This week from CPR’s Arts Bureau: ‘Balloon Boy,’ loving once-spurned books & more
This week, CPR’s Arts Bureau explores a new musical inspired by the 2009 Fort Collins “Balloon Boy” hoax and how books initially disliked can become favorites.
Dinosaur head appears, disappears, on Durango sculpture
An artfully crafted dinosaur head that mysteriously appeared on a sculpture in Durango is now in police custody.
Video: Musical written by teen about Fort Collins ‘Balloon Boy’ hoax premieres in Colo.
In 2009, a bizarre news story unfolding in Fort Collins captivated then-11-year-old Billy Recce so much it inspired him to write a musical.
Denver Arts Week returns with free events, discounts and new finale
Offering more than 300 events, discounted tickets and a new fashion show, the city’s annual Arts Week aims to increase awareness of the metro area cultural scene and attract new audiences.
This week from CPR’s Arts Bureau: Day of the Dead, Mark Mothersbaugh retrospective and more
This week, CPR’s Arts Bureau explores the development of Día de los Muertos in Denver and the world’s first major survey of the art of DEVO frontman and film composer Mark Mothersbaugh.
Q & A: Mont Alto Orchestra’s Rodney Sauer on scoring silent films
The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra pianist and composer talks to CPR about how he creates musical scores for silent films.
Denver Center announces John Ekeberg as new Broadway director
The Denver Center for Performing Arts appoints its own John Ekeberg to oversee the center’s Broadway and cabaret productions.
Five Questions: Hip hop choreographer Dr. Lorenzo ‘Rennie’ Harris discusses ‘On the Edge’
The urban dance maker speaks with CPR about creating a new work for the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble about the American Civil Rights movement.
This Week from CPR’s Arts Bureau: Feminist art, being Dracula and more
This week, CPR’s Arts Bureau explores how an actor and ballet dancer get into character to play the Prince of Darkness and a Denver exhibition surveying world-famous artist Judy Chicago’s entire career.
Denver gallery surveys art trailblazer Judy Chicago’s five-decade career
Denver’s RedLine gallery hosts a major exhibition exploring the full scope of the famed feminist artist’s work.
The Colorado Art Report: Taking a cultural gamble, state of music videos and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores Denver audiences’ “risk tolerance” for experimental or unfamiliar work and a new music video sparking conversations about the format’s relevance in a digital age.
Project tells Denver’s multi-generational activism stories
“If Not Us” brings together a digital media center, a theater company and a civic activism group to collect stories about the importance of standing up for oneself.
Study examines Denver audiences’ ‘risk tolerance’ for new cultural experiences
A new University of Denver study about ticket-buying habits for arts events prompts CPR’s Arts Bureau to explore Colorado audiences’ appetite for risk.
Denver theater community pays tribute to Henry Lowenstein
The Mizel Arts and Culture Center celebrates the life of the late Denver director, designer and producer with a special performance during the Neustadt JAAMM Fest and public memorial event.
The Colorado Art Report: Theater luminary dies, world’s biggest mural and more
CPR’s weekly arts shows explores the fate of the world’s largest piece of public art and the late Henry Lowenstein’s significant impact on Denver theater.
Randy Weeks, director of Denver Center’s touring division, dies at 59
Producer responsible for bringing hit Broadway shows ‘Book of Mormon’ and ‘Pippin’ found dead in London hotel.
