Interstitial spaces highlight three summer exhibitions at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; Rose Exposed! celebrates downtown arts hub’s 25th anniversary

Interstitial spaces highlight three summer exhibitions at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; Rose Exposed! celebrates downtown arts hub’s 25th anniversary

ByLes RokaAug 30, 2022

UTAH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: JOHN SPROUL, BERNARD MEYERS, TOBIAS FIKE Three Intermountain West artists are among the latest to have exhibitions to round out the summer season at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA). The connecting thread for this trio involves asking viewers to consider abstractions that reveal multiple layers going beyond typical … Read more

Memorable dance programs for summer performing arts scene: Myriad Dance Company’s Dream Spark at new Dreamscapes location; Fem Dance Company’s State of Flux

Memorable dance programs for summer performing arts scene: Myriad Dance Company’s Dream Spark at new Dreamscapes location; Fem Dance Company’s State of Flux

ByLes RokaAug 23, 20227 min read

MYRIAD DANCE COMPANY: DREAM SPARK Truly a gratifying collaboration in the best sense of the word, Myriad Dance…

2nd season of Netflix’s UNTOLD series opens with the Manti Te’o story in The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, Emmy winner and Utah native

2nd season of Netflix’s UNTOLD series opens with the Manti Te’o story in The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, Emmy winner and Utah native

ByLes RokaAug 16, 202211 min read

When sports media broadcasting became a 24/7 enterprise, stories which sprouted from the culture of sports became just…

Excellent, riveting limited docu-series The Deep End, directed by Jon Kasbe, focuses on controversial Utah-based spiritual teacher Teal Swan

Excellent, riveting limited docu-series The Deep End, directed by Jon Kasbe, focuses on controversial Utah-based spiritual teacher Teal Swan

ByLes RokaAug 15, 202219 min read

There are moments in The Deep End, the excellent four-part documentary series directed by Jon Kasbe and produced…

Eighth Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival concludes on several impressive notes, in show quality, attendance and awards

Eighth Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival concludes on several impressive notes, in show quality, attendance and awards

ByLes RokaAug 12, 202210 min read

EDITOR’s NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series offering a roundup of reviews of shows from…