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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
Stella Shipman

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor

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Stella Shipman is a junior undergraduate at the University of Iowa majoring in English and Creative Writing and minoring in Cinema. A former Arts Reporter, she loves reviewing shows and covering musical performances. She hopes to encourage more students to engage in the vibrant arts community of Iowa City. This is her second year working at The Daily Iowan.

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Curator of Science Fiction and Popular Culture Collections Peter Balestrieri holds Godzilla cutouts from the mid 1900s at the special archives in the University of Iowa Main Library on Sept. 22, 2023. Balestrieri explained that the archives holds 400 20th Century Fox scripts spanning from the 1920s to 1970s

Iowa City appreciates B-films and their low-budget brilliance

Stella Shipman and Will Bower
September 26, 2023
Feb 5, 2023; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Rae Sremmurd recording artists Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee perform during the Pro Bowl Games at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Rapper Swae Lee to perform at UI Homecoming concert in October

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
September 21, 2023
Photo Illustration by Emily Nyberg

Literary magazines at UI foster a culture of creativity

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
September 19, 2023
The General Manager of Revival Maggy Moran organizes a clothing rack at Revival in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Revival is a curated clothing store with a focus on resale and vintage items. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Sustainable production takes root in local retailers

Zhenya Loughney and Stella Shipman
September 12, 2023
John Burns III during his songwriters concert at the Old Brick in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Des Moines artist B. John Burns plays tribute concert for Bill Sackter

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
September 10, 2023
Photo illustration by Emily Nyberg

TikToker, podcaster Brittany Broski to deliver lecture at the Iowa Memorial Union

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
September 7, 2023
Cindy Opitz holding the Wesleyan Collection containing insects at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Wednesday, August 29, 2023. (Alyssa Miner/ The Daily Iowan)

UI Museum of Natural History saves collection of over 50,000 insect specimens

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
September 5, 2023
Penelope Wilkins talks with a customer while hosting a booth at the Northside Night Market organized by IC Flea in the James Theater in Iowa City on Friday, September 1, 2023.

Local business Atlas sells jewelry made with real insect parts

Zhenya Loughney and Stella Shipman
September 5, 2023
Members of the Iowa City Public Library read to children and community members at the 2023 Iowa City Latino Fest on the Pedestrian Mall downtown on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Vendors sold food while community members enjoyed Latino traditions, music, food, and dance. Over 11 years, 50,00 attendees have visited the annual festival with over 80 performances in the Iowa City tradition. 

Latino Fest fosters cultural connection

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
August 28, 2023
The outside of the Riverside Theater is seen during day three of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Riverside Theatre presents stellar season lineup and educational programs

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor
August 22, 2023
Patrons walk through booths at the Iowa City Flea Market at Public Space One Close House in Iowa City on Sunday Aug. 13, 2023.

Iowa City Flea doubles in size after year 

Stella Shipman and Avi Lapchick
August 22, 2023
A Wildwood sign on the ceiling during a Hailey Whitters concert at Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon in Iowa City on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Giovannie and the Hired Guns to perform tribute to roots with label debut concert at Wildwood

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
May 4, 2023
Mary Mayo, playing Robyn, performs during a production of “The Roommate” presented by the Riverside Theatre in Iowa City on Thursday, April 28, 2023.

‘The Roommate’ at Riverside emphasizes that age does not dictate identity

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
May 2, 2023
Hancher Auditorium is seen on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

Hancher introduces new Broadway subscription series and arts festival

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
May 1, 2023

River Glen & Band to introduce debut album at James Theater performance

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
May 1, 2023
Photo contributed by Julia Borcherts

Ask the Author | Rebecca Keller

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 26, 2023
Audience members file into Englert Theatre during day three of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Rainn Wilson to speak at Englert Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 26, 2023
Siyeon Kim, Rachel Kobernick, Nathan Brown, and Jordan McCready perform during a dress rehearsal of the opera “The Great Flood” at the Voxman Music Building on Monday, April 24, 2023. Nathan Felix is the composer of the opera and it will premiere at the Stanley Museum of Art on Thursday, April 27.

Stanley Museum to host Nathan Felix’s immersive opera ‘The Great Flood’

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 25, 2023
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre building is seen on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

Review | UI Theatre Department’s ‘Ugly Lies the Bone’ is an honest depiction of hope and recovery

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 25, 2023
The piece titled “Una Coz En Mi Cabeza” is shown in the back room at the Los Performers by artist Juan Correa gallery at Public Space One on Friday, April 21, 2023. The gallery hours are Friday from 4-6 pm and Saturday from 12-3 pm. The final day of the show will be Friday, April 28, 2023. (Averi Coffee/The Daily Iowan)

Public Space One hosts Juan Correa’s ‘Los Performers’ exhibit in North Gallery

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 25, 2023
Alex MacKay, playing Jack Manningham, and Andrew Cole, playing Sergeant Rough, perform during a production of “Angel Street” presented by Dreamwell Theatre at the ArtiFactory in Iowa City on Friday, April 14, 2023. The show premiered on Broadway in 1941 and is known for coining the term “gaslighting.” ArtiFactory will run the show until April 22.

