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Mitsu Salmon writes on Punto de Inflexión’s ‘What Have We Lost?’ Read the review [linked in bio], and sign up for our newsletter for more on arts journalism in the future! @mitsusalmon This article is part of our in-house writer series funded by loveDANCEmore, where we have in-depth conversations with artists to get to larger contexts about their work. Check out Part 1 of Mitsu’s writing with Stephanie García, also [linked in our bio]! If you like this form of arts journalism and want to see more of it in the future —consider making a donation or join our monthly subscription [link in bio]. Your support makes coverage like this possible. ‘What Have We Lost?’ premiered February 12 - 14, 2026, presented by @utahpresents  Stage Door Series. The work was created and dramaturged by Stephanie García & Peter Hay @stephgarmar , @p_g_hay , and featured movement artists & collaborators @lesliejara64 , @faustation @klstpierre , and @emziin Photos by Peter Hay @halie.bahr is the editor of loveDANCEmore

⚡️CLASS w/ MITSU @mitsusalmon ⚡️ Mitsu joins us again for a two-class series! Thursday 3/19 & Monday 3/23 6:30-8pm @westminsterudance NOTE: ⭐️ No class 3/16, @mondaymovementlab will be held at Westminster Uni (same spot as usual class!), at 7:00pm, featuring works by local SLC dance artists. (DCFH series is made possible through the fiscal support of @loveDANCEmore and the kind studio donation from Westminster University.)

⚡️CLASS w/ MITSU @mitsusalmon ⚡️ Mitsu joins us again for a two-class series! Thursday 3/19 & Monday 3/23 6:30-8pm @westminsterudance Swipe for more info. NOTE: ⭐️ No class 3/16, @mondaymovementlab will be held at Westminster Uni (same spot as usual class!), at 7:00pm, featuring works by local SLC dance artists. (DCFH series is made possible through the fiscal support of @loveDANCEmore and the kind studio donation from Westminster University.)

⊛ ⊛ This performance is going to be so special ⊛ MITSU SALMON will be performing a new, original piece ⊛ ⊛ at 5pm Saturday, March 7 at our stoopendous venue under the tree. ⊛

Mitsu Salmon sat down with choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Stephanie García to talk about her creative process, collaboration, and the questions shaping her new work, ‘What Have We Lost?’ Read the full article [linked in bio]. It is a thoughtful conversation touching on injustice, migration, and ecocide while staying closely tied to the practical realities of creating work. @mitsusalmon ‘What Have We Lost?’ is presented by @utahpresents Stage Door Series and opens February 12 - 14, 2026. [ticket info linked directly in article]. created and dramaturged by Stephanie García & Peter Hay @stephgarmar , @p_g_hay featuring movement artists @lesliejara64 , @faustation , and @klstpierre and collaborator @emziin ‘What Have We Lost?’ explores humanity’s current condition and reflects on what remains in the aftermath of catastrophe. Photos by Emily Muñoz & Winston Inoway This article is part of our in-house writer series funded by loveDANCEmore, where we have in-depth conversations with artists to get to larger contexts about their work. If you would like to support this programming in the future, please consider making a donation or join our monthly subscription [linked in our bio].

Meet Mitsu Salmon (@mitsusalmon ), a global interdisciplinary and performance artist. Using her own multi-cultural upbringing as inspiration, her art is connected to the translation of differing cultures, mediums, and languages. Last year she performed a site-responsive outdoor dance and performance work that expressed the crucial role the Great Salt Lake ecosystem plays for millions of migratory birds and drew parallels to human experiences of migration, notions of home, and our shared need for belonging. To see a recording of the performance you can visit the link in our bio. #MitsuSalmon #WakeGSL

Feathered Tides by Mitsu Salmon (@mitsusalmon ) took flight last May and is now available for all to see! This temporary roving dance performance took place last summer, selling out nearly every performance. It explores themes of migration, home, and ecological interconnection through dance, music and visual imagery. To watch an edited recap and exploration of the performance you can visit the link in our bio. Concept + Direction: Mitsu Salmon (@mitsusalmon ) Choreography + Performance: Kellie St. Pierre (@klstpierre ), Masio Sangster (@mase.s_ ), Ai Fujii Nelson (@ai.nelson ), Florian Alberge (@florianalberge ), Rae Lubbert (@raeluebbert ), Roxanne Gray (@roxannegray.co ) Costumes: Virginia Broyles (@virginiaisforlvrs ) Sound: Simon W. Briggs, Peter Speer (@peter.speer ) Project Manager: Chloe Henderson (@chloe.b.henderson ) Videograpahy: Cayden Turnbow (@caydenturnbow ), Ryan Ross (@ryanrossokay ) Voiceover: Kellie St. Pierre (@klstpierre ) Music: Simon W. Briggs #WakeGSL #FeatheredTides

In May 2025, Mitsu Salmon (@mitsusalmon ) presented her dance and performance work “Feathered Tides” as part of Wake the Great Salt Lake. The performance expressed the crucial role the Great Salt Lake ecosystem plays for millions of migratory birds and drew parallels to human experiences of migration, notions of home, and our shared need for belonging. Over the last several months, Salmon created a new zine featuring images and words from the experience. You can purchase one for yourself at UMOCA (@utahmoca ) while supplies last. #WakeGSL #FeatheredTides

Teaching this week Monday and Thursday evenings through Dance for Humans. Please come check it out! Information through @dance_class_for_humans look at stories for location info.

Introducing the performing artists for Driftstone Volume 1: . Mitsu Salmon creates visual and performing works that fuse multiple disciplines. Salmon received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and BFA from NYU. She studied voice at New York University with an emphasis on Roy Hart. She continued to explore extended voice technique in Japan, India, and Indonesia. Creating across differing media, translating from one medium to another, is connected to the translation of cultures and languages. Her work draws on familial and personal narratives, then abstracts, expands, and contradicts them. She has participated in artist residencies such as at Taipei Artist Village (Taiwan), Incheon Art Platform (Korea), Guildhall (NY), and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. She has presented work at places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center. She has received the Midwest Nexus Touring Grant, Chicago Dancemaker’s Lab Grant, Utah Performing Arts Fellowship, and grants from Salt Lake City. . Come see Mitsu perform next Friday, November 7th for the first installment of Driftstone!

We sat down for a conversation with dance and interdisciplinary artists Mitsu Salmon and Kellie St. Pierre to discuss the history of their work, life as artists in Salt Lake, and their upcoming performance, a split-bill evening featuring both artists’ work. “Landscapes Within and Without” opens in Rose Wagner’s Leonna Black Box Theatre October 17-18, 2025. Check out our conversation linked in our bio. @klstpierre @mitsusalmon @rdtutah @rdtdancecenter Photos by Ricardo Adams & Emily Muñoz

Salt Lake friends, After touring Desert Turtle to Chicago, Philadelphia, Arkansas, and Boston, I’m so excited to finally share it here at home as part of RDT’s Link Series. @rdtutah It is a split bill alongside the stunning ensemble work of Kellie St. Pierre, See Me Closely @klstpierre Desert Turtle is a solo performance weaving music, video, dance, and storytelling, tracing my mother’s migration from Japan to the Mojave Desert and my own journey of becoming a mother here. Oct 17 at 7:30 PM Oct 18 at 2:30 & 7:30 PM Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Tickets: $15 with code Landscape Link in bio