Senior Recital: Jun Le, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943871 This concert is free and open to the public.

In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...

Free and open to the public.The concert co-presented by Hancher, UI String Quartet Residency Program, Center for New Music, and Iowa PercussionThis concert celebrates University of Iowa composer-in-residence, Jessie Montgomery. The concert features UIowa School of Music ensembles playing a program entirely of Jessie Montgomery's repertoire, by students and ensemble who have engaged with Jessie over the course of her residency.PROGRAMAll Jessie MONGTOMERY:Iowa Percussion Studio: Study No. 1 for...

DMA III Recital: Maria Torres Melgares, saxophoneMaria Torres Melgares, saxophoneCasey Dierlam Tse, pianoThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/944789This concert is free and open to the public.

Writers' Workshop alumni Karla Kelsey and Rebecca Lehmann will read from their latest books of poetry.Poet Karla Kelsey will read from her newest book, Transcendental Factory: For Mina Loy. Described as a "lyric-documentary rendezvous with iconoclastic writer and visual artist Mina Loy (1882–1966)" (karlakelsey.com), Transcendental Factory is praised by writer Danielle Dutton as "a brilliant novel from inside and outside Mina Loy—a novel that is also a poem, a dictionary, a historical compendium...

Senior Recital: Matt Sleep, tuba This concert is free and open to the public.

Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, pianoThe University of Iowa String Quarter Residency Program presents the Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano.The Ariel Quartet and Orion Weiss concert and residency has been supported in part by generous support from the Barbara Price Piano and Chamber Music Fund and the Linda and Rick Maxson Chamber Music Fund. Learn more about the performers here:https://www.arielquartet.com/https://www.orionweiss.com/This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music...

In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...

DMA Qualifying Recital: Eric Luminais, flute Eric Luminais- Flute Miles Bohlman- Marimba This concert is free and open to the public.

Join us for a compelling panel discussion moderated by Katherine Simóne Reynolds and featuring Kelley Lemon, Naima Green, and Alicia Olushola Ajayi. This conversation will illuminate the many ways Black artists and practitioners are engaging with ecological narratives, uncovering hidden histories, and shaping future landscapes. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition, it's a fine thing, currently on view at the Stanley Museum of Art.Moderator:Katherine Simóne Reynolds is an artist...

Simone White will read in the Frank Conroy Reading Room in Glenn Schaeffer Library.Simone White is the author of or, on being the other woman (Duke University Press, 2022), Dear Angel of Death (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2018), Of Being Dispersed (Futurepoem, 2016), and House Envy of All the World (Factory School, 2010), the poetry chapbook, Unrest (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2013), and the collaborative poem/painting chapbook, Dolly (with Kim Thomas) (Q Ave, 2008). Her poetry and prose have been featured...

New York Times bestselling author and former Prairie Lights bookseller Claire Lombardo will return to Iowa City to read from her newest novel, Same As It Ever Was, which was just released in paperback! New York Times book critic and author, Hamilton Cain, praised Same As It Ever Was in a June 2024 NYT review as a "refashion[ing of] domestic drama into something rich and strange, with echoes of Lorrie Moore’s sardonic humor and Jonathan Franzen’s dissection of class."Claire Lombardo is the author...

TICKETS // SOLD OUTTickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m.Adults $30 / $20Students & Youth $10Part of Hancher's 52nd SeasonFeaturing a Hancher co-commissionIt's a superstar team-up as a Hancher-favorite ensemble is joined by our composer-in-residence. The second opportunity of the season to experience Third Coast Percussion (performs with Twyla Tharp Dance) and Jessie Montgomery (performs with PUBLIQuartet), and our 2024–2025 composer-in-residence. The dynamic program...

Faculty/Grad ConcertAll performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the energy and creativity that crackles across...

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People sparks a...