Arts & Culture

  • Q'ero tribe members in Peru
    The Inca could see "dark constellations." The brightness of the stars in the Pleiades told them when to plant crops. Learn to read the stars like the Inca during a talk titled "Secrets of the Andean Skies," Nov. 10 and 12 at Fiske Planetarium.
  • Artist Sheryl Oring, dressed in red white and blue, sits at a desk in front of her vintage typewriters.
    America self-proclaimed personal secretary, Sheryl Oring, will be at the Trumbo Fountain from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, with her vintage typewriter to take down people's messages to the president. The performance art is in support of the opening of "44 Plays for 44 Presidents," running through Oct. 2.
  • Concert in Boettcher Concert Hall
    Stravinsky century-old masterpiece 鈥淭he Rite of Spring鈥 and Miles Davis鈥 landmark 鈥淏irth of the Cool鈥 are on the program at a free Boettcher Concert Hall showcase on April 26, featuring performances by CU-Boulder聽College of Music聽ensembles and children from聽El Sistema Colorado.
  • Actor in Shakespeare play
    Could the powerful words of William Shakespeare end violence in schools? Since 2011, the聽Colorado Shakespeare Festival聽(CSF) and CU-Boulder聽Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence聽(CSPV) have聽worked together to present annual school tours, where CSF actors perform a truncated Shakespeare play and lead workshops to discuss bullying, violence and unhealthy relationships in the Bard writing.聽
  • Children creating colorful paper sculptures
    Juggling. Origami. Group sculpture projects. See鈥.Math is fun. This is the underlying message behind the first Mathematics and the Arts Festival being held Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at the 老九品茶.
  •  Dance performance, woman under umbrella
    <p>Each year, CU-Boulder dance students and faculty come together for 鈥淭he Current,鈥 an annual showcase of brand-new pieces. This year performances take place April 15-17 and feature evocative, original work by dance professors Erika Randall and Donna Mejia, lecturer Larry Southall, alumna Megan Odom and Roser Guest Artist Faye Driscoll.</p>
  •  Actors performing in 鈥淭he Winter Tale"
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    CU-Boulder instructor Lynn Nichols, former general manager of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, is set to direct an on-campus production of 鈥淭he Winter Tale,鈥 Jan. 27-31, at CU-Boulder Loft Theatre. The all-student cast brings William Shakespeare timeless tragicomedy to life with vintage costumes and interactive staging.<br /><br /></div></div>
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