Repertory Dance Theatre’s Deux puts the exclamation point on two dance masterpieces

Repertory Dance Theatre’s Deux puts the exclamation point on two dance masterpieces

ByLes RokaApr 29, 2025

Closing out its 59th season with DEUX, Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT)  brought out two crown jewels from its extraordinary catalog with performances that once again put the exclamation point on why the company is heralded as one of modern dance’s most distinguished institutions.  Conditioned with stamina, grace and agility that would be the pride of elite dancers or athletes in any geographical market, the company’s eight dancers made light work…

Plenty of exceptionally moving masterpiece moments in Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s season closing Re-Act

Plenty of exceptionally moving masterpiece moments in Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s season closing Re-Act

ByLes RokaApr 28, 20257 min read

At 2024 Sundance, two documentaries about artificial intelligence premiered that raised tantalizing questions about whether in some way…

Warhorses by Limón, Gotheiner set for DEUX, Repertory Dance Theatre’s 59th season closer

Warhorses by Limón, Gotheiner set for DEUX, Repertory Dance Theatre’s 59th season closer

ByLes RokaApr 22, 20253 min read

Two warhorses from Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT)’s choreographic catalogue will highlight DEUX, the company’s closing production for its…

Escapist entertainment of the first order: Salt Lake Acting Company’s Bat Boy: The Musical is fiercely satisfying

Escapist entertainment of the first order: Salt Lake Acting Company’s Bat Boy: The Musical is fiercely satisfying

ByLes RokaApr 18, 20254 min read

Remember when fake news was simply freakish entertainment? When the Weekly World News had run dry on its…

Westminster Theatre’s exuberant production of Ride the Cyclone proves why this musical has become a Gen-Z darling

Westminster Theatre’s exuberant production of Ride the Cyclone proves why this musical has become a Gen-Z darling

ByLes RokaApr 17, 20256 min read

Normally this critic does not review student productions but in the curious case of a 2008 musical that…