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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When a ballet dancer is performing a character — whether a sugar-plum fairy or a dying swan or a star-crossed lover — not everything about ....
For the first time in 25 years, Michael Smuin s version of Romeo and Juliet will appear on the Ballet West stage with a message reflective of more modern times. ....
Share this article Share this article SALT LAKE CITY, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ballet West and Skyscape Studios announced today the world premiere of a nine-episode documentary series featuring the iconic ballet company, In The Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year. The first episode debuts on Ballet West s social media channels May 7 and episodes will be released every week through the spring and early summer. Award-winning filmmakers Diana Whitten and Tyler Measom direct the series. Measom most recently co-directed the acclaimed documentary, Murder Among the Mormons on Netflix. For one month, Skyscape Studios gained unfettered access to Ballet West s studios and theater as the Company mounted its first public performances in the Covid-19 era. We followed the dancers, the choreographers, the crew, and the staff as they navigate colossal logistical and emotional challenges in anticipation of opening night, wondering if the curtain will rise, said Measom an ....
Katlyn Addison and Hadriel Diniz will become principal artists for the 2021-2022 season. (Beau Pearson | courtesy of Ballet West) Katlyn Addison performs as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Ballet West s production of The Nutcracker. Addison has been named a principal artist for Ballet West s 2021-2022 season, the first Black ballerina to be promoted to the troupe s top rung of performers. | April 8, 2021, 11:33 p.m. Ballet West has promoted its first non-Asian dancers of color to the company’s top rung of performers. Katlyn Addison and Hadriel Diniz, both first soloists with the Salt Lake City-based troupe, will become principal artists for the 2021-2022 season, starting in the fall, the company announced Thursday. ....
These five stories show that Black history, culture and faith can be celebrated all year long Meet some of the Black artists, pastors and business owners who are building community in Utah. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Katie Hall breaking at the HERC Hip Hop Education Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. | March 8, 2021, 1:00 p.m. During Black History Month, The Salt Lake Tribune published several stories that sought to elevate the voices of Black Utahns. In case you missed them, here they are in one place. Read about two Black ballerinas whose experiences have fueled big changes at Ballet West, as well as Utah’s break-dancing history. And find a list of Black-owned food businesses in the state (pro tip: bookmark it) that you can support not just in February, but throughout the year. ....