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The Daily Iowan

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

The Daily Iowan

Tickling the IC ivory

Tickling the IC ivory

November 17, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected] When you’re walking downtown, it isn’t hard to spot one of the many pianos dotting the cityscape. You probably see them every day, so you might not even notice...

A marriage of true minds admits impediments

A marriage of true minds admits impediments

November 10, 2016

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Marital problems happen. Sometimes, they stem from a lapse in communication between partners. Sometimes, they occur because of unforgivable infidelity, or sometimes,...

Chekhov, with feeling & comedy

Chekhov, with feeling & comedy

November 10, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected] A cherry orchard, an ancestral home, three siblings recounting the loss of their parents, and regretting lost opportunities. These are some of the most well-known...

The vibes he likes and taking a different route

The vibes he likes and taking a different route

November 10, 2016

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] For rapper Dizzy Wright, music began as a family affair. Born in Flint, Michigan, but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Wright — real name La’Reonte Wright —...

‘Door marked heaven’ & no models poetry

‘Door marked heaven’ & no models poetry

November 10, 2016

Poet D.A. Powell returns to the Writers’ Workshop for a reading of era-defining poetry both new and old. By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Poet D.A. Powell has a theory about writing. Everything...

Legendary jazz veterans meet in the middle

Legendary jazz veterans meet in the middle

November 10, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected] On Friday, two musical worlds will converge in Iowa City. Though the distance between these worlds is only 1,139 miles apart, it spans a much larger divide. At...

Taking the world by ‘riot’

Taking the world by ‘riot’

November 7, 2016

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Around 5 p.m. Nov. 4, I was walking down Washington Street when I passed two young women talking animatedly. Hungry and intent on reaching Osaka, where I...

Low hits the high notes

Low hits the high notes

November 7, 2016

By Naomi Hofferber [email protected]  For a three-piece band to keep awake — let alone rock out — a theater of people at 11 at night, Low completed an amazing feat. Low, a slowcore indie...

Classical, with a measure of lunacy

Classical, with a measure of lunacy

November 3, 2016

Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Way back when, people filled theaters and packed halls to hear the music we now call classical. Over the course of centuries, though, with music-making becoming...

witching Hour

witching Hour

November 3, 2016

The Daily Iowan looks ahead to a weekend of culture and creativity, courtesy of the second Witching Hour Festival. The Witching Hour will fall upon Iowa City this weekend, but no ghosts or demons will...

Performers at The University of Iowa Dance Gala on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The performance, which took place at North Hall's Space Place Theater, featured choreography and dance from one of the most highly acclaimed dance programs in the United States. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

From pain to mirth to sunlight in UI dance

November 3, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Professor Armando Duarte’s piece begins with a flourish. The lights go up. We see a group of dancers on stage enact with movement the physical manifestations...

The man who found elbow room

The man who found elbow room

October 26, 2016

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] At the Writers’ Workshop Dey House, James Alan McPherson’s study sits untouched, say those familiar with the room. His books — spines creased from continual...