Sugar Space Foundation Presents
Keith Johnson/Dancers
July 14 and 15 at 8pm
Sugar Space Arts Warehouse
132 South 800 West SLC, UT 84104
Tickets available at 888-300-7898,
www.thesugarspace.com
or at the box office one hour before showtime.
$15 General Admission
Seating is limited. Advance reservations are suggested.
Keith Johnson/Dancers returns to Salt Lake City with a full evening of dance. The show features a world premiere duet, a solo from their Bodies Matter project in support of AIDS awareness, and two other favorites from their repertory. Keith Johnson has been called a postmodern romantic due to his ability to portray intimate moments of humanity. Don't miss this special exhibition.
KEITH JOHNSON/DANCERS was established in 1998 In Los Angeles, California by Keith Johnson. Keith received his MFA from the University of Utah. He has danced with Ririe/Woodbury, Creach/ Koester, Bill T. Jones /Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Doug Varone and Dancers. He continues to perform with Nancy Bannon as well as Colleen Thomas. He has received funding support from The Choo San Goh Foundation, The Utah Arts Council, St. Joseph Ballet New Works Festival, Dance USA, Scottsdale Community College, and California State University, Long Beach. Keith's choreography has been commissioned by The Ririe/Woodbury Dance Company, D9 Collective, Sierra Repertory Dance Theatre as well as universities and solo artists throughout the United States. Keith has received The Dee R. Winterton Award For Excellence in Dance, Most Valuable Professor in The College of The Arts at CSULB, and Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Choreography (Long Form) in 2007, Outstanding Choreography (Small Ensemble) in 2008. Keith was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Dance at the University of Utah in 2012/2013. He continues to teach and choreograph both nationally and internationally, and is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Fist Bomb Films.
https://www.keithjohnsondancers.com/
WORKSHOP AND CALL FOR PERFORMERS
Keith Johnson/Dancers will host a free, two hour workshop on Sat, July 15 at Sugar Space Warehouse.
The workshop will be based on the 8-hour installation art project, Bodies Matter, performed by Keith Johnson/Dancers on World AIDs Day Dec 1, 2016. This workshop will be used to increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education on the subject.
Movers will create improvisational scores that will take direction from the architecture of the space, the subject matter and the energy of other bodies in the room. This is something used often by the company to create material for choreography.
These improvisational scores will be presented later that day at Mestizo Coffee House to engage, energize and reflect with the community.
BACKGROUND
On December 1, World AIDs Day, Keith Johnson and Dancers did an 8 hour long installation performance, to show support for people living with HIV and to commemorate those who have died from the disease. They invited the community, local artists, and shops to participate in this with them. They opened the installation to anyone at anytime for 8 hours and asked for donations which all went to St Mary's to help raise awareness about HIV prevention and care. It was an incredible day and filled with love with a great response from the community.
As part of the Salt Lake installation, we will be inviting people, in the weeks preceeding the performance, to submit a photograph, poem, artwork, memory, etc. in rememberance of a loved one, friend, mentor or a person affected by the AIDS epidemic. If desired, these items may be included in the gallery/ performance exhibition.
DETAILS
FREE WORKSHOP: July 15th 10am-12pm at Sugar Space Arts Warehouse
INSTALLATION/PERFORMANCE: July 15th 2pm-3pm Mestizo Coffee House performed by Keith Johnson/Dancers and interested workshop participants. Donations will be requested at this event and given to the Utah AIDS Foundation
1. To Register for the Free Workshop and to Participate in Installation Performance please email: info@keithjohnsondancers.com
2. To Submit Poetry, Art, Photos, Memories in remembrance of those affected by the AIDS epidemic please email: info@keithjohnsondancers.com
The Installation Performance and Workshop is a collaboration between Keith Johnson/Dancers, Sugar Space Foundation and Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA)
This project is supported in part by awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Zoo Arts and Parks, and WESTAF/TourWest. This project is presented by Sugar Space Foundation. Programming partners also include Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA)
Sugar Space Foundation is a 501 C-3 Non-Profit Charitable Organization. Our Mission is to:
- Provide space and opportunities for artists of all disciplines
- Support the creation and presentation of visual and live performance works with a focus on experimentation and innovation
- Present local and visiting artists
- Engage the community through exchange and outreach.
