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Show TheSaltLake Tribune ARTS D4 Sunday, November21, 1999 Christmas, Gift Book Offers Insiders’ View of Utah Ballet History BY HELEN FORSBERG THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE performances on tennis courts and at the U.’s football stadium and later at Kingsbury Hall and the Capitol Theatre. Thefirst half of the 109-page book chronicles the legacy of Two Salt Lake City women considered publishing something akin to a ballet news quarterly and ended up writing a book. Sharon Walkington and Joan abouttheballet.” What Memories does best is to provide an insider’s view of the earliest daysof ballet in Utah and credit he is due. The authors’ admiration of him is evident. “Bill never left the audience's cuses on the company under subsequentartistic directors Bruce photographs they culled from programsandsouvenir books. Ina preface, the authors write: “The memories that makeup this book are as accurate as anecdotes becomeover50 years. The memo- ties include actual incidents that book to be conversational rather we remember. They include performances we cannot forget. Together they present our perso! than academic. “We did nottry to include everybody's nameorev- ery ballet that was ever done,” view of 50 yearsofclassical dance in Utah and howit cameto be.” Walkington, who danced in the University of Utah Ballet The- said Walkington. The memories begin with Ballet West founder Willam F. Chris- ballet was set in i7th-century France or the American '20s, it rector Joan Kage is mentioned briefly in the preface. For anyone who has followed Ballet West, there is nothing new here. Only occasionally do the authors touch on anything negative. Regarding Ballet West’s produc- tensen choreography speaks an everyday language to a universal between John Hart and choreographer Michael Smuin, but that did not in any way changethe fact Utah is self-published and is available in area bookstores for $29. was elemental, immediate and contrived for a particular reason. Draw Piece of Utah History, Win Cash “OD. Tax All flights include continental breakfast, first-flyers certificate and champagneor non-aicoholic champagnecelebration. Please call for reservations: audience.” ea ne PEoeeaepee elas Memories of50 Years ofBallet in Rainbow Crafts 3216 South State »eee tensen's earliest days teaching e One hour flight $125.06 ‘es.s160.00pp.+ Tax Like ballads and blues, Chris- tion of “Romeo and Juliet,” the authors write: “No love was lost andchoreographingat the U.ofU. The authors remember @tre’s first production in 1951, says she and Welch wanted the 65.00 “a reaction up to them; whether the Marksand John Hart. Currentdi- ories of50 YearsofBallet in Utah, a slim volumeof reminiscences and Hot Air BalloonFlight | give Wiliam F. Christensen the Christensen and his dancers at Ballet West. The second half fo- Welch, former dancers and balletomanes, havejust released Mem- Certificate speciai that the public loved everything s i fo ae - : FREE Srna TTT AT oT) aa : Brotriadcuss Native Americancultures orhistoric settlers. They should be less than 16 inches wide and 24 inches Artists of all kinds are invited to enter the Utah Prehistory and Heritage Week poster contest. Cashprizes will be given in three long. categories: Grand contest winner, $250; secondary school winner, $100; and elementary school winner, $100. The contest is open to Posters should be submitted no later than Jan. 1 to the Utah professional artists, starving art- sion of State History, 300 Rio and design. The principal elements should depict aspects of Utah archaeology, paleontology, (801) 533-3529. 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