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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Riverside production exposes art of human awkwardness

October 19, 2017

Circle Mirror Transformation focuses on a small group of people working through acting exercises and discovering human life, such as it is. By Sarah Stortz [email protected] In today’s acting...

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World-famous violinist greets Hancher Auditorium

Walk into the auditorium. The lights are dimmed. Wait for a world-class musician to take to the stage. The crowd applauds as he walks on, holding his instrument. He lifts the instrument, ready to take...

The Shambaugh House on Clinton Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The house is the home to the International Writing Program. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

The world writes back with guest authors in Shambaugh House reading

October 19, 2017

By Tong Tong [email protected] On Friday, Yan Chung-hsien and Fujino Kaori will share their work with the university community. As a way to bring the world of literature closer, the International Writing...

A scene set up in a dress rehearsal at the Theatre Building on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. The Twilight Bowl will be preformed on Friday and is about young women making tough decisions. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Twilight trip through reality

October 19, 2017

The Theater Department’s newest play, Twilight Bowl, discusses current issues for college women. By Natalie Betz [email protected] The Theater Department’s new play, Twilight Bowl, discusses...

Actor David Hadyn-Jones participates in a Jazzercise routine on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2016. (Joshua Balicki/The Daily Iowan)

Jazzercise dances into charity

October 15, 2017

By Joshua Balicki [email protected] Jazzercise is an internationally renowned dance and fitness company founded in 1969 by Judi Sheppard Missett in Evanston, Illinois. She reportedly performed...

Actors perform during a dress rehersal for Starfire in Theatre B in the Theater Building on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Starfire is free to attend for UI students, and $5 for the general public. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Gender roles, confusion, and trickle-down

Sam Hookom, [email protected] October 12, 2017

Imagine a play combining sexuality, feminism, gender, and the ’80s — that’s Starfire. The University of Iowa Theater Department this evening will lift the curtain on the production, an original...

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‘The King and I’ lives splendidly on

October 11, 2017

A Rodgers and Hammerstein chestnut comes back to life. By Madison Lotenschtein Having seen the The King and I before, I felt that I would embrace the classic musical with a fond familiarity. However,...

'Bob’s Burgers’ cast heads to IMU

‘Bob’s Burgers’ cast heads to IMU

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] October 11, 2017

Comedians H. Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman, and Dan Mintz are not typically recognized. However, their voices will immediately resonate for fans of one the most popular animated shows in recent years....

The University of Iowa School of Music's Department of Opera performs "The Medium" at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Eerie opera ‘The Medium’ will haunt its audience

Claire Dietz, [email protected] October 11, 2017

Three parents gather in a eerie, cluttered attic apartment, holding hands at a table. They are here to hopefully communicate with the spirits of their deceased kids. A medium is their only hope of having...

MTV dusts off old warhorse

MTV dusts off old warhorse

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] October 11, 2017

“Total Request Live” was an after-school show on MTV on which celebrities showed their real selves, new hits were performed live, social issues were discussed, fans felt involved, and the emotion...

Documentary post-Postville immigrants

Documentary post-Postville immigrants

October 11, 2017

Director Luis Argueta releases a new documentary centered on the lives of Postville-raid survivors five to 10 years later. By Salma Rios [email protected] On Monday in the Main Library Shambaugh...

Drink of the Week (10/12/17)

Drink of the Week (10/12/17)

October 11, 2017

“SHOTS.” Ugh … shots. There’s no better way to turn a celebration into a conflagration than with the public vocalization of those five letters. The thought of shooting hard liquor calls to mind...