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Utah ‘Transmormon’ film by OHO Media, VideoWest garners Artistic Vision Award at Big Sky Film Fest

ByLes RokaFeb 21, 2014

‘The most striking thing about the crowd is their ordinariness: just a bunch of earnest suburban moms and dads, accompanied by young children still so androgynous-looking that the trans kids are indistinguishable from their non-trans siblings.’ — Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Rolling Stone Magazine, Nov. 7, 2013 Eri Hayward, the young Utah woman at the heart of the short film ‘Transmormon’ – a magnificently understated statement of human sincerity and spirituality…

Plan-B Theatre 'Different=Amazing'

For Utah school children, Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Different=Amazing’ aims to create new spaces for addressing bullying

ByLes RokaFeb 20, 20147 min read

The literary arts have emerged as a potent platform for addressing bullying. Recent books such as the compilation…

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Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Clearing Bombs’ seeks to bring sense to the clash of economic principles

ByLes RokaFeb 18, 201412 min read

‘Having spent much of the past three years reading and writing about this subject, I wonder whether it…

Ballet West’s The Sleeping Beauty: Last-minute Deal

Ballet West’s The Sleeping Beauty: Last-minute Deal

ByHeather KingFeb 15, 20142 min read

Ballet West returns to the recently remodeled Capitol Theatre for The Sleeping Beauty Ballet…