Community Calendar

Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month with this moving and inspiriting exhibition of history, dance, music and more by The School of Dance on Friday, March 24 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. All ages welcome.

Join the Utah Film Center on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 pm at The City Library in downtown Salt Lake for a free film screening of the award-winning documentary, All That Breathes.

Presented as part of the Utah Film Center’s Through the Lens Spring Series and in partnership with KUER’s Radiowest, All That Breathes documents the story of two brothers who fall in love with the black kite bird in one of the world’s most populated cities, New Dehli.

This mesmerizing story follows the “kite brothers” as they care for thousands of creatures sick from smog-choked skies in their makeshift bird hospital inside the tiny basement of their home. As environmental toxicity and civil unrest escalate, the relationship between this Muslim family and the neglected kite forms a poetic chronicle of the city’s collapsing ecology and rising social tensions.

We invite you to stay after the screening as KUER’s Radiowest host, Doug Fabrizio, hosts an engaging conversation with film director, Shaunak Sen about the restorative efforts despite dealing with some of the world’s poorest air quality.

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ALL THAT BREATHES

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As part of our Black, Bold & Brilliant series, Utah Film Center, in partnership with KRCL is excited to announce our upcoming film screening and post-discussion of The Sacrifice Zone. Join us Thursday, April 6 from 7-9 pm at The City Library in Downtown Salt Lake City and watch this compelling story of the one-mile stretch in Newark, New Jersey known as Chemical Corridor – Doremus Avenue.

This toxic stretch of land borders the Ironbound neighborhood, where Portuguese, Brazilian, Central American, and African American residents are separated from toxic substances by no more than a railroad. The Sacrifice Zone follows Maria as she leads a group of environmental justice fighters determined to break the cycle of poor communities of color serving as dumping grounds for our consumer society with one of the most effective environmental organizations in the country.

We invite you to stay after the screening for a Black, Bold & Brilliant team post-film Q&A featuring film subjects.

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https://utahfilmcenter.org/event/the-sacrifice-zone/

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Free online event: Maria Lopez-Nuñez, a Honduran American is waging a war for environmental justice against one of the most toxic neighborhoods in the country.

As part of our Black, Bold & Brilliant series, Utah Film Center, in partnership with KRCL is excited to announce our upcoming film screening and post-discussion of The Sacrifice Zone. Join us for this virtual screening available online from April 7th through May 7th and watch this compelling story of the one-mile stretch in Newark, New Jersey known as Chemical Corridor – Doremus Avenue.

This toxic stretch of land borders the Ironbound neighborhood, where Portuguese, Brazilian, Central American, and African American residents are separated from toxic substances by no more than a railroad. The Sacrifice Zone follows Maria as she leads a group of environmental justice fighters determined to break the cycle of poor communities of color serving as dumping grounds for our consumer society with one of the most effective environmental organizations in the country.

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THE SACRIFICE ZONE (virtual screening)

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An artistic “journey” that includes samples of RDT’s prestigious historic repertory linked with narration and multi-media to give audiences a greater understanding and appreciation of the history of modern dance and provide information that links the social and cultural history influencing the creation of masterful work by America’s leading choreographers.

Experience the movements and rhythms of this Latin-inspired dance with the best Flamenco artists in the state! With dancing, singing, and some incredible live musicians, this phenomenal group has it all!

Experience a juerga flamenca with Tablado Flamenco! A juerga is an informal gathering for fun and revelry where people are free to join in creating music. This can include dancing, singing, palmas (handclapping), jaleos (words of encouragement called out to the performers) or simply pounding in rhythm.

Try out all the classes we have to offer for just $10 for the entire day! Come for one or stay for all! It’s the same price all day.

“The glorious strains of gospel music wash over the West Bank in Field’s potent film. As the Palestinian National Theater and an African-American choir mount a touring play about Martin Luther King Jr., written by Stanford Professor and King scholar Clayborne Carson, an impassioned cultural exchange ensues, new friendships are forged and attitudes are altered.” –Clarity Films

A choreographic response to the landscape gives us a fresh perspective and ways to see, understand and evaluate the world. “If the earth does grow inhospitable toward human presence, it is primarily because we have lost our sense of courtesy toward the earth and its inhabitants, our sense of gratitude, our willingness to recognizer the sacred character of habitat, our capacity for the awesome, for the numinous quality of every earthly reality. (Thomas Berry)

A choreographic response to the landscape gives us a fresh perspective and ways to see, understand and evaluate the world. “If the earth does grow inhospitable toward human presence, it is primarily because we have lost our sense of courtesy toward the earth and its inhabitants, our sense of gratitude, our willingness to recognizer the sacred character of habitat, our capacity for the awesome, for the numinous quality of every earthly reality. (Thomas Berry)