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Upcoming Department of Theatre Arts events
Staged Reading of SANKO FA by Isaac Addai
Saturday, May 18, 2024 2:00pm to 4:00pm
SANKO FA is a story that explores the complexity of identity and legacy: a struggling artist is presented with the opportunity to ascend to stardom if he completes a series of labors for a mysterious benefactor, leaving him at a crossroads.
Isaac Addai will conduct a reading of the play in the Museums Visual Classroom with objects from the collection on display.
SANKO FA is a solo performance play that is still being workshopped. The content for the story was inspired by the Asante artifacts...
Arts Iowa Calendar website retirement
Sunday, June 30, 2024 (all day)
The University of Iowa is planning to retire the Arts Iowa calendar website effective June 30, 2024.
Retiring the Arts Iowa calendar website is necessary because the platform on which the site is built will soon be obsolete and no longer supportable. Additionally, traffic to the site has declined significantly in recent years as users increasingly find event information through the UI Events calendar (events.uiowa.edu) and your respective collegiate and departmental websites. Finally, the...