In the album “7 Days of Funk,” Snoop Dogg and Dâm-Funk trace hip-hop’s inspirational roots back to funk. While it’s obvious jazz and R&B play a significant role in rap music, funk has a special...

The inspiration for the Modern Dance Department’s graduate thesis was born from Walt Whitman’s famous words, “Do I contradict myself?/Very well, then I contradict myself./(I am large. I contain multitudes.)”...

This Friday, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art will open a new exhibit by local artist Stephanie Leitch. Entitled “Untitled Apogee,” the showcase is an inverted topography depicting pieced-together...

Art created in the midst of social upheaval carries great significance. Picasso’s “Guernica,” painted to depict the 1937 bombing of the creation’s namesake town, is one of tragedy’s masterpieces....

On Thanksgiving, hip-hop phenomenon Jake Miller turned 21. Before obtaining permission to enter liquor store doors, he released a full-length LP, hit a nationwide tour and performed with the likes of Snoop...

The ocean’s gravitational pull to the moon is unavoidable. Like two magnets drawn together, the rise and the fall of the sea’s tide represents 14-year-old Laura Dekker’s attraction to water. When...

The Leonardo has metaphorically shrunk the distance between the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake. Bringing the two bodies of saltwater together is “Dead Sea Scrolls – Life and Faith in Ancient Times,”...

“Love Alone,” a new play written by Deborah Salem Smith, represents a world that wallows in guilt, grief, confusion, forgiveness and acceptance. Focusing on the repercussions of medical malpractice,...

Chilean-born and New York-based artist Alfredo Jaar’s creations are like Russian nesting dolls. Each time a layer is peeled, something is found inside. By unmasking human rights violations and wrapping...

A standout from today’s mainstream artists, Michael Bublé’s style is refined and jazzy. It appeals to a variety of ages — from children to seniors. His music is less edgy than most songs played...