In all likelihood, Sammy Obeid would rather not be known for potentially controversial jokes about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sammy Obeid In all likelihood, Sammy Obeid would rather not b...
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Artists both locally and nationally have looked to the Great Salt Lake as a kind of canary in the climate-change coal mine, examining how the threat to its very existence poses an immediate dang...
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Boye-Christensen's Chapters was commissioned specifically as part of this anniversary celebration, and the choreographer took the opportunity to explore the capabilities of RWDC artists. Ririe-W...
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There's a rich history of Shakespeare plays inspiring other creative artists to explore the supporting characters more deeply Plan-B: Bitter Lemon There's a rich history of Shakespeare plays ins...
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Chelsea Handler's a renaissance woman. A comedian, author and astute observer, she's made an indelible impression on today's cultural environs. Chelsea Handler Chelsea Handler's a renaissance wo...
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Sometimes, a business's name feels like something separated from the real world, a signifier that just becomes part of the cultural atmosphere. Pioneer Theatre Company: The Lehman Trilogy Someti...
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Musician Danny Elfman inhabits the world of the avant-garde. His film scores can dazzle as much as the action onscreen Utah Symphony: Danny Elfman's Percussion Concerto Musician Danny Elfman inh...
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Chief among the local events is the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Siamsa ("party") on Saturday, March 16 at The Gateway mall (400 W. 200 South), sponsored by the Hibernian Society of Utah....
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It's perhaps natural to think that the times one is living in are unprecedented—particularly bad, particularly good, or in some other way without reasonable points of comparison from earlier t...
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The artistic canon is always evolving, and always looking to address historical inequities in representation. Pictures of Belonging @ UMFA The artistic canon is always evolving, and always looki...
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The ongoing devastation in Gaza has inspired international outrage, with tales of indiscriminate warfare affecting families and traumatized children. In the Now Productions: The Gaza Monologues ...
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In playwright Debora Threedy's Balthazar —a twist on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice focused on Portia, who poses as a man in order to argue a case in court Plan-B Theatre Company: Baltha...
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If you asked any given person on the street to tell you what they picture when you say the word "ballet," it would almost certainly be this: Young women in white costumes, standing en pointe Bal...
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