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Performing Arts

Dancers rehearse Landscape, by Hailey Caminiti, for the Modern Dance Student Concert. Courtesy University of Utah School of Dance.

The Modern Dance Student Concert is Visually Captivating and Powerful

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 2, 2019

  There is something incredibly important about student-led work. It’s a culmination of all the training in an arts degree — proving an ability to not only do the work that someone hands to...

Chang Liu performs in his own piece Ma (間). Photo by Tori Duhaime.

Chang Liu’s Journey Through the Dance World

By Sofia Sant'Anna-Skites March 31, 2019

  Chang Liu is a third-year modern dance MFA candidate in the School of Dance at the University of Utah. His most recent accomplishment is the creation of a piece called “Ma (間)." Liu presented...

The cast of Sweat. Courtesy Pioneer Theatre Company.

Pioneer Theatre’s ‘Sweat’ Creates Tension that Will Indeed Leave You Sweating

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer March 31, 2019

  Netflix bingers and bookworms normally say that art acts as a needed escape from reality. As art begins to more accurately imitate life, though, the digestion process can eat at us. Lynn Nottage’s...

Choirs from the U perform with various high school choirs from Utah. courtesy University of Utah Choirs

University Choirs Perform with Seven High School Choirs

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer March 27, 2019

  The University of Utah’s Choral Area of the School of Music presented a concert on Friday, March 22 at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. The school collaborated with various high schools across the...

courtesy Flickr

Tiny Desk Contest Gives Student Artists a Platform

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor March 26, 2019

  Since 2008, National Public Radio (NPR) has hosted the beloved concert series “Tiny Desk Contest,” which showcases undiscovered artists from all genres. The contest branches from the Tiny...

(Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bringing West African Dance to a Western Culture

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer March 21, 2019

  West African dance is becoming more common among dance studios, collegiate dance programs and social parties. Teaching methods vary, however. For example, you may be in Las Vegas and come across...

Selah McKenna (left) and Lindsie Kongsore (right) in the University of Utahs production of Julius Caesar
(Photo by Todd Collins)

The Illusion of Combat: Making the Magic Happen

By Abigail Raasch and Sofia Sant'Anna-Skites March 8, 2019

  When thinking about theater, we often picture comedic sketches, catchy tunes and elaborate dance numbers. Rarely do we find ourselves thinking too much about the way characters are walking or...

ACDA March 13-16 - Courtesy of Brent Schneider

Dancers Will Take Over the U at the Upcoming ACDA Conference

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer March 6, 2019

  Spring break is upon us. What does this mean? As most students will depart from the University of Utah, leaving it barren and lifeless, 530 collegiate dancers and their adjoining faculty will...

(Courtesy of the Odyssey Dance Theater)

Arts Calendar: March 2019

By Hannah Keating and Christopher Payne March 4, 2019

  "Chicago Nights" Odyssey Dance Theater Feb. 27, March 1, 7, 9 The Odyssey Dance Theater will bring Chicago to life in the midst of the roaring twenties with “Chicago Nights.” Prepare...

A Utah Ballet Rehersal in the Marriot Dance Building. January 25, 2017. 
(Photo by Adam Fondren | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Spirituality in the U Dance Department

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer March 4, 2019

  “I am not a naturally gifted dancer,” Alyssa Bertelsen, a graduate from the University of Utah ballet program, said. “I don’t have the physique, and my teachers growing up were very sweet....