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Abby McCusker

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Photo of a Third Coast Percussion rehearsal. Contributed by Carolina Rodriguez.

Third Coast Percussion performs with Sérgio and Clarice Assad at Hancher virtual concert

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
May 8, 2021
Contributed photo of Tracie Morris

UI professor’s short film presented in final ‘Black Lives on Screen’ event

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
May 7, 2021
Photo of dancers Allie Recht and Mackenzee Albert. Contributed.

UI students to present dances of multiple styles at Dance End of Semester Event

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
May 6, 2021
Blake Shaw poses for a photo at the intermission of his and Dan Padley’s show outside Goosetown Cafe on the evening of Oct. 7, 2020.

Blake Shaw to play original compositions for virtual ‘Stages’ performance

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
May 3, 2021
Photo of Layale Chaker. Contributed by Anna Rakhvalova.

Layale Chaker and Sarafand Ensemble perform relaxed virtual concert

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 29, 2021
Masters student studying trombone performance, Ben Hahn, poses for a portrait outside of Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa. Hahn is a finalist for an international solo competition organized by the International Trombone Association, and will be playing in the final round this summer.

Student Spotlight: UI grad student named finalist in Larry Wiehe Tenor Trombone Competition

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 27, 2021
Actors Sophia Kilburg and Danika Werner act as Dust Bunny 1 & 2 respectively in this scene during the dress rehearsal for Foreclosure on April 14th at the University of Iowa theater building. Foreclosure is a dark comedy about home, hauntings, and grief. The play will be virtual and performed on the University of Iowa Theatre Arts Youtube channel at 8:00 PM on April 24th, 2021 and will be available to watch until May 20th, 2021

UI workshop production ‘foreclosure’ navigates grief and loss

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 22, 2021
Photo Illustration by Jeff Sigmund on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Fatima Farheen Mirza reads from unfinished second novel at UI Literary Legends event

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 15, 2021
Chris Knight to bring storytelling songs to live audience

Chris Knight to bring storytelling songs to live audience

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 15, 2021
Esther Newton, anthropologist and author of "My Butch Career: A Memoir," answers questions from Ellen Lewin, a Professor Emeritus of Gender, Women's, & Sexuality and Anthropology at UI during a virtual Prairie Lights reading on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

Prairie Lights reading of Esther Newton’s latest memoir fosters discussion of LGBTQ issues and academia

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 7, 2021
3 Dawgs and a Bone to celebrate UI professor’s retirement with fresh jazz

3 Dawgs and a Bone to celebrate UI professor’s retirement with fresh jazz

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 6, 2021
Stock image.

Riverside Theatre to celebrate Shakespeare’s birth month with ‘The Sonnet Project’

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
April 1, 2021
Choral Conducting doctoral student Kreg Godfrey conducts the University Choir at the Voxman Music Building on March 25, 2021.

UI School of Music keeps live music-making possible with strict COVID-19 protocols

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
March 29, 2021
Raven, played by Emma Kohlenberg, watches as Poe, played by Ellie Turk, looks out the window during the “Sirens of the Field” dress rehearsal in Thayer Theatre in the Theatre Building on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. “Sirens of the Field” is a student written and directed play; written/co-directed by Brett Stone, and co-directed by Jivani Rodriguez. There will be a virtual performance of “Sirens of the Field” on Saturday, March 27, at 8:00pm.

Identity, grief, and self-discovery at the heart of upcoming UI play, ‘Sirens of the Field’

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
March 25, 2021
The Englert Theater is seen March 14, 2021.

Stage to studio: How the Englert and other Iowa City venues have adapted their spaces during COVID-19

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
March 14, 2021
JACK Quartet presents pieces by UI composition students in virtual concert

JACK Quartet presents pieces by UI composition students in virtual concert

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
March 11, 2021
From left to right, Sidekick Coffee manager Katy Herbold, The Haunted Bookshop manager Nialle Sylvan and her husband Joshua Langseth, and Prairie Lights manager Jan Weissmiller pose for a portrait. Contributed. (Sidekick Coffee photo by Rebecca Sanabria)

One Book Two Book Festival celebrates youth reading and writing in virtual format

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
February 25, 2021
Photo of Graduate student; Juliet Remmers in “Dream Memory of the Future”, a film project directed by Associate Professor; Jennifer Kayle and co-created with graduate students in dance; Emmalee Hallinan, Mariko Ishikawa, Michael Landez and Juliet Remmers. This film features poetry by Wana Udobang. Contributed.

Eyes Closed Eyes Open to bring International Writing Program and Department of Dance together

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
February 25, 2021
The University Orchestra, conducted by Megan Maddaleno, rehearses in the Voxman music building on Feb. 15, 2021.

UI School of Music addresses lack of diversity in classical music, steps to improve

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
February 22, 2021
Felicia Rose Chavez is seen at the Prairie Lights Bookstore online event "Felicia Rose Chavez, The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom Confirmation" on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

Author and UI alum Felicia Rose Chavez presents ‘The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop’ at Prairie Lights virtual reading

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter
February 12, 2021
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