THE NINTH ANNUAL SANS SOUCI FESTIVAL OF DANCE CINEMA
Aug. 31 – Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m. (Video installation begins at 7 p.m.) ATLAS Black Box Theater. Free
The Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema presents a two-evening program of short films and live multimedia performance. A niche film festival dedicated to works that merge dance and cinematic art forms, Sans Souci will present a wide variety of films from around the world. Visit SansSouciFest.org for more information.
THE CRANE WIFE
Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Sept. 15, 3 p.m. ATLAS Black Box Theater. Free
The Crane Wife is a puppet theater performance for all ages based on a Japanese folktale by the same name. The show features mystical masks, colorful scenery, shadow movement and live, original music. In this production, Eastern and Western theater traditions come together to tell a touching story of love, trust and greed.
CONCERT ABOUT NOTHING: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE
Oct. 12, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ATLAS Black Box Theater. Free
Part of a week-long CU-Boulder festival, the Concert about Nothing will feature the music of John Cage performed by CU students, faculty and special guests Third Coast Percussion. The Chicago Tribune writes that this quartet, using an impressive array of percussion instruments, combines “the energy of a rock concert with the precision and sophistication of classical chamber music.” Visit www.colorado.edu/atlas/newatlas/events for more info.
PIXELS IN THE CLOSET
Oct. 26-27, 7:30 p.m. ATLAS Black Box Theater. Free
In a unique collaboration between Hong Kong dancer Abby Chan and Denver digital artist Bryan Leister, dance, digital images and sound tell a dark tale from childhood memories. Motion capture technology using infrared cameras, inverse kinematics recognition and Kinect software will allow Chan to control and create music in real-time through her dance movements. The combination of Chinese dance and cultural icons melded with the latest in digital game/ controller technology and graphics promises to deliver a powerful theater experience.
TAME YOUR MAN
Nov. 9-10, 7:30 p.m. ATLAS Black Box Theater. Free
“Tame Your Man is my first work dealing directly with my sexuality as a gay composer and my experience of masculinity within gay culture,” explains director and composer Nathan Hall. “Over the course of the half-hour piece, a pianist will be bound to his instrument and his abilities to use the full range of the keyboard will become increasingly restricted. The performance will explore surrender, pleasure and trust in an abstract, other worldly atmosphere.”
PAMELA Z: WORKS FOR VOICE & ELECTRONICS
Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. ATLAS Black Box Theater. Free
Composer, performer and multimedia artist Pamela Z will perform an evening of works for voice with live electronic processing, a gestureactivated MIDI controller and interactive video. The evening will comprise existing solo works as well new works produced in collaboration with CU’s Boulder Laptop Orchestra (BLOrk).
SUBURBIA
by Eric Bogosian Sept. 12-15, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15-16, 2 p.m. Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
Over the course of a single, explosive evening, relationships will be forged and destroyed as alienated youth confront the aimlessness of their suburban lives.
NOISES OFF
by Michael Frayn Sept. 28-29, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30, 2 p.m. Oct. 3-6, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
Send a fourth-rate acting company to perform an atrocious “comedy” — including gratuitous lingerie and a lack of talent — and you get one of the funniest plays ever written.
UTOPIA PARKWAY
Oct. 12-13, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
Utopia Parkway pays homage to the synthetic process of surrealist artist Joseph Cornell, created and performed by awardwinning Roser Guest Artists Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser, in collaboration with media artist Nathan Ruyle and musicians Jesse Manno and Robert ‘Tigger’ Benford. Plus a premiere of new work created for CU dancers.
LITMUS
directed by Tim Miller Oct. 24-27, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-28, 2 p.m. Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. Loft Theatre. Tickets start at $8
A high-energy exploration of how Americans decide — and divide — the weekend before the national election. Sparks will fly!
FUDDY MEERS
by David Lindsay-Abaire Oct. 17-20, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
The wacky side of amnesia. Every time Claire falls asleep, her memory is erased. Dysfunction and hilarity ensue as secrets unravel and true identities unfold.
INHABIT
Nov. 9-10, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 2 p.m. Irey Theatre. Tickets start at $8
An evening of new work by Jaime Duggan and Chrissy Nelson, transforms the Irey Theatre into a thrilling and engaging world of discovery.
A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL, A MUSICAL
Dec. 7-8, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Dec. 12-14, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2 p.m. Dec. 21-22, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
A hilarious, charming reboot of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale featuring parodies of some of Broadway’s most familiar and beloved show tunes.
MEA[CORPUS] ABSURDUS
Jan. 18-19, 7:30 p.m. ATLAS Black Box Theater. Tickets start at $8
mea[corpus]ABSURDUS is the latest creation of visual and performing artist Nathan Blackwell.
FAR AWAY
by Caryl Churchill Jan. 30-31, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1-2, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2-3, 2 p.m. Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. Loft Theatre. Tickets start at $8
Why are those prisoners wearing hats shaped like octopi, giraffes and reptiles? Working-class milliner Joan struggles to understand a world in fear, and what side she’s on.
TRUE WEST
by Sam Shepard Feb. 6-9, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
Two estranged brothers reunite in their mother’s home, and as they clash over issues old and new, their once disparate identities begin to blur.
CATAPULT
Feb. 14-16, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
Catapult reveals the cutting edge creativity of our 2013 BFA class in a collaborative evening of new and provocative choreography
AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare Feb. 15-16, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 2 p.m. Feb. 20-23, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
All the world’s a stage. Play your part. Rosalind, Shakespeare’s great love teacher, will show you how. She’s been doing it for more than 400 years!
OPEN SPACE
Mar. 1-2, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 3, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
One of our most popular yearly shows, highlights the diversity and breadth of talent in the dance department with pieces that range from hip-hop to modern to jazz and everything in between.
(UN)W.R.A.P., WRITING, RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE
Mar. 15-16, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 17, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
(Un)W.R.A.P., Writing, Research and Performance, curated by Cristina Goletti, is a weekend-long dance forum, performance event and workshop where artists and scholars come together to “unwrap” dance.
CHESAPEAKE
by Lee Blessing Mar. 13-16, 7:30 p.m. Mar. 17 @ 2:00 p.m. Mar. 17 @ 6:30 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
U.S. Senator Therm Pooley cites Kerr’s work as a reason to stop funding the arts. When the artist is accidentally killed, he’s reincarnated as the senator’s dog!
ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR
by Douglas Carter Beane Apr. 3-6, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 7, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
Successful but unhappy Missy finds herself in a complex but humorous love situation. Set in a modern day Wonderland, can she answer “who are you?”
THE CURRENT
Apr. 19-20, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 21, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
The Current, an exciting new event this season, showcases the creativity of our accomplished faculty who will be joined by various guest artists
LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL
Apr. 12-13, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 14, 2 p.m. Apr. 17-20, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 21, 2 p.m. University Theatre and Dance Building. Tickets start at $8
It’s not the opera or the film, the novel or the television show. It’s the same enchanting story of the March sisters beloved for generations — as a musical.
FRINGE FESTIVAL
by CU-OnStage April 27-29, all day University Theatre and Dance Building. Free
An explosion of the arts at the CU Theatre & Dance Building. A celebration of artistic creation and innovation on the CU Campus. See www.cu-onstage.org.
