Concert in Boettcher Concert Hall

Ƶ-Boulder ensembles, El Sistema Colorado to give free concert at Denver’s Boettcher Hall

April 14, 2016

Stravinsky’s century-old masterpiece “The Rite of Spring” and Miles Davis’ landmark “Birth of the Cool” are on the program at a free Boettcher Concert Hall showcase on April 26, featuring performances by Ƶ-Boulder’s College of Music ensembles and children from El Sistema Colorado.

Actor in Shakespeare play

All-female Shakespeare play teaches students about violence prevention

April 5, 2016

Could the powerful words of William Shakespeare end violence in schools? Since 2011, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) and Ƶ-Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) have worked together to present annual school tours, where CSF actors perform a truncated Shakespeare play and lead workshops to discuss bullying, violence and unhealthy relationships in the Bard’s writing.

Children creating colorful paper sculptures

Ƶ-Boulder hosts first Mathematics and the Arts Festival

March 30, 2016

Juggling. Origami. Group sculpture projects. See….Math is fun. This is the underlying message behind the first Mathematics and the Arts Festival being held Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at the University of Colorado Boulder.

 Dance performance, woman under umbrella

Dance students and faculty join forces for 'The Current'

March 24, 2016

Each year, Ƶ-Boulder dance students and faculty come together for “The Current,” an annual showcase of brand-new pieces. This year’s performances take place April 15-17 and feature evocative, original work by dance professors Erika Randall and Donna Mejia, lecturer Larry Southall, alumna Megan Odom and Roser Guest Artist Faye Driscoll.

 Actors performing in “The Winter’s Tale"

Shakespeare veteran Lynn Nichols stages 'The Winter's Tale' Jan. 27-31

Jan. 14, 2016

Ƶ-Boulder instructor Lynn Nichols, former general manager of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, is set to direct an on-campus production of “The Winter’s Tale,” Jan. 27-31, at Ƶ-Boulder’s Loft Theatre. The all-student cast brings William Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy to life with vintage costumes and interactive staging.

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