Mestizo/MICA is a nonprofit that serves community by providing a space dedicated to social change through arts, dialogue, activism, and education.
Values
● Education: We value reciprocal teaching and learning, and are
committed to creating opportunities towards higher education for
marginalized communities.
● Culture: We celebrate the diversity of cultures in order to empower and give voice to all members of our community.
● Activism: We provide a safe space for anyone who is dedicated to strengthening the livelihood and development of our communities.
● Art: We value all forms of artistic expression.
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Of significant mention are campfires, debris burning, target shooting, fireworks, and vehicle malfunctions. Some of these activities are either prohibited or restricted on public lands. Land managers are stressing the fact that exploding targets and fireworks, along with other incendiary devices and tracer ammunition are never permitted for use on public lands. Campfires and debris burns are often limited in the summer months due to the high risk of escape. Additionally, vehicle malfunctions become more prevalent during hot summer months, many of which can lead to a wildfire. Visit www.utahfireinfo.gov for more information on current fire restrictions, incident information, and prevention tips.
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Intermountain Medical Center was ranked the 13th most beautiful hospital campus in the nation.
We were inspired to create this list by recent data that found happy hospitals make happy patients.”
— David Alexander, President of Soliant Health
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA , July 10, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Intermountain Healthcare’s Intermountain Medical Center and Primary Children’s Hospital are ranked among the top 20 most beautiful hospitals in the United States, according to a new national poll.
Intermountain Medical Center was ranked the 13th most beautiful hospital campus in the nation, while Primary Children’s Hospital was ranked #19th as determined by over 100,000 votes in a national online poll conducted this year by Soliant Health, a healthcare staffing provider. The two are the only Utah hospitals to make the top 20.
A total of 50 hospitals were nominated for the poll, and the top 20 were selected based on votes from communities across the nation.
Six states — Florida, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Utah — had two hospitals on the list.
Soliant describes the Utah winners like this:
INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER: “The flagship of Utah’s Intermountain hospital network makes its debut in our rankings this year. Tied for #1 in U.S. News and World Report’s 2015-2016 ‘Best Hospitals’ rankings, this building’s exterior features natural-looking waterfalls cascading down walls into square, modern ponds that reflect the beauty of nature, visible through floor-to-ceiling windows inside.”
PRIMARY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: “Utah seems to have a large number of attractive hospitals, with many facilities from the state gracing our list over the years. Celebrating its first year in our rankings, Primary Children’s Hospital is a 289-bed facility in Salt Lake City. Originally founded in 1882, its current form is still one of the oldest buildings in our rankings, whose current structure dates back to 1952.”
The idea, according to Soliant, is that healing is beautiful — and beauty is healing.
"We were inspired to create this list by recent data that found 'happy hospitals make happy patients,'" says David Alexander, president of Soliant Health. "As a provider of healthcare professionals for hospitals, we recognize that staff morale and attention to patients' needs are critical to patients' happiness, but the survey also showed that another factor in satisfaction was how the hospital actually looked."
Leaders of both hospitals are honored to have their hospital campuses recognized.
“We’re pleased to receive this recognition,” said Joe Mott, Intermountain Medical Center’s administrator. “I believe the physical beauty of our campus — a healing environment that’s infused with nature and lots of sunlight — brings peace and beauty that supports our culture of healing that is found in every part of our medical center.”
