Utah company to stage ‘Much Ado’ as Shakespeare intended

January 14, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute For four nights, the Orem SCERA Center for the Arts and the Grassroots Shakespeare Company will present what is considered the original romantic comedy–William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Utah’s Grassroots Shakespeare Company, a local touring group, is dedicated to “original practice,” or producing shows with Shakespeare’s original staging and production techniques. The shows have […]

Lane Swenson – UVU dancer with lofty ambitions

January 14, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes When Lane Swenson was young, he was always drawn to music. He grew up doing theater and choir and was aware of dance, but never considered doing it until his late teens. At 16, he saw an ad for a salsa class and that’s where it all started. That was 10 years ago. Since then, […]

UVU Opera brings ‘Die Fledermaus’ to Ragan Theater

January 14, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Starting Wednesday, Jan. 16th, the Music Department will bring Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus to the Ragan Theater. Die Fledermaus, often referred to as it’s English translation, The Bat, debuted  in 1874, has been performed on stages across the world ever since and has been adapted for the screen twenty times.. Die Fledermaus is not […]