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Show THEATER Stricture power OPENING: If you go "A CHORUS LINE" Hopefuls leam audition takes personal turn. 7:30 p.m. Fri. through Oct. 1 0. Pioneer Theatre Co., 300 S. 1 400 East Salt Lake City. $30-$4(801) Mature theme. 'Equilibrium' ONE NIGHT What: "TO 'Equilibrium' creates choreographer competition Karen Webb CORRESPONDENT years ago, Salt Repertory Theatre began giv- Several City's ing its audiences "Charette," an "Iron Choreographer" competition. The idea was that four choreographers would get the short end of an evening to come up with a work apiece, one of which would be dubbed winner by the audience. Now Salt Lake's Dance Company refines that theme with "Equilibrium," playing tonight through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City. The concert features two elements, one grouping of estab lished works and one grouping developed exclusively for the concert as competition pieces. "We developed a list of f ac- - ; ulty members we wanted to invite to create new work for us," says artistic director Charlotte "They were meant to represent the universities that have the strongest dance departments in the state. "We got lucky in that our top four choices said yes." Their top four choices included Utah Valley University's own Doris Trujillo. "One way Charlotte wanted to distinguish this competition from one like 'Charette' is putting some strictures on it. I said yes before I heard the strictures," Trujillo said. The company's strictures included a length four to Dance Company Where: Jeanne Wagner Theatre of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, iff Salt Lake City When: Tonight through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 general; $15 students and seniors, $20 groups of six or more; (888) 451 -- ARTS, www.artix. org, or at the box office but ones that exist all the same. I wanted to look at the things that happen when we impose them. "We had a choice of using any number of RW's six dancers we wished, but I felt it would take all six to develop the power of the group, to develop the physicality the concept needed, to get the creative juices flowing that we could Dance Company draw on to drive the piece." In developing the concept "Down by the River" will be performed at "Equilibrium," by the for "Equilibrium," Dance Company in Salt Lake City. liked the idea of specific parameters; she felt Stern's area of focus. I nearly they would allow the audience five minutes in the end and backed out when I heard Erik members something concrete a topic social commentary had also said yes." to help them cast their votes so with a humorous twist. " 'Oh, Stern of Weber State Unigood,' I said," said they would be answering the question, "Were the choreogversity as well as Eric Hand-ma- n Trujillo once she heard both of the University of Utah raphers successful in meeting the strictures and the rarefied and Kay Andersen of Southern these goals?" rather than just company in which she would "Did I like this piece?" Utah University were also inbe operating. "Humorous vited to create works for the social commentary is Erik "Charette," said Stern, is program. Audience members great fun, "but it's just a fun, will receive ballots, which they silly idea for a party." will turn in nightly. The winWhile Stern has found the Now through Sept. 25 time constraints tight, Trujillo ner will be announced at the conclusion pf the Saturday eve- has found her week of ning performance. plus some touch up The winner of the competi- adequate to meet her goal. t ion will receive $ 1,000 and "We're in a comfortable place will have his or her piece incor- with it," she said. "I think the one place we're stuck is with porated into a future RWDC the music. I'm not one to use program. Trujillo approached her piece, popular music, and I started out for which she used all six memwith a tango, but the movement itself has been pulling more and ALL FABRICS. NEW ft REUPHOLSTERED FURNITURE bers of RWDC, by bringing to the studio a prop on the first more toward popular." k The piece, which started at rehearsal r day of her You choose the style. You choose the fabric. three pieces of carpet. about nine minutes, got negotiperiod We hand-buil- d in weeks. You rejoice! 4 your sofa "I found the challenge of ated with down to about the competition's strictures 09 If humor is Stern's venue, Truextremely interesting," she II said. "What I wanted to work cannot be far behind. With jillo W Center 1455 with was borders and boundar- her prop of rugs and her ideas FURNISHINGS Orem 84057 ies that occur in society: not about boundaries, the name of n or by appointment the piece? "Carpet Diem." necessarily ones that we see, , Ririe-Woodbu- GRAND OPENING almost-half-da- CELEBRATION , 3000OFF one-wee- ONLY: A MOCKINGBIRD" Story of honesty and integrity set in Alabama in 1935 is performed by Montanan Repertory Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Fri. Eccles Center, 1 750 Keams Blvd., Park (435) City. $18-56www.ecclescenter.org. KILL CONTINUING: Elton John and Tim Rice's version of story of forbidden and unrequited love. 8 "AIDA" p.m. through Oct 17. Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins. $20-$4www.tuacahn. (435) org. Classical story about "ANNIE" Annie, an orphan who hits it off with Daddy Warbucks. 8 p.m. through Oct 16. Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins. $20-$4www.tuacahn. (435) org. AND OLD LACE" Drama critic learns his maiden aunts have poisoned their 1 3th gentlemen friend. 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 2. Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna. www. (801) 347-737empressmeatre.com. "ARSENIC "THE CARETAKER" Comedy tragedy looks at relationships and the gap between reality and fantasy. Through Oct 1 1 . Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City. $39-$5www. (801) sartlakeactingcompany.org. "FOOTLOOSE" City boy stirs up small town where dancing is banned. 8 p.m. through Oct. 14. Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins. $20-54(435) www.tuacahn.org. Note: Thayne Jasperson of Springville of Ren. portrays lead-rol- e - "INTO THE WOODS" Cleverly fractured stories. 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 3. SCERA Center, 745 S. State St., Orem. (801) "SNOOTY AND THE BEAST" A twisted fairy tale. Through Nov. 7. Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State St., Murray. $8.95-$- 1 7.95. (801) 266-260www.desertstar.biz. 2-- ED 801-228-09- 5 4 Mon-F- Daily Herald, Thursday, September 24, 2009 FOX CLOSING: ROMEO" Who knows what frontier women want? 7:30 p.m. through Fri. Valley Center BACKWOODS |
