2013 November UPDATE - Performances Performances: Nov. 7 - 9: (THE WORLD WE'VE CREATED), Thursday - Saturday, 7 p.m., Location TBD, Denver, CO. An immersive- interactive gallery of live performance installations. Control Group Productions, SWEET EDGE dance, and NY sound/video team Jason Akira Somma and Adriano Clemente delve into acts of creation, manipulation, and perception of our world. Rolling admission, doors open 7-10pm. Driven by fundamental questions about our ability to affect our own worlds – the nature of the creative act, the perception of abundance or scarcity, and our ability to change ourselves and the world around us. Tickets $20 at the door, $15 students/seniors, $17 online. http://www.controlgroupproductions.org/2013/09/nov-7-9-the-world-weve-created/. Nov. 8 & 9: EVOLVING DOORS DANCE "Sum of your Parts" Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre, 119 Park Ave. West, Denver 80205. An evening-length work that investigates how all our body parts create an individual. This show is a stirring mix of movement, image, contact, and dissection. It includes guest duet collaboration with seated dancer, Teri Western (Founder and Director of Spoke N Motion Dance) and guest solo collaboration with former Evolving Doors Dance cast member, Ying Zhu, as well as the sound scores of Amy Shelley and choreography of Angie Simmons. (70 min show, no intermission) Tickets: www.sumofyourparts.brownpapertickets.com. (Do not call Cleo Parker Robinson. They are not handling ticketing for this performance.) There will be a post-show reception in the lobby on Nov 8th. Join the cast and directors for snacks, beverages and chat about the show! Nov. 8 & 9: Art as Action presents BREAKING OPEN, Friday & Saturday at 8pm at The Dairy Center for the Arts Performance Space, Boulder, CO. Art as Action’s exceptional collective of dancers, poets, musicians and aerialists presents Break Open, an original, multi-disciplinary performance exploring the power of openness and vulnerability in an increasingly tumultuous world. This performance will be the product of Art as Action’s one of a kind collaborative framework: The Artivist Process. http://artasaction.org/performances/upcoming.html $15 in advance. $20 at the door. https://thedairycenterforthearts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000001AU55EAG. Nov. 9: HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Cherry Creek Dance, 2625 East 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80206. The 65 kids in the Cherry Creek Dance Performing Company will hold a holiday performance. FREE. http://www.denver.org/denverartsweek/search?t=1. Nov. 9: Annual “DANCE IS FOR EVERY BODY!” FREE Showcase, 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. A variety of dance genres presented, plus a resource table with information on classes, activities and other performances. FREE. More info: 303-441-4391, [email protected], www.artsresource.org/dance. 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. Tickets available at event, 303-316-6360, https://www.vendini.com/ticket- software.html?t=tix&e=9e2d1c5d5cad25e315186cc4a0608bd5. Nov. 10: Screening from SANS SOUCI FESTIVAL OF DANCE CINEMA, Sunday, 4 & 6:30 p.m., Boedecker Theater, Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. Tickets: $7 - $10, 303-444-7328, at the door or https://thedairycenterforthearts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000001D3nGEAS or www.thedairy.org. More info: http://www.sanssoucifest.org/index.php. Nov. 15: Lakewood presents “FROGZ’, Imago Theatre, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy., Lakewood, CO (Lakewood & Alameda). Celebrated as masters of mime, dance & acrobatics, their unique brand of physical and creative expression is a family-friendly show that will leave you laughing, cheering and utterly astounded. $25. 303-987-7845, www.lakewood.org/HCA. www.imagotheatre.com. Nov. 15 & 16: HANNAH KAHN DANCE COMPANY “The Get-Go and Other Dances” Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Dairy Center for the Arts Performance Space, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302. "The Get-Go” is a sweeping dance for ten which explores the company’s playful and funky side. The program will also include two premieres accompanied by live music performed by the Colorado Wind Ensemble. $18, $22. 