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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

A menu for the Vue rooftop bar is seen during a ribbon cutting event for the Hilton Garden Inn on Clinton Street on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Live-looping artist Josh Payne to play at Vue

Sydney Hurley, Arts Reporter April 28, 2022

Live-looping is the art of recording and playing-back of a piece of music in real time. Josh Payne, a live-looping artist, will bring his take on the specialty to the Vue this Friday, April 28. Payne...

Yifeng Zhang, a dancer performing in An Evening of Chinese Performing Art poses for a portrait at the Field House in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

Iowa City Area Chinese Association to host performing arts night in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month

Sydney Hurley, Arts Reporter April 28, 2022

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander heritage month, the Iowa City Area Chinese Association will host an evening of performing arts to explore a range of cultures and artistic mediums. The...

The antique store Artifacts is seen on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Iowa City’s antique store provides unique glimpse at history for students

Mark Fortunato, Arts Reporter April 27, 2022

Artifacts antique store holds time capsules on its shelves, where generations of people and time can be held in the palm of a person’s hand. Walking in the front door of Artifacts is like traveling...

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Ask the Author: Jennifer Fawcett

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter April 26, 2022

Jennifer Fawcett graduated from the University of Iowa's MFA Playwrights Workshop and served as co-artistic director of Iowa's Working Group Theatre for 10 years. Her debut novel, Beneath the Stairs,...

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Student Spotlight: First man on the UI dance team

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter April 26, 2022

Nathan Polancyak was sitting in his living room, surrounded by friends and family, when he found out he was making University of Iowa history by becoming the first man on the dance team. “I wasn’t...

Cast members take notes in a "It's Like Riding a Bike" rehearsal at David Thayer Theatre at the Theatre Building in Iowa City.  "It's Like Riding a Bike" is one of four full-length productions in the Iowa New Play Festival, running May 2-7.

Iowa New Play Festival returns to live format to present four distinct premieres

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter April 26, 2022

Art Borreca, co-head of the playwriting program at the University of Iowa, describes his place of employment as “The Writing University.” The Iowa New Play Festival acts as a culmination of...

A cast member takes notes in a "It's Like Riding a Bike" rehearsal at the David Thayer Theatre Building in Iowa City on Sunday, April 24, 2022. "It's Like Riding a Bike" is one of four productions in the Iowa New Play Festival, running May 2-7.

Photos: ‘It’s Like Riding a Bike’ rehearsal

Gabby Drees, Photojournalist April 25, 2022

It’s Like Riding a Bike, under the direction of Ann Kreitman and written by Jeremy Geragotelis, hosted a rehearsal at the David Thayer Theatre at the Theatre Building in Iowa City on Sunday, April 24. Pel,...

The 2022 EPX Gaming Con is shown at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

EPX Con 2022 brings speakers from Blizzard, Epic Games, and Pixar Animation Studio

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter April 24, 2022

On Saturday, about a dozen students sat in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Big Ten Theater for the entire day, listening to speakers with University of Iowa ties explain their paths to success in coding,...

Model Samalya Thenuwara poses during a Recycled Runway fashion show at Becker Communication Studies Building in Iowa City on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Style and sustainability meet for Earth Day fashion show

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter April 22, 2022

This Earth Day, students at the University of Iowa brought fashion and sustainability together with the Recycled Runway fashion show, where models strutted a runway decorated with greenery while wearing...

Model Christina Sullivan poses during a Recycled Runway fashion show at Becker Communication Studies Building in Iowa City on Friday, April 22, 2022. To celebrate Earth Day, the fashion show featured nine models in recycled clothing made by student designers. The clothing consisted of plastic bags and other sustainable materials.

Photos: Recycled Runway fashion show

Grace Smith, Photo Editor April 22, 2022

The University of Iowa’s Event Management Workshop class hosted the Recycled Runway fashion show in Becker Communication Studies Building on Earth Day.  The show’s preparation began in January...

Slight Sounds ASMR poses for a portrait at FilmScene in Iowa City on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Slight Sounds' YouTube channel has accumulated over 310k subscribers and currently features 330 videos. (Isabella Cervantes/The Daily Iowan)

FilmScene presents night of spectacle, horror, and ASMR

Josie Fischels, Managing Editor April 21, 2022

Slight Sounds ASMR welcomes the peculiar.  After all, the 28-year-old former Iowa City resident has turned filming and editing YouTube videos in which she whispers to, brushes, and lightly taps...

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UI School of Music to tell a forbidden love story at sea with ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter April 21, 2022

The University of Iowa’s School of Music is making waves in the world of comedy and opera with its latest production, H.M.S. Pinafore. Written and composed by Victorian-era theatrical duo W. S. Gilbert...