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Hancher Auditorium and the Office of Performing Arts and Engagement will debut a new two-week festival this October celebrating the arts in all forms. Infinite Dream explores the complex fabric of the American Story—our grand accomplishments, disruptive failures, and remarkable potential for excellence.
Spanning Wednesday, Oct. 11 through Saturday, Oct. 21, the festival includes orchestral, jazz, and alternative music, a conversation with famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop alum John Irving and Workshop alum and director Lan Samantha Chang, and a centerpiece performance installation at Hancher Auditorium.
Infinite Dream Lineup:
– Kurt Vile and The Violators
– Love in Exile feat. Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, & Shahzad Ismaily
– Makaya McCraven: In These Times
– Lonnie Holley and Mourning [A] BLKstar
– John Irving with Lan Samantha Chang
– Sphinx Virtuosi
– Model/Actriz with special guest KL!NG
– Andrew Schneider: N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars)
Free and open to the public conversations and discussions:
– Reconstructing: Who & How Are We Together? A conversation on Process with Jillian Walker and Emma Orme of The TEAM featuring Johanna Kasimow (moderator
– Herein Lies the Truth: A Work-In-Progress Conversation Featuring Aaron Pang, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, Tisa Bryant, and Adam Knight
– Regarding the Continuum: An Exploration of Dreams Fulfilled Featuring LaTasha Barnes and Rebekah Kowal (moderator)
– Storytelling Across the Arts: A Conversation with Lonnie Holley and Kurt Vile
– Uncharted Myths: Reckonings, Reflections, and Riffs on American Stories
– 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 featuring Daniel Fine (moderator)
– Reflecting the Infinite Dream: Visions of the American Story
– Mobilizing Dancers for War in Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army A presentation and discussion by Professor Rebekah Kowal
Due to the scope and breadth of the festival, performances take place at venues across campus and in the community, including The Englert Theatre and Gabe’s.
Festival passes ($85 for adults and $35 for UI students and youth) and individual event tickets are on sale now at https://hancher.uiowa.edu/infinitedream
You can see the full lineup now at https://hancher.uiowa.edu/infinitedream
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