303-444-7328, www.thedairy.org. www.hannahkahndance.org. Nov. 15 & 16: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY'S "Fall Dance Concert 2013" featuring Special Guests from the Colorado Ballet, Friday, 8 p.m., & Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m., University Dance Theatre at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins, CO. A reception will follow the Nov. 16 matinee performance. The concert consists of contemporary and classical dances presented by dance faculty and students, plus guest artists. Tickets $8 CSU students, $8 youth (under 18), $18 for the public, available at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) Ticket Office in the UCA Griffin Lobby, by phone at 970-491-ARTS (2787), or at www.CSUArtsTickets.com. Advance purchase is recommended to avoid at-the-door fees. Nov. 15 – 17: SPILLING STORIES, CU MFA Concert, Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Irey Theater, Theatre & Dance Bldg., CU Boulder campus, Boulder, CO. Audience will be transported by smells of coffee, sounds of singing, tastes of fresh water, physical risks and tender gestures. Maren Waldman’s environmentally focused work addresses the longing for reconnection between the body and earth. Kate Speer’s politically conscious work reveals the absurdity and reality of war through memoirs of being human. Tangled between these works are stories of loss, memory, connection and a sense of coming home. $12 GA, $10 Seniors/CU Students, $7 youth (18 & under). http://tickets.cupresents.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=189. Nov. 17: FLAMENCO DENVER: Maria Vazquez, Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO. Maria Vázquez and her flamenco troupe will perform an evening of Flamenco dance and music, bringing the passion and soul of southern Spain to Denver. www.thedairy.org. Nov. 17 & 19: Screening of THE BOLSHOI BALLET’S “Le Corsaire” Sunday, 1 p.m. & Tuesday, 7 p.m., Boedecker Theater, Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. Choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka after Marius Petipa, starring Svetlana Lunkina, Ruslan Skvortsov, Nina Kaptsova, Andrei Merkuriev. (3:25 with pre-show and two intermissions) $11. https://thedairycenterforthearts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000001Cb5FEAS Nov. 20: MOMIX “Botanica” Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder campus, Boulder, CO. Renowned dance illusionists, MOMIX reveals nature’s ever-changing imagery, set to a score ranging from birdsong to Vivaldi, Peter Gabriel to Delerium. Sensual, exotic and ethereally alive “Botanica” by this NY-based company is otherworldly. Single tickets start at $20. http://www.cupresents.org/events. Nov. 20 -23: FIVE DANCES Film, Wednesday, 4:30 p.m., Thursday, 7 p.m. (Talkback with Katie Elliott & Jim LaVita, 3rd Law Dance Theater), Friday, 4:30 & 8:45 p.m., and Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Boedecker Theater, Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. The classic tale of finding success and romance in the big city is given a contemporary, and unconventional, spin in Alan Brown’s new film, FIVE DANCES. A story about Chip (Ryan Steele in his first film role), an extraordinarily talented 18 year-old recently arrived from Kansas who joins a small downtown modern dance company. In his first weeks of rehearsal, Chip is initiated into the rites of passage of a New York dancer’s life, where discipline and endless hard work, camaraderie and competitiveness, the fear of not being good enough, and the joy of getting it just right, inform every minute of every day. (2013, 1:23, NR) $6 -9 at the door, 303-444-7328 or https://thedairycenterforthearts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000001Cbs2EAC. Nov. 22 & 23: LIFE/ART DANCE ENSEMBLE "Contradictable" Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m., St. Cajetan's event Hall, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204. A humor-laced concert featuring a series of short thematic works that examine the contrary. Special guests include Adam Riggs, cello, and Marcin Arendt, violin. Tickets: $14 may be purchased at the door or at https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8903453469. For more information, please visit our website at www.lifeartdance.org. Nov. 22 & 23: MOMIX “Botanica” Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Newman Center for the Arts, University of denver, 2344 E. Illiff Ave., Denver, CO 80208. Renowned dance illusionists, MOMIX reveals nature’s ever-changing imagery, set to a score ranging from birdsong to Vivaldi, Peter Gabriel to Delerium. Free “behind the Curtain” lecture begins one hour before curtain. Check www.newmancenterpresents.com for tickets or call box office at 303-871-7720 for more details. Nov. 23: WINTER SHOWCASE, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder CO presented by The Schiff Dance Collective, Schiff DanceTraining Companies, Ascential Dance Theater Colorado, and Rogue Dance Company. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., refreshments will be served. Our Winter Showcase includes a silent auction that assists us in raising funds to support the program goals of our non-profit organization. The silent auction will feature artwork by members of the Schiff Dance Collective. Silent auction items will make excellent gifts for those special people on your holiday gift list. Tickets: $15/Adult, $12/Student/Senior. Purchase Tickets On-line or [email protected], www.schiffdance.com. Nov.