Tag: Colorado Ballet
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From decrepit to opulent: How 20 years of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House has elevated Denver
Celebrating two decades since downtown finally got a worthy home for opera, ballet, concerts and more People forget what life was like before the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. When opera fans had to head down to the basement to find a bathroom. Talk about bottoming out. “People don’t remember that there were more seats in…
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The Roaring ’20s come to life in Colorado Ballet’s ‘Great Gatsby’
The vast second floor of Colorado Ballet’s headquarters was alive with dancers admiring themselves in full-length mirrors, the women garbed in their stunning pastel-colored flapper dresses, the men looking sharp in their tuxes. Everyone dressed for a wild night of Jazz Era champagne revelry. Instead, the occasion on this Wednesday afternoon was the first costumed…
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Denver Broncos to guest star in Colorado Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ again this year
There’s a rare opportunity to see the Denver Broncos perform next Thursday night. And no, it’s not Thursday Night Football. The Colorado Ballet on Tuesday announced its Dec. 11 performance of “The Nutcracker” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House will include a special guest appearance from the Broncos. “The guest is a surprise,” the ballet…
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Colorado Ballet presents an erotic ballet about a legendary lover
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Casanova. The name echoes through the ages. Even today, a notorious ladies man earns that nickname from jealous buddies. But the remarkable life of Giacomo Casanova (1725-98) was about more than a few hundred amorous conquests, noted his English biographer Ian Kelly. “He wrote 42 books, eight opera libretti (texts), he spoke six languages, traveled…
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Broncos players appear in Colorado Ballet performance of “The Nutcracker”
Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton and kicker Will Lutz traded gridiron for grand jetés last Sunday night, stepping onto the Ellie Caulkins Opera House stage to join the Colorado Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker. The players participated in the Arabian dance sequence from the popular holiday ballet, albeit in minor roles. When the pair took a…
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Colorado Ballet’s jazzy work about mountain climbing
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A long, exhausting day of rehearsal had finally ended at Colorado Ballet’s upstairs studio in the Santa Fe arts district, as a couple dozen dancers gathered their belongings and caught their breaths. But instead of heading right for the showers, they assembled around the diminutive young woman who had just spent the last few hours…
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Demand surges for Swardson’s Denver comedy shows | Arts News
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Comedy Works performance added after meltdown in Beaver Creek
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Beloved Colorado Ballet Academy composer killed in Arvada car crash | Arts news
Father of two ‘had a nurturing, joyous spirit that touched the lives of countless students, dancers and staff’
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Colorado Ballet to return with in-person performances this year
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