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.
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The Daily Iowan - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
The Gazette - Thursday, October 5, 2023
Hancher is introducing a new multidisciplinary festival — Infinite Dream — from Oct. 11 to 21, at various venues around Iowa City.
Through the lens of the arts, the festival explores the complex fabric of the American Story: grand accomplishments, disruptive failures and potential for excellence.
Venues Now - Monday, September 25, 2023
The VenuesNow 2023 All-Stars class celebrates all facets of the live experience, from the executives formulating efficient logistics to the big-idea maestros pulling the strings and moving mountains including honorees André Perry.
The Daily Iowan - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
When I entered the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium on Sunday evening, I paused at the empty rows, thinking the usher had sent me through the wrong door. As I continued, I saw everyone seated on the stage surrounded by a handful of chairs and music stands.
The 1,800-seat auditorium had somehow transformed into a black box theater. The concert was intimate and organic — the same words I’d use to describe the music of composer Caroline Shaw and the Attacca Quartet.