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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).