Ririe-Woodbury premiered two new works this past weekend, “On Being” by artistic director Daniel Charon, and “Two Hearted” by Keerati Jinakunwiphat. Jinakunwiphat is a New York-based dancer and choreographer, and recently graced the cover of Dance Magazine as one of their “twenty-five to watch” in 2021. Both works […]
The things I miss most about the theater are the requirements. I have enormous respect for the fourth wall, not just because I routinely decline participation opportunities, but because it is a mandate to observe and a notice of import. In this new world, there is the fifth […]
This weekend the programming at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center alternates between external viewpoints of dance company alumni and an internal glimpse at the creative process of several resident groups. Thursday & Friday are host to Momentum, an annual Ririe Woodbury concert in the Blackbox. Co-directed by […]
ririewoodbury ririewoodbury2 It’s an institution that has been in the state for more than a half century, one that has attracted national and international acclaim, and one that elicits, from local cognoscenti, fierce loyalties. But chances are most Utahns don’t even know about it; or if they do, […]
In Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, the publication to accompany our current exhibit at the Rio Gallery, Laura Durham tells the story of how Ririe-Woodbury Dance was born. It began with job sharing. Joan Woodbury, one of the honorees in this our new program, says she and Shirley […]
On Wednesday, the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts announced that after a nationwide search they have selected Lynette Hiskey as the new director of the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. “Lynnette has the experience to connect with and strengthen arts, museums, and cultural organizations that are […]
After a season of counting down to their 50th Anniversary year and anticipating the departures of both Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen and veteran dancer Jo Blake, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company premiered ONE Thursday evening. ONE is, in a sense, one of the most diverse and international shows the company […]
photos by Will Thompson As the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s (RW) current season draws to a close, the company is bidding farewell not only to Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, but also to dancer Jo Blake, who has been with the company since 2003. Originally from Georgia, Blake traveled […]
photos by Will Thompson Dance when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance, when you’re perfectly free. Rum, translation by Coleman Barks If you’re looking for performance that exemplifies Rum’s wild abandon, this […]
photos by Will Thompson The first time I met Mary Lyn Graves, the newest dancer with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, was in September 2012, after a performance, when the dancers usually mingle with the crowd. As anyone who has seen a Ririe-Woodbury performance already knows, their shows are physically […]
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s THREE, performed last weekend, was a broad exploration of the work of choreographer and Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, as well as a rousing tribute to her in honor of her last solo show with the company. You could feel it in the dancers’ passion, the […]
photos by Will Thompson and David Newkirk Have you ever wanted to be extraordinary? Whether or not she wants to be, and all evidence would indicate she does, Charlotte IS extraordinary both as a person and as a choreographer. Originally from Copenhagen, she started ballet training at the […]
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company kicked off its 49th season with FOUR this past weekend. FOUR refers not to the number of dances performed (there were five) nor to the number of dancers (six) but to the start of the four performances remaining until the company’s exciting Golden Anniversary […]
Imagine you land in a strange new country, or even a different planet. You don’t know the local language, the culture, or the customs of this place. How would you react? Would you attempt to communicate, and if so, how? Most likely through movement. Your movements might tell […]
Cipher reviewed by Shawn Rossiter Ririe-Woodbury Dance’s Cipher, playing Thursday through Saturday at Salt Lake’s Rose Wagner Art Center, is an opportunity. An opportunity for what? There’s no right word for it, or at least not one. For entertainment, yes, because whether you like Glenn Gould, Schubert, the […]
