Colorado Ballet’s “Sleeping Beauty” shows fairy tales aren’t just for kids
“Sleeping Beauty” is one of those stories that beats the odds. It’s a fairy tale, after all, not so complicated and full of fantastic plot twists, driven by an evil fairy and a pure-as-snow princess....
View ArticleWhy everyone in the classical arts ought to be paying attention to Philly
There were times during Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18 last week when you wondered just how weird things were going to get. It might have been when the mezzo-soprano showed up in a fake beard...
View ArticleMeow Wolf opens call for local artists, Denver Film Fest’s front-runners and...
Denver Film Festival reveals front-runners The Denver Film Society announced the first slate of films for the 41st annual Denver Film Festival, which returns to the Sie FilmCenter and other venues Oct....
View ArticleBanksy artwork self-destructs just after $1.4 million sale
LONDON — Art prankster Banksy has struck again. A work by the elusive street artist self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday, moments after being sold for 1.04 million pounds ($1.4...
View ArticleBreckenridge residents want popular, wooden troll sculpture removed
Breckenridge’s troll is a temporary art installation that invites people to venture into the wilderness in search of something special, but its lifespan could get cut short, as it appears the troll...
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From “Dior” to “Dear Evan Hansen,” Denver’s big-name shows building city’s...
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Star Wars and The Power of Costume exhibit at The Denver Art Museum on Nov. 10, 2016. RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA Tusken Raider costume is on display at the Star Wars...
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Canine close-ups: Photographer snaps adorable pet pictures while raising...
Like many Coloradans, Bri Hillmer thinks of her dogs as more than just pets — they’re family. That’s why she jumped at the chance to have photographer Adam Goldberg take pictures of her dogs at two...
View ArticleAt Denver’s Robischon Gallery, John Buck’s fantastical art machines power a...
Robischon Gallery has long held a lock on big money art in Denver. In a city this size, there’s room for only one major contemporary art player and Robischon has capitalized on its position at the top,...
View ArticleAt Denver’s Robischon Gallery, John Buck’s fantastical art machines power a...
Robischon Gallery has long held a lock on big money art in Denver. In a city this size, there’s room for only one major contemporary art player and Robischon has capitalized on its position at the top,...
View ArticleDenver’s nonprofit arts and culture activity reached nearly $2 billion last...
Nonprofit arts and culture activity in the seven-country metro area reached a record $1.9 billion in 2017, supporting increased employment, capital spending and tourism, according to a new study from...
View ArticleWith billionaire backing, a D.C. museum is headed to Five Points to collect...
Compared to the history of the Denver Broncos, Denver International Airport, or iconic citizens like Margaret “The Unsinkable Molly” Brown, Denver’s African-American history is a poorly understood...
View ArticleFree Night at the Museums and more top picks for Denver Arts Week 2018, Nov....
Denver Arts Week is one part marketing for the region’s cultural offerings and one part inspiration for civic-minded citizens to get out and take advantage of all the good things going on here. The...
View ArticleRinaldi: Why you can’t miss the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet/Joyce Yang collab in...
In some ways, next weekend’s collaboration between pianist Joyce Yang and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet turns one of the country’s foremost classical music soloists into a second fiddle. But, hey, it was her...
View ArticleKirkland Museum rediscovers 96-year-old Denver artist who has a way with a...
The Kirkland Museum has positioned itself as the great defender of art made in Colorado during the 20th century. Without its formidable collecting stamina, home-state artists like Angelo di Benedetto,...
View ArticleCheap tickets for DCPA’s Christmas shows go on sale Tuesday at noon
Hoping to see Tiny Tim this holiday season, but can’t fit it in your budget? You’re in luck. Tickets for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ “A Christmas Carol” and “The SantaLand Diaries” go...
View ArticleArtist of popular Breckenridge troll wants to find it a new home
Danish artist Thomas Dambo took to Facebook on Wednesday morning to dispute how Breckenridge officials have described his feelings following the town’s decision to remove a wood troll he built for a...
View ArticleDenver’s best design projects of 2018, from old buildings made new to a...
Denver is a forward-looking city these days, enjoying — and suffering from — an unprecedented building boom that is impossible to ignore. New construction is remaking every neighborhood, sometimes for...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Inside Denver Art Museum’s “Dior: From Paris to the World,” opening...
Christian Dior was only at the helm of his fashion business for 10 years, but his influence – and the company’s — is so outsized that more than seven decades later, the brand remains both iconic and...
View ArticleFree Thanksgiving coloring page from The Denver Post
Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating family and friends. A time to share food and gratitude. A time to respect diversity, whether it’s political, social or just someone’s recipe for stuffing. In that...
View ArticleAdam Lerner, visionary director of MCA Denver, stepping down in 2019
Adam Lerner, the acclaimed director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, will step down in June after a decade-long tenure in which he built an international reputation as a risk-taking,...
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