Upcoming Events

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Drag'daLore: The Musical Ballroom Epic

Thursday, May 7, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Theatre Building
By Adrian Enzastiga
Music by Mark Bruckner and Adrian Enzastiga
Directed and Choreographed by Michael C. Flores
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series

Clarinet Studio Recital 581

Thursday, May 7, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Clarinet Studio Recital 581

This concert is free and open to the public.

Jazz and the Art of Listening

Thursday, May 7, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

At the center of great music—and great collaboration—is the ability to listen deeply.

In this keynote lecture, Stefon Harris explores how listening shapes creativity, musical fluency, and human connection. Drawing on stories from his career performing with jazz legends and teaching musicians around the world, Harris reveals how cultivating curiosity, openness, and empathy allows artists to unlock new possibilities in both music and life.

Post-presentation reception/meet and greet to follow in...

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I

Thursday, May 7, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Dance Graduate Concert

Thursday, May 7, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the...

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Drag'daLore: The Musical Ballroom Epic

Thursday, May 7, 2026 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
By Adrian Enzastiga
Music by Mark Bruckner and Adrian Enzastiga
Directed and Choreographed by Michael C. Flores
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series
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Iowa New Play Festival

Friday, May 8, 2026 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.

AI Prompting (Advanced): Elevating your Craft

Friday, May 8, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
Designed for users who already understand the basics, this session dives deeper into prompt engineering techniques to generate more precise, creative, and impactful generative artificial intelligence responses.
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Guest Roundtable | Drag'daLore: The Musical Ballroom Epic

Friday, May 8, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Theatre Building
A roundtable discussion of the Iowa New Play Festival production Drag'daLore: The Musical Ballroom Epic by Adrian Enzastiga.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Sebastien Plante

Friday, May 8, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Sebastien Plante is an assistant professor in Finance, Investment and Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.