The University of Iowa

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.

Jerusalem Quartet

The Jerusalem Quartet brings an evening of Dmitri Shostakovich’s searingly intense music to Hancher’s intimate onstage experience. The ensemble will perform two Shostakovich quartets in the first concert and two different quartets by the composer in the second concert.

The Crossing

The Crossing and the UI choir Kantorei will perform together at the top of concert and music director Donald Nally will lead The Crossing in the performance of Lang’s “poor hymnal.”

Shamel Pitts | TRIBE

“Touch of RED” is the beautiful new entry in Pitts’s and TRIBE’s ongoing Red Series, which explores Black multiplicity and human connection. “Touch of RED” is a duet for Black men who come together in a boxing ring—not for a display of aggression but rather for an exploration of vulnerability, effeminacy, and healing.