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Aug 8, 2024

Aug 8, 2024

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Embrace the vibrancy and energy of Keith Haring's color and line at this 80s-theme dance party! Join us in Gibson Square Park to start your weekend early with music and a food truck. Please note that this event is weather permitting only, and it will be canceled in the event of rain or high winds.

Aug 10, 2024

Aug 10, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Keith Haring captivated audiences with bold lines and dynamic figures. He also loved to dance. After discussing Haring's work in the gallery, we'll create our own iconic figures using the freeze dance game in our lobby! Show off your own dance. When the music stops, hold that pose! A friend will trace your outline. After repeating this a few times, we'll color in the outlines with colors and patterns. If the weather permits, we will use sidewalk chalk in Gibson Square Park (in front of the m...

Sep 24, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festival Part of Hancher's 52nd season Music and movement push, pull, and come together in a quirky, thrilling collaboration. Pianist/composer Conrad Tao and dancer/choreographer Caleb Teicher explore harmonic, rhythmic, and theatrical counterpoints through a striking blend of sound and movement. Built around music both magnificent and id...

Oct 17, 2024

7:30 PM

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  TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members and creative collaborators as well as Sombrerísimo by dist...

Oct 18, 2024

7:30 PM

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  TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members and creative collaborators as well as Sombrerísimo by dist...

Oct 19, 2024

Oct 19, 2024

2:00 PM

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  TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members and creative collaborators as well as Sombrerísimo by dist...

Oct 19, 2024

7:30 PM

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  TICKETS Adults $20 Students and non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-produced by the University of Iowa Department of Dance and Performing Arts Production Unit This annual celebration of dance at the University of Iowa will bring the audience on stage with the artists this year. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents a rich program of both new and restaged works by faculty members and creative collaborators as well as Sombrerísimo by dist...

Nov 1, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $55 / $35 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Two world-renowned dancers head a pioneering company dancing to music by two world-changing artists. Founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson — both legendary former principal dancers with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre — Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company continues to push ballet into the future with electrifying dancer...

Nov 2, 2024

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Free / No tickets required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with the International Writing Program and University of Iowa Department of Dance A time-honored tradition connecting writers from around the world with Department of Dance students. Every year, the University of Iowa's international Writing Program welcomes 30+ distinguished writers from around the world to our campus and community for a three-month residency. Building from a collaboration that ...

Nov 21, 2024

Nov 21, 2024

8:00 PM

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Thesis I Concert – Brady Van Patten All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Nov 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024

8:00 PM

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Thesis I Concert – Brady Van Patten All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Dec 12, 2024

Dec 12, 2024

8:00 PM

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Grad/Undergrad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Dec 13, 2024

Dec 13, 2024

8:00 PM

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Grad/Undergrad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Dec 14, 2024

Dec 14, 2024

8:00 PM

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Grad/Undergrad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Jan 29, 2025

Jan 29, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $85 / $65 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season A master choreographer’s acclaimed Hancher-commissioned work is part of the 60th anniversary celebration. In 1999, the American premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Diabelli­ — choreographed to Beethoven’s thorny and thrilling Diabelli Variations and commissioned by Hancher — took place on the stage of the original Hancher Auditorium. Now, as part...

Feb 28, 2025

Feb 28, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Reframing the boxing ring as a site for a duet rather than a duel, Touch of RED bring vulnerability to the fore. Shamel Pitts — a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow in choreography — founded the multidisciplinary arts collective TRIBE in 2019. Touch of RED is the beautiful new entry in Pitts’s and TRIBE’s ongoing Red Series, which explores Black multipli...

Mar 1, 2025

Mar 1, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $25 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Reframing the boxing ring as a site for a duet rather than a duel, Touch of RED bring vulnerability to the fore. Shamel Pitts — a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow in choreography — founded the multidisciplinary arts collective TRIBE in 2019. Touch of RED is the beautiful new entry in Pitts’s and TRIBE’s ongoing Red Series, which explores Black multipli...

Mar 11, 2025

Mar 11, 2025

7:30 PM

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TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $95 / $75 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season The company that carries forward the name of master modern dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey is — to put it simply — simply breathtaking. Whether performing work by today’s most innovative choreographers or performing work by its founder — including the timelessly relevant and breathtaking Revelations — the dancers seem to shimmer w...

Mar 13, 2025

Mar 13, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath Joshua Culbreath will be performing on Friday, March 14. Thursday, March 13 and Saturday, March 15 will feature works by Katelyn Perez and Mariana Tejeda. All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 14, 2025

Mar 14, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath Joshua Culbreath will be performing on Friday, March 14. Thursday, March 13 and Saturday, March 15 will feature works by Katelyn Perez and Mariana Tejeda. All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 15, 2025

Mar 15, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath Joshua Culbreath will be performing on Friday, March 14. Thursday, March 13 and Saturday, March 15 will feature works by Katelyn Perez and Mariana Tejeda. All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 28, 2025

Mar 28, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis III Concert – Emily Culbreath All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Mar 29, 2025

Mar 29, 2025

8:00 PM

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Thesis III Concert – Emily Culbreath All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 12, 2025

Apr 12, 2025

5:00 PM

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Thesis IV Concert – Sophia McLaughlin This performance is free and open to the public. Rain date is April 13 at 5 p.m.

Apr 24, 2025

Apr 24, 2025

8:00 PM

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Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

8:00 PM

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Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 26, 2025

Apr 26, 2025

8:00 PM

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Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

8:00 PM

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BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

8:00 PM

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BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025

8:00 PM

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BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.