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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The UI Dance Company rehearses before their first in person show on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 at the Space Place Theater in the North Hall.

UI Department of Dance shows humor and growth through their Company Home Concert

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 25, 2022

The University of Iowa’s Department of Dance returned to the stage this week, presenting their UI Dance Company Home Concert. Returning to the Space Place Theatre for the first time since 2020, Associate...

Kristina Rutkowski, playing the role of Olympe de Gouges, talks with Eva Giacomo, playing the role of Marie-Antoinette, in a dress rehearsal of "The Revolutionists" at Dreamwell Theatre in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Photos: Dress rehearsal for “The Revolutionists”

Gabby Drees, Photojournalist February 25, 2022

Dreamwell Theatre, under the direction of Matthew Brewbaker, had their final dress rehearsal of “The Revolutionists” on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, before opening night. "The Revolutionists" will show...

Kristina Rutkowski, playing Olympe de Gouges, speaks in "The Revolutionists" at Dreamwell Theatre in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

The stories of four women are woven together in Dreamwell Theatre’s ‘The Revolutionists’

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 24, 2022

A revolutionist who holds a letter for her lover in case she dies; an assassin with strong convictions coming to terms with the consequences of her actions; a former queen who is humanized as the audience...

University of Iowa student Gul Rukh Mehboob stands next to her painting for the 175th anniversary of the University of Iowa on Feb. 24, 2022.

Ph.D. student finds artistic recognition when selected to commemorate UI’s 175th anniversary

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 24, 2022

On Friday, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson will stand in front of a special painting at her formal presidential installation ceremony at Hancher Auditorium. The painting was created...

Commemorative Hall in the Theatre Building is empty on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. The Theatre Department took down the pictures that previously decorated the walls of the hallway after discrimination issues.

UI Theatre Department to reimagine wall of fame

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter February 23, 2022

Over 100 portraits of notable alumni and professionals have been taken down in the University of Iowa Theatre Department’s “Commemorative Hallway.” In their place, the department is searching...

The UI Dance Company rehearses before their first in person show on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 at the Space Place Theater in the North Hall.

UI Dance Department preps for first in-person concert in two years

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 23, 2022

For the first time since 2020, the University of Iowa’s Department of Dance will return to the Space Place Theatre for the UI Dance Company Home Concert. With an arrangement of six different contemporary...

Jhe Russell poses for a portrait next to his angel number on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Russell has a degree in Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and has developed new dance teaching methods.

Dancer, teacher, poet, and cashier — Jhe Russell is a man of many talents

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 23, 2022

At the New Pioneer Food Co-op on Van Buren Street, Jhe Russell can be found folding paper hats for the kids who come in. He tries to get to know every customer who walks through the doors. For those...

Lan Samantha Chang: an author and woman for change

Lan Samantha Chang: an author and woman for change

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter February 22, 2022

She was recently named one of eight women writers changing the world by Oprah Daily,  but that’s only one of Lan Samantha Chang’s many accomplishments. Chang began her writing journey when...

The University of Iowa celebrates 175 years of student life with an exhibit seen in the Main Library in Iowa City on Feb. 18, 2022. The exhibit is titled “We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa” and can be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the week and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the weekend.

Main Library exhibit displays 175 years of UI history

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter February 22, 2022

Whether it be marching to the Pentacrest to protest the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia in 1999, or storming Duke Slater Field at Kinnick after the Iowa vs. Penn State football game last...

Ed Sheeran performs at a sold-out Miller Park on Oct. 24, 2018.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift’s “The Joker and the Queen” is the product of nostalgia

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 21, 2022

Taylor Swift’s “Everything Has Changed” featuring Ed Sheeran was on repeat in my house for weeks when it came out as part of her Red album in 2012. When the pair announced “The Joker and the...

The outside of the James Theatre is seen on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.

The James theater opens in Riverside’s old space

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter February 20, 2022

The James theater has officially opened on Gilbert Street. Mark and Leslie Nolte, who also own Nolte Academy of Dance in Coralville, purchased the building in 2021. The space had been previously...

Indigo de Souza opens for Lucy Dacus at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Lucy Dacus and Indigo De Souza showed vulnerability through performance at Englert

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 19, 2022

As a variety of music played softly in the background, the packed crowd buzzed with anticipation at the Englert Theatre on Feb. 18, watching the stage filled with guitars, microphones, speakers, keyboards,...