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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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Olivia Brunning poses for a portrait in front of their artwork in the Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Brunning has a BFA exhibit in the Visual Arts Building called “Hook, Line, Sinker.”

Student Spotlight: BFA painting student explores themes of ‘play’ in upcoming exhibit

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter February 8, 2022

Olivia Brunning’s childhood was filled with sketchbooks and canvases ever since they could hold a paintbrush — fittingly, they are now in their last semester as a painting major at the University...

The University of Iowa welcomes an exhibit on Anne Frank in the Old Capitol on Friday, Feb 4, 2022.

Keeping Anne Frank’s story alive in Iowa

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 8, 2022

The cascading reverse-spiral staircase connects the two elements of the Let Me Be Myself: The Life Story of Anne Frank exhibit — past and present. The life of Anne Frank is chronicled from birth...

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Ask the Author: Erin Young

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter February 8, 2022

Until the recent release of her newest novel The Fields, Erin Young wrote almost exclusively historical fiction. However, The Fields, published on Jan. 25, breaks this trend, as the British author...

Violinists Ari Isaacman-Beck introduces violinist Carlos Rubio, cellist Jesús Morales, and violist Adriana Linares in a strings group called the Dalí Quartet at the Voxman Music Building in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Dalí Quartet and Jorge Montilla perform dynamic concert at Voxman

Cassandra Parsons, Arts Reporter February 6, 2022

From melancholy to valiant, Dalí Quartet filled the Voxman recital hall with their moving melodies on Feb. 3. As the quartet played, their bodies swayed together, taking themselves and the audience...

‘Hadestown’ creator Anaïs Mitchell and folk group Bonny Light Horseman fill Englert with ethereal musical magic

‘Hadestown’ creator Anaïs Mitchell and folk group Bonny Light Horseman fill Englert with ethereal musical magic

Josie Fischels, Managing Editor February 4, 2022

For Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell and her two fellow members of folk trio Bonny Light Horseman at Englert Theatre Friday night, it was a “night of firsts.”   The group kicked off their...

Contributed photo of Carl K. Klaus.

Nonfiction Writing Program founder and author Carl H. Klaus dies

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 3, 2022

Carl H. Klaus, founder of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program and a critically acclaimed essayist, has died. He was 89. Author of My Vegetable Love, A Self Made of Words, Letters to...

Iowa City Public Art Program opens new round of matching funds

Iowa City Public Art Program opens new round of matching funds

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 1, 2022

Up to $3,000 in grants will be available to eligible artists following the announcement of a new round of public art matching funds. Open to any artists looking to pursue publicly accessible visual,...

Riverside Theatre’s new location promises bright future

Riverside Theatre’s new location promises bright future

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 1, 2022

Riverside Theatre has officially moved into the heart of downtown Iowa City. The new space, located at 105 College St. in the Ped Mall’s Crescent Building, occupies three floors. Riverside plans...

Chuck Swanson, Executive Director of Hancher Auditorium, stands inside the atrium of Hancher on Friday, Mar. 2, 2018. Swanson has been the Executive Director since 2002. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Hancher director Chuck Swanson announces retirement

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 1, 2022

After almost two decades acting as Hancher Auditorium’s executive director, Chuck Swanson is retiring from the position. In an email sent the morning of Feb. 1, Swanson addressed Hancher Partners...

The stage is set before the first showing of “Eden Prairie, 1971.” Riverside Theatre in downtown Iowa City welcomes its inaugural live show on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

Riverside Theatre celebrates 40th anniversary with the first preview of Eden Prairie, 1971

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter January 28, 2022

On January 27, 1982, Riverside Theatre performed its first-ever show for a live audience. Forty years later, the theater has reopened its doors in a new location, celebrating the past and future, hoping...

Sonya Madrigal dances across stage while rehearsing “Letters From Cuba,” in the University of Iowa’s Theatre Building on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

Photos: Iowa Directors Festival rehearsals

Jack McGuire, Photojournalist January 26, 2022

The University of Iowa’s Theatre Building hosted rehearsals on Tuesday for the upcoming Iowa Directors Festival which will take place from Feb. 3 to 5. The festival will perform four plays that give...

Actors act out a scene in “Cupid Tyrannous,” a play written by Kiley E Rowe and co-directed by Albert Williams and Alexis Vaselopulos on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. The play is set to premiere on Friday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Alan MacVey Theatre at the Theatre Building.

UI Theatre Department’s workshop series to present ‘Cupid Tyrannous,’ a play about love and loneliness

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter January 26, 2022

Only a few weeks away from Valentine’s Day, a play about Cupid, the Roman god of love, and their desire to find a soulmate will take the stage as part of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre...