The Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center is a three-venue arts complex in downtown
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, t ...
that is home to various performing arts organizations, such as
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is an American contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in 1964 by University of Utah dance faculty members Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe, the company is dedicated to furthering contemporar ...
, the
Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation
The Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is best known for its Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, the second largest piano competition in the United States. The F ...
,
Plan-B Theatre Company
Plan-B Theatre is the smallest fully professional theatre company in Salt Lake City, Utah. Plan-B develops and produces unique and socially conscious theatre created by Utah playwrights, and is a resident company at the Rose Wagner Performing A ...
, and the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
. It is part of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts.
In addition to theatres, the center has both permanent and rotating art installations.
History
The center was opened in 1997. During the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internationa ...
, the venue was used for the Arts festival and was the location of live tapings and broadcasts of ''
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014.
The fourth incarnation of the ...
''.
References
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External links
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Center for the Arts, Salt Lake County
Buildings and structures in Salt Lake City
Concert halls in Utah
Buildings and structures completed in 1997
Performing arts centers in Utah
Tourist attractions in Salt Lake City
Event venues established in 1997