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Arts and cinema in Salt Lake City
Arts and cinema in Salt Lake City
Downtown Salt Lake City is home to at least 20 art galleries and antiques shops. A free downtown Gallery Stroll is organized on the third Friday of every month. A "gallery row" of sorts is near 300 South and 200 East.
The Ballet West Ballet Company perform regularly at Capitol Theater downtown.
The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company perform contemporary dance at the Rose Wagner theater, also downtown.
The Utah Symphony / Utah Opera collaborative perform at both Capitol Theater and Abravanel Hall.
Salt Lake City has always had a love affair with live theater, and several historic buildings were playhouses in the 1930s. Two professional companies maintain a full performance season:
Pioneer Theatre Company , who perform at the Pioneer Theatre on the University of Utah campus.
Salt Lake Acting Company , whose theater is north of downtown
There is an active improv comedy community , including several standing weekly or monthly performances. Salt Lake City is also home to Wise Guys Comedy Club, which features touring stand up comedians.
Kingsbury Hall, on the University of Utah Campus, features touring national plays, musicals, and other special performances. Red Butte Gardens has a popular summer concert series in their amphitheater. The state-run event calendar Now Playing Utah lists touring acts and special events .
Movies are a passion for Salt Lakers, as Utah has served as the backdrop to many Hollywood blockbusters and Salt Lake is home to many film festivals (sure, you've heard of Sundance, but there are many more). The Salt Lake Film Society runs two movie theaters showing only independent and foreign films, and special screenings of classic films. They also provide screenings for the Sundance Film Festival in January. The Tower Theatre on 876 East 900 South was built in 1921 and is the oldest Salt Lake theater still in operation. The Broadway Centre Cinemas on 300 South and 111 East are within walking distance of downtown hotels.
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