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COVID-19 - Arts

Park Citys Ben Anderson is the founder of the forthcoming Park City Summit (Credit: Blake Peterson)

Ben Anderson is Inverting the Music Festival with Park City Song Summit

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer April 26, 2022

  Park City’s Ben Anderson may be a little bit of a visionary.  The former attorney and lifelong musician is the founder of Park City Song Summit — a three day series of intimate labs,...

Estephani Cerros in Aftershock at Plan-B Theatre. (Courtesy Sharah Meservy)

Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Aftershock’ Highlights Womanhood and Relationships

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 11, 2022

  Plan-B Theatre continues their 2022 season “In Person. In Color” with “Aftershock,” written by Iris Salazar and performed in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. With direction from...

New York Fashion Week Runway Looks to Social Media Trends

New York Fashion Week Runway Looks to Social Media Trends

By India Bown, Arts Writer February 26, 2022

New York Fashion Week 2022 brings on the looks of the season with a twist, incorporating more influencers, young designers, and sparking inspiration among students on campus. This year ran from Feb....

Neil Young vs. Spotify vs. Joe Rogan. (Courtesy Deadline)

Criticism Heats Up in the Fallout of Rogan vs Young vs Spotify

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer February 21, 2022

  Neil Young ordered that his work be removed from Spotify in an open letter on Jan. 24. The issue: the company's allegiance to top podcaster Joe Rogan. Rogan has been scrutinized for advocating...

Reanne Acasio in Egress at Salt Lake Acting Company. (Credit Todd Collins)

Utah Premiere of ‘Egress’ at Salt Lake Acting Company Explores Safety, Anxiety and Exhaustion

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 12, 2022

  Salt Lake Acting Company opened Melissa Crespo and Sarah Saltwick’s play “Egress” on Feb 2. Some SLAC patrons may have been familiar with the show from its 2021 reading in the company’s...

Still from The Severing. (Courtesy Slamdance)

Slamdance: Eerie, Visually and Emotionally Dynamic, ‘The Severing’ Delivers Unavoidable Intensity

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  “The Severing,” a feature dance film directed by Mark Pellington, premiered at Slamdance film festival, delivering something unlike anything I’ve seen before. I don’t know about you,...

Spencer X in a Still from TikTok, Boom. (Courtesy Sundance Institute)

Sundance: ‘TikTok, Boom’ Bites off More Than It Can Chew

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 29, 2022

  In “TikTok, Boom.” director Shalini Kantayya attempts to explore the massive impact Chinese social media app TikTok has had on the “the zeitgeist of the U.S.” and beyond in its rapid...

The Panola Project (Courtesy PMG)

Sundance: Directors of Short Film ‘The Panola Project’ on Highlighting Community Activist Dorothy Oliver

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 27, 2022

  In August 2021, The New Yorker published “An Alabama Woman’s Neighborly Vaccination Campaign” featuring short documentary “The Panola Project,” which follows Dorothy Oliver’s efforts...

(Photo by Dmitriy Protsenko | Courtesy Flickr)

The Show Must Go On: Entertainment Careers Through COVID

By Luke Jackson January 27, 2022

  It’s hard to believe that we are coming up on two years since COVID-19 disrupted our lives. In case you haven’t noticed, things have been a little bit different since then. Even...

Winter Farmers Market: The Gateway

Winter Farmers Market: The Gateway

By India Bown, Arts Writer January 23, 2022

In the heart of Salt Lake City, the downtown area is home to some amazing shopping, entertainment and food that will give you a taste of what the city has to offer.  The Gateway is a prime example...