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Dancers perform in the piece "Fever Dream," a part of the University of Utah School of Dance's 2025 "Anew: A Black History Month Celebration." The program took place on Feb. 13, 2025 in the Marriott Center for Dance in Salt Lake City. Credits can be found at the end of the article. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U School of Dance: Celebrate Black History Month With ‘ANEW’

By Laney Hansen, Arts Writer February 19, 2025

  With flashing colors and lights and strong performances, the School of Dance was a breath of fresh air in the social and political climate we are in. Feb. 13 was the University of Utah’s...

Art installation at Kilby Block Party. (Photo by Luke Jackson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Beginner’s Guide to SLC Arts for New Students

By Hailey Edmonds, Arts Writer September 7, 2024

  The University of Utah draws its own unique crowd of skiers, music enthusiasts and artists. Students come from coast to coast to explore what Utah has to offer them. If you fall into the category...

("Outro" promo via School of Dance website www.dance.utah.edu)

An Outro from the Modern Dance Seniors

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer March 31, 2024

  We have reached the final stretch of the school year, and for seniors it’s the last weeks of college until the next adventure begins.  A Colorful Farewell The University of Utah School of...

School of Dance Costume Shop student worker Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Step Inside the U’s School of Dance Costume Shop

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer March 1, 2024

  There are four distinct sounds to be heard in the Marriott Center for Dance: The music travels from studios and the stage; dancers leap and shuffle across the marley floors; voices carrying corrections...

The School of Dance Utah Ballet rehearses "Serenade" on Jan. 27, 2024. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Ballet Brings Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’ to Stage

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer February 22, 2024

  You will always remember the first time you saw “Serenade” performed live.  When I watched the School of Dance ballet program rehearse “Serenade” in the expansive basement studios...

Students from the Utah Ballet Department perform in a dress rehearsal in the Marriott Center for Dance on campus on Nov. 4, 2015. (Photo via the Daily Utah Chronicle Archive)

A Natural Pairing: Sexuality and the Arts

By Grier Abercrombie, Arts Writer December 27, 2023

  The University of Utah has a strong arts presence on campus with several performing arts centers and widely-known arts departments. One such department is the School of Dance, with its renowned...

(Design by Sam Garcia | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Letting Women Be Women in Entertainment

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer December 22, 2023

  The arts haven’t always been equal. Gender roles that began with familial standards of men working and women raising children kept women from performing onstage until the 18th century. The...

George Balanchine's "Serenade," which the University of Utah School of Dance will present in spring 2024. (Courtesy of Luke Isley)

The School of Dance Presents Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer November 9, 2023

  In spring 2024, the University of Utah School of Dance will present George Balanchine’s "Serenade." 'Serenade' Created at the School of American Ballet in 1934, "Serenade" was the first...

(Courtesy of University of Utah School of Dance)

The Past and Present Come Together in U Dance’s ‘Era’

By Grier Abercrombie, Arts Writer October 6, 2023

  Presented by the University of Utah School of Dance, "Era" features students performing pieces that exhibit an intersection of the past and present. Two pieces are choreographed by Melissa...

(Courtesy of A24)

‘Stop Making Sense’ is Back at The Broadway to Rock Your Soul

By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor September 25, 2023

  No matter what kind of “music fan” you are, there’s a high likelihood that you’ve come across Talking Heads at some point in your lifetime. Perhaps it was hearing “This Must Be...