W E S T W O R D F A L L A R T S G U I D E 2 0 2 3 WESTWORD.COM 18 DANCE Ballet Ariel 2023-24 Season: Aurora’s Wedding, Act 3 of Sleeping Beauty, tea party performances: Saturday, Oc- tober 7: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre, 119 Park Avenue West; Saturday, October 14: Elaine Wolf Theatre at the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 South Dahlia Street; Sunday, October 15: Parsons Theatre, Northglenn Recreation Center, 1 East Memorial Parkway, Northglenn. All shows 3 p.m., tickets: $20 to $25. Boulder Ballet 2023-24 Season: Connection: Saturday, September 23, 7:30 p.m., $25 to $62.50, Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, chautauqua. com. Beyond Connection: Saturday, September 30, 7:30 p.m., starting at $25, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, lakewood.showare. com. The Nutcracker, with the Boulder Philharmonic: Friday, November 24, 2 p.m.; Saturday, November 25, 2 and 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 26, 2 p.m.; $25 to $104, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street, Boulder, 303-443-0028, boulderballet.org. Colorado Ballet 2023-24 Season: Swan Lake, October 6 through 15; Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m., $40 to $175. The Nutcracker, November 25 through December 24, $40 to $175. Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 14th and Curtis streets, 720- 865-4220, coloradoballet.org. CU Presents 2023-24 Season: [un]WRAP: Queer Love in Times of Crisis: Friday, September 29, and Saturday, October 30, $5 to $24. Revel, works presented by MFA candidates in dance: Friday, October 20, and Saturday, October 21, 7:30 p.m., and October 22, 2 p.m., $20. ....................................................- vember 10, and Saturday, November 11, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 12, 2 p.m., $5 to $20. Charlotte York Irey Theatre, University Theatre Building, 261 University of Colorado, Boulder (unless noted), 303-492-8008, cupresents.org. Dairy Center for the Arts 2023-24 Season: Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema: Dancing on the Planet, Sun- day, September 24, 4 p.m., and Wednesday, September 27, 7 p.m.; Dancing as Ourselves, Sunday, October 22, and Wednesday, October 25; Documenting Our Times, November 27 through December 17; all Sans Souci tickets TBA, Boedecker Theater, sanssoucifestival. org. Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet: Vienna Vienna, Saturday, September 30, $24 to $28. T2 Dance Company: Lost & Found, Saturday, November 11, 7 to 8 p.m., $15 to $25. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, 303-444-7328, thedairy.org. DanceAspen 2023-24 Season: Solstice, Saturday, September 16, 8 to 9 p.m., $35 to $55, Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. Lakewood Cultural Center 2023-24 Season: Boulder Ballet: Beyond Connection, Saturday, September 30, 7:30 p.m., starting at $25. Dance Conservatory of Denver: The Children’s Nutcracker, Saturday, November 25, and Sunday, November 26, shows at noon and 4 p.m. both days, tickets TBA. Ballet Ariel: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Friday, December 8, 7 p.m.; Saturday, December 9, 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, December 10, 2 p.m.; $30 to $40. Zikr Dance Ensemble: Initiation, Friday, October 27, and Saturday, October 28, 7:30 p.m., $30 to $40. Ballet Melange, The Nutcracker, November 18 through 20: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; $35. Dance Conservatory of Denver: The Children’s Nutcracker, Saturday, November 26, 4 p.m.; Sunday, November 27, noon; $30. Ballet Ariel, The Nutcracker, December 10 through December 23; dates and times vary; $35 to $40. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 303-987-7845, lakewood.showare.com. Lone Tree Arts Center 2023-24 Season: Flamenco Denver: Tablao, Wednesday, September 20, 1:30 p.m., $24. Ballet Ariel: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Wednesday, November 29, 7 p.m., $26 to $41. Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree, 720- 509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. Newman Center Presents/Dance Series: Martha Graham Dance Company: Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23, 7:30 p.m., $39 to $76. Flamenco Den- ver: Raíces: Friday, October 13, 7:30 p.m., $27 to $70. World Ballet Series: Cinderella, Friday, October 20, 7 p.m., $44 to $119. Artistico: Fiestas Navideñas, Wednes- day, December 6, and Thursday, December 7, 7:30 p.m., $19 to $47. Compaigne Herve Koubi: Tuesday, January 23, 7:30 p.m., $26 to $79. Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Avenue, 303-871-7720, newmancenter.evenue.net. Phamaly Theatre Company: Indescribable: Phamaly col- ........................................................ epic dance production in the company’s history: Friday, November 3, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, November 4, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 5, 2 p.m.; $25 to $40. Aurora Fox Arts Theatre, 9900 East Colfax Avenue, 303-739-1970, app.arts-people.com. Phamaly Theatre Company, 303-365-0005, ext. 2, phamaly.org. Wonderbound 2023-24 Season: Wicked Bayou, with the Widow’s Bane: October 19 through 29. Icy Haught: December 7 through 17. Awakening Beauty: February 2 through March 3. Sam & Delilah: May 2 through 12. All shows: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., and Sundays 2 p.m. Season subscriptions: $236; single tickets: $65. Wonderbound Studios, 3824 Dahlia Street, 303-292-4700, wonderbound.com. FILM FESTIVALS/EVENTS 2023 Breckenridge Festival: .........................- ues, free kids’ events and parties every night. September 15 through 18 at these Breckenridge locations: Eclipse Theater, 103 South Harris Street; Breck Backstage The- ater, 121 South Ridge Street; and Riverwalk Center, 150 West Adams Avenue. Virtual option available, September ......................................................... passes and packs, $50 to $250; individual tickets, $14; and opening/closing party tickets, $10 each, at .............................. Crested Butte Film Festival: .......................... genres of narrative, documentary, outdoor adventure, ....................................................... festival,: September 27 through October 1. Find sched- ......................... passes, $50 to $300; continued on page 20 Listings continued from page 16
