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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Rebellious Russians  bring Orchestra Iowa and Ballet Quad Cities joint show to Coralville

Rebellious Russians bring Orchestra Iowa and Ballet Quad Cities joint show to Coralville

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter March 6, 2020

The main performance hall of The Coralville Center for Performing Arts will soon fill with the deep rumble of intense compositions sharing the stage with pale flashes of dancing ballerinas. Orchestra Iowa...

Up and coming rapper, Mod Sun headlines at Gabes in downtown Iowa City on Thursday, March 5, 2020. “Mod Sun is like positive hippy rap”- Davenport citizen/Mod Sun fan, Chandler Carpenter.

Mod Sun makes Iowa City a part of the movie of his life on tour at Gabe’s

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter March 6, 2020

The second floor of Gabe’s crowded with people while the bass kept the beat on Thursday night. Empty cups and audience members lined the ledges of the walls in anticipation of Mod Sun, the self-proclaimed...

Hancher to host 18th annual Nachte Raho dance competition

Hancher to host 18th annual Nachte Raho dance competition

Naomi Hofferber, Senior Reporter March 5, 2020

A Bollywood fusion battle is set to begin at Hancher this weekend, at the 18th-annual Nachte Raho dance competition. The University of Iowa will host the national dance competition Saturday evening at...

From left to right, Liaf Graf performs as Masha, Amy Rodriguez performs as Irina and Crystal Stewart performs as Olga during the Three Sisters dress rehearsal in the Theater Building on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The characters are the three Prozorov sisters who each face separate challenges in pre-revolution Russia.

Sarah Ruhl’s translation of Three Sisters to premiere at UI Theatre Department

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter March 5, 2020

Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters will premiere on the theatre’s main stage today, and run through March 14. Based on a new translation by Sarah Ruhl, this version of Three Sisters intends to create...

Midwestern creators push for a more nuanced definition of Midwestern art and detail

Midwestern creators push for a more nuanced definition of Midwestern art and detail

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter March 5, 2020

The Midwest: red barns, fields of corn, and gravel roads winding through small, rural towns. Renowned artists like painter Grant Wood and songwriter John Prine have found inspiration in the rolling farmland...

Student Spotlight: Kelsey Turnis uses art to explore environmental crises

Student Spotlight: Kelsey Turnis uses art to explore environmental crises

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter March 5, 2020

Kelsey Turnis is only in her first year at the University of Iowa, but she’s already making waves in the Iowa City art scene. Turnis, who hails from Cedar Rapids, is comfortable in several mediums, including...

Up and coming rapper, Mod Sun headlines at Gabes in downtown Iowa City on Thursday, March 5, 2020. “Mod Sun is like positive hippy rap”- Davenport citizen/Mozden fan, Chandler Carpenter.

Photos: Mod Sun at Gabes

Tate Hildyard, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

Comedian and magician Grant Freeman makes a man in the moon joke while telling a story at the Coralville Center for Performing Arts on Wednesday March 4, 2020.

Comedic magician Grant Freeman charmed audiences with controversial and magical comedy

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter March 5, 2020

Magician Grant Freeman entered the pink-lit Coralville Center for the Performing Arts stage on Wednesday night to a rock n’ roll drum cadence. Standing in a plain, gray t-shirt with jeans and a gray...

From left to right, Liat Graf performs as Masha, Amy Rodriguez performs as Irina and Crystal Stewart performs as Olga during the Three Sisters dress rehearsal in the Theater Building on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The characters are the three Prozorov sisters who each face separate challenges in pre-revolution Russia.

Photos: Three Sisters Dress Rehearsal

Hayden Froehlich, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

The UI Department of Theatre Arts is putting on a new version of the Anton Chekhov play “Three Sisters” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Lila Rachel Becker. The dress rehearsal was held on Wednesday,...

Actors, Rchard M. LeMay, Greg Tucker, and Anthony J. Hendricks perform during a dress rehearsal for the musical Company at the Iowa City Community Theater on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Company premieres Friday, March 6.

Photos: Company Dress Rehearsal

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

Irish folk band The Chieftains bring Irish culture, joy to Hancher

Irish folk band The Chieftains bring Irish culture, joy to Hancher

Naomi Hofferber, Senior Reporter March 5, 2020

A pitch from Paddy Maloney’s small tin whistle filled Hancher auditorium, light and fluttery, as his seat was lit by an overhead light on stage. One by one, instruments joined Maloney in his tune,...

Grimes reveals darker side on Miss Anthropocene, an album that explores the allure of destruction

Grimes reveals darker side on Miss Anthropocene, an album that explores the allure of destruction

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter March 4, 2020

Grimes’ newest album Miss Anthropocene, which dropped Feb. 21, introduces a new Grimes, born from the darkness of fame and the loneliness of the creative process. The album resulted from a decision...

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