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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Hancher unveils new season

Claire Dietz, [email protected] May 9, 2017

It’s that time of year again, when theaters begin to announce their 2017-18 seasons, and Hancher Auditorium is no different. Now in its second year in its new building, Hancher promises another great...

Something to sink about (maybe)

Something to sink about (maybe)

Lily Goodman, [email protected] May 3, 2017

The first feature film of acclaimed graphic novelist and cartoonist Dash Shaw, My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, gives its viewers a fresh take on your run-of-the-mill animated movie. These days,...

Fashion, culture with a bite

Fashion, culture with a bite

May 3, 2017

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] The Flyover Fashion Fest is back Friday and Saturday, and in light of the 2016 election and the current sociocultural landscape, the festival, now in its...

Turns out, there is Rimes and reason

Turns out, there is Rimes and reason

May 3, 2017

By Levi Wright [email protected] On May 7, two-time Grammy Award winner singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes will appear at the Englert Theater for what is bound to be a night to remember. Since the...

Art colony wraps with geo-engineering

Art colony wraps with geo-engineering

May 3, 2017

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Grant Wood has a legacy in Iowa City, as a former art professor at the University of Iowa and a veritable icon of the American art movement in the last century....

The beautiful game as safety, as joy, as life

The beautiful game as safety, as joy, as life

May 3, 2017

By Brett Shaw  [email protected] For many fanatics, sports are much more than a simple game to be played. A performance piece coming to Iowa City takes this enthusiasm another step further...

Taylor Edelle Stuart performs during the New Play Festival's rehearsal of AURORA FRA BERGEN, or, IBSANITY on Monday, April 24, 2017. The Iowa New Play Festival runs May 1-6, 2017 in the Theater Building. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Mysterious loves, a lost son, and swords

April 26, 2017

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] The University of Iowa’s annual New Play Festival packs full productions and readings of never-before-seen works into one week. Each night between May 1...

A cast member of Global Express is shown onstage at the Theatre Building on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. In it's 14th year, Global Express presents face-paced stage readings of literary works. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Whose improv is it, anyway?

April 26, 2017

By Claire Dietz  [email protected] Finding someone who doesn’t enjoy games may be a challenge. But finding someone who wants to play games involving being funny, on stage, live, in front...

Finding James Baldwin in lyrics and rhythm

Finding James Baldwin in lyrics and rhythm

April 26, 2017

By Austin Henderson  [email protected] Today, Prairie Lights will feature author Ed Pavlic in the latest edition of its famed reading series, “Live from Prairie Lights.” In the 7 p.m....

‘Buffy’ buff in a magical world

‘Buffy’ buff in a magical world

April 26, 2017

By Brett Shaw [email protected] “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is as old as I am, both of us originating in 1997. Although I did not start watching the show until many years after its final...

Found in translation

Found in translation

April 26, 2017

By Lily Goodman [email protected] Although founded only a little more than a year ago, the Translate Iowa Project is achieving great success. One of the university’s newest student organizations,...

FILE- In this file photo the screen at FilmScene will be supplemented with an additional screen due to delays of the Chauncey Tower development. FilmScene has plans to add a 40 seat theater where the current gallery resides. FilmScene is located at  118 E College St in Iowa City, Iowa. (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

Small film goes quirkily colossal

April 26, 2017

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] The newest monster movie is here, and it resides far away from clichés and stereotypes. Colossal, directed by Nacho Vigalondo, merges comedy, sci-fi, and...