2013 October UPDATE - Performances

PERFORMANCES:

Oct. 2: CU Presents ARMITAGE GONE! DANCE, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado/Boulder campus, Boulder, CO. Cutting edge work, environmental concerns and stunning dance. 303-492- 8008, [email protected], http://www.cupresents.org/.

Oct. 4: TEASER EPISODE #2 with Wonderbound, Friday, 6:30 p.m., Wonderbound Studio @ Junction Box, 1075 Park Ave. West, Denver, 80205. A dazzling evening featuring a sneak peek at the upcoming world premiere performance of Garrett Ammon’s A Gothic Folktale. Jesse Manley will unveil a few of his all new melodic masterpieces, and the Wonderbound Hares will create visual splendor with Illusionist Professor Phelyx mastering the show. Excerpts will be followed by a Q&A session and libations and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Only 50 tickets available. $25 Subscribers; $30 Non-subscribers. http://wonderbound.com/performances/community-events/#teaser2.

Oct. 4 & 5: THE ANATA PROJECT Colorado Dance Tour, Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m., Dairy Center for the Arts Performance Space, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. San Francisco's The Anata Project presents an evening of contemporary dance. Artistic Director Claudia Anata Hubiak brings four works to the stage in her hometown of Boulder, Co, including 659 Days of Ruby and Mr. S, with music by local artists Head For The Hills and 2013 premiere, KittleSlip. Join the company for a post-performance discussion and visit www.theanataproject.org for more information. $15/20. www.thedairy.org. Tickets: https://thedairycenterforthearts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000000jefwEAA.

Oct. 4-13: COLORADO BALLET'S "GISELLE" various times & dates, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex. The state's largest and most prestigious dance company will open its season with artistic director Gil Boggs' all-time favorite ballet, "Giselle." For classical ballet fans this piece has it all: wounded romanticism, live music from the Colorado Ballet Orchestra and haunting choreography from Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. 303-837-8888 or www.coloradoballet.org.

Oct. 5: CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE ENSEMBLE "Dancing with the Denver Stars" Saturday, 6:30 - 10 p.m., Renaissance Hotel, 3801 Quebec St., Denver, CO 80207. It's going to be thriller! Individual tickets: $150, VIP Patron $250, Table Sponsorships start at $2500. To RSVP, 303-295-1759, www.cleoparkerdance.org.

Oct. 6: “BOMBA! Music and Dance” presented by Barrio E’, Sunday, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. in front of Boulder County Courthouse, Pearl St. Mall, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder, CO. A celebration of Boulder’s Immigrant Heritage, an interactive, cross-cultural and educational music and dance performance. For more information and a complete schedule of events, go to www.BoulderHumanRights.com.

Oct. 11 - 13: BLUE MOON DANCE COMPANY “Moving Parts” Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. GA: $17, Discounts/Advanced Purchase: $14. For tickets, call 303- 444-SEAT (7328) or purchase online at www.thedairy.org. Pat Connelly at [email protected], http://bluemoondancecompany.com/.

Oct. 12: Aynsley Vandenbroucke, Claudia La Rocco, and Lauren Bakst, Saturday, 7:30p.m., Counterpath Press, 613 22nd St., Denver, CO. Two choreographers and a writer walked into a gallery…we’re interested in and turned on by a lot of the same ideas swirling around dance and poetry and movement and language and movement as language and vice versa…and so that’s where we’re starting. Come see what we cook up! HCounterpath's website & events calendar: http://counterpathpress.org, http://counterpathpress.org/counterpath-events-calendar. FREE. Lauren Bakst, [email protected].

Oct. 18 -20: University of Colorado’s OPEN SPACE, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Irey Theatre, CU Boulder campus, Boulder, CO. Open Space, (one of our season’s most popular shows), is choreographed and produced by students and highlights the diversity and breadth of talent in the dance department with pieces that range from hip- hop to modern to jazz, and everything in between. Produced by the CU Dance Connection. Tickets: $12GA/$10senior/$7youth. 303-492-8008, [email protected], http://theatredance.colorado.edu/events/.

Oct. 18 - 20: WONDERBOUND’S A Gothic Folktale, Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver, CO 80260. Wonderbound Artistic Director Garrett Ammon and Denver Singer/Songwriter Jesse Manley are joined by Denver Illusionist/Mentalist Professor Phelyx to develop a new full length work that explores Americana, myth, folk culture and magical realism. This production promises to be a remarkable melding of creative forces that push into new and unexplored territory. http://wonderbound.com/performances/community-events/#teaser2. Single tickets for the October 18-20 performances sold exclusively through Wonderbound.

