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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Performing Arts

Rehearsal pic of Gala, credit Luc Vanier

The Gala: Combining Modern and Ballet in Innovative Ways (preview)

By Lynette Randall March 23, 2017

Featuring an iconic confluence of two creative groups, the ballet and modern dance programs will be premiering a unique collaboration in their upcoming School of Dance Gala. A mix between original choreography...

George S. And Dolores Dore Eccles Theater Febuary 25, 2017. Adam Fondren for Daily Utah Chronicle.

Bringing the Savannah to the Eccles: ‘The Lion King’ (preview)

By Lynette Randall March 22, 2017

The long-loved story of Simba the lion is coming to Salt Lake City and gracing the stage of the Eccles Theatre this week. Based off of the wildly popular 1994 Disney animated film, “The Lion King”...

Not the Shakespeare you Know

Not the Shakespeare you Know

By Cate Heiner March 22, 2017

Randy Reyes, director of the upcoming production “The Two Noble Kinsmen,” made it clear this may not be the Shakespeare audiences are used to. “It’s not going to be stodgy Shakespeare, in doublet...

Jim Crows Tears (review)

‘Jim Crow’s Tears’ (review)

By Casey Koldewyn March 20, 2017

A full band and orchestra took up half the stage for the evening's one-time performance. Sold out the day of, the audience was crowded and seats filled to bursting in a way that mirrored the Rose Wagner...

Students Serving Through Dance

Serving Through Dance in Panama

By Madge Slack March 20, 2017

13 University of Utah students and one U professor all traveled to Panama for the sake of dance, through the Movement Exchange this past Spring Break. An organization dedicated to dance and service...

Engaging in the Art: Sonder Immersive Theatre (review)

Engaging in the Art: ‘Sonder Immersive Theatre’ (review)

By Lauren Gutierrez March 20, 2017

The "Sonder" immersive theatre experience blurs the lines between audience and actor in a dance party-themed alternate reality. Only about 50 guests are allowed into the venue each night. Each guest...

The Us Eclipsed Brings Dark Stories into the Light

The U’s ‘Eclipsed’ Brings Dark Stories into the Light

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2017

'Eclipsed' by Danai Gurira made its Broadway debut in March of 2016. Now the University of Utah brings 'Eclipsed' to life in a performance on par with the professionals. The cast and crew elevate the performance...

Russia and the U.S. Across a Chess Board in PTCs Chess Concert

Russia and the U.S. Across a Chess Board in PTC’s ‘Chess Concert’

March 7, 2017

This story has been updated to reflect new information. Coming up next on the Pioneer Theatre stage at the University of Utah is a performance slightly different than the usual season. “Chess” will...

Pygmalion’s “Eleemosynary”: What’s Your Favorite Word?

February 28, 2017

Pygmalion Theatre Company's "Eleemosynary" is the story of women seeking love. It's a pretty universal theme--but these three women are seeking love specifically from other women, who are already supposed...

Eclipsed: What is a womans voice worth?

‘Eclipsed’: What is a woman’s voice worth?

February 24, 2017

Liberia, meaning “land of freedom,” is a nation of hope founded by freed slaves from the United States on their return to Africa. Free is not what the people of Liberia are, however. People in Liberia...