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The Moors

November 14, 2024
7:30 pm

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Westminster’s Performing Arts programs provide a meaningful cultural connection between talented students and the Sugar House community. Enjoy one of the many upcoming performances firsthand, from live theatre to immersive dance ensemble experiences.


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The Moors

November 14
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

By Jen Silverman 

Directed by Jared Larkin 

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility. 

Jen Silverman’s dark comedy is considered a gothic feminist thriller with tinges of absurdism, interspecies romance, and comedic farce. Themes from the Brontë sisters appear through a contemporary lens while set against the backdrop of 19th century Gothics.


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The Moors

November 15
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

By Jen Silverman 

Directed by Jared Larkin 

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility. 

Jen Silverman’s dark comedy is considered a gothic feminist thriller with tinges of absurdism, interspecies romance, and comedic farce. Themes from the Brontë sisters appear through a contemporary lens while set against the backdrop of 19th century Gothics.


The Moors image - a maid with a feather duster in front of their face

The Moors

November 16
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

By Jen Silverman 

Directed by Jared Larkin 

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility. 

Jen Silverman’s dark comedy is considered a gothic feminist thriller with tinges of absurdism, interspecies romance, and comedic farce. Themes from the Brontë sisters appear through a contemporary lens while set against the backdrop of 19th century Gothics.


a man walking away with a lantern and his figure disappearing into the night

Westminster Concert Series: Leoš Janáček’s Diary of One Who Disappeared

November 18
7:30 pm

Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Part dramatic song cycle, part miniature opera, Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared is a singular and unorthodox “diary of poems” that explores themes of obsession, seduction, and escape. Featuring Chris Puckett, tenor, Aubrey Adams-McMillan, mezzo-soprano and Jason Hardink, piano.  Westminster Brass faculty will perform Czech brass quintets by Janáček, Gallus, Filas and Pauer.

Following the performance, please join us for a light reception.

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Fall Dance Concert: Ripple Effect

November 22
7:30 pm

Sorenson-Fenton Studio, Florence J. Gillmor Hall

Ripple Effect delves into the intricate relationship between humans and water as it shapes our experiences, cultures, and the environment. It features Westminster Dance Company members in original choreography that speaks to reciprocal influence between those we encounter and the impact on environment and experience. The audience is invited to witness the performance “in the round,” underscoring the significance of building community as we highlight the ways in which we are inextricably tied.
Ripple Effect image - a dancer on a wave of water on a purple background

Fall Dance Concert: Ripple Effect

November 23
7:30 pm

Sorenson-Fenton Studio, Florence J. Gillmor Hall

Ripple Effect delves into the intricate relationship between humans and water as it shapes our experiences, cultures, and the environment. It features Westminster Dance Company members in original choreography that speaks to reciprocal influence between those we encounter and the impact on environment and experience. The audience is invited to witness the performance “in the round,” underscoring the significance of building community as we highlight the ways in which we are inextricably tied.
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Westminster Concert Series: Hear & Now

February 24
7:30 pm

Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Celebrating its third year commissioning a new work by an emerging composer of color, Hear & Now seeks to build greater understanding and empathy by widening the repertoire that has been generationally limited in classical music spheres. The prize includes a commissioning fee, a professional recording of their new work, travel, and housing costs in Salt Lake City and time to work with students and speak with audiences at the world premiere. This year's call for compositions is for solo piano or solo piano + electronics.

Post-concert reception in Richer Alcove after concert series "Hear & Now" world premiere

 


The Oresteia image - a blue-toned centurion with a helmet and a sword

The Oresteia

February 27
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies). 
 
The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. 

Working with the translator, Emilio Casillas will be distilling this trilogy into a 90-minute production.


The Oresteia image - a blue-toned centurion with a helmet and a sword

The Oresteia

February 28
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies). 
 
The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. 

Working with the translator, Emilio Casillas will be distilling this trilogy into a 90-minute production.


The Oresteia image - a blue-toned centurion with a helmet and a sword

The Oresteia

March 01
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies). 
 
The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. 

Working with the translator, Emilio Casillas will be distilling this trilogy into a 90-minute production.


The Oresteia image - blue-toned centurion with a helmet and a sword

The Oresteia

March 06
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies). 
 
The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. 

Working with the translator, Emilio Casillas will be distilling this trilogy into a 90-minute production.


The Oresteia image - blue-toned centurion with a helmet and a sword

The Oresteia

March 07
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies). 
 
The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. 

Working with the translator, Emilio Casillas will be distilling this trilogy into a 90-minute production.


The Oresteia image - blue-toned centurion with a helmet and a sword

The Oresteia

March 08
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies). 
 
The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. 

Working with the translator, Emilio Casillas will be distilling this trilogy into a 90-minute production.


Ride the Cyclone image - a fortune teller at a theme park in front of a roller coaster

Ride the Cyclone

April 03
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

Westminster University is proud to be the first in the valley to present this underground musical sensation! 

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived! 


Ride the Cyclone image - a fortune teller at a theme park in front of a roller coaster

Ride the Cyclone

April 04
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

Westminster University is proud to be the first in the valley to present this underground musical sensation! 

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived! 


Ride the Cyclone image - a fortune teller at a theme park in front of a roller coaster

Ride the Cyclone

April 05
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

Westminster University is proud to be the first in the valley to present this underground musical sensation! 

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived! 


a woman dancing Flamenco with her shawl around her and a guitar image in the background

Westminster Concert Series: A'lante Flamenco

April 06
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Founded by Olivia and Isai Chacón, A’lante Flamenco Ensemble, based out of Austin, Texas, excites audiences with a blend of traditional and contemporary flamenco that aims to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries through the visceral power of live music and dance.
a woman dancing Flamenco with her shawl around her and a guitar image in the background

Westminster Concert Series: A'lante Flamenco

April 07
7:30 pm

Dumke Student Theater, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory

Founded by Olivia and Isai Chacón, A’lante Flamenco Ensemble, based out of Austin, Texas, excites audiences with a blend of traditional and contemporary flamenco that aims to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries through the visceral power of live music and dance.
Ride the Cyclone image - a fortune teller at a theme park in front of a roller coaster

Ride the Cyclone

April 10
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

Westminster University is proud to be the first in the valley to present this underground musical sensation! 

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived! 


Ride the Cyclone image - a fortune teller at a theme park in front of a roller coaster

Ride the Cyclone

April 11
7:30 pm

Jay W. Lees Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservator

Westminster University is proud to be the first in the valley to present this underground musical sensation! 

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived! 


Signature Performances

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Glint

Glint brings together original dance works by students, faculty, and artists from the community, projected across the architecture and landscape of Westminster’s campus. 
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Concert Series

The Westminster Concert Series provides cultural enrichment for the Salt Lake community through live music, performed by an extraordinary cadre of local professional musicians. 

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Classical Greek Theatre Festival

The Classical Greek Theatre Festival introduces an appreciation of ancient Greek theatre throughout Utah communities and campuses. 
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Music Ensembles

Westminster’s music ensembles range from chamber singers to jazz ensembles to an opera studio and offer students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to engage and perform for the community. 

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