20 W E S T W O R D F a l l A r t s G u i d e 2 0 2 4 westword.com Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood; Saturday, December 28, 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 29, 2 p.m.; all tickets $20-$40, Parsons Theatre, Northglenn, 303-945-4388, balletariel.org. Boulder Ballet 2024-25: Friday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.: Unlocked, tickets $35 to $55, Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, chautauqua.com. Saturday, October 12, 7 p.m.: Dancers’ Choice, tickets: $25, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boul- der. Friday, November 24, 2 p.m.; Saturday, November 25, 2 and 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 26, 2 p.m.: The Nutcracker, with the Boulder Philharmonic, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street, Boulder, 303-443-0028, boulderballet.org. Additional Nutcracker Ballet Performances: December 7-8, tickets and info TBA, Vance Brand Auditorium, Longmont, and December 14, Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, boulderballet.org. CALDAC Convention (formerly Denver Salsa Bachata Congress): October 17-21, tickets and packages: $25 to $434, plus optional à la carte events, at Eventbrite, Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, 13200 East 14th Place, denvercongress.com. Colorado Ballet 2024-25: October 4-13: Sundays, 2 p.m.: Sleeping Beauty, tickets: $40-$175. November 29-December 29: The Nutcracker, tickets: $40-$175; January 31-February 9: Casanova, tickets: $40-$160, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 303-837-8888, coloradoballet.org. CU Artist Series 2024-25 Dance: Saturday, October 5, 7:30 p.m.: Circa, Duck Pond, tickets: $22-$99. Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.: Martha Graham Dance Company, tickets: $26-$103; all shows at Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant Street, CU Boulder Campus, 303-492-8008, cupresents.org. CU Presents 2024-25, Dance: Friday, September 12, and Saturday, September 13, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 14, 2 p.m.: The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging: A national collaborative, immersive work by Helanius Wilkins confronting and celebrating heritage, resilience, justice and hope, tickets: $26, Roe Green Theatre. Friday, October 25, and Saturday, October 26, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, October 27, 2 p.m.: A Revel, works presented by MFA candidates in dance, tickets: $22, Irey Theatre. Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m.: FRESH: Fall 2024, CU Dance undergraduate and grad- uate dance students perform, free, Irey Theatre. Friday, February 7, and Saturday, February 8, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, February 9, 2 p.m.: Catapult, a BFA dance concert, tickets: $22, Irey Theatre, tickets: $22-$99; all venues: University Theatre Building, 261; University of Colorado, Boulder (unless noted), 303-492-8008, cupresents.org. Dairy Arts Center Dance 2024-25: Saturday, September 14, 7 p.m., and Sunday, September 15, 2 p.m.: Lemon Sponge Cake Con- temporary Ballet: Rush, tickets: $28 to $34. Sunday, September 22, 1 p.m., and Wednesday, September 25, 7 p.m.: Sans Souci at the Boe: Dancing on the Planet, a dance-film screening, tickets: $12, Boedecker Theater, sanssoucifestival.org. Friday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.: Zikr Dance Ensemble: Secrets, tickets: $30-$40. Saturday, November 16, 7 p.m.: T2 Dance Company: Voices, tickets: $20-$30. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, 303-444-7328, thedairy.org. Lakewood Cultural Center Dance 2024-25: Thursday, October 17, 7:30 p.m.: Chicago Tap: Unleash the Beats, tickets: $29-$59; Friday, October 25, 7:30 p.m.: Zikr Dance Ensemble: Secrets, tickets: starting at $34. Saturday, November 16, 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, November 17, 2 p.m.: Ballet Melange: The Nutcracker, tickets: $17-$39. Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, noon and 4 p.m. both days: Dance Conservatory of Denver: The Children’s Nutcracker, tickets, $40, on sale October 30. