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In Good Company
Ballet West: The celebrated, much-anticipated annual production of The Nutcracker might be the bread-and-butter for this company, but Ballet West is much more than that, and has been practically since its founding by Willam Christensen in 1963. From timeless classics to brand-new experiments in the world of ballet, the company has become an institution that dazzles audiences. The Little Mermaid (March 30-April 2) closes the 2017 season. balletwest.org
NOW-ID: Focusing on a site-specific approach to dance, this relative newcomer to the local dance scene was the brainchild of a familiar Utah name, one-time Ririe-Woodbury Dance Co. artistic director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, in conjunction with architect Nathan Webster. "NOW-ID produces performance events and workshops with local and international partners from a range of creative disciplines to make surprising, evocative and immersive experiences that intersect sensuality and poetry, body and space," Boye-Christensen says. Scheduled 2017 projects currently include Desert Shore (Aug. 25-26). now-id.com
Odyssey Dance Theatre: A playful, pop-culture-friendly spin on dance is a trademark of the company founded in 1994 by Derryl Yeager, best exemplified by the wildly popular annual Halloween-themed touring production Thriller (fall 2017). Choreography set to some of the most beloved, best-known contemporary music will be showcased again in spring 2017, in a March 29-April 8 repertory cycle that includes the Beatles anthology Let It Be, the celebration of King of Pop Michael Jackson in MJ, and the music of Prince in Purple Rain. odysseydance.com
Repertory Dance Theatre: "What is RDT Dance all about?" asks marketing director Stephanie Perkins. "Simply said, we are about art. Art in motion, expressed through our bodies as modern dance." For more than 50 years, RDT has lived up to that notion by showcasing both commissioned works and established favorites. The 2017 season wraps up with Dabke (April 6-8), an evening-length work by choreographer Zvi Gotheiner. rdtutah.org
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Co.: Founded in 1964 by Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury, this modern-dance company is currently the only ensemble in the country with the rights to perform full-evening productions of work by pioneering choreographer Alwin Nikolais, and has toured nationally with many of his works. But world premieres are also featured frequently, including Ann Carlson's Elizabeth: the Dance, currently scheduled as the 2017 season closer in Spring Season. ririewoodbury.com
SB Dance: Things typically get risky and/or naughty in the wildly original works by choreographer Stephen Brown (the SB of the name, though it has also at times taken on the title "Strange Beast"). Typical of what might be expected is the annual premiere work (June 2017): something like 2016's sNaked, an adults-only take on the Garden of Eden story. Also traditionally on tap: the October, limited-audience multimedia experience All Saints Salon. sbdance.com
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