Art
December 23, 2021
Community Spotlight: The Robert & Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts
The Robert & Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver is a world renowned performing arts venue in the city that presents thought-provoking performances and educational opportunities that serve the broader community and students. Programs that were canceled in 2020, see their return in the Newman Center Presents 2021-22 season, with a diverse lineup of national and international performances that is sure to delight audiences. We’re excited to check out some of the highlighted performances gracing the stage this season!
Compagnie Hervé Koubi
January 29, 2022 at 7:30 pm
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Compagnie Hervé Koubi delivers a highly physical, stunningly fluid work that defies gravity. The 14 all-male virtuoso ensemble hails from Algeria, Morocco and the Mediterranean basin. Mixing capoeira, martial arts, and contemporary dance on the stage, the ensemble combines the powerful imagery of Asian art and Islamic architecture, with a diverse soundtrack that includes recordings by Kronos Quartet, Johann Sebastian Bach and others.
Joey Alexander
February 2, 2022 at 7:30 pm
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
One of the most expressive and thrilling pianist-composers currently at work in jazz, Joey Alexander has become a renowned festival and concert-hall headliner in just the past five years. He was the youngest musician ever nominated for a Grammy Award in a jazz category.
Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
March 22 & 23, 2021 at 7:30 pm
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Indian Ink Theatre Company presents an immersive theater performance in Mrs. Krishnan's Party. Step into the back room of Mrs Krishnan’s convenience store where garlands decorate the ceiling, music flows and Mrs Krishnan is throwing a party like no other. Food simmers on the stove, laughter abounds and strangers become friends in this joyous celebration of life.
Nashville Ballet’s Production of Lucy Negro Redux
March 29, 2022 at 7:30 pm
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Lucy Negro Redux is an original ballet choreographed by Nashville Ballet’s Artistic Director Paul Vasterling based on Caroline Randall William’s book of poetry of the same name. The piece explores the author’s thesis that the “Dark Lady” and the “Fair Youth” – the subjects and inspiration of hundreds of Shakespeare’s love sonnets – were undoubtedly a black woman and a young man, respectively.
