Always revolutionary: Repertory Dance Theatre at 60– Special anniversary feature

EDITOR’S NOTE: Repertory Dance Theatre’s 60th anniversary season is in full swing. This includes the 60 Years In Motion: RDT’s Archival Exhibition, on view March 2–7, 2026, at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in the West Studio. On March 6 at 7:30 p.m, audiences are invited to a special guided experience through the exhibition … Read more

Sundance 2026: A thriving Utah ecosystem of filmmaking begins to consider a future post-Sundance

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Part I is an overview of the Utah film industry in the current moment. Part II offers a summary preview of the Sundance 2026 films, which The Utah Review will cover. See here. It is a bittersweet opening to the Sundance Film Festival which will continue through Feb. 1, with in-person premieres in … Read more

Award-winning Utah indie film Mouse by Kenny Riches set to expand its festival circuit presence

A first-generation American, Denny is hustling to grab the brass ring on the carousel of the American Dream. In 2007, lonely and dissatisfied with the dead end of lower income working life, he steals and resells bicycles and occasionally breaks into cars. While Denny is a petty thief, he also is a loving and faithful … Read more

Ahead of Pioneer Theatre Company’s 2025-26 season, considering the legacy of the Simmons Family Foundation, PTC Guild

No question: ticket sales are vital for any performing arts organizations. No creative work is complete until the audience is brought into the mix. It is the lifeblood of the artistic experience.  But, the arts also constitute the same realities of business and economics that any other sector of society must contend with in order … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: Salt Lake City based CapGunJoe among the impressive lineup of Urban Arts’ graffiti muralists

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. Visitors will also see the first significant change of the last 15 years in the festival map. There are several new … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: DJ Lillith Magdalene, Mother of All Demons, set to take Plaza Stage

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. Visitors will also see the first significant change of the last 15 years in the festival map. There are several new … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: Voodoo Productions brings new street theater performances to festival

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. Visitors will also see the first significant change of the last 15 years in the festival map. There are several new … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: Emerging Artist Elise Williams set to bring Side Hustle Dance Project’s Paint Piece

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. Visitors will also see the first significant change of the last 15 years in the festival map. There are several new … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: Latin music star MV Caldera set for closing night performance on Festival Stage

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. Visitors will also see the first significant change of the last 15 years in the festival map. There are several new … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: From Colorado Springs, R N E D to join star lineup of graffiti muralists at Urban Arts venue

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. Visitors will also see the first significant change of the last 15 years in the festival map. There are several new … Read more