Oct. 19: GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS, Saturday, 2 & 6 p.m., LINCOLN CENTER, 417 West Magnolia, Fort Collins, CO 80521. Box Office: 970-221-6730, [email protected], http://www.fcgov.com/lctix/, http://www.fcgov.com/lctix/box- office.php.

Oct. 20 & Nov. 10: SANS SOUCI FESTIVAL OF DANCE CINEMA , Sundays, 4 & 6:30 p.m., Boedecker Theater, Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder CO. With support from and in partnership with Dairy Center for the Arts, different programs on each date. Tickets: $7 - $10, 303-444-7328 or at the door. www.thedairy.org. More info: http://www.sanssoucifest.org/.

Oct. 25 & 26: CU MFA “Split Wild” 7 p.m., Friday & Saturday, Black Box Theater, ATLAS, CU Boulder campus, Boulder, CO. A fabulous multi-media, multi-dimensional performance opera. Find out more at: www.julierooney.com. Julie Rooney, [email protected].

Oct. 26 & 27: WONDERBOUND’S “A Gothic Folktale” Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., PACE Center, Parker Arts, Culture & Events, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, CO 80138. Wonderbound Artistic Director Garrett Ammon and Denver Singer/Songwriter Jesse Manley are joined by Denver Illusionist/Mentalist Professor Phelyx to develop a new full length work that explores Americana, myth, folk culture and magical realism. This production promises to be a remarkable melding of creative forces that push into new and unexplored territory. Single tickets sold exclusively through PACE Center. http://pacecenteronline.ticketforce.com/default.asp.

Nov. 2: APPALACHIAN SPRING with Boulder Ballet, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra & Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Macky Auditorium, CU/Boulder campus. This unique collaboration among these three well-known arts organizations will feature dancers and aerialists onstage with the full orchestra in a new interpretation of Aaron Copland's gorgeous score. Tickets & info: http://boulderphil.org or call 303-449-1343, ext. 2.

Nov. 2: All Soul's Celebration, Saturday, 7 -8 p.m., Shining Mountain High School Assembly Hall, 1167 Union Ave., Boulder, CO 80304. Join Sound Circle Eurythmy and other local performing artists in this annual festival in remembrance of the dead. Candle-lighting starts at 6.30 pm, with the formal celebratory program of eurythmy, spoken word, and vocal and instrumental music beginning at 7 pm. For further information, 303-484-5559, www.soundcircleeurythmy.org. Check out our Facebook Page! https://www.facebook.com/SoundCircleEurythmy.

Nov. 2, 3 & 9: Annual “DANCE IS FOR EVERY BODY!” FREE Showcases, Saturday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, Nov. 3, 1 - 4:30 p.m., Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder 80302. Continuous presentations by local dance artists, teachers, companies and schools, some with audience participation. Great family fun for all ages, novice and veteran dance goers. A variety of dance genres presented, plus a resource table with information on classes, activities and other performances. Come for a little or stay the afternoon. AND Saturday, Nov. 9, 3 - 4 p.m., Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Rd., Boulder 80303. One hour showcase, up close and personal. Fun for the whole family. FREE. More info: 303-441-4391, [email protected], www.artsresource.org/dance.

Nov. 3: BALLET ARIEL IN ‘AVOCA – A TALE OF MOLLY BROWN’ Sunday, 3 p.m., Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy., Lakewood, CO 80226. As part of Denver's Arts Week and featuring live music by the Gossamer Winds Quintet, Ballet Ariel tells the inspiring story of Colorado’s own heroine Margaret ‘Molly’ Brown. Tickets: $22-16 303- 987-7845 or www.Lakewood.org/. Tickets. Ample, free parking is available.

Nov. 8 & 9: ART AS ACTION, "Break Open" Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m., The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. Break Open, an original, multi-disciplinary performance exploring the power of openness & vulnerability in an increasingly tumultuous world. It is inspired by a poem of the same name, written by Wayne A. Gilbert. $15 in advance / $20 at the door www.thedairy.org. More info: http://artasaction.org/performances/upcoming.html.

Nov. 9: WONDERBOUND and LIAT DROR NIR BEN GAL DANCE COMPANY, Saturday, 8 p.m., Elaine Wolf Theatre, Mizel Arts & Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO. Each company performs their own work plus a collaboration. Exciting new dance. $25/30. https://www.vendini.com/ticket- software.html?t=tix&e=9e2d1c5d5cad25e315186cc4a0608bd5.

------Mary Wohl Haan, Dance Bridge Coordinator 303-441-4391, [email protected], www.artsresource.org/dance. A project of the Boulder Arts Commission, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302