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"Actual People, Feature Film Trailer- 2022 Slamdance Film Festival" (Courtesy of SlamDance Film Festival's YouTube)

SLAMDANCE: Kit Zauhar’s ‘Actual People’ Reveals Vulnerable Truth

By Lee Kedem, Arts Writer February 17, 2022

  “Actual People” is a new narrative film that had its North American premiere at the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival. Director and screenwriter, Kit Zauhar, tells the story of Riley, a college...

Casey Lou Millers's "Duality"(2022). (Photo by Drew Reynolds | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Connecting the Body and Land in Finch Lane Gallery’s Latest Exhibition

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer February 17, 2022

  Tucked just below north campus on Finch Lane, the aptly named Finch Lane Gallery features the powerful work of artists Casey Lou Miller and Elpitha Tsoutsounakis in their respective solo exhibitions....

Tamara Johnson-Howell as Bella. (Photo by Beth Bruner)

Pygmalion Theatre Company’s ‘Bella Bella’ Strikes a Deep Chord Today

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer February 15, 2022

  On Feb. 11, Pygmalion Theatre Company's “Bella Bella” premiered at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. “Bella Bella” by Harvey Fierstein, and directed by Fran Pruyn, was a one-woman...

Beckanne Sisk and Chase O'Connell as Romeo and Juliet in Ballet West's Production of "Romeo and Juliet"

Ballet West’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ a Painting Brought to Life

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer February 15, 2022

  William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a play that is rather easy to be cynical about. Even before modern times, its story of teenage love at first sight, misunderstandings and suicide...

Reanne Acasio in "Egress" at Salt Lake Acting Company. (Credit Todd Collins)

Utah Premiere of ‘Egress’ at Salt Lake Acting Company Explores Safety, Anxiety and Exhaustion

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 12, 2022

  Salt Lake Acting Company opened Melissa Crespo and Sarah Saltwick’s play “Egress” on Feb 2. Some SLAC patrons may have been familiar with the show from its 2021 reading in the company’s...

Still from the Slamdance premiere of "Ferroequinology." (Courtesy High on Films)

Slamdance: ‘Ferroequinology’ Reimagines the Locomotive Chase

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  According to a press release, director and cinematographer Alex Nevill’s documentary feature "Ferroequinology," stylized as "FERROEQUINOLOGY," is about “the passion and artistry of railroad...

Still from "The Severing." (Courtesy Slamdance)

Slamdance: Eerie, Visually and Emotionally Dynamic, ‘The Severing’ Delivers Unavoidable Intensity

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  “The Severing,” a feature dance film directed by Mark Pellington, premiered at Slamdance film festival, delivering something unlike anything I’ve seen before. I don’t know about you,...

Still from the Slamdance premiere of "Snow White Dies at the End." (Courtesy SLUG Magazine)

SLAMDANCE: ‘Snow White Dies at the End’ Gets Lost in Translation

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  From its narrator being a fly on the wall to an angry haunted toilet, Kristijan Risteski’s debut film "Snow White Dies at the End" has all the elements to make an amazing absurdist film. The...

Barkan (left) and Bruckman (right) talking between takes. (Courtesy Yuri Munir | Peoples TV)

Director Nicholas Bruckman, Healthcare Activist Ady Barkan a Dream Team in ‘Not Going Quietly’

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  “Not Going Quietly” on activist Ady Barkan’s journey with ALS premiered Jan. 24 on PBS as part of the Point of View documentary series. The documentary was directed by Nicholas Bruckman....

Still of Austin Cassel and Isadora Leiva in "Yelling Fire in An Empty Theater." (Photo Courtesy Slamdance 2022)

Slamdance: ‘Yelling Fire in An Empty Theater’ a Funny, Chaotic Take on Life in New York City

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer February 5, 2022

  Slamdance 2022 film “Yelling Fire in An Empty Theater” is an uncomfortable, enticing depiction of one woman's life in an unstable couple’s Brooklyn apartment. The film was written and directed...