Your guide to summer music festivals around Colorado
Where to see live music in Colorado this summer.
A superhero bird is coming to Denver-area stages, and he’s centering people of color
“When I was younger, I didn’t see the representation of people like me. So I wanted to make space for people like me.”
A Boulder-based chorale group is celebrating Indigenous voices with its last show of the season
Cantabile aims to use its voices to connect people through choral music. The featured piece of the concert is based on a Chickasaw Garfish Dance song and is sung in the Chickasaw language.
A masked performance is taking these University of Northern Colorado students all the way to Carnegie Hall
It was the chance of a lifetime, there was just one problem: The only recording ready for to submit as an audition was from a December concert — where the singers were all still masked.
Ballroom scene is emerging in Colorado, and it’s a celebration of LGBTQ culture and its contributions to society
A Colorado nonprofit focused on promoting civic health is partnering with a Denver-based LGBTQ House for two unique ballroom events.
Defying the Northside gentrification, Denver’s Holiday Theater gets new lease on life
It’s seen owners come and go, families move in and out, even a renaming of the neighborhood. But, now this historic, 400-seat theater is defying the odds of urban redevelopment and gentrification.
The Colorado Ballet’s latest season is coming to a close with a ‘bucket list’ performance
This year’s “Masterworks” program features the Colorado Ballet Orchestra in concert for Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son,” Clark Tippet’s “Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1,” and Jiří Kylián’s “Sinfonietta.”
Central City Opera’s labor dispute with its artists has some worried about this season’s viability
Three directors slated to produce productions for Central City Opera this summer sent a letter standing in solidarity with artists who are pitched in a labor dispute with the company over pay and harassment.
Building solidarity: Women + Film Festival returns to Denver with focus on storytelling and community
Filmmakers from all over the country come to Denver to celebrate women filmmakers and to find new ways to support them.
Yes, there’s often snow on Colorado’s Never Summer mountains all year long. But there’s more to how they got their name
The answer traces back to a hiking trip a local group took with members of the Arapaho Tribe in 1914.
Durango launches its own Restaurant Week with an eye on showing you what you’re missing
Local eateries are offering a wide range of exclusive options during the first Durango Restaurant Week.
‘The Color Purple’ musical is coming to Denver. Its cast and crew say to expect something different from the familiar work
A new production of “The Color Purple” is aiming to bring actors and the audience closer to the source material and to each other.
The founders of Boulder’s Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado are passing the torch. Its new caretakers say they’re up to it
Rebecca Remaly and Stephen Weitz started the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, now the Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado, 17 years ago. The couple is handing off management of the company in the coming weeks to a new pair.
More than just ‘classical-meets-hip-hop,’ Black Violin is centering education and opportunity for underserved students
Returning to live shows after pandemic restrictions is bringing the musicians back to the heart of their work – and back to Denver with a stop at the Paramount Theatre Thursday.
The pandemic kept the Colorado Symphony from celebrating Cleo Parker Robinson. Now they’re getting their chance
The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble and the Colorado Symphony will perform together in a concert celebrating Parker Robinson’s 50-plus years as an arts leader.
Trailblazing modern dance company bringing inclusive work — and work ethic — to Denver
On May 30, 1954, Paul Taylor debuted his choreography in Manhattan with five dancers. That performance launched a body of work that continues to influence American modern dance today. Now, they’re coming to DU’s Newman Center.
