Arts
The First Cut Never Feels Like a Cut: Mark Macey’s...
Macey’s brother, David Macey, starts opening paint cans, which soon walks up a ladder to pour over a simple, wooden structure draped in gray cloth. I walk upstairs as the space begins to warm with energy. … read more
Review: Mopey Wrecks
Mopey Wrecks (A Performative Analysis of Sibling Interdependency and the Increasing Unlikelihood of Returning to Moscow) is an intricate weaving of feelings between characters who can’t help but both bring each other up and tear another down. … read more
Review: The Aliens
The Aliens is a performance that’d be subtle enough for TV but is still connective enough for theatre. “Half of this play … is silence,” writes playwright Annie Baker, and it’s true. It works in this production because the audience is so close. … read more
Creature Feature: Lucy Fur
To Lucy, drag has been an extremely important means of expression. “I’ve been dying my hair and getting wild piercings for years, and it’s always been a big part of me—to not feel scared to do what I want to do or to be who I am,” he says. … read more
“Crap. It’s All Crap”: A Review of Something Really Big...
This is not your typical Utah happy hour. No, leave the kids at home, order a beer and sit as perplexed and entertained as I was through this intimate, close-to-home and bewildering spectacle. A guy walks into a bar … or a club, rather, and a series of events through time unfold into a myriad
SLAY SLC: Celebrating Ball Culture in the Beehive State
Co-hosting the event will be Tia Aiono, waacking and dance Millennium Dance Complex instructor, along with nightlife enthusiast and manager/bartender of Metro, Michael Elliott. The two friends have combined their love for dance, SLC’s queer community and entertainment to bring a unique experience to the local scene. … read more
The Burlesque Barriers: An Interview with Madazon Can-Can
From engaging in community advocacy to educating the community on burlesque to creating her own work, Madazon uplifts those artforms that foster a thread and a connection with people. … read more
Plan-B Theatre Company Produces Austin Archer’s JUMP
Austin Archer, a Salt Lake native and New York City–based actor, playwright, choreographer and musician, is preparing to present his Plan-B Theatre Company–debut play, JUMP. … read more
Creature Feature: Obsidian
When they walk into a room, you know they’re there. With bleached dreadlocks cascading down from their head, an energy that can’t be contained and a smile that lights up a room, Obsidian, otherwise known as Benjamin Stone, is hard to miss and even harder to ignore. … read more
Creature Feature: Aphrodeity
Aphrodeity (or Ryan Flowers) is a sweet, sensual, seductive siren who lures unsuspecting victims in with her charm, wit and sex appeal. … read more
VAULT! @ The Marriott Center for Dance 08.05
VAULT!, described as “an intimate studio showcase of contemporary dance,” premiered Aug. 5th hosted by Nichele Van Portfleet and sponsored by loveDANCEmore. … read more
Dancing the Bears Ears: Zvi Gotheiner and Repertory Dance Theater
Salt Lake City’s Repertory Dance Theater and long-term collaborator Zvi Gotheiner, a New York City–based choreographer, teamed up once again this year to create Dancing the Bears Ears. … read more
