Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Literary Arts venue highlights exhilarating changes in the landscape of letters
The ways we read, hear, absorb and consume literature continue to morph through a messy yet exhilarating chaos. The prior autocratic tendencies of the literary world are giving way to a formidable enlightenment in which new voices and forms have reinvigorated the essence and urgency of memorable story telling. This year’s Literary Arts program, the … Read more
Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Vogue Robinson’s poetry, advocacy for the literary arts are ebullient, generous
There is a wonderful buoyancy in the work of poet Vogue Robinson that translates to her generous commitment…
Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Jeremy Lee Sanchez finds deaf culture’s artistic power in signed poetry
In a video of just under a minute and 15 seconds, Jeremy Lee Sanchez performs a visual vernacular…
Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Kids Art Yard a model of creative upcycling art, community partnerships
Just Google the terms “upcycling and kid’s art,” and pages upon pages of ideas for do-it-yourself art projects…
Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Emily Adams’ Laden premieres as new dance commission in concert featuring Ballet West artists
Since being established in 2011, the Utah Arts Festival’s dance commission program has brought forward a tremendous partnership…