Event | Meandering River (second iteration)
We’re thrilled to share that a second iteration of Meandering River will occur as part of Hancher’s Infinite Dream festival. Please join 2024-25 BFF Project Grantee Elizabeth McTernan and the Meandering River group on September 20th at 4pm to witness a place-based, meandering journey with the Iowa River.
Location: Lagoon Shelter House
Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tickets: Free and open to the public with registration. Learn more and RSVP here.***
About the project:
‘Meandering River’, an immersive, site-specific performance, invites audiences to reimagine their relationship with the Iowa River through movement, sound, and guided exploration. Rooted in the idea of the hydrocommons as the dynamic relationship between water and bodies, this project offers a powerful, multi-sensory experience that explores the entangled ecologies of humans, nonhumans, and the infrastructures that shape our lived environment.
Co-directed by Eric Gidal, Liz McTernan, Stephanie Miracle, Heather Parrish, Jenna Supp-Montgomerie
With Zena Bibler, Jean-Francois Charles, David Cwiertny, Ramin Roshandel, and Larry Weber
Featuring Sitso Ahlijah, Kristin Marrs, Sophia McLaughlin, Melinda Myers, Jenn Pray, Fabiola Castaneda-Santiago, and Mikey Rioux
*** Public demand was extremely high for this performance and it is now sold out. Without a ticket, passersby may view aspects of the event, but will not be able to experience the data-driven sound. You can find out more about the project here and listen to Meandering River (Nitrate Choir), a live sonification of real-time data gathered from 30 nitrate sensors placed throughout the Iowa state watershed. A recap of this new event will eventually be shared on the BFF website. ***
Support for this work is provided by Hancher Auditorium, The National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority, The Big Field Fund, a Regional Regranting Program of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts administered by Public Space One, the Public Arts Matching Grant City of Iowa City, UIowa BlueGap Project, UIowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment, UIowa Department of Religious Studies, UIowa Department of Communication Studies, and UIowa Department of English.
Photos by @jasonlevismith