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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Co-creators Adam Knight (left) and David Lee Nelson (right) pose for a portrait in Riverside Theater on Feb. 7, 2020. Stages is a one-person play which focuses on Nelson’s experience with cancer.

A humorous one-person show about one man’s cancer diagnosis, Stages balances tragedy and heart

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

David Lee Nelson was diagnosed with colon cancer when he was 38 years old. He now re-tells that story in Riverside Theater’s one-man show, Stages, which will perform Friday through March 15. The...

A new generation of burlesque: Rebellion Burlesque approaches performing with a political twist

A new generation of burlesque: Rebellion Burlesque approaches performing with a political twist

Sarah Stortz, Senior Reporter February 26, 2020

Inside a small apartment, a group of women from Rebellion Burlesque crowded around each other, throwing friendly banter. Once their plans were finalized, one woman dumped an Ulta box of makeup on...

Josh Siefken, a University of Iowa senior, leads Art at the End of the World Book Club on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Public Space One, 229 N Gilbert Street. The group discussed the 2018 novel Severance by Ling Ma.

Book club explores apocalypse in literature

Addie Bushnell February 26, 2020

Every Wednesday evening, a group of students led by Vero Smith, the associate curator of special projects at the Stanley Museum, gathers in Public Space One to discuss the end of the world. The club...

Safari Room set to give their sophomore performance at Gabe’s

Safari Room set to give their sophomore performance at Gabe’s

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

Hailing from Nashville, indie rock band Safari Room will return to Iowa City tonight at Gabe’s at 9 p.m. The band currently seeks to differentiate themselves from recognized indie bands, something they...

Genevieve Eckelaert performs as LA downstage of Leela Bassuk as DC and two of the hooded figures during a dress rehearsal of Palanquin at the Alan McVey Theatre in the Theatre Building on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2020.  The show opens Thursday, Feb. 27.

Palanquin gives audiences a glimpse into the reality of reality television

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 26, 2020

The University of Iowa’s Theatre Arts Department is bringing the reality of reality television to the stage today to March 1. Palanquin gives a glimpse into what goes on when the cameras shut off through...

Leela Bassuk and Genevieve Eckelaert laugh as DC and LA during a dress rehearsal of Palanquin at the Alan McVey Theatre in the Theatre Building on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2020. The show opens Thursday, Feb. 27.

Photos: Palanquin Dress Rehearsal

Jenna Galligan, Photojournalist February 26, 2020

University of Iowa students rehearsed Palanquin in the Alan McVey Theatre in the Theatre Building on Thursday. The play, written by SP O'Brien and directed by Sarah Lacy Hamilton, follows a reality TV...

Mariko Ishikawa(left), Brooke Lilienthal(left center), Ianka Hou(right center), and Dharmini Piekarska(right) perform a piece during a dress rehearsal of the Dancers in Company 2020 Home Concert on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at the Space Place Theater in North Hall.

UI traveling dance group to perform new show at home before touring across Iowa

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter February 25, 2020

Against the black backdrop of Space Place Theater, the University of Iowa’s traveling dance company will take the stage to perform their first set of shows on Wednesday through Saturday before beginning...

UI instructor Cristiane Barbosa de Lira poses for a portrait on Feb. 19, 2020. Barbosa de Lira recently got a book of poetry published in Brazil and is the only Portuguese professor at the university.

UI Portuguese professor publishes work with Brazlian literary group Mulherio das Letras

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter February 24, 2020

With the help of Mulherio das Letras, an all-women writing group based in Brazil, University of Iowa Portuguese Professor Cristiane Barbosa de Lira recently published two books. Her work is also included...

Iowa City Dandelion Stompers to celebrate Mardi Gras with show at the Mill

Iowa City Dandelion Stompers to celebrate Mardi Gras with show at the Mill

Samantha Murray, Arts Reporter February 24, 2020

Every Mardi Gras, the Mill lights up with music and dance. No one show is the same, but it is the same band every year bringing their unique sound. In celebration of Mardi Gras, Iowa City-based...

Atkins family members work works on their green screen film during the Adult Animation Camp at Film Scene in the Ped Mall on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. The family traveled to Iowa City for a reunion at the animation camp.

FilmScene introduces opportunity for adults to learn animation techniques

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter February 23, 2020

At FilmScene’s Ped Mall location, groups of adults huddled around tables full of art supplies and video equipment to take their first step in learning the tricks of animation. FilmScene's Adult Animation...

Binge Break: Finally, a fresh superhero origin story in Hunters

Binge Break: Finally, a fresh superhero origin story in Hunters

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor February 23, 2020

It takes exactly one minute and fifteen seconds for Amazon’s new Jordan Peele-produced series Hunters to get super unnerving, and that feeling doesn't even really go away for the next 10 episodes....

The Quire composer Steve Milloy/Contributed

The Quire tells the story of Bayard Rustin through song and narration

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter February 22, 2020

Members of the Iowa City community came together at the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City Friday to welcome The Quire, an LGBTQ+ choir group, as they told the story of Bayard Rustin, the chief...