New Work City: Celebrating new works by grad students
Each spring at the University of Iowa, Iowa City becomes New Work City: a place where new works are being premiered all over campus as our graduate students in the performing arts present their creative projects to the public--often for the first time ever.
Join us on campus from now 'til commencement for #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts.
We welcome you to help us celebrate one dynamic element of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa, showcasing the energy and creativity that crackles across this performing arts community.
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Explore events happening in New Work City
Center for New Music Ensemble IV
Sunday, March 9, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Center for New Music Ensemble IVThis spring, Performing Arts at Iowa is highlighting the amazing work created by 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. Look for posts highlighting “New Work City” — a nod to the energy and creativity that crackles across this performing arts community. This concert will feature dissertation by composer and doctoral student Ramin Roshandel, along with...
Dance Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath
Thursday, March 13, 2025 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath
Thursday March 13: Katelyn and Mariana
Friday March 14: Katelyn, Mariana, and Joshua
Saturday March 15: Katelyn and Mariana
Performances begin at 8 p.m. - FREE and open to all!
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...
Dance Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath
Friday, March 14, 2025 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath
Thursday March 13: Katelyn and Mariana
Friday March 14: Katelyn, Mariana, and Joshua
Saturday March 15: Katelyn and Mariana
Performances begin at 8 p.m. - FREE and open to all!
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...
Dance Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath
Saturday, March 15, 2025 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
Thesis II Concert – Katelyn Perez, Mariana Tejeda, and Joshua Culbreath
Thursday March 13: Katelyn and Mariana
Friday March 14: Katelyn, Mariana, and Joshua
Saturday March 15: Katelyn and Mariana
Performances begin at 8 p.m. - FREE and open to all!
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...
Dance Thesis III Concert – Emily Culbreath
Friday, March 28, 2025 8:00pm
Public Space One
Thesis III Concert: The Space Between – Emily CulbreathThe Space Between is the culminating thesis production for MFA Dance candidate Emily Culbreath. This performance combines the atmosphere of a club space with Hip Hop dance forms and theatrical immersive approaches. Drawing from the performer's experiences, the work encourages critical reflections on race, relationships, and belonging through storytelling and movement. Audiences are invited to witness and dance along in The Space Between!All...
Dance Thesis III Concert – Emily Culbreath
Saturday, March 29, 2025 8:00pm
Public Space One
Thesis III Concert: The Space Between – Emily CulbreathThe Space Between is the culminating thesis production for MFA Dance candidate Emily Culbreath. This performance combines the atmosphere of a club space with Hip Hop dance forms and theatrical immersive approaches. Drawing from the performer's experiences, the work encourages critical reflections on race, relationships, and belonging through storytelling and movement. Audiences are invited to witness and dance along in The Space Between!All...
Dance Thesis IV Concert – Sophia McLaughlin
Saturday, April 12, 2025 5:00pm
Hickory Hill Park
Thesis IV Concert: Here with the Tallgrass – Sophia McLaughlinThis dance was made in collaboration with the surrounding plant species. Using the structure of a botanical field survey, observations of plant life and environmental factors were recorded through written, visual, and movement language. All these observations have influenced this dance.As we move through the three prairies where this data collection occurred, you too, are invited to observe and notice the plants and space around us...
Center for New Music Ensemble Concert IV, feat. Gregory Rowland Evans
Sunday, April 20, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Center for New Music Ensemble Concert IVThis concert features "Alu," a new composition by Gregory Rowland Evans (2024 PhD), and is part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by Performing Arts At Iowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we celebrate the energy and creativity that crackles across this performing arts community.Alu (2025)Alu - The title word "Alu" is a somewhat gnomic term found on a variety of runestones. While a...
Dance Faculty/Grad Concert
Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
Faculty/Grad ConcertAll performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.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 energy and creativity that crackles across...
Dance Faculty/Grad Concert
Friday, April 25, 2025 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
Faculty/Grad ConcertAll performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.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 energy and creativity that crackles across...
Dance Faculty/Grad Concert
Saturday, April 26, 2025 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
Faculty/Grad ConcertAll performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.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 energy and creativity that crackles across...
Center for New Music presents Composers' Workshop Concert III, with LIGAMENT
Saturday, May 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Composers' Workshop Concert IIIThe Center for New Music will premiere new works by University of Iowa student composers, performed by guest artists LIGAMENT: Anika Kildegaard (2020 MA voice) and Will Yager (2021 DMA double bass), alongside other works created by UI composers and performed by UI musicians. (LIGAMENT Duo will also perform a concert of their own work on May 1.)It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented...
Iowa New Play Festival
Monday, May 5 to Friday, May 9, 2025 (all day)
Theatre Building
Iowa New Play FestivalWe are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe, Eli Campbell, Xiaoyan Kang, and a collection of work by the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop! Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA playwrights.Tickets go on sale starting Monday, May 5 at noon, at the Theatre Building box office window. In-person, cash sales only.Productions:UI...
Iowa New Play Festival
Tuesday, May 6 to Friday, May 9, 2025 (all day)
Theatre Building
Iowa New Play FestivalWe are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe, Eli Campbell, Xiaoyan Kang, and a collection of work by the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop! Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA playwrights.Tickets go on sale starting Monday, May 5 at noon, at the Theatre Building box office window. In-person, cash sales only.Productions:UI...
Iowa New Play Festival
Wednesday, May 7 to Friday, May 9, 2025 (all day)
Theatre Building
Iowa New Play FestivalWe are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe, Eli Campbell, Xiaoyan Kang, and a collection of work by the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop! Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA playwrights.Tickets go on sale starting Monday, May 5 at noon, at the Theatre Building box office window. In-person, cash sales only.Productions:UI...
Iowa New Play Festival
Thursday, May 8 to Friday, May 9, 2025 (all day)
Theatre Building
Iowa New Play FestivalWe are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe, Eli Campbell, Xiaoyan Kang, and a collection of work by the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop! Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA playwrights.Tickets go on sale starting Monday, May 5 at noon, at the Theatre Building box office window. In-person, cash sales only.Productions:UI...
Digital Graffiti showing
Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:15pm
Theatre Building
The world has seen the dazzling delights of digital artwork projection mapped onto some of the most iconic buildings: the Empire State Building, the Sidney Opera House... even our own Old Capitol! Now you can see the Theatre Arts building come to life with digital art made by students in the new UI course, Digital Graffiti.The art of projection mapping is a growing sector in public art and engagement. Many cities are eager to engage their communities and shine light onto the facades of their...
Iowa New Play Festival
Friday, May 9, 2025 (all day)
Theatre Building
Iowa New Play FestivalWe are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe, Eli Campbell, Xiaoyan Kang, and a collection of work by the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop! Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA playwrights.Tickets go on sale starting Monday, May 5 at noon, at the Theatre Building box office window. In-person, cash sales only.Productions:UI...
Digital Graffiti showing
Friday, May 9, 2025 10:15pm
Theatre Building
The world has seen the dazzling delights of digital artwork projection mapped onto some of the most iconic buildings: the Empire State Building, the Sidney Opera House... even our own Old Capitol! Now you can see the Theatre Arts building come to life with digital art made by students in the new UI course, Digital Graffiti.The art of projection mapping is a growing sector in public art and engagement. Many cities are eager to engage their communities and shine light onto the facades of their...
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