Utah Arts
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The Utah Arts
Council is the primary agency in Utah through which state
and national funds are awarded to stimulate and encourage the
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Music
Whether you are a choral, chamber, jazz, or symphony enthusiast, Utah has much
to offer in the realm of music. Abravanel
Hall is home to the Utah Symphony,
and Temple Square home to the world renowned Mormon
Tabernacle Choir.
Music Festivals:
Utah Music Festival
website
Park City International
Music Festival website
Moab Music
Festival website
Link to Moab Folk
Music Festival website
Theater
Utahns find the state bustling with activity in the theater arts.
The Utah Shakespearean Festival draws
participants and audiences from the world over in a celebrated return to the
revelry of the work of Shakespeare.
Many theaters dot Utah's landscape and house productions of all genres. The
following is a list to start your search for a night on the town:
Pioneer Theatre Company, Hale
Center Theater Orem and Hale
Center Theater in
West Valley, the Egyptian
Theatre in Park City, Peery's
Egyptian Theater, Sundance
Theatre, and the Utah
Musical Theatre in Ogden, as well as many community
theaters.
The Tuacahn Amphitheatre and
Center for the Arts features "Broadway in the Desert" at a
large outdoor amphitheater in a spectacular red rock canyon near St. George.
Film
Film-goers and the entertainment industry look to the Sundance
Film Festival for the discovery of new talent and as a champion of films that challenge
audiences and expand the boundaries of the
art of film. The Sundance
Institute adopted sponsorship of the United States Film Festival in 1984,
creating an internationally recognized showcase for new independent cinema.
Other celebrations of film occur in Utah such as the Locomotion
International Film Festival and under the direction of the Utah
Film Commission or through non-profits like the Utah
Film and Video Center.
Opera
Housed in the Capitol
Theatre, the Utah Opera
Company has been entertaining opera lovers for more than 25 years.
The Utah Festival Opera Company stages
four productions during a five week festival at Logan's
Ellen Eccles Theatre.
Museums
To catch a glimpse of Utah's visual arts search through the myriad of offerings
highlighted by the Utah
Museums Association. Whether in painting, sculpture or photography, Utah's
museums offer a storied history to patrons of the heritage of the West and
the dawn of future.
Dance
Utah’s premier dance organizations include Ballet
West, Repertory Dance Theatre,
and Ririe-Woodbury
Dance Company.
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