Review | Dreamwell Theatre opens ‘Angel Street’ at the ArtiFactory

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 18, 2023
Film Scene is seen in downtown Iowa City, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

FilmScene premieres documentary honoring UI legend Elizabeth Catlett

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 16, 2023
A microphone placed on the stage for the Open Mic Night at the Joystick Comedy Arcade in Iowa City on Monday, December 6, 2022.

Ben Miller to educate and entertain with ‘Stand-Up Science’ show at Joystick

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 12, 2023
Photo contributed by David Gompper.

Contemporary music festival to bring international collaboration to Iowa

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 11, 2023
Kristina Ratkawski and Andrew Cole perform during a dress rehearsal of Angel Street in the Trinity Episcopal Church building on Monday, April 3, 2023. The show will open in the Artifactory Building on Saturday, April 15.

Dreamwell Theatre to present production of ‘Angel Street,’ play that defined gaslighting

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 10, 2023
Willow Creek Theater Co. presented Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Regen Kuker. This play was preformed on Thursday the 9th through Sunday the 12th. The play follows a young woman Tilly who seems to attract everyone she meets until her melancholy goes away and her connections change.

Exploring the thriving local theater scene in Iowa City

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 4, 2023
Hailey Whitters sings during her concert at Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon in Iowa City on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Hailey Whitters sells out ‘Raised’ tour performance at Wildwood

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 4, 2023
A damaged house is seen at the corner of Old Oak Ridge and Highway F62 in Hills, Iowa on Saturday, April 1, 2023 after a tornado went through parts of the town on Friday. The tornado impacted a new development in the city of 902 people.

Residents of Hills, Iowa, begin cleanup efforts after tornado strike

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
April 2, 2023
A drum kit sits at Gabe’s during a Titus Andronicus performance in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 29, 2023.

Titus Andronicus tears up stage at Gabe’s

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 31, 2023
Concert goers gather outside Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Waves Dance Competition at the Englert will make waves in national dance industry and local scene

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 29, 2023
Winterland performs at the Summer of the Arts in the Spring event at the Englert Theater on Sunday, March 26 2023.

Summer of the Arts in the Spring at the Englert raises the roof for arts community funding

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 28, 2023
Photo contributed by Logan Pratt.

College town comedy — Standup comedy bounces back in Iowa City

Parker Jones and Stella Shipman
March 21, 2023
Photo contributed by Roman Alexander

Rising country star Roman Alexander to play Elray’s

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 21, 2023
The outside of the Riverside Theatre is seen at the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on Friday, April 8, 2022.

Riverside Theatre’s production of ‘Fefu and Her Friends’ pays tribute to legendary playwright and empowers women

Stella Shipman and Emma Gaughan
March 21, 2023
Pedro Pascal, right, at the premiere of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent during SXSW Film Festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 12, 2022, in Austin, Texas.

Review | HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ does original video game justice

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 14, 2023
Part Time Vegan performs during a Summer Camp Music Festival at Gabe’s in downtown Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Local bands could register and perform within the event and event-goers voted on winners.

Local Iowa City band ‘Part Time Vegan’ dissolves, becomes ‘Worst Impressions’ and ‘Shrub’

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 8, 2023
Abubakar Ibrahim holds his scarf while posing for a photo in the Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

UI faculty members share inspirations behind their personal styles

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 7, 2023
Emma Hughs and Jennifer Hogan perform during a rehearsal of The Fog Comes on Little Cat Feet in the Artifactory building on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Dreamwell Theatre presents world premiere of ‘the fog comes on little cat feet’

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 1, 2023
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Review | Outer Banks season 3 is a fun flop

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
March 1, 2023
Photo illustration by Alex VerSteegh

TikTok-famous University of Iowa students: How they did it

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 28, 2023
Photos by Anna Yatsekvich

Alexa Tarantino Quartet to bring acclaimed jazz to Club Hancher

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 28, 2023
Jun 12, 2022; New York, NY, USA; The cast of Six: The Musical performs during the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Review | ‘Six: The Musical’ at the Des Moines Civic Center is an energetic feminist reclamation

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 21, 2023
Jean Ivonne Keller auditions for a spot in Jarod Valencia-Cheng’s upcoming fashion show “Come As You Are” on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Valencia-Cheng’s fashion show will take place in March.

