Season tickets

Climate Cabaret

Enacting climate is in the spotlight. CU Theatre & Dance partners with Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 in New York City to produce ten brief climate plays by authors from around the world interspersed with fun Cabaret-style musical numbers. Humor, passion and imagination are put to work envisioning an equitable, survivable and thrivable future for all life and the ecosystems upon which life depends.

The Climate Cabaret is a joint production between the  CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance and Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 in New York City.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Sept. 26, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 3, 2 p.m.

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

[un]WRAP

What might global citizenship look like in the dancing body?

Tune in from home for a virtual conversation that transcends the spoken word. Showcasing dance submissions from across the globe, this season's [un]WRAP embraces Transcultural Fusion Dance (TcFD) to imagine what fair trade cultural exchange should look like. These works ask what it means to let nation-state boundaries fall away and be part of a deliberately and thoughtfully blended global family.

Featuring a week of interactive symposiums that culminate in a streamed, virtual performance, [un]WRAP invites audiences to lean in and engage with the ever-evolving landscape of dance.

Streaming performance dates and times 

You can enjoy this performance from the comfort of your home. Stream this performance Friday, Oct 8, 7:30 p.m. MDT through Sunday, Oct. 10, 11 p.m. MDT right here at cupresents.org.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Cirque Mechanics

Artful, whimsical and laugh-out-loud funny. Following last season's sold-out performance, Cirque Mechanics returns to Macky with "Birdhouse Factory," the simple story of daily life in a widgets factory. Acrobats, contortionists and clowns draw inspiration everywhere from classic Rube Goldberg machines to Charlie Chaplin, building an unlikely world full of bewitching delights!

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Saturday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

La Traviata

Set against the backdrop of a disapproving "polite" society, "La Traviata" tells the tragic story of Alfredo Germont, a true romantic, and Violetta, a renowned Parisian courtesan. From its stirring orchestrations to its heartrending intimacy, the passion and sacrifice of Verdi's iconic tale is a masterpiece.

Great repertoire, lavish scenery, amazing voices and outstanding value—these are the hallmarks of the CU Boulder College of Music Eklund Opera Program. Director Leigh Holman and Music Director Nicholas Carthy bring you the best of classical and contemporary opera in these fascinating productions.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Kaidan+

Just in time for Halloween, join the Department of Theatre & Dance for an evening of seven spine-tingling ghost stories from around the world. Inspired by the legendary Japanese Kabuki play, "Kaidan+: Something Strange and Spectral" features a contemporary update of this chilling tale of revenge, and also journeys to a sinister boarding school in Africa, a desolate riverbank in Latin America, an otherworldly battlefield in Europe, a haunted bridge in Australia, the bleak expanse of the South Pole, and the menacing wilds of Colorado. Bring a friend—you won’t want to watch this alone!

Cecilia J. Pang directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers in the elegant University Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Breaking on The Glass Cypher

MFA candidate Nicky Shindler fuses contemporary floor work with b-girling to inspire a visual celebration of a woman's authentic self. Through striking rhythms and provoking physicality, "Breaking on The Glass Cypher" contemplates how women find, claim and manifest power, vulnerability and complexity. 

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Urinetown, The Musical

When a 20-year drought creates a terrible water shortage, one city's government bans private toilets, forcing citizens to use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, "Urinetown" is a musical satire of politics, the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility and musical theatre itself.

From orchestras, bands and choirs to jazz, world music and opera to world-class faculty and guest performances, the CU Boulder College of Music brings hundreds of stunning performances to Boulder audiences throughout the academic year. Check back soon for more information about this event!

