Tag: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
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Cleo Parker Robinson Dance studio shines in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood
When people walk by the new Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Center for the Healing Arts expansion building, they’ll pass colorful dots they might not realize are instructions of how to dance Parker Robinson’s “Mary Don’t You Weep” — a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. The choreography for the dance is written out much like…
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Long-awaited Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Center opens in Five Points
After 55 years of teaching dance in Five Points, Cleo Parker Robinson finally has a permanent home for her Denver dance ensemble. Located at the intersection of North Washington Street and Park Avenue and directly adjacent to the Historic Shorter African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Center for the Healing Arts…
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High flying, adored: Cleo Parker Robinson is dancing on air at 77
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 5 Denver dance trailblazer’s historic year included first solo dance performance in four decades Cleo Parker Robinson is a trailblazer – and the fire that fuels her was smoking hot throughout her historic 77th rotation around the sun. Just today, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals announced that Parker…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and Beyond: Parade of Lights downtown and more
Each Thursday, explore Denver’s essential weekend events curated by The Denver Gazette. Dive into cultural experiences and entertainment delights across the city. Whether you enjoy art galleries, pottery, or outdoor sports, there’s something for everyone in Denver’s vibrant cultural scene. To submit an event for consideration, email listings@gazette.com. SATURDAY A weekend awash in the lights and…
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What every kid should know about Martin Luther King Jr. | John Moore
Last week, I was hanging out with some of my favorite people: Kids, all 10 or 11. The only people in my life who are never mad at me. It was a birthday party. Speaking of birthdays, one casually asked the others what they would be doing with their day off from school Monday for…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
SATURDAY What a happy day for chocolate lovers at Choctoberfest. Check out the 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. yummy lineup of hundreds and hundreds of chocolates and sweets to taste and buy. Try the chocolate fountain or the Chocolate Martini Bar. Watch the Chocolate Cake Showdown, dance the polka, try your luck at the Chocolate…
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New Dazzle to rekindle spirit of old El Chapultepec | Arts news
Dazzle, Denver’s premiere jazz club, not only starts a new life next week in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, it is, in its way, also bringing back to life the greatest blues club in Denver history. On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5, Dazzle will officially make the move into its new home at 1080 14th…
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Cleo Parker Robinson Dance blesses ground for major expansion | Arts news
New addition will assure seminal Denver dance company’s place as central arts incubator for decades
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Santa’s coming and he’ll be the star in Thornton this weekend for WinterFest at Carpenter Park Fields, 108th Ave. and Colorado Blvd. From breakfast with the jolly fellow in red to running a 5k, concerts, fireworks and shopping in the marketplace, there’s a lot to do. For a schedule: thorntonco.gov/festivals-events/Pages/winterfest.aspx SATURDAY This week and next it’s Saturday Night Lights at…