Big-ticket shows reap big benefits for Hancher Auditorium audiences, but they come with a price that’s not always covered by ticket sales alone --- challenging Hancher staff to raise the funds needed to stage world-class arts experiences inside and outside its Iowa City walls. Emerging from a pandemic that shuttered much of its 2020-21 season — while also living with the first year of a phased withdrawal of funding support from its campus, the University of Iowa — Hancher’s staff has had to rethink its business model. The UI announced the lessening support for Hancher among other cuts in June 2020 as the institution tried to cope with losses due to COVID-19 and cuts in state appropriations.
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