The act of memory as art: Current Utah Museum of Contemporary Art exhibitions offer impressive scope for viewer to absorb

The act of memory as art: Current Utah Museum of Contemporary Art exhibitions offer impressive scope for viewer to absorb

ByLes RokaOct 7, 2024

The act of memory as art, viewed within a far-reaching scope of how it reverberates through human expression, is the dominant theme in the current exhibitions at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA).  The Utah Review summarizes each of the shows:  IN MEMORY: continuing through Feb. 22, 2025 In a review of a rare exhibition of poet Bernadette Mayer’s Memory installation, written for the Paris Review in 2017, Presca…

Inaugural Utah Chamber Music Festival will feature concerts in Logan, Provo, Salt Lake City, with piano quartets by Mozart, Brahms, Dvořák

Inaugural Utah Chamber Music Festival will feature concerts in Logan, Provo, Salt Lake City, with piano quartets by Mozart, Brahms, Dvořák

ByLes RokaSep 30, 20247 min read

The outstanding range of Utah’s chamber music is about to expand with a new festival that features four…

A treasured friendship: Repertory Dance Theatre’s 59th season opener features works by choreographer Noa Zuk

A treasured friendship: Repertory Dance Theatre’s 59th season opener features works by choreographer Noa Zuk

ByLes RokaSep 30, 20246 min read

For choreographer Noa Zuk, her long-time friendship with Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) feels so natural and strong that…

Making a bit of Utah dance history: Audience’s roaring approval propels Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Re-Play season opener

Making a bit of Utah dance history: Audience’s roaring approval propels Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Re-Play season opener

ByLes RokaSep 25, 20247 min read

Made evident by the consistently enthusiastic response by the audience throughout the 90-minute show, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s 61st…

Pianist Anna Han set to open Bachauer’s 2024-25 concert series, with Touchpoints, including four toccatas, repertoire spanning 3 centuries

Pianist Anna Han set to open Bachauer’s 2024-25 concert series, with Touchpoints, including four toccatas, repertoire spanning 3 centuries

ByLes RokaSep 24, 20246 min read

In two years, the Gina Bachauer International Foundation will celebrate its 50th anniversary and the path leading toward…