Tag: ent center for the arts
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Rising ballet star returns to Colorado for American Ballet Theatre Studio Company performance
As ballerinas jump and spin beneath theater lights, a four-year-old girl leans forward in her auditorium seat. Completely absorbed in the magic of “The Nutcracker,” Delfina Nelson-Todd knew then and there what she wanted to be when she grew up. She had already been dancing everywhere she went, twirling around her family’s San Francisco loft…
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‘Christmas with C.S. Lewis’ brings beloved ‘Narnia’ author to life
Theater lovers who would like to travel back in time — and across the Atlantic Ocean — will love “Christmas with C.S. Lewis,” a one-man show at the Ent Center for the Arts. “We place the audience in (Lewis’) living room,” said actor Gregory Williams Welsch, who stars in the titular role. “You can get…
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Holiday concert season in full swing in Colorado Springs
The holiday season is in full swing, with several concerts on tap to help Colorado Springs music lovers get into the Christmas spirit. Produced by Sligo fiddler Oisin Mac Diarmada, Irish Christmas in America is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and producers promise a feast for the ears and eyes, with traditional Irish music,…
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‘Things That Go Bump’: Colorado Springs chamber orchestra to bring haunting melodies to Ent Center
By O’Dell Isaac Lovers of music – and of the Halloween season – can treat themselves to several haunting musical offerings at the “Things That Go Bump” concert, a guided sojourn through the underworld by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. Held at the Ent Center for the Arts, the concert will feature a broad…
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Chicago jazz dance company brings its original technique to Colorado Springs
A whole lot of soul is the goal every time Giordano Dance Chicago commands the stage. The award-winning, Chicago-based jazz dance company even has its own technique: the Giordano Technique, which is credited with promoting jazz dance technique around the world. It was developed by Gus Giordano after founding the company in 1963. The company…
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Colorado Springs theater company announces new leader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The new leadership model at Theatreworks is complete. After a national search the professional regional theater company announced Matt Giles will fill the role of general director, a new position the organization announced in April,…
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Colorado Springs chorus celebrates six decades with concert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a child in the mid-1960s, Donna Tyree remembers her mother and the enclave of women singing a cappella barbershop tunes in her parents’ house. The women would bring their kids, park them in a room off to the side, and then sing their hearts…
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Outdoor Shakespeare returns thanks to Colorado Springs theater company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A beloved summer staple is back in the Pikes Peak region. When Star Bar Players opens “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at Onaledge Historic Lodge at Smokebrush Farm in Manitou Springs, it will be the first full summer outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in three years.…
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic announces new music director
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than two years, more than 250 applicants from around the world, 80 interviews and 16 guest conductors, Colorado Springs Philharmonic has its new music director and conductor. French-born Chloé Dufresne, who lives in…
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Final play of Theatrework season highlights plight of Black women homesteaders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A celebration and a reckoning — both words used to describe the final play of Theatreworks’ 2024-25 season. The company will end the season with “Flyin’ West,” running weekends through July 27 at the Ent Center for the Arts. The show highlights the plight of…