In her “Bioregionalism in History, Theory, and Practice” class this fall, taught by English professor Eric Gidal, Sophia McLaughlin, who is working toward an MFA in choreography in the Department of Dance, used her dance perspective to the question of how to hold on to and remember the past while moving into the future. Through the Iowa Initiative For Sustainable Communities' yearlong partnership with Bondurant, Sophia and the other 11 students in the class worked with the Bondurant Historical Society to research the community’s origins and early years of development.

Through the lens of the arts, Infinite Dream explores the complex fabric of the American Story—our grand accomplishments, disruptive failures, and remarkable potential for excellence. Presented October 11–21, 2023 across the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City community. Featuring over the 30 artists and thinkers from around the world as well as faculty and students from the University of Iowa. This is our #InfiniteDream Video credit: Jason Smith

Located in Hancher Auditorium, the costume shop works on several productions. Its most recent project is the Dance Gala, which will occur Nov. 10 and 11.

For dancers who spent every spare moment of their childhoods camped out at the studio but also took their academic studies seriously, what comes after high school might feel like an either/or proposition: To dance or not to dance?