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Performing Arts

Lily & Madeleine (Photo by Oakley Burt | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lily & Madeleine Deliver Vulnerable Indie Folk Set

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor November 16, 2019

Salt Lake City’s music scene comes alive on Friday nights with venues in the downtown area hosting a wide variety of artists. This Friday was no different at the quirky venue The State Room, boasting...

AXIS 2019 (courtesy of AXIS Dance Company)

AXIS Finds Freedom in Limitations

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer November 13, 2019

  Stage lights dimly glow on three dancers. The music begins and the art commences — bodies twirl, lift, slide and defy the laws of physics — all with four moving legs, five arms and three...

Brian Regan in Nunchucks and Flamethrowers. (Photo by Jeffrey Garland | Netflix)

Brian Regan Charmed Audience at the U

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor November 11, 2019

On Nov. 9, comedy fans gathered in the Jon. M Huntsman Center at the University of Utah for a night of laughs hosted by comedians Brian Regan and Jackie Kashian. Kashian opened for Regan and successfully...

The cast of Oda Might (Photo by Rick Pollock, Courtesy Plan-B Theatre Company)

‘ODA Might’ is A Must See

By Arielle Gulley, Arts Writer November 9, 2019

In their latest production, "Oda Might," Plan-B Theatre Company is able to do what most would deem impossible these days — balance the good with the bad. The production deals with heavy subject material...

(Photo by Kathleen Sykes | Courtesy of Utah Symphony)

Utah Symphony Celebrates Día de Muertos with ‘Coco’

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor November 7, 2019

With Halloween now over, the spooky decorations and costumes are being tucked away across many households. But when Halloween ends, another celebration begins — Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead...

Brian Regan performs stand-up. (Photo by Friedman Bergman)

Comedian Brian Regan Comes to U

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor November 5, 2019

The art of comedy is said to be in the timing. The delivery of a joke and subtle pauses for effect are essential to keeping the audience laughing. This is something that comedian Brian Regan has been perfecting...

Emily Penrose (Constance Macy) and Jim Fingal (John Croft) in an intense editing session (Courtesy Pioneer Theatre Company)

‘Lifespan of a Fact’ Explores the Dichotomy of Facts and Truth

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor November 2, 2019

Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for "Lifespan of a Fact" In an era of disinformation, alternative facts and fake news, how do we determine what information is trustworthy or accurate? How...

(Courtesy University of Utah College of Fine Arts)

Modern Dance Students Examine Existentialism in Fall Concert

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer October 26, 2019

In their first concert of the year, University of Utah modern dances students used movement and dance to explore the theme of existentialism. Put on in the Marriott Center for Dance's Room 240 black box...

Photo by Jessie Southworth (Courtesy SALT Contemporary Dance)

SALT Dance Finds Beauty in Tragedy

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor October 24, 2019

When life presents us with tragedies, how do we find the beauty in the pain? When we are forced to confront physical or cognitive deterioration, how do we cope and find support? What happens when you can’t...

Photo by Todd Collins. Courtesy University of Utah Theatre Deparment.

Art vs. The System: The Morality of Bootlegs

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer October 24, 2019

Let’s set the stage: it’s 2019. The musical, “Hamilton,” has long since garnered accolades and publicly denounced Mike Pence. The cast has transformed several times and traveled around the country,...