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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....

Courtesy U of U Theatre Department.

‘Company’ Provides Delightfully Apt Lessons in Being Single

By Ray H., Arts Writer February 18, 2019

  The University of Utah Department of Theatre's production of "Company" is a playful, mature breath of fresh air. This slightly modernized version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical...

courtesy Ballet West.

‘Swan Lake:’ Ballet West Steps Out of the Wings

By Sofia Sant'Anna-Skites February 9, 2019

  Ballet West kicks off 2019 with what might just be the most world-renowned classical ballet: “Swan Lake.” Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s rendition, which he originally set in 2010, features...

(Courtesy of Mandy McDonell)

U Alumna Heads to the Broadway Stage: Mandy McDonnell’s Journey to ‘Cinderella’

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 8, 2019

  If you are looking for actress Mandy McDonell, she is currently waltzing her way across the nation in the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” As a member of the show’s...

Harrisons exhibit in Shady Acres, courtesy Kelsey Harrison.

Sticks and Stones with Kelsey Harrison

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer January 27, 2019

  A couple of years ago in upstate New York, artist Kelsey Harrison began to collect sticks. That’s right, sticks — sticks and ideas about what it means to exert control over space. At the...

Games Worth Playing: Sundered

Games Worth Playing: ‘Sundered’

By Marshall Falkner January 25, 2019

  You guard your face as a sand storm rages. You push forward, rocky spires and broken stone structures just barely visible around you, breaching the desert sands. And there it is, the purple light...

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

TOLERANCE Takes the Stage at UMFA

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer January 22, 2019

  Art often communicates with us on an intuitive if not spiritual level, but for art to be considered activism, we may need to ask what qualifies the piece. For the ideas to be provoking, what...

The Permadeath Art Exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gallery Hopping in SLC

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor January 16, 2019

  Although Salt Lake (and Utah in general) is known for its snow, there’s much more to us than the "greatest snow on Earth." Utah has vibrant art and music scenes, including many spectacular...

courtesy Pixabay.

The Tumblr Ban on Adult Content is Problematic

By Alaikia Marielle January 12, 2019

  In early December 2018, Tumblr announced its plans for “a better, more positive Tumblr.” These “positive” changes to Tumblr came in the form of an all-out ban on adult content. Specifically,...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Holiday Makeup: Serving Up Fresh Looks for the Season

By Madge Slack December 5, 2018

  The holidays are officially here and we all know that facing our families can be as stressful as it is fun. To help fight off the holiday blues, arm yourself with your best looks. Sometimes all...