Who says fantasy stories can't deliver the romantic goods?
by Bryan Young
Salt Lake Acting Co.'s The Cake explores differences without demonizing.
by Scott Renshaw
Ririe-Woodbury collaborates with young storytellers—and many local artists—for a new Red Fred Project creation.
by Katherine Pioli
Arts & Entertainment
Who says fantasy stories can't deliver the romantic goods?
We catalogued a number of our favorite geeky love stories to help put even the nerdiest among us in the mood for Valentine's Day.
By Bryan Young
February 13, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Clusterphoque Cabaret celebrates acts—and individuals—you don't always see on stage.
Maddix brings an infectious enthusiasm to talking about his role as ringmaster for the sometimes-oddball acts that make up Clusterphoque Cabaret
By Scott Renshaw
January 23, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
The multi-talented W. Kamau Bell serves up comedy with his commentary—or maybe vice-versa.
He pontificates about politics and social issues and is one of the most thoughtful pundits in the nation today.
By Lee Zimmerman
January 16, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
What to look forward to in 2019.
This year is chock full of geeky goodness, and I'm here to give you a list of the things we should collectively be most anticipating.
By Bryan Young
January 9, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Salt Lake Film Society's MAST program aims to allow Utah artists to remain Utah artists.
The project has been long gestating, born out of both Romney's observations and Baker's desire to grow the mission of SLFS beyond theatrical exhibition.
By Scott Renshaw
January 2, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Members of the Utah arts community share their 2019 artistic resolutions.
Our team at Utah Arts Alliance created a temporary version of theDreamscapesimmersive art attraction at the ILLUMINATE Light Art and Creative Tech Fest in November to test the concept.
By Scott Renshaw
December 26, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Comedian Shayne Smith finds humor on the other side of a life of crime.
"I don't look violent, so I see how people don't think I am the type,"
By Lee Zimmerman
December 19, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Two artists employ their distinctive talents to evoke one unique location.
Baisley, an educator at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, teamed up with textile artist Virginia Catherall for their exhibition Sense of Place, Great Salt Lake, which pairs knit pieces and photography to create a sensual experience of moments spent around the Great Salt Lake.
By Naomi Clegg
December 5, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Choreographer Dat Nguyen takes an improvisational approach to creating dance.
Playing with ideas and seeing what works has become standard creative practice for Nguyen, a University of Utah MFA candidate and native of Vietnam.
By Scott Renshaw
November 28, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Kealoha brings the skills of both physicist and artist to The Story of Everything.
He found particular fascination in the burgeoning science of nuclear fusion, but soon found himself frustrated with his work.
By Scott Renshaw
November 14, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Katharine Coles explores evolving gender roles through her grandmother's life in Look Both Ways.
Depending on how you look at things, Katharine Coles' Look Both Ways has been a journey 17 years in the making, or maybe more than 20 years, or perhaps more than 90 years.
By Scott Renshaw
November 6, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Tanner Dance kicks off a 70th anniversary celebration of its influential program.
The year is 1949 and, though this is Salt Lake City, and though these modern dancers are children, the world is watching. Doris Humphrey is a guest of honor at this inaugural performance of the Children's Dance Theater (CDT).
By Katherine Pioli
October 31, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Through technique and subject matter, artist Yang Yongliang explores tension between ancient and modern China.
He was taking this nearly 2,000-year-old tradition and expressing it in a completely different way
By Scott Renshaw
October 24, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Capitol Steps and the challenge of mocking politics in 2018 America.
We still need to make sense of the madness erupting daily from our news alerts, preferably with a bit of humor to defuse the tension.
By Scott Renshaw
October 17, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Evermore invites visitors to an immersive "experience park."
On Sept. 29, Evermore Park celebrated its official ribbon-cutting, inviting visitors into a theme park that leaves rides and rollercoasters behind in favor of interactive theatricality.
By Scott Renshaw
October 10, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
RDT's Spirit showcases works by Japanese choreographer Michio Ito.
His life as a choreographer, however, developed in New York alongside the great modern dance pioneers we so often acclaim.
By Katherine Pioli
October 3, 2018
Archives
