Here is a complete listing of performances and exhibits for the official 2002 Cultural Olympiad, including some that may have already occurred as of this printing. The ticket status reported is the latest information available as of the press deadline.
PERFORMING ARTS
February
4, 12-14 — Utah musicians and Emmy Award-winners Sam Cardon and Kurt Bestor will pay a musical tribute to the Olympic Movement with "Keepers of the Flame," which includes musical soundtracks set to Olympic athletes' stories — Kingsbury Hall, tickets still available.
Feb. 5 — The Utah Opera will present Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music," with new stage sets and costumes created in collaboration with Houston Grand Opera — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 7 — Michael Moschen, the man who choreographed Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas show, will juggle his torches and crystal balls during his performances which not only incorporates gravity-defying choreography, but mime, dance and architecture — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 7 — Reebok Human Rights Awards will be presented in the Capitol Theatre, free admission.
Feb. 9 — The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform with guest artists, including the following: the beloved American mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade — Salt Lake Tabernacle, sold out.
Feb. 9 — Utah Symphony with Audra McDonald will perform the works of Gershwin, Bernstein and other "All-American Favorites" — Abravanel Hall, tickets still available.
Feb. 9-10, 12-13 —The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre will present the Olympic premiere of a ballet based on the life of Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner, choreographed by Judith Jamison — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 9-11 — The U.S. Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will "battle" the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association in an Olympic Command Performance Rodeo — Davis County Legacy Center, limited tickets available.
Feb. 11 — Pete Seeger and the Children's Dance Theatre will present a celebration of American folk music and children's dancing — Capitol Theatre, limited tickets available.
Feb. 12 — Waddie Mitchell and America's foremost cowboy poets will celebrate the American West with humor, music and stories in "Why the Cowboy Sings: An Evening of Poetry and Music" — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 12 — Utah Symphony will perform with violinist Itzhak Perlman, who will also conduct — Abravanel Hall, sold out.
Feb. 13 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company will present the world premiere of a work created for the Cultural Olympiad by choreographer Daniel Ezralow, as well as a new work by New York City's Doug Varone — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 13-14 — The Jose Limon Dance Company will premiere the "Limon and Jazz" project, featuring choreography by Donald McKayle with music by James Newton. Swing choreographer Billy Siegenfeld will create a new dance set to three jazz classics — Browning Center for the Performing Arts, tickets still available.
Feb. 14 — Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation will host a nationwide music concert. Utah's performance will be held in Abravanel Hall, ticket distribution will be announced.
Feb. 15 — Robert Pinsky, 39th U.S. Poet Laureate from 1997-2000, will present the Favorite Poem Project, involving a diverse selection of readers and an eclectic mix of poetry — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 15-16 — Utah Symphony will perform with "First Lady of British Musical Theatre," Elaine Paige — Abravanel Hall, limited tickets available.
Feb. 15, 19, 22 — Filmmaker Bud Greenspan will present his sport films that capture great Olympic moments (these presentations will include classic Olympic film footage, guest appearances and Greenspan's stories about his Olympic experiences) — Peery's Egyptian Theater, tickets still available.
Feb. 16 — Mormon Tabernacle Choir with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman — Salt Lake Tabernacle. Sold out.
Feb. 16-17, 19 — Pilobolus Dance Theatre will present the premiere of a work which will reflect the concentration and grace of Olympic athletes by mixing gymnastics and humor to defy gravity and test human limits in dance — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 18 — Utah Youth Symphony and young musicians from around the world will join forces will perform works by Copland, Bernstein and newly commissioned arrangements featuring Olympic fanfares — Abravanel Hall, free admission, but tickets are required.
Feb. 19— American Folk Ballet will present "The Great American West," a reflection of America's spirit and a history of the country's people, based on America's folk history and dance styles. Choreographed by Burch Mann — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 21 — Repertory Dance Theatre will present works by three of the founders of modern dance: Martha Graham, Doris Humphreys and Helen Tamaris. This is the first time in 70 years that the works of these choreographers will be performed together — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. 22 — Savion Glover, renowned for using his feet for dancing as well as for musical effects, will create a one-of-a-kind performance for the Cultural Olympiad — Capitol Theatre, limited tickets available.
Feb. 23 — Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform with the King's Singers — Salt Lake Tabernacle. Sold out.
Feb. 23 — Ballet West will present "A Gala Celebration of Twentieth Century Masterworks," featuring the Ballet West premiere of "Afternoon of a Faun," by Jerome Robbins — Capitol Theatre, tickets still available.
