Combat Paper - A Workshop with Drew Cameron
This workshop is limited to 20 participants, please contact jesus-renteria@uiowa.edu to rsvp.
Make Music with Amir ElSaffar - CANCELLED
Due to the weather conditions, tonight’s “Make Music with Amir ElSaffar” event has been cancelled.
Join trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer, Amir ElSaffar, for an interactive, family-friendly music workshop. ElSaffar, who regularly blends Arabic music and western jazz, will speak about Arabic musical traditions, play samples of Arabic and western music to draw comparisons between the two, and lead the group in a music-making workshop that draws from both traditions.
Amir ElSaffar in Conversation with Professor Lisa Schlesinger
Unraveling & Mending: Art as Political Witness—An Obermann Conversation
Co-presented with the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
Creative Matters Lecture: Taylor Mac in conversation with Garth Greenwell
A partnership with the UI Office of Research & Economic Development
Creative Matters Lecture with Camille A. Brown
A partnership with the UI Office of Research & Economic Development
Terence Blanchard in conversation with Professor Deborah Whaley
If you've seen any of Spike Lee's movies, you'll probably recognize the music of Terence Blanchard. You can hear his trademark trumpet on nearly 50 film scores, from Barbershop to Malcolm X. Blanchard will be in conversation with Dr.
La Santa Cecilia at Catlett Hall
La Santa Cecilia will visit Catlett Hall for a mini-performance and meet and greet at the Catlett multi-purpose room.
La Santa Cecilia at LNACC
La Santa Cecilia will visit the Latino-Native American Cultural Center for conversation and a mini performance.
La Santa Cecilia at the Center for Worker Justice
La Santa Cecilia will visit the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern to have a conversation and mini-performance.
For La Santa Cecilia's full public residency visit https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2017-18/LaSantaCecilia
Lunch with Niyaz: Tech to Enhance the Arts
The Fourth Light Project is a multimedia experience, combining live music and sacred dance (a dervish) with advanced projection techniques that respond to sound and music in real time. Musicians Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian and their collaborators, including acclaimed visual artist Jérôme Delapierre, will speak about how technology informs and enhances their artistic practice.
This event is free and open to the public and attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch.