3rd Law Dance/Theater Fall Performance | Nov. 21-23
2025-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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To keep live performance accessible to everyone, we include a subsidized ticket price made possible by the generous support of 3rd Law sponsors. This limited option ensures that cost is never a barrier to experiencing live art, while honoring the actual costs of creating and presenting these events.
3rd Law Dance/Theater Fall Season With Artistic Director/Choreographer Katie Elliott, the 3rd Law dancers create an evening of dance in collaboration with and featuring original scores by Paul Fowler, Janet Feder, and a new collaboration played live with Mina Gajic (piano) and Zachary Carrettin (violin), performing works composed for the duo by Icelandic composer Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir.

Havana Nights Thanksgiving Edition
2025-11-28 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Get ready to spice up your Thanksgiving weekend with Havana Night at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder! Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and community in the beautiful lobby of the Dairy.
8-8:30pm Dance Class by Yolanda & Fernando
Kick off the night with an energetic and fun Salsa class led by the amazing Yolanda and Fernando — perfect for all levels!
Music by DJ Tito
Then stay on the dance floor as DJ Tito keeps the party going with the best Cuban salsa, timba, bachata, and more!

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance: RATCRACKER | Dec. 5-13
2025-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance’ crowd-pleaser RATCRACKER returns! This wild aerial tail turns the Nutcracker literally on its head!
When the infamous rats “take down” the Nutcracker they carry Clara and the audience into a world where flight and fantasy become reality, as everyone enters Rat World. Instead of traditional ballet, dancers soar on dance trapeze, Spanish web, stilts, bungee, rope and harness, aerial fabric, and even a flying bed for this topsy-turvy journey into the Rat Kingdom.
Ratcracker is set to an eclectic Nutcracker-inspired Duke Ellington score that is sure to delight and enthrall adults and children of all ages.The show is performed by Frequent Flyers’ professional company, Intensive Training Program and Student Company.
Come swing into the holidays with Frequent Flyers as the Rat Queen and her minions reveal the wonders of Rat World!
For info and/or to donate to our non-profit, please visit: https://frequentflyers.org/ratcracker/

LEMON SPONGE CAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET ITS REAL LOVE
2025-12-30 14:00 - 15:15 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Robert Sher-Machherndl | A Life in Dance
An inspiring choreographer conversation with internationally recognized dancemaker Robert Sher-Machherndl, founder of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet. He reflects upon an illustrious career from Principal Dancer with Bavarian State Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, and Netherlands Dance Theater, to Artistic Director Assistant at Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Salzburg Ballet, and Boulder’s Lemon Sponge Cake 26-year dance journey. Indulge in a journey told through informal conversation, demonstration, and audience discussion. Video and imagery are to be part of this event.
Interviewing Robert about his life in dance will be Daniel Gesmer, former Boulder Daily Camera dance critic and founder of the globally-distributed skateboard brand Seismic Skate Systems. Dan’s writings on dance have been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, museum exhibition catalogs, and numerous arts magazines and journals. He was the Editor of The Legacy of Warren Bolster: Master of Skateboard Photography (Concrete Wave Editions, 2004).
“Funny, dark and provocative, ‘Trust’ was a highlight of the program.”
Jennifer Dunning: The New York Times
“Sher-Machherndl’s movement style, reminiscent of William Forsythe, seems to deliberately accentuate his length and angularity, which becomes striking in combination with his clear center and precise technique.”
Daniel Gesmer: Dance Enthusiast
“I had figured was the work of a Forsythe disciple, like maybe Helen Pickett, who loves to ricochet between deconstructed épaulement and the ballet vocabulary itself. Wrong again. It was made by Robert Sher-Machherndl …How did I feel? Like I discovered a new program and a new choreographer.”
Wendy Perron: wendyperron.com
www.lemonspongecake.org

Move By Morelli: The Club Showcase
2026-01-10 11:00 - 13:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Move By Morelli’s competitive team, The Club, kicks off the 2026 competition season with their annual Showcase performance. They hit the stage for the first time, performing all their routines for family and friends.

T2 Dance Company: Versatility Dance Festival
2026-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Captivating performances from nationwide dance companies.
Now in its eighth year, Versatility Dance Festival presents a curated selection of contemporary dance companies and dance filmmakers from around the country and beyond. One night of great dance on stage and screen, providing audiences with a wonderful unique arts experience while also providing dance companies with more performance/screening and networking opportunities.
See full line-up at www.t2dance.org/VDF

