Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Angelique Kidjo, Blair Crimmins, Chris Robinson highlight Friday headliners
Friday’s headliners at the Utah Arts Festival carry impressive credentials across the board. Among the top performers scheduled are Angelique Kidjo, Blair Crimmins and The Hookers, and the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. Angelique Kidjo, 9:45 p.m., Festival Stage “Having a Fon dad and a Yoruba mom put me in a special place. It gave me access to so much culture and music. The songs and dances and the ceremonies are different,…
Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Four Utah dance companies celebrate the community
Salt Lake City’s professional dance scene is extensive and nationally respected, a significant accomplishment in a city of…
Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Ana Popovic, Cee Cee James to bring world of blues, rock, roots to opening night performances
The stories of Ana Popovic and Cee Cee James are persuasive cases about music’s transcendental capacity as a…
Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘Jura,’ ‘Drum’ highlight new music, dance commissions
Japanese taiko drums, a collection of frying pans, mixing bowls and blenders, and a small Scottish island called…
Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Literary Arts venue expands to many elaborate forms of writing, performance, interactive expression
NOTE: This preview of the Literary Arts venue for this year’s Utah Arts Festival is written by Amy Childress,…