Monthly Archives: March 2014

PERFORMANCES-DANCE-APRIL 2014

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Modern Dance Senior Show, April 3, 5:30 p.m., April 4-5, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BALLET WEST, “The Little Mermaid,” Ballet West II, story by Hans Christian Anderson, music by Leo Delibes and costumes by David Heuvel, April 4-6, 7 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees April 5-6, $15-$35, Capitol Theater, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE, “land,” works include Rainwood, Ze’eva Cohen, choreographer, Desert Sea, Molissa Fenley, choreographer, Erosion, Zvi Gotheiner, choreographer, and Turf, Shapiro & Smith, choreographers, April 10-12, 7:30 p.m., Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $30 in advance, $15 seniors/students, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Utah Ballet, April 10, 5:30 p.m., April 11-19, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee also on April 19, Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Orchesis Dance Theatre, April 10-12, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Department of Dance, Capstone Senior Showcase, Kim Strunk, faculty mentor, seniors pool their resources to create a collaborative concert, April 10-12, 7:30p.m., Ragan Theater, $12 general, $8 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Ballroom in Concert, BYU’s annual ballroom concert featuring all five BYU companies, Lee Wakefield, artistic director, April 11-12, 7:30 p.m. also a 2 p.m. matinee on April 12, Marriott Center, for more information and tickets please contact the BYU Arts ticket office or www.byuarts.com.

BALLET WEST, “The Rite of Spring,” plays tribute to Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Nicolo Fonte, choreographer, Forgotten Land, set to Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, and George Balanchine’s classic Divertimento No. 15, April 11-12, 16-19, 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on April 19, $24-$74, Capitol Theater, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Two Shields Dance Troupe, Native American stories, songs and dances, April 12, 7 p.m., Viridian Center, 8030 S. 1825 West, West Jordan, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Modern Dance Concert II, April 17, 5:30 p.m., April 18-19, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY, “Accelerate,” works by Doug Varone, Ellen Bromberg, Miguel Azcue, and a world premier by Ririe-Woodbury Artistic Director Daniel Charon, April 24-26, 7:30 p.m., Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $35 general, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Ballroom Dance Company, “Hello Ballroom,” Paul Winkelman, company director, the sights and sounds of Broadway come alive in their spring concert, April 24-26, 7:30p.m., Ragan Theater, $12 general, $8 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

PROVO CIVIC BALLET, “Pinocchio-Awake My Soul,” Jennie Creer-King, artistic director, Lindsay Folkman, choreographer, April 25-26, 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee also on April 26, Performance Hall, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $15 general, 801-852-7007, www.coveycenter.org.

BALLET WEST, “The Little Mermaid,” Ballet West II dancers, presented by The Ogden Symphony Ballet Association, story by Hans Christian Anderson, music by Leo Delibes and costumes by David Heuvel, April 26, 7 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $15-$25 general, for more information and tickets, www.symphonyballet.org.

SALT LAKE CHORAL ARTISTS GIVE HEARTFELT ACCOUNT OF BRAHMS’ ‘A GERMAN REQUIEM’

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SALT LAKE CHORAL ARTISTS CONCERT CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA, A German Requiem, Libby Gardner Concert Hall, March 29

The transcendent beauty of Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem was brought to life Saturday in the Salt Lake Choral Artists’ stirring performance in Libby Gardner Concert Hall. Under the baton of Brady Allred, the singers gave a heartfelt and sincere account of Brahms’ most personal work.

A remarkable piece of music intended to comfort the living rather than dwell on death, Brahms’ requiem makes a powerful statement. And when it’s performed by a group of seasoned choristers, as the members of the Salt Lake Choral Artists are, the work takes on new meaning.

Allred elicited nuanced singing from his choir that allowed them to bring out the subtleties of the music. And while the dramatic moments were forceful and at times overwhelming, Allred never lost sight of the underlying lyricism and conveyed that compellingly to his singers.

The two soloists, soprano Carol Ann Allred and baritone Tyler Oliphant, were magnificent with their respective solos. They sang them with feeling and richly crafted expressiveness.

The small orchestra played wonderfully for the most part, although the balance between it and the much larger chorus was a bit out of focus at times.

The version of the requiem that Brady Allred used was Robert Shaw’s English edition that Shaw prepared a number of years before his death in 1999. It captures the depth and scope of the original German well and is a worthy alternative to the original.