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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Performing Arts

Eva Merrill in the musical Nine at the University of Utah on April 24, 2022. (Photo by Langley Hayman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How and Why You Should Use Your Arts Pass

By Luke Jackson July 13, 2022

  I hope I’m not the person to break this news to you for the first time, but either way, buckle up. Here it comes — being a university student is bonkers expensive. Here we are, thrown into...

live music performance

Rising Stars Mxmtoon and Chloe Moriondo Take to The Complex

By Alfonso Belloso, Arts Writer June 2, 2022

  Bedroom pop singer-songwriter Maia, professionally known as mxmtoon is on tour to celebrate the release of her newest album “rising.” The artist bears all and creates an environment of vulnerability...

Jerrod Carmichael in Rothaniel (Courtesy HBOMax)

Jerrod Carmichael Searches For the Truth In His New Comedy Special ‘Rothaniel’

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer May 30, 2022

  Jerrod Carmichael's "Rothaniel," one of the greatest comedy specials ever filmed, begins with a shot of Greenwich Village's legendary Blue Note Jazz Club on a snowy night. Carmichael enters the...

Paige Davis as Dolly Levi in PTCs Hello, Dolly!
(Photo via pioneertheatre.org)

Paige Davis on Bringing Character Dolly Levi to Life at PTC

By Luke Jackson May 25, 2022

  Somehow, the passage of time has not been halted and the end of Pioneer Theatre Company’s '21-'22 season is staring us in the face. The much anticipated conclusion “Hello, Dolly!” premiered...

Art Installation at Kilby Block Party (Photo by Luke Jackson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kilby Block Party 3: Good Music, Good Food, Good Vibes

By Luke Jackson May 19, 2022

  Kilby Court, Salt Lake City’s quintessential concert venue, has just sported its third Kilby Block Party music festival in the heart of downtown SLC.  The realm of music, stages and lights...

Cast members perform Liminal. (Photo courtesy of Liminal creators)

Meeting in the Middle: The Creators of ‘Liminal’ Discuss Collaboration on the Theatrical Thriller

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer May 3, 2022

  As a part of the Department of Theatre’s 2021-22 season, “Liminal” premiered in Studio 115 from Feb. 24-27. With a new script written by Troy Deutsch, an alumni of the Actor Training Program...

(Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Construction of New Theater at Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse is Well Underway

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor May 3, 2022

  The Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse, located on the southwest side of campus, is getting a major upgrade, but this time it’s big news for artists, not athletes. Construction at the fieldhouse is underway...

(Portrait of Hasse Borup via the University of Utahs faculty page)

‘Artivism for Earth’ Continues the Conversation on Climate Change

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor May 2, 2022

  In the year since Artivism for Earth’s initial launch, and six months since highlighting their work for the Chronicle’s Environmental Issue, Co-founders Hasse Borup and Elisbaet Curbelo found...

Utah School of Music presents Sweeney Todd (Courtesy artstickets.utah.edu)

U Opera and Utah Philharmonia Brave the Chair of Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’

By Luke Jackson April 19, 2022

  If you’ve never had the express pleasure of visiting Kingsbury Hall, please literally put whatever you’re reading this on down and take a quick visit. This building is absolutely stunning...

Student Art Showcase at Salt Lake Community College (Photo by Paige Gardner | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

SLCC Proves it Cares About Art Students in 2022 Student Showcase

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor April 15, 2022

  The 2022 Student Art Showcase at Salt Lake Community College opened last week, marking the end of the school year and a return to in-person gallery events and showcases across the valley. The...