Author: Lauren Arnest
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Christian dance troupe brings Holocaust ballet to Springs Friday
Don’t worry, you aren’t nodding off, and no one needs to poke you in the ribs at Friday’s show hosted by the Ballet Society of Colorado Springs. You really are seeing ballerinas in Nazi uniforms. This is “Hiding Place,” a dance drama presented by the professional troupe Ballet Magnificat, on tour from its Jackson, Miss.,…
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Christian dance troupe to do Holocaust ballet
Don’t worry, you aren’t nodding off, and no one needs to poke you in the ribs at Friday’s show hosted by the Ballet Society of Colorado Springs. You really are seeing ballerinas in Nazi uniforms. This is “Hiding Place,” a dance drama presented by the professional troupe Ballet Magnificat, on tour from its Jackson,…
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Experimental theater gets inside your head
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Autoteatro,” a new experimental theater experience by the British troupe Rotozaza, turns the medium upside down. In this series of plays, presented by the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ Gallery of Contemporary Art and TheatreWorks, the audience members are the actors. To capture this very subjective experience, we asked writers Lauren…
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New theater company opens with explosive microphone
“Talk Radio”by SpringsEnsemble Theatre When: Opens Thursday; runs 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Feb. 27. Where: “Watch This Space” 218 W. Colorado Ave. (under the bridge) Tickets: $12 (cash or check only);447-1646 or steveemily@springsensemble theatre.com “I want a reaction when he throws the rat.” That’s director David Plambeck at a recent rehearsal of Eric Bogosian’s…
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New theater company opens with explosive microphone
“Talk Radio”by SpringsEnsemble Theatre When: Opens Thursday; runs 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Feb. 27. Where: “Watch This Space” 218 W. Colorado Ave. (under the bridge) Tickets: $12 (cash or check only);447-1646 or steveemily@springsensemble theatre.com “I want a reaction when he throws the rat.” That’s director David Plambeck at a recent rehearsal of Eric Bogosian’s…
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Artist searches for the invisible
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three white rectangles float before the white wall. A halo of color surrounding each signals that this is not just some attempt at sound baffling. Closer inspection reveals a question faintly inscribed in each white…
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Artist searches for the invisible
Three white rectangles float before the white wall. A halo of color surrounding each signals that this is not just some attempt at sound baffling. Closer inspection reveals a question faintly inscribed in each white field. This is Bulgarian-born artist Encho Avramov’s invitation to discuss the ideas represented in his one-man show, “The Most Essential…
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Chamber goes for a concert with heart
A cardiac workout of sorts is one promise of this weekend’s Chamber Orchestra of the Springs “Heart and Home” concert. First, soprano Rochelle Small Clifford tightens heartstrings with William Grant Still’s charming suite of songs “From the Hearts of Women.” Conductor Thomas Wilson was moved by Clifford’s “fantastic voice with its unbelievable range” to invite…
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Chamber plays for heart this Sunday
A cardiac workout of sorts is one promise of this weekend’s Chamber Orchestra of the Springs “Heart and Home” concert. First, soprano Rochelle Small Clifford tightens heartstrings with William Grant Still’s charming suite of songs “From the Hearts of Women.” Conductor Thomas Wilson was moved by Clifford’s “fantastic voice with its unbelievable range” to invite…
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Artist takes different approach in exhibit
Three white rectangles float before the white wall. A halo of color surrounding each signals that this is not just some attempt at sound baffling. Closer inspection reveals a question faintly inscribed in each white field. This is Bulgarian-born artist Encho Avramov’s invitation to discuss the ideas represented in his one-man show, “The Most Essential…