Denver’s Wonderbound kept dancing for live audiences through the pandemic. Now, it’s welcoming bigger crowds back
Collaborating with local musicians and writers is a hallmark of the original work Wonderbound produces. The pandemic restrictions interrupted that component of their work, yet they never stopped dancing.
An orchestra producing music for children — the only one of its kind, it says — is readying to present its first original work
Founded in 1958, Inside the Orchestra began as a group that issued grants to music education programs. But in 1985, the organization shifted to creating and providing programming with a professional orchestra.
‘I always knew I loved it’: Peter Oundjian, the Colorado Symphony’s principal conductor, reflects on new role
When Peter Oundjian was named the new principal conductor of the Colorado Symphony earlier this year, it was a progression of Oundjian’s association with the Colorado Symphony that dates back over 20 years.
The Colorado Symphony’s new maestro
Peter Oundjian traded in his violin for the conductor’s podium when a neurological disorder caused muscle spasms in his hand. His career eventually led him to Colorado where Oundjian is the new principal conductor of the Colorado Symphony and the music director of the Colorado Music Festival.
This artist was raised on Linda Ronstadt. Now she’s bringing Ronstadt’s mariachi influence on her life to the stage
The LOCAL Theater Company’s first show of the season holds a special place for its creator — it helped her find her own identity.
Coloradan returns home to bring ‘magic realism’ to the Arvada Center stage in ‘The River Bride’
Inspired by a Brazilian folktale, “The River Bride” tells the tale of two sisters who must choose between love, family, and a mysterious man pulled from the Amazon River three days before a wedding.
Colorado Book Award winner E.J. Levy reflects on gender identity and a ‘remarkable life’ in ‘The Cape Doctor’
Writer E.J. Levy says the opening lines of “The Cape Doctor” — a book that recently won her the Colorado Book Award for historical fiction — came to her verbatim when she read two lines in a guidebook.
In Johnstown, a dinner theater pushed through the pandemic and kept going. Now they’re hoping to build on that community
During the pandemic, the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse managed to stay open. Now, as the pandemic eases, it’s looking to make a new community in Northern Colorado.
From a creative cocoon to a ‘Butterfly’: Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company comes out of the pandemic and rebrands
During the beginning of the pandemic, amid restrictions and shutdowns, the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company packed their stuff up and took their show on the road. They emerged different.
She was a world-class violinist who became homeless. Now her instrument is getting a new life, and a new concerto, in Greeley
Terri Sternberg played under Leonard Bernstein, and for many years was first chair of the San Francisco Ballet. Later in life, Sternberg lost everything — including her home in Longmont — and was forced to sell her violin. Here’s its story.
Off-Center’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ blends science with the stage
It’s billed as a theatrical test kitchen and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a new concoction: “Theater of the Mind.” The new experiment runs until Dec. 18 at York Street Yards in Clayton.
The Black Legacy Project is bringing Black and white people together in Denver — to share history and bridge racial divides
In each city the project visits, musicians and non-musicians, Black and white, address the importance of walking in the shoes of “the other” to build bridges across racial differences and reduce interracial violence.
‘Everybody has a place here’: Englewood’s Brewability makes space for work — and play — for people with disabilities
For Brewability owner, Tiffany Fixter, the dream started as a special ed teacher, when she realized many people with disabilities couldn’t find employment.
Boulder gets ready to say goodbye to Albums on The Hill — a decades-long staple so very close in many ways to CU
A longtime stalwart of Boulder’s vinyl record scene is closing. This long holiday weekend is billed as the last hurrah for Albums on the Hill. Come Labor Day, it will close for good.
‘I lean into a lot of that softness’: Hadestown cast readies to bring award-winning Broadway musical to Denver
After winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hadestown is making its first tour stop in Denver.
The Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden is planning for a new home, and coming out of the pandemic stronger than ever
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Miners Alley Playhouse, like a lot of theaters around the state and country, faced a very uncertain future. But now, they’re celebrating a planned, new, multi-million dollar home with a production of the musical Hair.
