The legendary UI alum returns! His degree may be in vocational rehabilitation, but he’s a world-wide vocal sensation—an undisputed master of jazz, blues, pop and soul.
Past Season Events
Hoba Hoba Spirit calls its fusion music “Hayha,” but you might call it “Moroccan-roll.” Blending rock, reggae, and Gnawa (African Islamic spiritual songs), the band sings in the Arabic dialect Darija, French, and English.
Reared on the family farm in Eastern Iowa, Susan Werner knows a thing or two about rural life, food production, and the divide between the city and the country. She’ll sing songs from her "Hayseed" record.
Late in life (after flirting with retirement), Johannes Brahms composed two works for virtuoso clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld—two masterpieces rarely performed on the same program.
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Dance | Storytelling
Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host
Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Dance | Storytelling
Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host
Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass
Saturday, October 18, 2014
It might not seem like a natural collaboration—two extraordinary modern dancers and a key chronicler of modern life. But these three gifted storytellers come together for a lively and surprising evening sure to both tickle and move you.
Frevo is vibrant Brazilian music with deep ties to Carnival. Saxophonist, arranger, and musical director Spok (AKA Inaldo Cavalcante de Albuquerque) fronts a big band that infuses jazz with the frevo spirit.
Roberta Flack has been singing our life for decades, building a brilliant career of beautiful performances and smash hits.
Dance | Theater
Dance | Theater
Healing Wars
Created and directed by Liz Lerman
Thursday–Saturday, November 13–15, 2014
Liz Lerman—among the most innovative and fearless choreographers of our time—investigates healers in the heart of warfare.
Hancher favorite Danú invites you and yours to celebrate the holidays the Irish way with traditional music performed by a joyous, spirit-lifting band. Accented with Irish dance, this concert is the perfect gift to delight your entire family.
Music | Film
Music | Film
Kronos Quartet
Beyond Zero: 1914–1918
A new work for quartet with film
Saturday, February 7, 2015
The groundbreaking Kronos Quartet returns to Iowa City to perform a new multimedia work—composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov with a film by Bill Morrison—commemorating the centennial of the outbreak of World War One.
Trumpeter Terell Stafford loves lyricism and melody but also pursues a spirited and adventuresome edge in his expressive performances.
Ten-year-old Roca leaves Colombia for North America clutching her suitcase, in which she believes her grandmother is hiding. In her new home with a new friend, the suitcase opens the way to an adventure.
Renowned for exuberance in performance and for daring repertory choices, the Pacifica Quartet is internationally recognized as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today.
The longstanding relationship between Hancher and the Joffrey Ballet is a vibrant artistic partnership.
Performers from the eleven countries that share the Nile River come together in a musical conversation designed to foster cross-cultural empathy and inspire environmental curiosity.
In 1967, Bob Dylan made some underground recordings with The Band. Howard Fishman excavates that music—only some of which Dylan released—to share the source material and wide-ranging influences.
Theater | Music
Working Group Theatre
All Recipes Are Home
Featuring Awful Purdies
Friday–Saturday, April 17–18, 2015
Theater | Music
Working Group Theatre
All Recipes Are Home
Featuring Awful Purdies
Friday–Saturday, April 17–18, 2015
A play with music and dance, performed in an historic barn, All Recipes Are Home will incorporate interviews with Iowa farmers and other experts to tell a universal story grounded in Iowa.
Once banned from their homeland of Chile and now beloved at home and around the world, the members of Inti-Illimani write and perform songs that are both of a specific place and universally resonant.