Arts

Detrás de escenario del Festival de Arte de Utah de 2022: Dos de los nuevos compañías de baile de UAF son Ballet Folklórico Quetzalcóatl de Utah y Carnaval de Barranquilla Utah USA

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Nota del Editor: Este artículo se presenta en español y inglés, gracias a Mark Alvarez. The Utah Review, aprecia su esfuerzo y su capacidad de ayudar en la preparación de las dos versiones. (English version is available here.) The Utah Review con frecuencia ha señalado que la danza lleva la corona de las artes en … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Shea Freedom: ‘I make music that makes party people think and thinking people party’

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Shea Freedom: June 24, 6:15 p.m., Park Stage The Utah Arts Festival’s inaugural Emerging Artists program is an impressive mix of artists, literary figures and musicians who see their creative expressive and community activism as going hand in hand. With an expanding base of international shows, Shea Freedom is one of the program’s most dynamic … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: The Round stage welcomes perennial favorite 1520 Arts and Emerging Artists newcomer Salt Lake Dance and Parkour

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With seven dance companies being represented at this year’s Utah Arts Festival, the range of movement styles, techniques and languages is comprehensive. The Round stage next to the City Library will be the performing site for a crowd favorite, 1520 Arts, which specializes in hip hop, break dancing and other styles, as well as a … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: A sure winner in this year’s Art Yard for kids: Dinosaurs!

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When it comes to facts about dinosaurs, kids seem to know enough to suggest that they have already started down the bath of becoming budding paleontologists. In Utah, dinosaurs always are a trending topic. Geologists and paleontologists have developed a timeline spanning many millions of years while documenting the existence of more than 115 species. … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: 19th Fear No Film will feature most internationally diverse slate ever, with 71 short films, 23 countries, 11 languages

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the centerpiece preview feature of the 19th Fear No Film program at the Utah Arts Festival. For a complete rundown of the Utah Made Film slate, see here. For a complete rundown of the Midnight film slate, see here. In its 19th year, the Fear No Film program at the Utah … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: 13 films comprise two Utah Made Film programs in 19th Fear No Film

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In previous years, the Utah Made Film program was split into screenings of works by student and professional filmmakers but this year’s format for Fear No Film at the Utah Arts Festival blends both classes together in two separate hour-long screenings.  The 13 films are a good yardstick of the strengths which mark Utah’s independent … Read more

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: 18 films highlighted in thrilling Midnight program as part of 19th Fear No Film

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The guiding rule for all submissions for Fear No Film at the Utah Arts Festival is simple: all types of stories and treatments are welcome. Naturally, some films are more than edgy treatments. They champion the quirks, oddities, bizarre contours and experimental forms eschewing linear narratives. While the Midnight program may not screen during the … Read more

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

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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

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In the first year of the 100 Artists/1 Image installation at the Utah Arts Festival, the image was an Indigneous American but since then every image has been an animal. Mason Fetzer, who has designed the project based on ideas from color theory that he has consistently tested over the years, normally prefers having those … Read more

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

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Nearly one-third of the artists in this year’s Utah Arts Festival’s Artist Marketplace are appearing for the first time in Salt Lake City. Now retired from his career as a mining engineer, Mark Zirinsky (Booth 142) has been gaining nice traction on the arts festival circuit, with 48 shows in eight years. Zirinksy, who lives … Read more