Utah Dance articles published in 15 Bytes, Utah’s Art Magazine.
Even though John Cranko chose the title Onegin for his ballet based on Alexander Pushkin’s verse-novel, I find its power resides in the dancer playing the role of Tatiana. It is her transformation, from withdrawn and innocent to forthright and assertive, that makes the story so compelling. For this reason, […]
Plush Panoply was the second show to take place at the newly redefined Gateway this weekend, this one in the since-vacated, former Build-a-Bear store. Plush Panoply was an evening of solo works created by local female-identifying artists. Having now seen a number of performances in the space, I […]
After a few years of struggling to reinvigorate community interest, The Gateway is finally finding itself, as a home for a surging independent art scene. The former outdoor mall’s empty storefronts, which have become host to the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, provide unique performance venues for all […]
Kathy Adams has been a dance reporter for two daily newspapers over a cumulative 20 years. She tells us “there have been few opportunities to write in depth about jazz or theater dance.” So after discovering Nick Palmquist’s class work on Instagram and later watching his rehearsal with […]
Internationally acclaimed artist Danielle Agami is a considerate host. Agami is also the founder and artistic/executive director of Los Angeles-based dance company Ate9, in addition to being a renowned choreographer, a Batsheva Dance Company alumna, a Gaga movement research instructor, and a masterful, incredibly expressive dancer. Each of […]
At the end of HEARTLAND (+ Dance Party), Molly Heller addressed the crowd, thanking us for exploring the many experiences of the heart together. “We entered into this time with the understanding that the heart is already whole,” she said. In this brief moment, Heller acknowledged the completeness […]
“Anything is possible once enough human beings realize that the whole of the human future is at stake.” The words of Norman Cousins, American activist and peacemaker, echoed over and over in Jessica Lang’s “us/we.” A farewell piece for her company, Jessica Lang Dance (which is currently on […]
Anyone who enjoys being hugged, or enjoys giving great hugs, knows that friendship is as much felt as spoken. In the newest production by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, a collaboration with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory inspired by the Red Fred Project, this is made abundantly clear. Words intermingle with […]
Repertory Dance Theatre’s “Mosaic” was a curated evening that showcased the broad range of cultural communities in existence in the Salt Lake City area: Polynesian, Native American, Spanish, Hispanic, African, Japanese, Cambodian, and Greek, as represented in the show. It was intended to comment upon how movement as […]
Drawing upon theater, spoken word, and dance, Doyen, choreographed by Miriam Gileadi of Gileadi Dance Co., was an exploration of ritual, anonymity, animism, and groupthink. As performed by Tara Meredith, Deedee Moroz, Dmitri Peskov, Stanton Mercy Rodriguez, and Jake Winkelkotter, some of the most striking choreographic images emerged […]
While George Balanchine’s “Jewels” may be best known as the first full-length abstract ballet, I find its magnificence resides in other features: its brilliant display of ballet’s history and the ways dancers and music convey different moods or atmospheres. Ultimately, I find the three sections of “Jewels” speak […]
Below is a conversation with Efren Corado, local choreographer and dancer who has performed with RDT for the past six years, published as part of loveDANCEmore’s November Digest. loveDANCEmore: We’ve heard that you’re leaving RDT at the end of the season. What are your future plans? […]
