Werner Herzog
Legendary film director Werner Herzog will receive FilmScene’s Cinema Savant award and appear in conversation to discuss his life in film as part of a five-city US book tour.
Cat Cohen
Catherine Cohen is best known for her hit Netflix comedy special The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous, which premiered in 2022. The same live show won her the coveted title of Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 2019.
Mobilizing Dancers for War in Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army
Rebekah Kowal's talk examines the role of dance in the movie and the ways it mobilized civilian troops and the American public at a pivotal moment in the war effort.
Reflecting the Infinite Dream: Visions of the American Story
A selection of writers from University of Iowa's cohort of esteemed writers from around the world for the International Writing Program's fall residency will share poetry, prose, and other creative expressions in conversation with the ideas and questions of the Infinite Dream festival.
N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars): A Creative Matters conversation with Andrew Schneider and Jecca Barry
Theater, video, and arts technologist Andrew Schneider and creative producer Jecca Barry will discuss the process of building and performing N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars), Schneider’s new performance installation work.
Storytelling Across the Arts: A Conversation with Lonnie Holley & Kurt Vile
Lonnie Holley and Kurt Vile discuss their creative process.
Uncharted Myths: Reckonings, Reflections, and Riffs on American Stories
Writers from the annual International Writing Program (IWP) fall residency will provide written texts as inspiration for University of Iowa dance students to choreograph new work, resulting in a performance at Infinite Dream.
Regarding The Continuum: An Exploration of Dreams Fulfilled
LaTasha Barnes is an internationally awarded and critically-acclaimed dance artist, choreographer, educator will discuss her creative process and new projects in development alongside University of Iowa Department of Dance faculty member Rebekah Kowal.
Herein Lies the Truth: A Work-In-Progress Conversation
The conversation will include a short presentation of work-in-progress as well as a conversation with faculty members from Pang’s thesis committee—Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, Tisa Bryant, and Adam Knight.
RECONSTRUCTING: Who & How Are We Together?
Orme and TEAM writer/artist Jillian Walker will discuss their creative process, the thrills and challenges of making theater in the current landscape, and their new, work-in-progress Reconstructing (Still Working but the Devil Might Be Inside).