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Dance student Elise Jumes (Courtesy Tori Duhaime)

Exploration and Movement: How Jumes Keeps Asking ‘Why?’

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor February 19, 2020

  For Elise Jumes, a screendance student and graduate teaching assistant here at the University of Utah, dance is more than mere movement. “I feel like a lot of the problems in today’s world...

(Graphic by Piper Armstrong | Daily Utah Chronicle)

January Arts Desk Favorites

  Palak Jayswal The new year equates to trying new things, right? For me, the first new thing happens to be one of my favorites from this past month. "The Miniature Wife and Other Stories" by Manuel...

The food at Tumeric "is delightfully saturated with rich Central and South Asian flavors." (Photo by Manasij Mukherjee | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Dine or Dash: Turmeric Indian Cuisine

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer February 17, 2020

  Tucked inside the quaint Regent Street, right in between City Creek Mall and the Gallivan Center, is a local cafe thousands of tourists and residents alike have walked past, but few would recognize...

Homer Collins (Chase Quinn) tells his story to Skeets Miller (Cameron Holzman) (Photo by Jibon Asib I Courtesy University of Utah Theatre)

’Floyd Collins’ Explores Financial Hardship and Emotional Connections from 50 Feet Under

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor February 15, 2020

  For the majority of the University of Utah’s Department of Theatre’s lastest production, what lies between a rock and a hard place is literally the titular Floyd Collins. Based on a true...

(Courtesy Salt Lake Acting Company)

Welcome to V-Season: ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Fundraisers for Local Organizations

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 15, 2020

  “Welcome to V-Season” flashes in red on the homepage of the V-Day organization’s website. The “V” referred to here is not necessarily what we usually associate with the middle of February...

(Graphic by Hannah Allred | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 69: ‘Love Island’

By Arielle Gulley, Arts Writer February 14, 2020

  There are certain television shows that manage to challenge us intellectually, or require large amounts of thought and attention from their audiences in order to fully comprehend the storyline....

Latoya Cameron as Allison in “Singing to the Brine Shrimp” (Courtesy of Jerry Rapier)

A Love Letter to Utah in ‘Singing to the Brine Shrimp’

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor February 14, 2020

  Inhabiting the extremely salty waters of Great Salt Lake are vast numbers of brine shrimp. Measuring about a half-inch long, these tiny crustaceans play an important role in their ecosystem —...

Mac Miller made music for those who felt like he did and for those who were hurt like he was. (Illustration by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’ Offers Introspection and a Final Goodbye

By Arielle Gulley, Arts Writer February 13, 2020

  I remember first listening to Mac Miller when he released his "K.I.D.S." mixtape in 2010, and I thought of him as this upbeat goofy kid who could rap and was all about having a good time. Watching...

After Jessica Baynes suffered from a traumatic brain injury, she used her recovery to enhance, not hinder, her work. (Photo by Scotty Hardwire | Courtesy Jessica Baynes)

Artist of the Week: Jessica Baynes

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 13, 2020

  When Jessica Baynes was a freshman in the University of Utah Modern Dance Program, she suffered a traumatic brain injury when she fell out of a leap and landed on the back of her skull. Unbeknownst...

Parker Dunn says Georgia's new album "Seeking Thrills" "makes me want to go full Jennifer Beals 'Maniac' under aggressive strobe lights." (Photo by Hailey Danielson | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Georgia’s ‘Seeking Thrills’ Reaches New Etheral and Electric Heights

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor February 11, 2020

  The new year and decade are off to an impressive start within the music industry. Multi-talented U.K. artist Georgia’s electrifying sophomore album “Seeking Thrills” is at the forefront....