Salt Lake City is the home of the world famous Mormon Tabernacle
Choir as well as the Utah Opera Company, Utah Museum of Natural
History, Hansen Planetarium, Tracy Aviary, and many other cultural
activities.
Shakespearian Festival
www.bard.org/index.html
The Utah Shakespearian Festival runs from June through September
at the Southern Utah University Campus. It features an authentic
Shakespear Globe Theater in a beautiful outdoor setting.
Utah Arts Council
www.dced.state.ut.us/arts/
The Utah Arts Council is the primary agency in Utah through which
state and national funds are funneled to stimulate and encourage
the arts in the state.
Utah
Opera
www.utahopera.org
Since 1978, the Utah Opera has stirred a growing audience of over
130,000 people annually in Utah and in neighboring states.
Pioneer Theater Company
www.ptc.utah.edu/
Utah's Resident Professional Theater Company.
Repertory Dance Theater
www.xmission.com/~rdt/
Repertory Dance Theater is dedicated to the creation, performance,
perpetuation, and appreciation of American modern dance. Based
in Salt Lake City, Utah, RDT is both a museum and contemporary
gallery representing the scope and diversity of modern dance past
and present.
Utah Symphony
http://www.utahsymphony.org/
The Utah Symphony is one of the oldest and best in the western
United States.
Utah Museums Association
www.utahmuseums.org/museums.html
The Utah Museums Association alphabetically lists over 150 museums
in Utah.
Ballet West
www.balletwest.org/
Ballet West is the fifth largest ballet company in the country
and offers classical dance at its highest level.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
www.utah.edu/umfa/
Permanent exhibits of paintings, sculpture, furniture, tribal
art of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Hansen Planetarium
www.hansenplanetarium.net
See many exhibits as well as star, laser/music shows.
Utah Museum of Natural History
www.umnh.utah.edu/
See skeletons of Stegosaurus, Allosaurus and more found in the
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. There is even a dinosaur footprint
big enough to SIT IN! School and community programs are available
as well as workshops for teachers.
Temple Square
A 10 acre parcel of immaculate grounds and gardens along with
the Salt Lake Temple. The famous Tabernacle is also on the grounds.
The Assembly Hall with its unique style also hosts concerts. The
Tabernacle Choir airs its weekly broadcast from the Tabernacle.
Their rehearsals are open to the public.
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