CIRCULATION DESK was born out of the need to reimagine dance criticism. Many iconic artists have circulated through Salt Lake City. They leave to live in other places across the nation, but sometimes they also return. The goal is to have conversations across the nation that connect different geographical hubs for experimental dance. This programming is designed to get at the heart of the complex realities that have inspired and questioned artists across the nation.
On Migration: August - September 2026
This season we are thinking about migration in its multiplicity of meaning in hopes to honor the complex way artists migrate today.
geographically, the mobility of an artist today and the need to travel to work in various places to make a living in dance.
thematically over time, how artists’ ideas migrate over a longer span of time.
even in how artists migrate through different mediums and career paths and how that impacts the field and cultural landscapes.
Each event date will be an hour long, live, virtual conversation with Halie Bahr (editor of loveDANCEmore) and guest artist/s. We look forward to these personal conversations between artists made public. Please tune in to this pilot program of arts journalism. Ticketing links below with sliding scale/pay what you can options!
Kayla Schiltgen (Two Harbors, Minnesota)
Aug. 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm MST
Dominica Greene (Brooklyn, New York)
Aug. 7, 2026 @ 10:00am MST
Val Oliveiro (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Aug 12, 2026 @ 12:00 pm MST
Jessie Young (Port Angeles, Washington)
Aug. 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm MST
Lyon Dat Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Aug. 20, 2026 @ 9:00am MST
Mar Lures-Keller (Brooklyn, New York)
Aug. 21, 2026 @ 10:00am MST
Drama Tops | Shane Donohue & Elby Brosch (Seattle, Washington)
Sept. 24, 2026 @ 10:00am MST
This project is supported in part by Creative West which receives support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.