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Show The Park Record C-4 PARK CITY FILM SERIES.ORG FEATURE FILM: CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM SPECIAL SCREENING: Rated R MAR 17 Fri 8pm MAR 18 Sat 8pm MAR 19 Sun 6pm JIM SANTY AUDITORIUM 1255 PARK AVE, Matisyahu’s art continues to evolve Concerts expand on hip-hop artist’s 14-year career National Theatre Live! PATERSON NO MAN'S LAND Not Rated Sun 2pm MAR 19 Tickets $15-$20. Special pricing for members! Presented in partnership with Park City Library. NTL Underwritten by Julie Hopkins, KW Real Estate. Feature film underwritten by Dr Phone Fix. PARK CITY • 435.615.8291 See a photo you like in The Park Record? By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record After nearly 14 years in the business of bringing his uplifting beats, reggae and hip-hop to audiences world wide, Matisyahu is rediscovering the power of music. He promises to share that new aspect with the town when he plays Park City Live on Saturday. “We’ll do a mixture of things, but it’s a very musical show, because I like to explore the music,” Matisyahu told The Park Record during a phone interview from Santa Cruz, California. “ I’m recreating some of the older songs live in an improvisational method where we’ll start with one song and then end up somewhere completely different. We’ll pull lyrics from different songs and mix them all together.” The rapper said this kind of show would be difficult to do if he didn’t have his catalog of songs that include hits such as “Youth,” “King Without a Crown,” “One Day” and his new single, “Step Out Into the Light.” “It’s great to have songs that people immediatly recognize and that are tied to certain events of their lives like a first kiss, first concert or a summer or college,” he said. “People like to have that nostalgic memory.” For Matisyahu, the stage and Hebrew name for Matthew Paul Miller, the musical exploration is Continued From C-2 Ballet West returns to Park City Photos taken by The Park Record are available for purchase in a wide variety of sizes and printing options at parkrecordphoto.smugmug.com Roberts to create an original score, Sklute said. James K. Larsen, Ballet West’s lighting designer, will complete all lighting design. Costumes, with the exception of Fry’s piece, will be designed by Ballet West Director of Costume Production David Heuvel and executed by the Ballet West Costume Shop. The L.A. 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Recently, however, he’s made some appropriate shifts, as heard in “Step Out Into the Light,” which was released at the beginning of the month. “My natural state to continue moving in one direction or another,” he said. “Music is a huge part of our lives, artistry and creativity. So it follows suite of where we are and what we’re going through. “When if first came out, I wanted to show the world who I was and what I could do. I was interested in impressing people and making people feel good, but I couldn’t keep up with that. So, I needed to allow myself to have more dynamics in the music and have a more holistic experience. I think that came with maturity.” Each record he has released appeals to different people in different ways. “I get different fans from different walks of life and that’s nice,” Matisyahu said. “On the other hand, I do know there are certain fans that don’t appreciate the changes, but everyone is free to make their choices of what they like and what they don’t. But that’s the way it is and I can’t fight that.” During the past 14 years, Matisyahu’s concerts have become more of an experience. “There are times when people come to my show who are not necessarily looking for any kind of spirituality or meaning,” he said. “They might just like the songs or connected with some of Principal artist Emily Adams designed the costumes in “Kenesis,” Sklute said. “This is exciting because this is Emily’s first commission as a costume designer,” he said. “Emily has also been a choreographer for Ballet West.” The selection process for these four works started last fall. “The dancers submitted their ideas in writing and I selected a handful, in this instance, eight of them, to workshop their ideas on our second company, Ballet West II,” Sklute said. “The choreographers then presented those workshopped excerpts in a stage program.” From those excerpts, which could range anywhere from two to four minutes of dance, Sklute selected four works that the choreographers could turn into to complete works and develop for the stage. “I looked for unique voices,” he said. “I wanted to see something that had its own point of view, an energy and style that would set it apart. But I also had to find works that would come together in a whole and organic program. “Each piece, which will be performed by Ballet West (and not Ballet West II dancers), is between 10 and 15 minutes long.” Sklute, who recently celebrated 10 years as Ballet West’s artistic director, knows the importance of giving his company members opportunities to do more than perform. “I have found since we started ‘Innovations’ that dancers who are learning to choreograph, cast ballets, budget for costuming needs and oversee lighting and prop requirements build a greater understanding as overall artists on stage,” he said. “Not only does this help their current performing career, it also helps bring them into the future. It helps them understand what their strengths are and how they can continue their artistry well beyond their performing years.” To see Ballet West return to Park City is one of Sklute’s career highlights. “Early on in my tenure, Teri Orr and the Park City Institute brought us up and we performed a terrific program that included some of the world premieres of ‘Innovations,’” he said. “Park City is a big part of our community and we have so many supporters who live up in Park City and we now have [the Peggy Bergmann Ballet West Academy] in Park City. It’s very meaningful and matters to us to serve the community as well.” Sklute said its has been an exciting decade with Ballet West. “Our academy has more than quadrupled in size since I started and we not only host students from around the country, but from around the world,” he said. The company has also toured all over the world and is continually being invited to other places. It also produced the TV show “Breaking Point”. “Our dancers give of themselves tirelessly,” Sklute said. “They dance beautifully. They have great minds and think deeply. They work collaboratively. I am so honored to be a part of this.” In May, Ballet West will present its first National Choreographic Festival, where the company and four visiting organizations from around the country, will perform new creations by outside choreographers. “I feel really good that we are now one of Utah’s primary performing arts ambassadors throughout the world,” Sklute said. “We are proud to carry that torch with our caliber of artistry.” Park City Institute will present Ballet West at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd. Tickets range from $29 to $79 and can be purchased by visiting www.ecclescenter.org. For this performance, parents who purchase a full-price ticket in the Amethyst section can add a $5 student ticket in the same section. 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