Music at the Dairy presents Jazz and Soul Voices for Freedom
2026-01-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Just hours before Martin Luther King Day, the Gordon Gamm Theater stage will resonate with music and dance symbolizing humans’ irrepressible yearning for freedom. With Robert B Johnson’s singing and Maisha Diatta’s dancing, the Dave Fulker Jazz group will celebrate a stellar variety of ground-breaking artists—including Nat King Cole, Paul McCartney, Marvin Gaye, and Beyoncé—whose expressions of freedom continue to hone the American dream!
Dave Fulker:
On both flugelhorn and trumpet, Dave is well known to Boulder audiences for jazz and classical. He led the Centennial Brass Quintet, and has appeared with Denver Municipal Band, Boulder Brass, Colorado Music Festival, Bob Hope and the Four Tops, all in addition to a scientific software career at UCAR/NCAR. Dave serves on the CU College of Music Advisory Board and is a Trustee for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, in which he played 34 seasons as Principal Trumpet.
Maisha Diatta:
Pursuing a BFA in dance as a junior at Dean College (in MA), Maisha holds competitive awards in many styles—jazz, modern, hip-hop and especially tap. Beyond frequent improvisation, she has created award-winning choreographs for herself and others. Maisha has appeared in Debbie Allen’s Brothers of the Knight, Chloe Arnold’s #NoFilterSoleTalk, and the Oscars Academy Concert in LA.
Robert Johnson:
Robert has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Lou Rawls, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chuck Mangione, Stan Getz, Donna Summer, Robert Cray, Jeffery Osborne, Charlie Daniels and Mel Torme. Robert has an astounding range in pitch and style, the latter spanning jazz, R&B, pops and theater.
Victor Mestas:
Born in Venezuela, Victor has appeared on 100+ recordings, and he teaches a Latin Jazz Ensemble at CU’s Thompson Jazz Program.
Eddie Ness:
Though a recent graduate of CU’s College of Music, Eddie has already performed at many of the region’s best jazz clubs, including Dazzle and Nocturne.
Alejandro Castaño:
Alejandro draws inspiration from his Columbian/Afro-Cuban ancestry and has recorded/performed with Chuchito Valdés, Ron Miles and Annie Booth.

Lines | Jan. 23 & 24
2026-01-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Lines explores resilience and joy as forms of resistance amid occupation and displacement. Drawing parallels between Irish and Lebanese histories and traditions, the piece weaves together music, video, dance, and the poetry of Khalil Gibran. Lines reflects how cultural traditions evolve through hardship and change by embracing an adaptive and emergent process that blends electronic arts with the folk arts of Sean-Nós and Dabke, reflexively acknowledging the importance of adaptation to our ancestors’ survival and perseverance. Lines invites audiences to consider how we might further adapt by coming together as a global community to ensure freedom and safety beyond imposed borders.

MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi | Jan. 23-25
2026-01-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi is a multimedia stage performance directed by choreographer Iván-Daniel Espinosa. Inspired by the underground networks of mycelium that connect the roots of thousands of plants and trees, this performance incorporates mycology and sculpture with live electroacoustic soundscapes and Japanese Butoh dance to bring to life the fascinating world of fungi in an immersive theatrical setting. For this performance, Espinosa and his collaborators have designed a maze-like sculpture incorporating fungal colonies with fruiting mushrooms of different species. Musical soundscapes are created in real time by hooking up the fungi to bio-sensor and bio-sonification devices that convert the mycelium’s electrical and textural activity into Live sounds. The installation is further activated by dancers performing a choreography in the style of Japanese Butoh (舞踏, Butō) inspired by the vibrant ecosystems of fungi and their shapeshifting movement through space and time. MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi creates a multi-sensory and mind-bending experience that demonstrates a deeply intimate relationship to nature, where the distinctions between human and non-human worlds dissolve in slow and attentive bodily practice.
DANCERS:
Stefan Bach
Corin Wiggins
Kenji Hirose
Arlo Sage King
LIVE MUSIC composed and performed by Christopher Bryant Arnett.
SCULPTURE designed by Arlo Sage King.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER:
Iván-Daniel Espinosa is a Latino dance choreographer that creates interdisciplinary artwork engaged with ecology, mushrooms and fungi, climate change, and interspecies performance. His recent multimedia performances integrating mushroom colonies with live dance, fungal bioacoustics and fungal bio-sonification have been presented at numerous venues nationwide such as La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York City, Seattle International Butoh Festival, Seattle ARTS IN NATURE Festival, Houston Fringe Festival, and Roman Susan Art Foundation in Chicago. Iván-Daniel’s performances involving fungi and mushrooms are highlighted in a chapter-length discussion of his artwork that was published in a 2024 Routledge book titled Choreographing Dirt: Movement, Performance, and Ecology in the Anthropocene.
As a scholar and artist, Iván-Daniel specializes in Butoh (舞踏, Butō), an avant-garde form of dance-theater that was originated by Tatsumi Hijikata in 1960’s Tokyo. Iván-Daniel began his Butoh training in 2014 and has studied with many renowned Japanese master teachers from the lineage of Hijikata including Natsu Nakajima, Saga Kobayashi, Hiroko and Koichi Tamano, Semimaru and Dai Matsuoka of SANKAI JUKU, and Moe Yamamoto of Kanazawa Butoh-Kan. Iván-Daniel’s formative training began with Seattle Butoh pioneer Joan Laage, who continues to serve as his foremost teacher to this day. Iván-Daniel is the co-founder of the Salish Sea Butoh Festival, an annual dance convergence that takes place on the Olympic Peninsula to deepen the study of Japanese Butoh with artists from all over the world.
Iván-Daniel is a current PhD Candidate in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder and he also holds a Master of Arts in Performance Studies from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). Iván-Daniel’s PhD dissertation research at CU-Boulder examines the intersections of performance and fungal mycology, focusing on the relationships between human bodies and mycelium fungi networks through the lenses of choreography and dance performance.
** MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi is funded in part by a Community Project Grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council. This project is also supported by additional grant funding from the CU-Boulder Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship and the Nature, Environment, Science & Technology (NEST) Studio for the Arts. **

