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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Arts

That’s a Wrap with Steve Stafsholt: existential angst in “Mood Indigo”

August 26, 2014

Based on Boris Vian’s surrealist novel “L’Écume des jours” (known in English as both “Froth on the Daydream” and “Foam of the Daze”), the film adaptation...

Still jammin’

August 26, 2014

There have been a series of interesting and exciting double-header concerts this summer. The idea of two reputable acts on the same stage is promising, but there are common issues to which this format...

“Wicked” sweeps into Salt Lake City for extended run

July 13, 2014

When Aristotle mused about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, he may not have been referring to the Herculean effort involved in taking a world-famous Broadway production like "Wicked"...

Art comes alive at Library Square

July 1, 2014

The Utah Arts Festival entertained crowds through sporadic rain and blazing heat all weekend as the four-day commemoration of the arts wound down on Sunday, claiming one of the most successful years to...

Christine Karr poses as the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland during Comicon last weekend. Photo by Frances Moody.

Comic Con panels bring out the SLC fangirls, fanboys

April 21, 2014

From girls donning goo-goo eyes over TV’s fictional characters to children gawking at men dressed as Darth Vader, star-crazed Utahns ogled over the famous personalities walking the multi-colored carpet...

Stewart Fullerton as Sabrina Daldry and Matthew Windham as Dr. Givings in In The Next Room. Photo courtesy of Spencer Sandstrom.

‘In the Next Room’ pleases the audience

April 17, 2014

The invention of the vibrator is a topic about which most Utah citizens aren’t knowledgeable. Nonetheless, the U Department of Theatre is hoping to change the conservative state’s sentiments involving...

St. Paul and the Broken Bones will be performing at Kilby Court on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of St. Paul and the Broken Bones.

St. Paul and the Broken Bones bring back soul

April 14, 2014

From the late ’70s to the early ’90s, soul music lost its grit as artists polished its affective sounds, making them perfectly smooth. Wanting to take the genre back to its Southern roots, the band...

‘4000 miles’ explores generation gap

‘4000 miles’ explores generation gap

April 8, 2014

The intricate narrative of playwright Amy Herzog’s “4000 Miles” presents the dichotomy of old and young. Herzog attacked the worn-out theme of generational gaps with witty dialogue and meticulous...

Tumbleweeds, a film festival presented by The Utah Film Center, screened 250 films at various locations in Salt Lake city and Park City. Photo courtesy of Utah Film Center.

Tumbleweeds Film Fest has something for all

April 8, 2014

Inspiring creativity through films of all genres, the Utah Film Center hosted their fourth annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival this weekend. “Tumbleweeds fosters the next generation of filmmakers and film...

Belly dancers perform on stage at the Leona Wagner Black Box Theater. Photo by Chris Ayers.

‘Timeline’ showcases history

April 8, 2014

With jangling skirts and swaying hips, Utah belly dancers walked the Middle Eastern art form’s timeline last weekend. Titled “Timeline,” the Black Box Belly Dance Affair showcased the evolution of...