Winterfest is Brigham Young University’s winter performance series in Salt Lake City. From January 31 to March 14, 2020, performing groups from Brigham Young University will entertain audiences at the Conference Center Theater.
Winterfest will feature eight performing groups. These groups include the award-winning men’s a cappella group Vocal Point, who combine harmony, humor, and remarkable vocal percussion in a high-energy a cappella show. Vocal Point’s equally talented female contemporary, Noteworthy, will perform. Noteworthy is a nine women a cappella group that delivers perfect harmony, a fun stage presence, and unique musical arrangements. The powerhouse females will perform a varied repertoire including pop, rock, jazz, hip-hop, and spiritual genres.
The Ballroom Dance Company will present Come Alive, a performance of innovative choreography that is compelling, engaging, and just plain fun. A hallmark of their show includes the performance of their award-winning and internationally acclaimed Ballroom and Latin competition medleys.
Enjoy the Young Ambassadors as they perform Souvenirs, a show filled with some of the group’s best stage pieces from their 50-year travels around the world. The Young Ambassadors are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first appearance in the international spotlight at Expo ’70, in Osaka, Japan. This year, the group will return to and perform in Osaka, Japan.
Living Legends presents Seasons, a performance of dances and music celebrating Polynesian, Latin American, and Native American culture that not only excites but also uplift and inspire.
Living Legends reminds audiences who they are, where they come from, and who is supporting them through all seasons of life, seasons of faith, prosperity, pride, war, forgiveness and rebirth.
The International Folk Dance Ensemble will present Journey, a 90-minute voyage of dance and music that explores the heartbeat of the world’s cultures. Journey entertains with Irish hard shoe, American clogging, Ukrainian hopak, Indian bhangra, and much more.
The Theater Ballet will present Reflections and Swan Lake. The family-friendly classical ballet showcases both classical and new choreography, that is graceful, beautiful and inspiring. Synthesis is an award-winning instrumental jazz ensemble that will present exhilarating music that combines swing, blues, jazz, pop, Latin, funk, and fusion styles.
BYU Living Legends, Theatre Ballet, International Folk Dance Ensemble and Young Ambassadors originate out of the Brigham Young University Department of Dance. Noteworthy and Vocal Point originate out of the Performing Arts Management Office and Synthesis originates out of the Department of Music.
Intensive learning in a stimulating setting—nurturing the mind, body, and spirit—is central to the mission of Brigham Young University. Cradled between the Rocky Mountains and Utah Lake, BYU was founded in 1875 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The approximately 33,000 full-time students who attend BYU come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries, with about 70 percent coming from outside of Utah. All major religions are represented on campus. BYU’s faculty numbers around 1,600. The university offers about 180 bachelor’s degrees, more than 60 master’s degrees, and some 25 doctoral degrees, including a juris doctor.
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