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‘Lisa Frankenstein’: 1980s Monster Romance Goodness

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer March 9, 2024

  The last name Williams is instantly recognizable in Hollywood. Zelda Williams, daughter of legendary actor Robin Williams, is relatively new to the scene, particularly in her directing career....

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The Dying Image of Celebrities

By Eliza Delgado, Arts Editor March 7, 2024

  When we think of celebrities, we think about the A-listers such as Taylor Swift, Kobe Bryant, Meryl Streep and more. What those celebrities have in common is the lack of social media in their...

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Game Engines: Why Are There So Many?

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer March 4, 2024

  All video games have to run on and be built on something. This is where different game engines come in. Game engines are the basic software of a computer or video game. There are many, many...

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...

Silent Hill: The Short Message (Screenshot courtesy of KONAMI)

‘Silent Hill: The Short Message’ is Not the Return We All Hoped For

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer February 28, 2024

  The last few years have been amazing for survival horror games. Besides "Resident Evil" going back to its horror roots and "Alan Wake 2" significantly improving upon the first one and making...

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PTC’s ‘Bonnie & Clyde’: Good, Even if Not Great

By Josi Hinds, News Editor February 27, 2024

  The lights go down, and suddenly the sound of a round of gunshots echoes through the theater. A voiceover introduces the play, and then spotlights swirl around the stage before we’re introduced...

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...

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‘Dune: Part Two’: The Sci-Fi Blockbuster of the Century

By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor February 21, 2024

  When acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve set his sights on adapting Frank Herbert’s influential 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune,” many raised their eyebrows in suspicion. Time and time again, filmmakers...

Libby Gardner Concert Hall. (Photo courtesy of Scott Catron via Flickr)

U Opera’s ‘Scenes’: An Outstanding Display of Student Talent

By Josi Hinds, News Editor February 19, 2024

  In front of a towering organ on a two-tiered stage, the students in the U Opera displayed their talent in a performance at the Libby Gardner Concert Hall on Saturday night. They were joined by...

'Into the Woods' presented by the University of Utah Department of Theatre (Photo by Todd Collins, Photo manipulation by Aaron Swenson)

U Theatre: ‘Into the Woods’ is A Fun Fantasy Foray

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer February 19, 2024

  "Into the Woods" is a remediated take on the Brothers Grimm fairytales written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Stories such as Cinderella, Little Red...