By Toni Tresca - Sep. 18, 2024

Dairy Arts Center expands access to venue with ‘grassroots socialist model’

Dairy Arts Center expands access to venue with ‘grassroots socialist model’

By Toni Tresca - Sep. 11, 2024

Fall dance preview

Celebrate the art of movement with these local productions

By Toni Tresca - Sep. 10, 2024

Ready to blossom

Boulder Ballet prepares 2024-2025 season with growth mindset

By Toni Tresca - Sep. 9, 2024

Fall 2024 theater preview

Coming to a BoCo stage near you this season

By Toni Tresca - Sep. 4, 2024

Sound check

Miners Alley’s ‘School of Rock’ is a feel-good, foot-tapping triumph

By Toni Tresca - Sep. 4, 2024

‘The Island of Misfit Toys’

Last month’s unexpected closure of DV8, Boulder’s only explicitly queer bar and performance space, has left a void in the local LGBTQ+ scene. Management has been tight-lipped about the future...

By Toni Tresca - Aug. 29, 2024

Cultural crossroad

Longmont’s performing arts community is a balancing act of ambition and reality, a place where dreams are big but resources are scarce. It’s “innovative and scrappy,” says Assistant City Manager...

By Toni Tresca - Aug. 28, 2024

Motion capture

Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema returns to Boulder for its 21st year

By Toni Tresca - Aug. 21, 2024

Cruel runnings

Debut musical from Shifted Lens Theatre Company is a provocative ’90s throwback

By Toni Tresca - Aug. 12, 2024

Memory whole

On a balmy summer afternoon, Boulder’s University Hill buzzes with the youthful energy of a college town. Students spill out of local establishments, their chatter echoing through the streets while...

By Toni Tresca - Aug. 7, 2024

Sashay away

Paisley Peach’s burlesque career began by accident, but it quickly became a defining feature of her life. Now the Boulder fixture is leaving it behind with a farewell to the...

By Toni Tresca - Jul. 24, 2024

New growth

New is the name of the game for Local Theater Company (LTC). Since launching more than a decade ago, the mission of the Boulder-based nomadic theater troupe has focused on...

By Toni Tresca - Jul. 17, 2024

Indoor voice

Things look a little different at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival this year. Known for its enchanting outdoor performances, the annual celebration of the Bard has moved from the Mary Rippon...

By Toni Tresca - Jul. 8, 2024

Remote control

“I no longer love blue skies,” a 13-year-old Pakistani boy named Zubair told U.S. lawmakers during a congressional briefing in 2013. “In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones...

By Toni Tresca - Jun. 26, 2024

Sparking change

Boulder prides itself on its arts scene, but the city has long suffered from a lack of low-cost performance space. Enter The Spark, a performing arts venue founded by locals...

By Toni Tresca - Jun. 12, 2024

Curtain calls

As summer gets into gear, the local theatrical scene is in full swing. From an imaginative immersive experience to a heartfelt musical comedy and a beloved cult classic, here’s a...

By Toni Tresca - Jun. 5, 2024

Behind the curtain

In the weeks leading up to the inaugural Boulder Comedy Festival, founder Zoe Rogers found herself grappling with a mix of anticipation and anxiety. “At first, I was afraid no...

By Toni Tresca - Jun. 5, 2024

‘Painting in motion’

Marie-Jose Payannet believes that some of life’s most important lessons are learned on the dance floor. As the artistic and executive director of Louisville’s Danse Etoile Ballet, Payannet has spent...

Must-Reads

Adolescent cannabis use has decreased for…

So-called “dark money” has entered the…

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The term…

Welcome to our 2024 Primary Vote…

Picture in your mind’s eye the…

ON THE BILL: Following last week’s…

Movement Workshop6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13,…