Tag: performance
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Meow Wolf ready to launch immersive performances with cosmic-costumes and interdimensional dance
Revamped and returning for its second year, Meow Wolf’s wonderfully-weird live performance “Phenomenomaly” will run Wednesdays through Sundays from June 5 through Aug. 9. Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station, its aptly-named Denver location, is 90,000 square feet of more than 70 out-of-this-world art installations. On Friday, it will also begin a five-day-a-week dazzling live performance that…
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Women’s stories take center stage at annual festival in Colorado Springs
What counts as women’s work? At this year’s Women’s Theatre Festival at Millibo Art Theatre, the answer unfolds through various original plays, dance, poetry, film and art performances. What began in 2006 as a small Six Women Playwriting Festival has grown into a wide-ranging showcase for creative voices across the city. Now in its 20th…
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Valentine’s specials, comedy and dance take top billing on Colorado Springs stages this weekend
BEN ROY LIVE!: Known for his sharp wit and irreverent humor, comedian Ben Roy writes and stars in TruTV’s original series “Those Who Can’t,” with his first streaming special, “Hyena,” now available on 800 Pound Gorilla Media, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $12; looneescc.com. ‘THE CONVERSATION SERIES: STITCHING…
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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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‘An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder’ marks singing ensemble’s return to Colorado Springs
Lovers of Celtic music can enjoy a treat for the eyes and ears on Sunday when Celtic Thunder brings its blend of traditional and original songs to the Pikes Peak Center. “An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder” promises an interactive show featuring the ensemble’s greatest hits, visually arresting light effects, choreography and “a reunion with…
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Colorado Springs Science Riot blends STEM with comedy
Science Riot, a Front Range-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing public enthusiasm for science through stand-up comedy, promises an evening of laughing and learning at the Ivywild School Auditorium on Saturday. Billed as a “hilarious, TED talk-style performance,” the comedy show will feature seven scientists, each performing a stand-up routine based on their respective areas of…
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Colorado Springs high school student to perform at Carnegie Hall
When Kye Galvin first discovered a love of music — at about age 4 — neither he nor his parents ever dreamed that he would one day perform at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall. But that’s exactly what will happen on Feb. 9, when he takes the stage with about 400 of the world’s most…
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Colorado Springs jumps to No. 5 ranking in national report that measures economic vitality
Gains in job and wage growth helped vault Colorado Springs to a No. 5 ranking among large metro areas in the 2025 Best-Performing Cities index released Tuesday by the Milken Institute, a nonpartisan, California-based think tank that measures the economic vitality of hundreds of cities in its annual report. Colorado Springs’ ranking this year is…