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Spencer native son, Chuck Swanson, remembers home

Published
2013.05.11
Vince Nelson smiles while listening to music in his hometown of Spencer, Iowa

Chuck Swanson, a Spencer native and director of Hancher at the University of Iowa, enjoys the energy exchanged between Terrance Simien and his Zydeco Experience Band, and the young children at Fairview Elementary as part of the SPOT program. Story from: Spencer Daily Reporter

Spencer Daily Reporter

Hancher to present Buddy Guy at inaugural Iowa Soul Festival

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy will bring the blues to Iowa City as part of a new Summer of the Arts Festival. The University of Iowa's Hancher is presenting the concert during the Iowa Soul Festival Sept. 13. Story

Hancher to present free Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience concert

Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience on Friday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall, next to the Sheraton Hotel. The concert will kick off the 2013 edition of the Summer of the Arts Friday Night Concert Series. Story

Hearing loop a big help at University of Iowa

Published
2013.05.02

A hearing loop installed in a University of Iowa lecture room is helping people who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, and plans are under way to add more on campus--including in the new Hancher when it's completed. Story from: KCRG TV

KCRG TV

Hancher celebrates physically integrated dance with AXIS Dance Company

AXIS Dance Company

AXIS Dance Company grew out of a movement class into a jewel of contemporary dance, featuring work by leading choreographers performed by brilliant—and diverse—dancers. Story

Hancher-commissioned song to be performed on 'Glee'

A song first performed at the University of Iowa in a Hancher performance will be heard on the popular Fox television show "Glee." Story

Hancher to co-present Mucca Pazza during Mission Creek Festival

Mucca Pazza

The University of Iowa’s Hancher is co-presenting a concert by Mucca Pazza during the Mission Creek Festival. The unique band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at The Englert Theatre, brining a unique sensibility to the stage—and beyond the stage—with a marching band meets rock band vibe. Story

Hancher to present world premiere of 'The Broken Chord' by Working Group Theatre

'The Broken Chord' project was designed to collect, archive, and present the personal stories of those working on the front lines of memory and aging research and patient care, as well as those who are suffering from memory-related diseases. Story

Hancher and Working Group engage Alzheimer's patients with TimeSlips program

The University of Iowa’s Hancher is collaborating with Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre on an ambitious community engagement project that will culminate in the presentation of The Broken Chord, a new play that explores issues of memory. Story

Hancher and Working Group Theatre ask you to save a memory

poster of event

Working Group Theatre is collecting memories on postcards. The cards will be on display at performances of 'The Broken Chord,' a collaboration between Hancher and Working Group Theatre. Story

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