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Taylor Swift performing on the Eras Tour (Courtesy of Marca)

A Swiftie Examines The Taylor Swift Obsession

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer July 13, 2023

  Taylor Swift is arguably one of the most prolific music artists of the 21st century. Swift has 10 studio albums and 237 songs to her name. Within one day, she sold over 2 million tickets to her...

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Peck, Ratmansky and the Future of American Ballet

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer June 16, 2023

  The legacy of American ballet begins not in America, but in Russia. The year is 1904 and Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze, better known as George Balanchine, is born. The son of a composer,...

76th Tony Awards poster

The Biggest Nominees of the 76th Tony Awards

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer June 9, 2023

  Why talk when you can sing, and why sing when you can dance? Musicals and plays have been an integral part of entertainment inhabiting the theaters along Broadway in Manhattan, New York City,...

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Get Artsy With Clubs at The U This Fall

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer May 27, 2023

  Finding a new community is an important part of the transition into college, and there's no better way to do so than to join a club on campus. There are over 500 recognized student organizations at...

The Alvin Gittins Gallery at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on March 28, 2023.

Exploring Art Hubs on Campus

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer May 23, 2023

  The arts have a strong presence on the University of Utah campus, but if you’re looking for where arts are centered, the four affiliate programs of the College of Fine Arts provide world-class...

The Art and Art History Building on the Univeristy of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Jan. 31, 2022.

The Underappreciation of Arts at the U

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor March 10, 2023

  If you were to ask anyone what the University of Utah excels at, you would certainly hear medicine, maybe engineering, and depending on how the season went, you might even be told football. But...

greenland by University of Utah School of Dance (Photo via @uofudance instagram)

Welcome to ‘greenland’: A School of Dance Collaboration

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer February 9, 2023

  Welcome to “greenland,” a new collaborative work from the University of Utah School of Dance. “greenland” is co-choreographed and co-directed by five School of Dance faculty artists,...

The Royal Ballet in Peter Wrights interpretation of The Nutcracker (2018) (Photo via Why The Royal Ballet love preforming The Nutcracker on YouTube)

‘The Nutcracker’ History and What We Can Learn From It

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer December 25, 2022

  'Tis the season for our favorite holiday traditions. Starting Dec. 1, radios are tuned to holiday channels, homes are decorated with lights and nutcrackers, and Tchaikovsky is played in shopping...

Dancers in Bringing Down the Light choreographed by Samuel Johnson. (Photo by Todd Collins Photography | @toddcollinsphotos)

‘Next Phase’ Presented by Ballet Showcase

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer December 6, 2022

  All around campus you can tell that the end of the Fall semester is finally here. The sun is setting at 5 p.m., temperatures are dropping below freezing and more and more students skip class...

A street performer wearing a flower outfit and multi-colored LED lights from ILLUMINATE Creative Art + Tech Festival on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

ILLUMINATE Creative Arts + Tech Festival Lights up the Night

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer November 19, 2022

  In the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, a first-of-its-kind festival featuring an emphasis on light as an art form brightened up the night sky. Organized by the Utah Arts Alliance, ILLUMINATE...