Part of Iowa New Play Festival
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - approximately 10:15 p.m., immediately after salt tongue 9 p.m. performance
Friday, May 9, 2025 - approximately 10:15 p.m., immediately after The Words of Ants 9 p.m. performance
UI Theatre Building Lawn - in front of the main entrance on the river side
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 downtown districts. Imagine the possibilities these architectural canvases can provide to explore the visual intersection of digital art and architecture while engaging local communities.
Please be advised this showing includes strobing and visual effects. Approximate run time is 30 minutes – 10 student projects, roughly 3 minutes each.
Bring a lawn chair for this FREE event that is open to the public!
It's 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.
Student Creators:
Mahsa Falahbafekrlialestani (Art MFA) & Warren Longmire (Writers Workshop MFA)
Marisa Rodriguez (Theatre BA)
Elizabeth Shanahan (Exercise Science BS)
Molly Costello (Theatre BA)
Nazanin Vakili (Theatre MFA)
Chloe Cobb (Theatre MFA)
Colin Kiernan (Theatre BA)
Emma Merkes (Art BFA) & Sophie Young (Theatre BA)
Paige Waller (Dance BA)
Ellie Daley (Dance BFA)
Explore the full event schedule at theatre.uiowa.edu/events/iowa-new-play-festival
DIGITAL GRAFFITI
Digital Graffiti is a new course taught by Theatre Arts and Dance Associate Professor Daniel Fine. In the course, students are introduced to the fundamentals of architectural projection mapping, including the basics of Adobe After Effects for content creation, a professional media server for projection mapping, working with projectors, creating pitches and storyboards, etc. Their semester-long project culminates in a public showing, projecting mapping their digital art onto the façade of the Theatre Building.