: Jazz group Tomeka Reid Quartet to perform at Hancher Nov. 2](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_31_thegazette.jpg)
In the mood for adventuresome jazz? Cellist Tomeka Reid’s hard-grooving quartet will deliver.
![Five questions with: Director Anne Bogart Five questions with: Director Anne Bogart](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_24_the_little_village.jpg)
Anne Bogart has influenced decades of actors and directors as one of the most formidable minds in American theater. She trained at Bard College and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
![Student Spotlight: Bringing artistic background, marketing mind to UI theatre scene Student Spotlight: Bringing artistic background, marketing mind to UI theatre scene](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_23_thedailyiowan.jpg)
At the start of her freshman year at the University of Iowa, Paris Sissel attended a job fair not knowing what to expect. She then spent her first two years at the UI as an usher at Hancher Auditorium.
![Sankai Juku brought traditional butoh dance to Hancher Auditorium in Utsushi Sankai Juku brought traditional butoh dance to Hancher Auditorium in Utsushi](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_22_thedailyiowan.jpg)
In the dimly lit auditorium, audience members filled the seats of the first level, leaving only a few spots open for Sankai Juku’s performance of Utsushi at Hancher.
![Sankai Juku returns to Hancher after 20 years with ‘Utsushi’ performance Sankai Juku returns to Hancher after 20 years with ‘Utsushi’ performance](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_21_thedailyiowan.jpg)
After 20 years, the internationally-known Japanese dance troupe Sankai Juku is returning to Hancher Auditorium on Oct.
![Hancher Architects Win 2019 AIA Connecticuy Design Award Hancher Architects Win 2019 AIA Connecticut Design Award](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_17_aia.jpg)
In 2008, Iowa City experienced a 500-year devastating flood that caused more than $700 million worth of damage on the University of Iowa campus.
![Danish String Quartet Wins Ensemble of the Year from MusicalAmerica Worldwide Danish String Quartet Wins Ensemble of the Year from MusicalAmerica Worldwide](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_10_musicalamerica.jpg)
Critical plaudits tend to focus on the sheer excitement of a DSQ performance with “thrilling,” “exhilarating,” and “rockstar vibe” listed alongside references to pinpoint intonation and immaculate blend.
!['Rent' actor finds acceptance through show's messages in his youth 'Rent' actor finds acceptance through show's messages in his youth](https://hancher.uiowa.edu/sites/hancher.uiowa.edu/files/2019_10_08_gazette.jpg)
For Juan Luis Espinal, the first Latino actor to play landlord Benny in “Rent,” learning the show in his native language was harder than learning it in English. The movie was a revelation to the still-closeted teen, who is now 29 and openly gay, living with his boyfriend in New York City.