Bachauer piano festival, featuring guest artist concerts, six young pianists, master classes, set for June 22-25

Bachauer piano festival, featuring guest artist concerts, six young pianists, master classes, set for June 22-25

ByLes RokaJun 20, 2022

In years when the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation does not hold the finals in Salt Lake City for its rotating schedule of competitions, June becomes the month for the piano festival, as Kary Billings, the foundation’s executive director, explains. This year’s event (June 22-25) features six young pianists, ranging in age from 14 to … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Mason Fetzer will keep crowd guessing as long as possible in 10th 100 Artists/1 Image installation

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Mason Fetzer will keep crowd guessing as long as possible in 10th 100 Artists/1 Image installation

ByLes RokaJun 18, 20224 min read

In the first year of the 100 Artists/1 Image installation at the Utah Arts Festival, the image was…

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Fitting in, Mark Zirinsky’s metalwork pieces celebrate the ubiquitous presence of geometry in our lives

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Fitting in, Mark Zirinsky’s metalwork pieces celebrate the ubiquitous presence of geometry in our lives

ByLes RokaJun 18, 20227 min read

Nearly one-third of the artists in this year’s Utah Arts Festival’s Artist Marketplace are appearing for the first…

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Jamal Jackson Dance Company to present Utah premiere of 846, contemporary restaging of The Rite of Spring

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Jamal Jackson Dance Company to present Utah premiere of 846, contemporary restaging of The Rite of Spring

ByLes RokaJun 18, 20224 min read

Next to The Nutcracker,The Rite of Spring, with Igor Stravinsky’s music, likely is the most choreographed piece of…

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Two of Salt Lake City’s legendary dance institutions — Repertory Dance Theatre and Tanner’s Children Dance Theatre — set to perform.

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Two of Salt Lake City’s legendary dance institutions — Repertory Dance Theatre and Tanner’s Children Dance Theatre — set to perform.

ByLes RokaJun 18, 20229 min read

Two of Utah’s most prominent historical dance institutions will be among seven dance companies being featured this year…