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 303-987- 7845, lakewood.showare.com. Lone Tree Arts Center Dance 2024-25: Friday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.: DanceAspen, tickets: $35-$50. Sunday, December 15, 1:30 p.m.: Grupo Huitzilopochtl, Aztec dancers, tickets: $9. Sunday, Jan- uary 12, 1:30 p.m.: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Dreamcatchers: The Untold Stories of the Americas; 4 p.m.: Sensory Performance, tickets: $9. Tuesday, January 14, 10 and 11:30 a.m.: Seedlings: Hip-Hop with Bboy Factory, tickets: $5. Sunday, March 16, 7 p.m.: Parsons Dance, tickets: $35-$60. Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter. org. Newman Center Presents/Dance Series 2024-2025: Saturday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.: Flamenco Denver: Raíces, tickets: $44- $74. Tuesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m.: Rubberband: Genre-bending style with b-boy, ballet dancer and Guggenheim fellow Victor Quijada and crew, tickets: $33-$69. Saturday, November 23, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 24, 2 p.m.: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, tickets: $42-$79. Saturday, January 25, 7:30 p.m.: Music From the Sole, I Didn’t Come to Stay: A celebration of tap dance’s roots in the African diaspora, tickets: $33-$75. Tuesday, February 18, 7:30 p.m.: Limon Dance Company, tickets: $33-$75. Saturday, February 22, 2 p.m.: Le Patin Libre: contemporary dance on ice, tickets: $25- $49, Magness Arena, 2250 East Jewell Avenue, University of Denver Campus. Gates Concert Hall (unless noted), Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Avenue, 303- 871-7720, newmancenter.evenue.net. Wonderbound 2023-24 Season: October 17-27: Devil’s Crush, tickets: $70. December 12-22: Garrett Ammon’s Jolly Moxie, with the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra. February 27-March 9: Garrett Ammon’s Agent Romeo. May 8-18: Space Cowboy, with live music by Denver musicians Clay Rose, Tom Hagerman and Dave Devine. All shows: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Single tickets: $70; season subscriptions: $240. Wonderbound Studios, 3824 Dahlia Street, 303-292-4700, wonderbound.com. IMMERSIVE EVENTS Audacious Theatre: Frankenstein: October 11-12, O’Dell’s Brewing Sloan’s Lake, 1625 Perry Street; October 18-19, Fiction Beer Company, 7101 East Colfax Avenue; October 20: Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; October 25, 26 and 31: Fiction Beer Company, 19523 Hess Road, #103, Parker; tickets: $25, 720-445-5242, audacioustheatre.com. Big Bounce America: September 21-29: A bounce house bonanza in the world’s largest inflatable park, offering five different themed bounce experiences for every age group; tickets: $22-$45. Stockyards Event Center, 5004 National Western Drive, thebig- bounceamerica.com. Bright Nights at Four Mile: Through September 29: Experience a Tianyu Chinese lantern festival lit up with larger-than-life sculptures; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, 7 to 11 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. to midnight, tickets: $15-$45. Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest Street, 720-865-0800, fourmilepark.org. Convergence Station @ Meow Wolf: Meow Wolf’s permanent installation in Denver, with four stories of immersive, mind-bending exhibitions created by more than 300 local and national artists. Tickets: general admission starting at $50; Colorado residents starting at $40; Denver Portal Pass (a year of unlimited visits): $74-$84; Time Warp flex tickets starting at $45. 1338 First Street, 720-792-1200, meowwolf.com/visit/denver. International Church of Cannabis: Beyond Laser Light Experience: A Guided Meditation and Laser Light Experience, offered daily at 20 minutes past the hour, every hour, from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays; tickets: $10-$40. 400 South Logan Street, elevationists.org. Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery: A rotating display of 75 light sculp- tures created by the late artists Mel and Dorothy Tanner. Lumonics Immersed: Step into a world where light sculptures, video art projection and music converge, program offered most Saturdays at 8 p.m.; tickets: $15-$8.52. Immersive Jazz-Art Fall Events continued from page 18 continued on page 24 RUNNING WEST Chuck Brenton January 31 – April 19, 2025 Littleton Museum 6028 S. Gallup St. Littleton, CO 80120