The Mariposa Collective: Resonance
2026-01-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Artists of the Mariposa Collective explore the theme of RESONANCE through shadow theater and a variety of dance styles including House, Voguing, Contemporary, Modern, Salsa evoking images, memories, and emotions in RESONANCE. The performance features new work by choreographers Riley Bartlett, Cassy Clark, Angela Gumieniak, Alli Jones, Jeny Jones, Tanja London, Jesús Muñoz, Celia Grannum Perarnaud, Bridget Ryan, ShawnT Stone, and Betsy Tobin.
Following the success of Emergence (2024) and Momentum (2025), RESONANCE continues the Mariposa Collective’s mission to build artistic community through collaboration and creative risk-taking.

Nosilla Dance Project Presents (un)Forgotten | Feb. 27 - Mar 1
2026-02-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Wake Up! We’ve Been Here Before!
“(un) Forgotten” is a bold evening-length dance production choreographed by Artistic Director Alli Jones that confronts war, division, and loss as urgent reflections of our present world. Through powerful imagery rooted in the history of the Holocaust, the performance invites audiences to feel, connect, and recognize how cycles of hatred and silence repeat as memory fades.
Invoking memory through movement, dancers Cassy Clark, Nicola Elder, Angela Gumieniak, Mira Kaplan, Jethro Paine, Claire Schlutt, and Eva Wilder move through moments where escape and luck were once the only chances for survival. With a set crafted for this work by Justin Kalvin and costumes designed by former Naropa Arts Professor Joan Anderson and local artist, acupuncturist Laurel Miller, the work is brought to life with striking visual elements. “(un) Forgotten” invites a conversation about the consequences of forgetting, the patterns we repeat, and the histories we carry; it is a recollection of what our world was, is, and may be becoming.
Sunday, March 1, 2:00 PM: Pay What You Can ($5.75 minimum)

Boulder Ballet: Rebels and Innovators | Mar. 6-8
2026-03-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Innovation doesn’t happen by playing it safe. Rebels and Innovators dives into the fearless spirit of creation, where breaking rules and challenging norms isn’t just encouraged—it’s essential. This dynamic program features bold, boundary-pushing works by renowned choreographers Amy Seiwert and Stephanie Martinez, alongside rising voices Ching Ching Wong and Ben Needham-Wood—their mentees and creative protégés. Through the power of mentorship and the rebellious drive to redefine tradition, these artists prove that to be an innovator, you have to think differently, take risks, and leap beyond the expected.
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Please consider making a donation to Boulder Ballet. Your support helps us create powerful performances and meaningful educational programs that connect, inspire, and uplift. With your generosity, we can continue bringing world-class dance to audiences of all ages across Boulder and beyond. Your gift ensures the arts continue to grow, evolve, and inspire future generations.

Rogue Co. Dance Company: On Hold | March 13 & 14
2026-03-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Rogue Co. Dance Company’s newest evening-length show, On Hold, explores the significance of time in life’s suspended moments. Throughout this work, we take a deeper look into the phases of our lives and how we must pause or shift in order to make room for different experiences that help shape us.
How do we work through these moments, whether pivotal or inconsequential, to evolve and move forward with understanding and awareness?

