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Performing Arts

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...

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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....

Men on Boats full cast credit U of U Theatre Department

‘Men on Boats:’ A Flowing Triumph of Adventure and Danger

By Madge Slack March 3, 2019

  “Men on Boats” is a rather ambiguous title for a play and, to be honest, it suits a rather ambiguous play. This charming tale starts out adrift and slowly brings the audience in as viewers...

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‘Xx’ Modern Senior Concerts: The Neapolitan Ice Cream of Dance

By Sofia Sant'Anna-Skites March 3, 2019

  What is modern dance? “Xx,” a two-part performance series, answered this question: it is whatever a choreographer desires and produces. Over the course of the academic year, the University...

Juliet Doherty and Myles Woolstenhulme in An American in Paris. (Photo by Douglas Carter, Courtesy Hale Center Theatre)

‘An American in Paris’ Soars at Hale Centre Theatre

By Josh Petersen February 28, 2019

  In most musicals, the emotionally charged moments coincide with equally bravura vocal performances. In “An American in Paris,” now playing at Hale Centre Theatre, the dramatic climax contains...