There is purity of expression in each of the five works in Ballet West’s Rolling with the Stones production. The cathartic communal movement in the Utah premiere of Ulysses Dove’s Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven speaks volumes about the rite of passage in grief, blocking out the usual hushed voices that cloak death … Read more
Intimate and pristine are perfect adjectives to describe Ballet West’s newest production, Rolling with the Stones, a quintuple bill which will include four Utah premieres. Opening Friday at the Capitol Theatre, this production also carries special meaning for Adam Sklute, artistic director who is celebrating his final and 20th anniversary season with the company. The production … Read more
Twenty years ago, when Adam Sklute, former dancer and associate artistic director at The Joffrey Ballet, arrived in Salt Lake City to become Ballet West’s artistic director, the board of directors tasked him with three objectives. One was to strengthen the caliber and quality of the dancers and production. Another was to increase the national … Read more
Ballet West’s mixed repertory production Love and War generated some of the season’s most meaningful, sensitive performances of the company’s 60th anniversary season. The program note by Adam Sklute, the company’s artistic director, summarized it well: “Love & War is designed to reflect our humanity, showing us our individual soulful divinity, our power and defiance, … Read more