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This live WorldCanvass event will feature a short performance by Step Afrika! as well as an interview with company founder C. Brian Williams among other festivities.

Hancher will host WorldCanvass on September 10 for an outdoor celebration of community. Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague will join Chuck Swanson of Hancher, Russell Ganim of International Programs, and a host of performers and artists including Brian Williams of Step Afrika! and sculptor Colette Hosmer in an exploration of the power of partnerships to enrich and enliven community life. 

A short performance by Step Afrika! will be part of the dedication ceremony for a new sculpture honoring longtime Hancher friend Mary Jo Stanley.

Dancers from American Ballet Theatre will teach some ballet movement for everyone and will also share some of the choreography that will be part of the evening’s performance.

Right: Jacob Clerico in Indestructible Light (Photo: Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Join members of the DC-based dance company Step Afrika!, the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, for a discussion on Zoom about the Stono Rebellion, the Negro Act of 1740, and the shared lessons dancers and athletes can learn from the Drumfolk* who used their bodies to fight for justice so many years ago. Presented by Hancher Auditorium, in partnership with UI Athletics. This event is free and open to all. Please follow the link to register for the conversation beforehand.

Anthony McGill will be joined in conversation by Micah Ariel James, Hancher’s Associate Director of Education and Community Engagement, to talk about the artist’s commitment to social justice as epitomized by his #TakeTwoKnees project.

Audience members will be able to ask questions during this free, online discussion.

Join us for a free film screening of The Muslims are Coming!, a documentary by Negin Farsad & Dean Obeidallah following a stand-up tour of Muslim-American comedians. Farsad will participate in a talk-back with attendees following the movie.
 

View the trailer    Visit the film's website
 

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