LINK Dance Festival Showcases
330 1500 E #106, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
40.7625226
-111.84836769999998
Description
SALT
Contemporary Dance
announces the creation of Utah’s newest professional dance festival: LINK (May 20-25) — an event unique to the Salt
Lake City area
which will connect 100
participants from
everywhere from Indiana
to India
with 14 dance companies and 10 cutting-edge choreographers
from across the nation.
The festival will open its doors to the public for two culminating nights of performances where audiences can see a Showcase by SALT’s Companies on Friday, May 24 including SALT, SALT II, and SALT Pro with a improvisational installation pre-show starting at 7pm. Audiences will also witness the debut of new dance works created for festival participants by the 10 invited choreographers in a LINK Dance Festival Showcase on Saturday, May 25 with a dance film screening pre-show starting at 7pm.
The choreographers showcased at this year's LINK Festival Showcase are: Vim Vigor (New York City), Kathryn Florez (Fullstop Dance, San Francisco), Eric Handman (University of Utah), James Gregg (Wewolf, Los Angeles), Roderick George (KnoName Artist, Berlin), Ching Ching Wong (Princess Grace Winner), Sharlee Peah (Oquirrh West Project, Utah), Joni Tuttle McDonald (SALT Founder), Eldon Johnson (SALT), Amy Gunter Lolofie (SALT).
General Admission tickets are $10 for each concert, or $15 for both. To purchase tickets, visit www.saltdance.com
SALT Contemporary Dance celebrates progression and upward evolution in dance. SALT showcases emerging voices in contemporary dance by engaging with rising choreographers from around the world to create original works with a company of classically trained, artistically versatile dancers. We share this innovative work through concerts, master classes, festivals, and workshops to elevate the cultural vibrancy and diversity of our community.
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Start:
2019-05-25T19:00:00-06:00
End:
2019-05-25T22:00:00-06:00
This listing has no upcoming events
Start:
2019-05-24T19:00:00-06:00
End:
2019-05-24T21:30:00-06:00
Category
Performances
Tickets
Friday SALT Showcase: General Admission
10.0
USD
Saturday LINK Showcase: General Admission
10.0
USD
SALT & LINK Showcase bundle: General Admission
15.0
USD