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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Performing Arts

Brescia Encourages Student Actors to Take Risks

Brescia Encourages Student Actors to Take Risks

By Holly Vasic October 27, 2017

Broadway performer and Missouri State University assistant professor Lisa Brescia encourages student actors to be brave and stay on their path. Her resume includes Broadway shows such as “Wicked,”...

Blissful Escapism in Love’s Labour’s Lost

By Josh Petersen October 27, 2017

Is there anything left that can just make people laugh? It seems like a crazy question to ask in our media-saturated, technology-dependent world. But in 2017, it seems that even the most formerly reliable...

Shawn Blackball

Cults Return Ready to Embrace the Light

By Josh Petersen October 23, 2017

The wait is over; after a four-year hiatus, Cults is back with a brand new album. This New York City duo has courted a loyal fan base by mixing unsettling lyrics with catchy melodies inspired by 1960s...

Events Calendar Oct. 16

Events Calendar Oct. 16

By Holly Vasic October 16, 2017

Performing Dance Company The University of Utah School of Dance kicked off its 2017-18 season with its Performing Dance Company (PDC) show. The PDC performance runs through Oct. 21. The Modern Dance...

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“Viva La Diva”: A Show For Everyone!

By Alina Hansen October 14, 2017

“Viva La Diva”, Utah’s first and only professional drag and impersonation show, is celebrating their first anniversary this fall. Jason CoZmo, a Utah native, is the show’s director and producer...

Waiting for Gorgon City

Waiting for Gorgon City

By Josh Petersen October 13, 2017

It’s a cold Thursday night as I walk into The Complex, or more accurately, the ghost of the Complex. I am here to see Gorgon City play, but walking through the doors I see that almost nobody is here,...

Dreaming Big Like Julie Wright-Costa

Dreaming Big Like Julie Wright-Costa

By Madge Slack October 13, 2017

The last line of a song in the second act of the musical “Steel Pier” is “But first you dream.” Julie Wright-Costa used it to illustrate her advice for young artists: “You are enough. Believe...

Girlpool vocalist Cleo Tucker (left) alongside guitarist Harmony Tividad (right)

Girlpool Brings Feminist Punk to Salt Lake City

By Josh Petersen October 13, 2017

On Oct. 17, Salt Lake City residents will get a chance to see the band that W Magazine called “the saviors of rock music.” The band receiving this lofty praise, Girlpool, is relatively new to audiences....

Utah Art: A Family Tradition

Utah Art: A Family Tradition

By Holly Vasic September 27, 2017

University of Utah alumna and professor Amy Oakeson found a balance with her love for the stage and her refusal to sacrifice home and family. Oakesonís parents were both U graduates, and they were...

“Steel Pier” Fear and Loathing in Atlantic City

By Josh Petersen September 26, 2017

In the University of Utah Theatre Department’s first show of the season, “Steel Pier,” audience members are transported back several decades into 1933 Atlantic City. But theater goers anxious to...