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Nine years of Rocky Horror, nine years of inclusivity

October 27, 2017

By Natalie Betz [email protected] For the ninth year in a row, Comics in Action, an improvisational comedy group located in Iowa City, Coralville, and Cedar Rapids, will re-enact The Rocky Horror...

Liam Neeson as Mark Felt in "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House." (Bob Mahoney/Sony Pictures Classics/TNS)

Mark Felt and the Current State of Leaks

Sam Hookom, [email protected] October 27, 2017

Today, FilmScene, 118 E. College, will show the biopic Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House. The film centers on Mark Felt, played by Liam Neeson, the FBI No. 2 official and informant...

Play about sexuality in the future opens on campus

Play about sexuality in the future opens on campus

October 26, 2017

By Salma Rios [email protected] In a not-far future, the world is divided into two classes: those who can have children, and those who cannot. Those who can have children live a life of luxury and...

World Premiere at Joe’s Pub at The Public
THE OUTER SPACE
Book and Lyrics by Ethan Lipton 
Music composed and performed by Ethan Lipton, Vito Dieterle, Eben Levy & Ian Riggs; Directed by Leigh Silverman; Scenic and Costume Design: David Zinn; Lighting Design: Ben Stanton; Sound Design: Nicholas Pope

Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra touch down at Hancher

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] October 26, 2017

The blue janitorial jumpsuits are subdued underneath a twinge of purple light. Glow-in-the-dark stars are scattered across the back wall as in the bedroom of a child. The set draws a fine line between...

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Artists of color continue to strive using the spoken word

October 26, 2017

By Sarah Stortz [email protected] On Tuesday in Uptown Bill’s Coffeehouse, 730 S. Dubuque St., several different people of diverse nationalities stood on the same tiny stage to reveal their...

Lydia Wellington in front
Pianos: Elaine Chelton and Alan Moverman
In Creases; Choreography by Justin Peck; New York City Ballet/World Premiere
Credit Photo: Paul Kolnik

NYC ballet performs at Hancher on MOVES tour

October 26, 2017

By Rhiana Chickering [email protected] On Tuesday and Wednesday evening, the New York City Ballet merged fantasy with reality when it performed at Hancher during its MOVES tour, mesmerizing...

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Nigerien author Antoinette Tidjani Alou to read at Prairie Lights

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] October 24, 2017

A binational citizen of Jamaica and Niger, Antoinette Tidjani Alou is the first Nigerien to participate in the International Writing Program. She calls her time as a resident productive, insightful, and...

Karen Meat performs at Gabe’s during the Witching Hour art festival in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Witching hour is an annual festival in October which features a variety of art and educational events. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Witching Hour’s third iteration has ended, but is not forgotten

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] October 23, 2017

“[I wanted to show that] it is possible for people from Iowa to do this type of thing,” Andre Wright said. Over the weekend, Iowa City played host to a new sort of witching hour. Witching Hour is...

People gather at Merge in Sept., 2017. (Paxton Corey/The Daily Iowan)

Witching Hour: Iowa fashion designers document their journey to New York Fashion Week

October 23, 2017

Little Village created an editorial documentary that followed the journey of two fashion designers as they crashed the New York Fashion Week. By Rhiana Chickering [email protected] People...

Kevin "Pacsun" Kaine of the band Knocked Loose plays during a show at Blue Moose on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Knocked Loose is a hardcore punk band from Kentucky. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Knocked Loose features energy and breakdowns

Sam Hookom, [email protected] October 23, 2017

Knocked Loose performs at the Blue Moose, demonstrating that the scene features camaraderie. On Oct. 21, hard-core band Knocked Loose kicked loose at the Blue Moose, 211 Iowa Ave., with Hollow Earth,...

People gather in the Iowa City Public Library in October, 2017. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Witching Hour: Director of Iowa Newspaper Association highlights media trends in Iowa

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] October 22, 2017

Whenever Susan Patterson Plank, the executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, is asked what she does for a living, she often responds with “saving democracy.” As part of Witching Hour...

The audience listens to Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement at Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Monday. Feb. 6, 2017. Cullors discusses the current state of the country and how citizens can help to make change. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Witching Hour to feature writers of color

Natalie Betz, [email protected] October 20, 2017

For this year’s Witching Hour, there will be two panels that are a part of the Writers of Color Reading Series. On Oct. 20, Marquise Jackson, Sarah Matthews, and many others will read at the Englert,...