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Show Wednesday, February 22, 1989 Chronicle - Page Ten ACCENT UtahBoth - Performing' Arte Tour hits traveling.. stage state communities and tour players benefit from the experiences By Margaret Wimborne Chronicle staff writer . Communities that could not normally afford these performances can apply to the arts council and the tour. Members of the tour represent all aspects of the arts. Many of the participants, including Children's Dance Theatre, Utah's Classic Greek Theatre, Repertory Dance Theatre and the Utah Ballet have ties with the U. The tour provides extraordinary experiences to both the communities it visits and the performers that participate in the tour. It provides performers the opportunity to experience life on the road. It also helps com- - 4 co-spons- or During the Renaissance people were encouraged to learn all they could about the arts and sciences. But today many arts organizations are struggling to survive. The Utah Arts Council is trying to reverse that trend with its Utah Performing Arts Tour. The Performing Arts Tour roster has a selection of state, regional and national artists and companies. "The performing arts program allows peo- see performances that they otherwise wouldn't be able to ple in Utah i. to see-every- one wins. " if') r munities that are trying to establish art programs by offering technical assistance, help in planning long-term The Repertory Dance projects and been involved in the program since it Theatre has RDT a is professional modern-danc- e began. company that was originally sponsored by the University of Utah dance company so there would be a New in Utah. It no longer has direct ties with the U. Members of RDT are on tour all the time but through the arts council they are able to perform in communities that couldn't normally afford them. "The performing arts program allows people in Utah to see performances that they otherwise wouldn't be able to seeeveryone wins," said Kathy Johnson with fund-raiser- s. York-quali- ty RDT. -- J Children's Dance Theatre and Repertory Dance Theatre are just two groups that participate in the Utah Arts Council Touring Arts Tour. Members of Children's Dance Theatre, which has participated in the program for the last 12 years, have different experiences. The company is the performing arm of the U.'s Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program and its members do not usually tour. But through cooperation with the arts council the company of children, who span from age 8 to 18, can share their joy of the arts with others, company manager Pia Byrd said. on a "They also experience, the joy of touring-getti- ng bus and going somewhere. They perform something they are familiar with in a space they are not familiar with and there is a growth process," Byrd said. The company has performed in Delta, Kanab, Price and Montezuma Creek with the performing arts tour. The roster of the Utah Performing Arts Tour changes - - each fall. Auditions for and Utah artists and companies are the beginning of the selection process. A panel made up of artists, coordinators and educators review the performances and submit their recommendations to the Utah Arts Council. The roster is - " usually finalized in December. The Utah Arts Council has many other ties with the U. Many of the panelists and advisers teach at the U., and many performances sponsored by the council are held in the Museum of Fine Arts auditorium! Interns and writers also gain experience through proby the council, such as Quarterly grams ' West. :: Companies like Ballet West and the Utah Opera Company started their roots: at the U., and through funding and assistance from the arts council, have become independent organizations. The Utah Arts Council is involved in many projects that help community members gain a better understanding and more exposure to the arts. out-of-sta- te : ;? ed ; ' - THINGS TO NOTE i ili Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Phyllis lets from the Soviet Union. For more information call the Salt Palace at . . White, an experienced reader of African poetry and Joan. Nabors, a . local storyteller, will present tradi-- ; Marilyn Prestia, flutist with the tional African stories, myths and Denver Symphony, will be featured poetry. For more information call in a solo recital Friday, March 3, at 5 or Sue ' 7:30 p.m. in Gore Hall at Westminster Sonya Murphy at 363-768- : McCoy at - j : 531-892- 581-358- 1. College. Saturday, March 4, she will 0. master class at Gladys Gladstone, professor of Summerhays Music. Cost for either piano at the University of Utah for? event is $5, students $3. For more more than 30 years, will be honored! information call Karen Perkins at by her colleagues at an open house in .' Gardner Hall Rooms 200 and 303, from Feb. 4 to 6 The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is 26, Sunday, p.m. p.m. For more information call Susan the recipient of a $100,000 National Duehlmeier at Endowment for the Arts Challenge Grant. The museum is one of 68 Wednesday, March 1, at 8 p.m., national arts organization to earn the the Ballet of Los Angeles will per- - grant this year. The grant must be form at the Capitol Theatre with matched three times within three present 272-222- mam imtm;mmmmM. :kiMfml IW vi.;: v. mt. a 5. 581-676- 2. ' soloists of the Bolshoi and Kiev bal- - years with private contributions. |