Upcoming fashion show at Tru Coffee organized by UI senior promotes thrifting and authentic self-expression

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 21, 2023
Author DK Nnuro seen at a live reading at Prairie Lights in Iowa City on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2023.

Ask the Author | DK Nnuro

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 14, 2023
Inflatable bunnies sculptures are seen in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Sculpture artist Amanda Parer’s Intrude bunnies are part of a month long Winter Night Lights experience put on by the Iowa City Downtown District. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City Downtown District’s Winter Night Lights dazzle Iowa City

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 14, 2023
Actors Bryan Lawler (left) and Marty Reichert (right) perform Never Say No in the opening night of The Fantasticks at Willow Creek Theater in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.

Review | ‘The Fantasticks’ flips romantic comedy on its head

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 14, 2023
Señor Fillmore, played by Johan Avila, helps Alma, played by Sara Alvidrez, with her work during a dress rehearsal for the University of Iowa theater department’s production of Braided Sorrow Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

Review | ‘Braided Sorrow’ a tribute to women silenced by femicide in Mexico

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
February 7, 2023
Actors Martin Andrews and Tim Budd perform in the final dress rehearsal for the play A Walk In The Woods at Riverside Theatre In Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.

Review | Riverside’s ‘A Walk in the Woods’ is a powerful play about human connection and hope.

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
January 31, 2023
Photo by David J Murray

Hancher to present ‘Pilobolus’ dance company for both of their 50th anniversaries

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
January 30, 2023
Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas © Steve McNicholas

‘STOMP’ brings rhythm and joy to Hancher

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
January 24, 2023
The outside of the Riverside Theater is seen during day three of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Riverside Theatre’s ‘Will Power’ workshops help high school students learn Shakespeare

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
January 24, 2023
Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas © Steve McNicholas

Hancher to present ‘STOMP’ for Golden Anniversary season

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
January 19, 2023
Photo courtesy of Brink Literary Journal.

‘Brink Literary Journal’ holds contest for hybrid writing

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
January 17, 2023
Patti LaBelle closes the Jacksonville Jazz Festival next Sunday.

Patti LaBelle gifts Hancher audience with dazzling vocals for holiday tour

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
December 10, 2022
Bill Frisell during his first show of the night with his Bill Frisell Trio at the Temple Building Theater.

Musicians Bill Frisell and Petra Haden to bring musical magic to Englert Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
December 8, 2022
The Space Between exhibit by Edward Kelly is seen in Public Space One North Friday Dec. 2, 2022. The exhibit looks at communication with found objects.

‘The Space Between’ exhibit by Edward Kelley facilitates communication across static

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
December 5, 2022
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Cantus brings season’s greetings and life lessons to Hancher with holiday concert ‘Christmas with Cantus: Into the Light’

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
December 2, 2022
Contributed photo from Rob Merritt.

‘The Flick’ to bring human connection and expression to Riverside Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 29, 2022
The hangars, on one of which where the mural will be painted, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at the Iowa City Airport.

300-foot Iowa City Airport mural to recognize airport contributions

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 17, 2022
Actors sit around a table talking about the good old days of Shakespeare during a dress rehearsal for The Book of Will at The James Theatre in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022.

‘The Book of Will’ to bring Shakespeare literature and laughs to James Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 16, 2022
Public Space One is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. The third floor of house is home to the Center for Afrofuturism Center – an apartment that houses and supports artists of color.

Center for Afrofuturist Studies continues to bring in artists of color with open call for next year residencies

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 15, 2022
Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program founder Carl Klaus stands inside Adler Journalism Building Monday, March 27, 2006. Klaus, the founder of the University of Iowas Nonfiction Writing Program, died in February 2022 and will be honored through a new garden.

Carl Klaus memorial garden at new Nonfiction Writing Program building to offer refuge and remembrance

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 15, 2022
Pianist Staff Sergeant Anthony Pocetti and Guitarist Sergeant First Class Johnathan Epley perform during The United States Army Field Band “Jazz Ambassadors” Big Band concert in the Voxman Concert Hall Thursday Nov. 10, 2022.

U.S. Army “Jazz Ambassadors” Big Band connects civilians with Army through music

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 11, 2022
Artist and designer Jamie Boling asks questions and shapes atmospheres through his work

Artist and designer Jamie Boling asks questions and shapes atmospheres through his work

Stella Shipman , Arts Reporter
November 6, 2022
A dress rehearsal for the play Bacchae is seen the in the David Thayer Theater in the Theater Arts Building Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The play will premiere on Friday Nov. 4.

