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Performing Arts

Promotional Image for ILLUMINATE (Courtesy of illuminatesaltlake.org)

Downtown Event ‘Illuminate’ Shines a Neon Spotlight on Local Artists

By Luke Jackson November 21, 2021

  After about an hour and a half of trying to find a parking spot, my wife and I, along with a thousand other folks, arrived at the second and final night of Illuminate: Utah’s Light Art and...

Emeraldrose Hadik and Ova Saopeng in Masters of the Currents (Courtesy TeAda Productions)

TeAda Productions Brings Micronesian Culture Center Stage with ‘Masters of the Currents’

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor November 20, 2021

  Los Angeles-based non-profit theatre company TeAda Productions brought their show "Masters of the Currents" to UtahPresents Nov. 19 and 20, presented in partnership with the University of Utah’s...

Gold Mountain promo (Courtesy West Valley Center of Arts website)

Utah Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Gold Mountain’ Tells an Untold Story

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer November 18, 2021

  The Utah Shakespeare Festival presented the world premiere of “Gold Mountain,” a new musical by Jason Ma, on Nov. 4 at the West Valley Performing Arts Center. Intimate and honest, “Gold...

The Garden (Courtesy of Band Website)

‘U Want The Scoop?’ The Garden Rocks the Loading Dock with ‘Vada Vada’

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor November 16, 2021

  The Garden took over the Loading Dock in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 12 with their newest album “Kiss My Superbowl Ring” and signature "Vada Vada" sound. Let's Do the Vada Vada! Goblins,...

Dancers Amy Gunter Lolofie and Fiona Katrine in rehearsal for SALTs Fall Concert
(Photo: Myles Woolstenhulme)

SALT Contemporary Dance’s Fall Concert was a Mesmerizing ‘Return to the Stage’

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor November 14, 2021

  SALT Contemporary Dance held their fall concert, “A Return to the Stage” at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center Nov. 5 and 6 as a part of their 2021-22 season. Returning from shutdown and...

Abravanel Hall (Photo Courtesy of utahsymphony.org)

A Night Alone at the Utah Symphony

By Luke Jackson November 2, 2021

  By no stretch of the imagination would I call myself a connoisseur of the symphony. I’ve been a handful of times, mostly at the forceful hand of my sweet mother; but if they weren’t playing...

Cinders Band in Concert (Courtesy of Cinders Official Website)

Party through the Pain with Cinders Album ‘No One’s Home’

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor October 30, 2021

  Salt Lake City-based “rowdy, acoustic alt” band Cinders releases their third album "No One's Home" to remind listeners to dance their troubles away. Progression to Party “No One's Home”...

Photo via The Daily Utah Chronicle archives

Artivism for Earth: Behind the Collaborative Climate Project

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor October 26, 2021

  The news of climate change’s effects on our planet is depressing, dare I say numbing. Caught in worrying about things I can’t control, it can be difficult to care about climate...

Laura J. Hall and T. Ryder Smith in the World Premiere of Ass at Pioneer Theatre Company (Courtesy PTC)

World Premiere of ‘Ass’ at Pioneer Theater Company is a Witty Play on Family Dynamics

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer October 25, 2021

  “Ass” had its world premiere at Pioneer Theatre Company this past weekend. A witty, and touching play about family dynamics, estranged relationships, and of course, ass. Written by Ellen...

Fall Dance 1 promotional image. (Courtesy University of Utah School of Dance)

The School of Dance Returns with ‘Fall Dance 1′ Both Live and Livestreamed

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer October 22, 2021

  On Oct. 7, the University of Utah’s School of Dance opened its season with the “Fall Dance 1” concert. I was so excited to finally get to watch a School of Dance performance again — the...