Parasol Arts: Carmen, the Tango | Mar. 26-27
2026-03-26 20:00 - 21:20 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Parasol Arts presents the famous story of Carmen using the sensual and passionate language of Argentine Tango, for the first time in Boulder. The performance tells the story of Carmen, Don José, and the bullfighter Escamillo. Carmen is a free-spirited gypsy in contrast to the temperamental and fickle Don José. A fight with Don Jose’s fiancé, Michaela, leads to Carmen’s arrest by Captain Zúñiga. In jail, she seduces Don José and convinces him to release her. Carmen is subsequently caught in a love triangle between Don José and popular bullfighter Escamillo. Captain Zuniga and Michaela disapprove of the unconventional behaviour of Carmen and her lovers. Fate, a representation of Carmen’s alter ego, tells Carmen’s fortune with a deck of cards. Carmen ignores the warning of her destiny and continues to pursue Escamillo. Don José is obsessed with Carmen and in a jealous moment stabs her. She dies caressing Don José’s face, revealing him as the assassin.
“Carmen, The Tango” created and directed by Lorita Travaglia, features the talents of Donato Juarez as Don Jose, Diana Cruz as Carmen, Marcelo Molina as Escamillo, Sarah Genung as Michaela, Facundo Agüero Maisano as Captain Zuniga and Lorita Travaglia as Fate.

T2 Dance Company: Color Wheel Project
2026-03-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A showcase of new contemporary dance works created and performed by T2 Dance Company, inspired by elementary student artworks.
Included artworks have been created by students from:
APEX School
Columbine Elementary
Flatirons Elementary
Foothill Elementary
Friends School
Lyons Elementary
Rocky Mountain Elementary

Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance: the Light vs the Dark
2026-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance presents the Light vs the Dark, a new evening-length aerial and movement-based work premiering at the Dairy Arts Center’s Gordon Gamm Theatre. Artistic Direction: Valerie Morris, Producing Artistic Director, Nancy Smith. Performers: Peyton Burns, Sarah Brookins, Whitney Moore, Valerie Morris, Hillary Pokrykwa, Michelle Randolph, Nancy Smith, and Anastasia Timina.
Through innovative stagecraft, aerial rigging, and a cast of eight performers, the piece explores the timeless struggle between Light and Dark—reimagined for our contemporary moment.
For more info: https://frequentflyers.org/events/

Storybook Ballet: Mary Poppins | Apr. 17-19
2026-04-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join Boulder Ballet School for Storybook Ballet as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this beloved tradition with a performance inspired by the timeless magic of Mary Poppins! Expect a heartwarming performance filled with chimney sweeps, kites, and a spoonful of imagination. With graceful choreography, playful storytelling, and just the right dash of Mary’s famous magic, it’s a performance sure to delight audiences of all ages and remind us all that with a little imagination, anything is possible.

Zikr Dance Ensemble presents "Runes"
2026-04-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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​Showcasing an international cast of world-class dancers, Zikr Dance Ensemble’s 2026 Spring Season, “Runes”, will explore the power and transformative energies of some of history’s most iconic symbols and the light code language of the future.
Zikr will also reprise internationally acclaimed Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s stunning “In Memoriam” pas de deux, along with Tomm Ruud’s iconic miniature masterpiece, “Mobile”, and Zikr’s signature work and audience favorite, “In Your Eyes”.

Boulder Ballet: Radiance | May 15-17
2026-05-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Celebrate renewal and radiance with contemporary masterpieces by Jorma Elo and Nicolo Fonte. Known for their inventive style and ground breaking contemporary works, these two choreographers are some of the most sought after dance-makers in the world today. Featuring Boulder Ballet’s exceptional dancers, this program promises an unforgettable evening of cutting-edge choreography and radiant performance.
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Please consider making a donation to Boulder Ballet. Your support helps us create powerful performances and meaningful educational programs that connect, inspire, and uplift. With your generosity, we can continue bringing world-class dance to audiences of all ages across Boulder and beyond. Your gift ensures the arts continue to grow, evolve, and inspire future generations.

Vitality [The Company]: VERVE
2026-05-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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VERVE is a dynamic professional dance show that celebrates the power of movement through a fusion of diverse dance styles. Rooted in versatility and driven by raw energy, VERVE showcases the athleticism, artistry, and innovation of elite dancers performing at their peak. The show blurs genre boundaries to create a bold new language of expression.
Each performance within VERVE is a visceral journey—highlighting explosive technique, emotional depth, and rhythmic precision. Through a carefully crafted narrative arc and cutting-edge choreography, the production invites audiences into a world where discipline meets improvisation and tradition merges with the avant-garde.
This is not just a dance show—it’s a statement of passion, power, and relentless creativity. With high-octane ensemble pieces, intimate solos, and collaborative duets, VERVE redefines what it means to move, perform, and connect.

Danse Etoile Ballet: Les Contes de la Mere L'Oye | June 5 - 6, 2026
2026-06-05 19:30 - 20:45 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Danse Etoile Ballet’s season finale is Les Contes de ma mère l’Oye, Tales of Mother Goose, as originally told by Charles Perrault. These classic French fairy tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Tom Thumb,” evoke the dreamlike world of childhood through the captivating choreography of Marie-Jose Payannet and a blend of classic and contemporary music. We invite you to encounter these fairytales woven in the enchantment of imaginary landscapes.
