Hundreds of works of art done lined the halls of Hancher Auditorium once again at the Hancher Guild Youth Art Show. Nearly 400 works of art were on display from students from kindergarten all they way up to high school. People say they've missed having this annual event in Hancher Auditorium.
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Daily Iowan - Friday, March 3, 2017
There are not many classical musicians whose names are accessible in the mainstream media, because they tend to be drowned out by the more “current” acts.
However, certain performers who pride themselves on excellence manage to break with the norm. Yo-Yo Ma is one of those select few.
At 7 p.m. March 5, the famed cellist will return to Hancher after 17 years. This visit will mark his ninth time performing at Hancher and his first in the new facility.
Iowa Now - Friday, March 3, 2017
Some of the great performing artists from around the world already have graced the Hancher Auditorium stage since its grand opening in September. On March 6, however, the new building will become a visual arts gallery filled with works created by the youth of Iowa City, Coralville, Hills, and North Liberty.
The Hancher Guild Youth Art Show, which began in 1983 and was held annually until floodwaters destroyed the original Hancher Auditorium in 2008, is making its return to the University of Iowa campus. Reinstating the longstanding tradition always was part of the plan as the new Hancher was being built.
Iowa City Press Citizen - Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Hancher Auditorium executive director Chuck Swanson knows that Hancher itself is a work of art.
Soon, the 191,977 square-feet auditorium will be welcoming hundreds of more art pieces thanks to the hard work of students throughout the Iowa City area.
The Hancher Guild Youth Art Show will return to Iowa City for the first time in nine years. Starting Monday, hundreds of works of art created by students from kindergarteners to high school seniors throughout the Iowa City area will be displayed inside the auditorium.
Little Village - Thursday, February 9, 2017
Hancher hosts a world premiere this week: the multimedia dance theatre production Soil, directed by University of Iowa Assistant Professor of Dance Michael Sakamoto. The final performance is tonight, Feb. 9 at 7:30 pm in Strauss Hall, an intimate space that is making its debut as a theatre. Tickets are $10-35.
Soil developed over several years to become the hour-long work it is today, adding more dancers and perspectives to the mix. The work, now performed by a trio, is autobiographical, a composite of the dancers’ experiences of immigrating from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam and bridging the gap between their old and new homes.
Iowa Theatre - Thursday, February 2, 2017
The Sound of Music, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s final collaboration, opened on Broadway in 1959, winning many Tony awards, including Best Musical. It’s the story of would-be nun Maria, who leaves the convent to be a governess for a widower’s seven children. It takes place in Austria, against the backdrop of Nazi incursion into Austria before World War II. But then you probably already know that, since the movie is a classic as well, a movie that many of us have watched year after year, singing the songs together as a family. You know it’s a story of love, and of the power of music. You know it’s a moving, timeless tale of a family’s escape from the evil that is threatening their homeland. The touring company whose production is on Hancher’s stage does not disappoint in any way. Director Jack O’Brien’s version is fun and light when it needs to be and it also expertly delves into the more serious moments.
The Gazette - Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Hancher Auditorium was alive Tuesday night with “The Sound of Music,” as the national tour of the famed Rogers and Hammerstein production sailed into town.
The well-known and well-loved story of the von Trapp family — including the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children — and their new governess Maria Rainer, a wannabe nun who can’t help but sing her way through the day, is a favorite of many, including myself. The nearly sold-out auditorium was filled with anticipation as the orchestra struck up the familiar opening tune.
Little Village - Saturday, January 28, 2017
Since Dance Magazine named him one of 2009’s “25 to watch,” Kyle Abraham has been making his mark on the dance world. Abraham has received numerous awards, and his recent work includes a pas de deux with former New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan, choreography for the film The Book of Henry, and a new work, Untitled America, for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Iowa City was privileged to welcome his company, Abraham.In.Motion, to Hancher Auditorium for a three-part program featuring works entitled “The Quiet Dance,” “Absent Matter” and “The Gettin’.”
Daily Iowan - Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Choreographer Kyle Abraham can be ultimately summarized by its unique ability to transcend convention and push both the medium and the conversation forward. A dancer by training, Abraham incorporates elements of social justice and nods to current political and cultural movements such as Black Lives Matter in his performances.
At 7:30 p.m. Friday, Abraham will arrive at the University of Iowa’s Hancher. His performance, Abraham.In.Motion, will feature the choreographer performing three of his most recent works: “The Quiet Dance,” “Absent Matter,” and “The Gettin’.”
Hoopla Now - Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Iowa is one of his favorite things.
Ben Davis, who plays Capt. Georg von Trapp, is thrilled to be bringing “The Sound of Music” back to his homeland. Now age 41 and based in New York City, he was born in Ames and lived about an hour away in Eldora until age 3, when his family moved to Illinois, then to Indianapolis. He still has plenty of family and friends in Iowa, and he can’t wait to see them when the national tour of the time-honored musical comes to Iowa City and Des Moines.
Hancher’s halls will be alive with the sounds of familiar songs from Tuesday (1/31) to Feb. 5, then the troupe moves to the Des Moines Civic Center from Feb. 7 to 12.