Feb. TBA — The Pioneer Theatre Company's Olympic Play Commission Project will involve three distinguished American playwrights — Jeffrey Hatcher, Arthur Kopit and Robert Schenkkan — writing new full-length plays about the American West — venue TBA, tickets still available.
March
Mar. 10 — AXIS Dance Company, which brings dancers with and without disabilities together, will perform Bill T. Jones' "Fantasy in C Major," exploring the links between bodies, time and space — Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, tickets still available.
Mar. 9 — Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform with solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie — Salt Lake Tabernacle. Sold out.
Mar. 15-16 — Utah Symphony will perform with Marcus Roberts and his trio will provide two evenings of jazz and blues — Abravanel Hall, tickets still available.
VISUAL ARTS
Sept. 2001 - Mar. 17, 2002 — Native American sculptor Allan Houser (1914-1994) will have 16 monumental sculptures on exhibit at the Salt Lake City-County Building, free admission.
Sept. 12, 2001-Mar. 22, 2002 — Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 will feature photos from Jesse Owens' four gold-medal victories to Adolf Hitler in the University of Utah's Marriott Library. This powerful exhibit is of this historical event prior to the Holocaust and World War II, free admission.
Jan. 11-March 18, — Quilts Across America will feature works on display at the Salt Lake City International Airport from each of the 50 states created by fifth-grade school children, free admission.
Jan. 14-March 22 — Homeland in the West: Utah Jews Remember at the University of Utah's Marriott Library will focus on early Jewish pioneers who settled in Utah in the 19th century, free admission.
Jan. 15-Feb. 28 — Olympex Exhibition will put the spotlight on one of the world's largest Olympic Winter Games memorabilia display in the Salt Lake City & County Building. The exhibit will include Olympic Coins and private collections of torches, medals, pins and posters, free admission.
Jan. 15-April 30 — Utah Arts/Utah Artists at the Springville Museum of Art will explore the history, people and culture of
Utah. It will also feature the enormous range of work created by Utah artists from the days of the pioneers to contemporary times, free admission.
Jan. 18-March 17 — Women Beyond Borders, presented by Art Access/VSA Utah at the Art Access Gallery, will involve 125 identical wooden boxes that have been transformed by women artists in 33 countries to honor women's voices and visions, free admission.
Jan. 18-March 31 — Utah's First Nations: Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau will showcase the traditions, social histories and present-day lives of the indigenous peoples of the Utah region at the Utah Museum of Natural History, admission $6 and $4.
Jan. 25-March 17 — Artist Dale Chihuly, whose creations can be seen in 180 museums worldwide, will present a new exhibition at the Salt Lake Art Center, admission $10.
Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, and March 1, 8 and 15 — Salt Lake Gallery Stroll will take place every Friday evening in various downtown art galleries, free admission.
Feb. 1-March 15 — The Declaration of Independence, one of only 25 surviving original copies, will be on display Utah State Capitol Rotunda, free admission, but a ticket will be required.
Feb. 1-March 17 — Discover Navajo: People of the Fourth World, on display at the Rio Grande Station, will demonstrate the rich heritage of the Navajo peoples in an interactive exhibit featuring stories, demonstrations and special presentations, admission $15 for adults, $13 for senior citizens and $8 for children 3 to 12 years old.
Feb. 1-June 1 — Athletes in Antiquity will showcase art and artifacts illustrating the ancient Greeks' cultural legacy and the related rich history of the Olympic Games. Pieces will come from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Villa in Malibu, Calif. Exhibition will be at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, John and Marcia Price Building, free admission.
Feb. 8-24 — Olympic Aid Exhibition will document, with the photos of Norwegian photographer Karin Beate Nsterund in the Gateway Center in Park City, the Olympic Aid's work with refugee children in Africa. The Olympic Aid was set up by speed skating gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, free admission.
Feb. 8-24 — Olympic Piano Gallery in the Abravanel Hall lobby will be a display of four legendary pianos — Vladimir Horowitz's and Van Cliburn's concert grands, a blue Rhapsody art cast piano designed by Frank Pollaro in honor of the late George Gershwin's 100th birthday and the 500,000th Steinway piano designed by artists Wendell Castle, free admission.
Feb. 15-16 — International Ice Carving Competition will take place at the Utah County Historic Courthouse in Provo. More than 30 two-people teams from around the world will compete in a 20-hour contest with a two-ton block of ice a piece, free admission.
CULINARY ARTS
Feb. 13, 17-19, 21 and 23 — James Beard Foundation: The Art of the Table will feature various chefs from around the world creating edible masterpieces for dinners and receptions. On some evenings, the dinners will be offered to Olympic Arts Festival patrons.
*Programs, artists and cowboys are subject to change without notice.