Hancher

Roger Guenveur Smith calls forth two essential figures of the American narrative. This performance is inspired by Smith’s friendship with the young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose meteoric rise was halted by his tragic death at the age of 27.

Josh Johnson is quietly, convincingly reinventing standup comedy and his fans delight in the steady stream of new thoughtful, laugh-inducing stories. Wired says he is “the funniest man on the internet.” We say he might be even funnier live on stage. 

Explore the intertwined ecologies of people, nonhumans, water, and infrastructure. A multidisciplinary experience in honor and in awe of the Iowa River. 

Sharon Van Etten has been a creature of evolution, her music moving across modes and styles. Helado Negro opens the show with a solo set of music mixing electronics, pop songcraft, and psychedelic textures.  

The 4th Witch is a feature-length inversion of Shakespeare’s Macbeth created and performed by a celebrated Chicago-based company known for captivating live cinematic experiences.

Undeniably among the most celebrated violinists of his era, Joshua Bell is also music director of the chamber ensemble The Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Bell and the orchestra will perform music by Camille Saint-Saëns, Antonin Dvořák, and Charles Ives.

Hancher’s favorite dance company returns to Iowa City for the first time in 10 years! American Icons celebrates dynamic works by four trailblazing artists of the 20th century: The Joffrey Ballet co-founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, Joffrey alum Glen Tetley, and prolific dance pioneer Martha Graham.

One of our most movingly powerful storytellers, Jason Isbell, returns to Hancher to share his truths with his band.

The a cappella octet VOCES8 brings their inimitable sound to the Concert Hall of Voxman Music Building for a concert centered on the sounds of night.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis gives new life to compositions in a program designed by saxophonists Chris Lewis and Alexa Tarantino, which is drawn from albums including Afro-Bossa, Liberian Suite, and the Grammy Award-winning Togo Brava Suite.