INUKSUIT pre-concert talk
Steven Schick will explore the music of John Luther Adams and the ways contemporary music engages the natural world and works to raise climate-consciousness.
Mara Liasson
Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR and a contributor to FOX News Channel. She joined FOX in 1997 and serves as a panelist on “Special Report with Brett Baier” and “FOX News Sunday,” FOX Broadcasting Company's public affairs program that airs nationwide each Sunday morning.
Steven Schick Born in Iowa: The Iowa Legacy of Contemporary Music
Schick reflects on the rich history of contemporary music at the University of Iowa. Alongside this rumination, he'll play virtuosic solo percussion pieces that received early and important performances here in Iowa City.
In the Shadow of Atticus: A Panel on Wrongful Convictions and Second Look Litigation
Over sixty years ago, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird hit book shelves across the United States introducing everyone to Maycomb County, Alabama, the Finch Family, and the tragic story of Tom Robinson. Today, that book has been readapted into a play by Aaron Sorkin and brings back up a necessary conversation that we all must have: are the stories we hear in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird still present in America’s criminal legal system?
Werner Herzog
Presented at The Englert Theatre in collaboration with Refocus Film Festival
Legendary film director Werner Herzog will receive FilmScene’s Cinema Savant award and appear in conversation to discuss his life in film as part of a five-city US book tour.
Legendary film director Werner Herzog will receive FilmScene’s Cinema Savant award and appear in conversation to discuss his life in film as part of a five-city US book tour.
POSTPONED: Mobilizing Dancers for War in Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army
Presented at the Stanley Museum of Art
Rebekah Kowal's talk examines the role of dance in the movie and the ways it mobilized civilian troops and the American public at a pivotal moment in the war effort.
Rebekah Kowal's talk examines the role of dance in the movie and the ways it mobilized civilian troops and the American public at a pivotal moment in the war effort.
Reflecting the Infinite Dream: Visions of the American Story
A selection of writers from University of Iowa's cohort of esteemed writers from around the world for the International Writing Program's fall residency will share poetry, prose, and other creative expressions in conversation with the ideas and questions of the Infinite Dream festival.
N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars): A Creative Matters conversation with Andrew Schneider and Jecca Barry
Theater, video, and arts technologist Andrew Schneider and creative producer Jecca Barry will discuss the process of building and performing N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars), Schneider’s new performance installation work.
Storytelling Across the Arts: A Conversation with Lonnie Holley & Lee Baines
Presented at the Old Capitol Museum
Lonnie Holley and Lee Baines discusses their creative process.
Lonnie Holley and Lee Baines discusses their creative process.
Regarding The Continuum: An Exploration of Dreams Fulfilled
Presented at the Old Capitol Museum
LaTasha Barnes is an internationally awarded and critically-acclaimed dance artist, choreographer, educator will discuss her creative process and new projects in development alongside University of Iowa Department of Dance faculty member Rebekah Kowal.
LaTasha Barnes is an internationally awarded and critically-acclaimed dance artist, choreographer, educator will discuss her creative process and new projects in development alongside University of Iowa Department of Dance faculty member Rebekah Kowal.