By Joanna L. Johnston, MBA, CPA RDT Board Treasurer and UACPA Non-Profit Committee Member This article was originally published in The Journal Entry, a publication of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Writes Joanna, "Since this article was published in 2014, I've learned so much more about Repertory Dance Theatre and the art form. Consequently, I've re-upped for another
A hand placed over your mouth … A hand covering your eyes … your partner's eyes … Grabbing someone by the neck … Imagine my joy when I get feedback on my piece saying, “Wow, you did a whole dance about the ‘forbidden’ gestures. That was gutsy.” Oops … I totally did. How did this happen? I didn’t mean to use gestures that
Dance Classes Every dancer knows that the only way to get better is to take class! Even our professional dancers take class EVERY DAY to get better, hone their skills and progress. But you don't have to be a professional dancer to take class. At RDT's Dance Center on Broadway, we offer classes for every skill level (even if you've
When it comes to RDT, our staff and dancers have so much to be thankful for! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and wish you joyous holiday season! Below are some of the many things we are thankful for
Next week, RDT will perform two student matinees for close to 700 students. Before the students see BRIO, they will receive a study guide from our Education Director Lynne Larson to help them understand what they will see. Also, teachers are given lesson plans to help the students prepare for what they will see in the show. Here
In the first part of this two-part series, I talked about how arts and humanities groups need to position themselves to be seen, heard, and appreciated by businesses and corporations as part of the larger economic web. In this part I propose that, in and of itself, that is not enough: we need cash support, as well as
I'm a culture worker twice. I'm both an artist myself, and I'm a fundraiser for the arts. As a novelist and editor of creative writing, I pursue my own imaginative and expressive impulses through my craft, and with my vision of what I think literature has done and can continue to do to broaden and enrich the human