Review | “The Bacchae: A Tragedy in One Act” presents humorous and humanist adaptation of classic Greek tale

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 5, 2022
The stage is surrounded by seats and an eerie backdrop for writers to perform on, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at Riverside Theatre.

Riverside Theatre’s “Ghost Light” debut delivered frights and delights on Halloween night

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
November 1, 2022
Night Moves lead singer Josh Pelant plays the guitar during a performance at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

Night Moves rocks Gabe’s with final performance of tour

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 28, 2022
Review | Netflix’s ‘The School for Good and Evil’ is beautiful but forgettable

Review | Netflix’s ‘The School for Good and Evil’ is beautiful but forgettable

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 26, 2022
Contributed photo of the University of Iowa Ensemble and Faculty Percussion concert contributed by Dan Moore.

UI Percussion Program’s Iowa Fall Percussion Concert to showcase diversity of percussion sound

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporters
October 26, 2022
Families gather to take a look inside the Iowa City fire truck at Robert A. Lee Recreational Center on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The center held a sensory friendly Halloween event where games and food were available for kids.

Iowa City Parks and Recreation hosts sensory-friendly Halloween event

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 23, 2022
Cheryl Jacobsen, surrounded by supplies and her projects, in her workstation at her home studio, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.

UI professor Cheryl Jacobsen teaches students lost art of calligraphy

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 18, 2022
Trinity Christofferson, playing the role of the Mom, takes a call while Charlie Schmelzer, playing the role of Bobby, listens at the University of Iowa Theatre Building on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2022. Contributed photo of Jordan JJ Jones of a dress rehearsal.

Review | ‘The Lazaretto’ brought thrills and chills to UI theater

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 16, 2022
Cast members drink at a dress rehearsal for the play The Weir at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The Weir depicts a story about a rural bar in Ireland.

‘The Weir’ to bring ghost stories and comradery to Riverside Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 13, 2022
Contributed photo by Stephen Garnett.

Hancher hosts Soweto Gospel Choir for soulful world premiere of new album

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 11, 2022
Jessica Pray Patel sings I Dreamed a Dream during a performance of Les Mis in Concert at the Riverside Theatre on Oct. 9, 2022.

‘Les Mis in Concert’ at Riverside Theatre captured essence of Victor Hugo’s story

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 10, 2022
The Fall Gallery Walk is held in downtown Iowa City Oct. 7, 2022.

Fall Gallery Walk in downtown Iowa City promotes local art and business

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 8, 2022
Isaac Addai, event director and performing rapper (left), posed for a portrait with Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin, assistant stage manager and performing reciter (right), at Borderless: An All Black Affair on the evening of Wednesday, Sep. 7.

UI’s ‘Borderless: An All Black Affair’ showcased artists and celebrated Black culture

September 9, 2022
Jonathan Scales Fourchestras Maison Guidry performs during a concert at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is a jazz band led by Jonathan Scales playing steelpans.

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra at Englert Theatre showcases steel pan versatility

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 4, 2022
Film Scene is seen in downtown Iowa City on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

‘Hockeyland’ at FilmScene documents high school ice hockey culture of small-town Minnesota

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 4, 2022
John Heimbuch performs at a rehearsal for the play BEOWULF at the James Theater in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. BEOWULF performs live Friday and Saturday.

The James Theater to show one-man adaptation of ‘Beowulf’

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
October 2, 2022
The paper-based art pieces hang all around the walls of the exhibit room, illuminated by natural light, at Public Space One on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

Public Space One offers paper-making experiences for ‘No Coming, No Going’ September exhibit

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
September 29, 2022
Ask the Author | Rebecca Solnit

Ask the Author | Rebecca Solnit

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
September 27, 2022
Grace Locke Ward straightens a piece by the Artists at SUI Program at Public Space One.

Artists at SUI presents the ‘Amplified Rainbow’ exhibit at Public Space One’s Close House

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
September 12, 2022
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Co-owners Amanda Goodrich and Mariah Ruyle instruct during a Dance Mixx class at Iowa City Jazzercise on Gilbert Street on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Goodrich has been instructing jazzercise classes for about six years, and Ruyle has been instructing classes for 14 years. Weve both been instructors for a long time. So this seemed like a natural next step, Ruyle said. And its just been a real place of comfort, and joy, and support.

Iowa City’s Jazzercise center turns over to new owners

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
September 1, 2022
24thankyou performs during Battle of the Bands at the Iowa Memorial Union Amphitheater on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.

24thankyou takes home the win at SCOPE’s Battle of the Bands

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
September 1, 2022
Houndmouth performs at the opening celebration for the Stanley Art Museum at the University of Iowa on Friday, August 26, 2022.

Rocking out at the Stanley Museum of Art

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
August 27, 2022
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