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At Outdoor Retailer show, Allied Feather and Down emerges as full-spectrum ambassador for integrity of nature, environmental conservation

July 28, 2017 By Les Roka 1 Comment

There is a slumbering subterranean fire in nature which never goes out, and which no cold can chill. […] This subterranean fire has its altar in each man’s breast, for in the coldest day, and on the bleakest hill, the traveler cherishes a warmer fire within the folds of his cloak than is kindled on […]

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company opens 54th season with Parallax, new family matinee series

By Les Roka

The eyes stream data to the brain through something like two million fiber bundles of nerves. Consider the exponential aspects of perception when you multiply this kind of density by the fact that not only does the brain do this all the time, but the millions of bits of information streaming through your mind at […]

Utah Film Center’s screening of award-winning Mr. Gaga dance documentary to include special Repertory Dance Theatre performance

By Les Roka

For the astute viewer, understanding what the Gaga dance movement language involves is clarified by the opening and closing scenes of Mr. Gaga, a fully absorbing documentary about Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin. The film opens with a dancer who is following Naharin’s instructions on how to execute a collapse backward onto the floor. She repeats […]

Authentic voices in the Utah Enlightenment: Plan-B Theatre, Torrey House Press, Repertory Dance Theatre

By Les Roka

While the bomb-throwers—both metaphorical and literal – invariably claim to speak for the locals, most of the locals I’ve met prefer to speak for themselves. They’re old-timers and newcomers, Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals. They’re scientists, tribal members, ranchers, and telecommuters, often more than one of the above. Some criticize the federal government, and […]

Photo Gallery: 2017 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah

By Ryan Kendrick

The 2017 version of “America’s Toughest Stage Race,” recently concluded in a wild finish in downtown Salt Lake. The Tour of Utah is a seven day professional bike race held in August of each year, and travels throughout Utah. Viewers from around the world tune in to watch some of the world’s best cyclists race […]

Utah filmmaker’s Street Fighting Men emerges as standout among Detroit documentaries

By Les Roka

A few years ago, Forbes magazine tagged Detroit and Flint, Michigan as two of the nation’s fastest dying cities. In the tailwinds of bankruptcy and the scandalous fall of (former mayor) Kwame Kilpatrick, many pundits, journalists and filmmakers have caricatured Detroit as a hopeless urban cause. But, Herb Boyd, a veteran journalist and activist who […]

World premiere dance concert, performances by veteran fringe artists close Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival

By Les Roka

As the third annual Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival wrapped up this past weekend, there was ample evidence showing how the event is developing the enduring presence and value that will lead to more choices of original, ambitious entertainment. Last week, The Utah Review highlighted four shows and this week’s sampling of four performances from […]

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