“We appreciate the recognition for our newly renovated hospital and our recently built Eccles Outpatient Services Building. Our beautifully designed buildings are carefully nurtured and maintained by all who work and volunteer here to help us to welcome our unique patients and their families,” said Katy Welkie, Primary Children’s CEO. “But their beauty is about more than architecture. Primary Children’s is filled with a spirit of healing and hope that our caregivers bring to the space, which demonstrates our unwavering focus on The Child First and Always.”
Click http://www.soliant.com/hospitals-2017 to see photos and brief descriptions of each of this year’s 20 most beautiful hospitals, which actually include 22 hospitals as a result of two tie votes in the polling.
The hospitals are:
1. Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, New York
2. TIE: Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, New Jersey, and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, Illinois
3. Doctors Memorial Hospital, Bonifay, Florida
4. Summit Pacific Medical Center, Elma, Washington
5. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6. Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
7. TIE: Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH, and Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center’s Andrews Women’s Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas
8. Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri
9. Norton Sound Regional Hospital, Nome, Alaska
10. Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida
11. Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, Illinois
12. Pinnacle Health – West Shore, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
13. Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
14. Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina
15. St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
16. La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago
17. Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center, Iowa
18. Broughton Hospital, Morganton, North Carolina
19. Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City
20. Dell-Children’s Medical Center, Austin, Texas
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NOMINATE YOUR PHYSICIAN FOR THE
COUNTRY DOCTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
IRVING, TEXAS – Do you know a great country doctor? The kind of physician who still makes house calls and accepts the occasional apple pie or roast turkey for a fee?
If so, he or she may qualify as the Country Doctor of the Year. Presented by Staff Care, Inc., a national healthcare staffing firm, the Country Doctor of the Year Award honors the spirit, skill and dedication of America’s rural medical practitioners.
Now in its 25th year, the Country Doctor of the Year Award has been presented to renowned rural physicians nationwide who have been profiled by USA Today, People, Parade, CNN, The Today Show and many other media outlets.
As part of the award, Staff Care will provide the Country Doctor of the Year with a temporary physician for two weeks at no charge, a service valued at $10,000. According to Staff Care President Jeff Decker, rural doctors often cannot find physicians to cover their practices and so have difficulty taking vacations.
“We hope the award winner enjoys some well-deserved rest” notes Mr. Decker, “but our real intent is to honor an outstanding country doctor and to shine a light on the great work that rural physicians continue to do even as their numbers dwindle.”
Nominations for the Country Doctor of the Year Award will be accepted for physicians who practice in rural communities and who are engaged in such primary care areas as general practice, family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Anyone can nominate a physician, including friends, patients, co-workers or family members, and all stories or anecdotes about the physician are welcomed.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Country Doctor of the Year Award website, or you may call Staff Care for a nomination form at (800) 685-2272. Completed nominations must be received no later than October 31, 2017.
About Staff Care and AMN Healthcare
Staff Care is the nation’s leading temporary physician staffing firm and is a company of AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN) the largest healthcare workforce solutions company in the United States. For more information, visit www.staffcare.com or www.amnhealthcare.com.
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BEHIND THE CURTAIN: TODRICK HALL
TO SCREEN @ LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL DAMN THESE HEELS THIS JULY
Screening: Friday, July 14th @ 7:30pm
Location: Jeanné Wagner Theatre – Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 W 300 S, Salt Lake City
Director, Cinematographer and Editor Katherine Fairfax Wright will be in attendance.
Please send press inquiries on behalf of the film and Katherine to: ATV@sunshinesachs.com
Todrick Hall launches his most ambitious project yet: the full-scale original musical, Straight Outta Oz. From a small town in Texas to big-time show business, comes an inspiring documentary of grit, perseverance and the redemptive power of art. We watch him struggle to write songs about growing up gay and black in small-town Texas, his difficult relationship with his mom, and the harsh realities of trying to make it in show business. With limited time and budget, the odds are against him, but Todrick's passion and his team of talented performers overcome all obstacles to bring this story to the world
Instagram: @awesomenessfilms, @todrick
Twitter: @awesomenessfilm, @todrick
Running Time: 101 minutes