Music and Lyrics Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics Greg Kotis

"Urinetown" was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc. and Lauren Mitchell

"Urinetown" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Performance dates and times 

Thursday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Georgia on My Mind

Passionate, electric and soul-stirring. Throughout one unforgettable evening, award-winning artists Clint Holmes, Take 6, Nnenna Freelon and Tom Scott breathe new life into icon Ray Charles’ catalog of pop, gospel, jazz and soul. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Sunday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

The King's Singers

Sparkling, polished and sublime. The King’s Singers, a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning a cappella ensemble, ring in the holidays at CU Presents with the crisp close-harmony vocal sound that makes the charming group a "superlative vocal sextet" (The Times, London). 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Kronos Quartet

Cutting-edge, bold and deeply moving. The Kronos Quartet explores the social, political and cultural upheavals of American civil rights movements, performing works that highlight the legacy of artists in advancing social justice. The evening features Zachary J. Watkins' "Peace Be Till," a work inspired by the moment just before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, as narrated by Dr. King's speechwriter and friend Dr. Clarence B. Jones; "Glorious Mahalia," Stacy Garrop's work honoring the life and times of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson; as well as arrangements of Abel Meeropol's "Strange Fruit" and John Coltrane's "Alabama." 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Thursday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Catapult

BFA choreographers present intimate and stirring meditations on memory, body understanding, and community across an athletic symphony of contemporary and improvisational styles. 

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Circa

Mysterious, captivating and magical. In "Sacre," the world-first circus setting of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," Circa tightly weaves together powerful world-class acrobatics and dynamic encounters suffused with dark humor and rich tenderness. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Sunday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Gallathea

In this timeless Elizabethan romance, two women disguise themselves as men and take to the woods to avoid being their town’s latest human sacrifice. Set here in the late 1960s, "Gallathea" is a reimagined classic that follows each character’s quest for love and understanding of their own place in the world. This lighthearted romp through the woods is filled with magic, music, plenty of mayhem, and, of course, true love.

Kaitlin Nabors directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers. Don't wait to purchase tickets! Due to limited seating, tickets sell fast. But in the intimate Loft Theatre, every audience member gets a front row experience to this performance.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Ailey II

Sumptuous, powerful and jaw-dropping. The up-and-coming dancers of Ailey II are universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Expressive, improvisational and swinging. On Feb. 21, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brings a special night of music making to Boulder audiences in Macky. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Monday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Open Space

Be moved by dance works that lilt, groove and tumble across a spectrum of styles in this student-produced and CU Dance Connection-curated series.

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Airness

An exuberant comedy about competition, completion—and the mission to shred or be shredded. When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed to becoming the next champion, she discovers that there's more to this art form than playing pretend; it's about finding yourself in your favorite songs and performing with raw joy. Will Nina be able to let go and set herself free onstage? 

Jenna Moll Reyes directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers in the elegant University Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Guys and Dolls

Gamble with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. "Guys and Dolls"—the oddball musical comedy featuring iconic hits like "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"—follows a hilarious cast of characters from Times Square to Havana. Meet gambler Nathan Detroit as he avades the authorities; Adelaide, his girlfriend and a nightclub performer, who laments their 14-year engagement; and unlikely lovebirds Sky Masterson (a gambler) and Sarah Brown (a missionary). With wit and romance, "Guys and Dolls" proves that eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

From orchestras, bands and choirs to jazz, world music and opera to world-class faculty and guest performances, the CU Boulder College of Music brings hundreds of stunning performances to Boulder audiences throughout the academic year. Check back soon for more information about this event!

Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

"Guys and Dolls" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Performance dates and times 

Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Danú

Authentic, fiery and wholehearted. Danú, one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles, presents a vibrant performance in a celebration of traditional and contemporary Irish music. It’s the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

The Current

Experience the dynamic works of CU Boulder dance faculty and the Roser Visiting Artist. From the micro-undulations of transnational fusion to the sweeping attack of contemporary dance, “The Current” brings vanguard artists of today’s dance scene to Boulder.

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

They Promised Her the Moon

Many people know the history of the space race and the Mercury Seven. But few have ever heard the ill-fated story of Jerrie Cobb and the Mercury 13: a group of women who underwent the same rigorous psychological and physical astronaut training as their male counterparts but were ultimately denied entry into the space program based on their sex. "They Promised Her the Moon" is a highly theatrical, stunning look at the forces that keep women grounded, for better or worse.

Kent Thompson directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers. Don't wait to purchase tickets! Due to limited seating, tickets sell fast. But in the intimate Loft Theatre, every audience member gets a front row experience to this performance.

"They Promised Her the Moon" is a 2021-22 Roe Green Production. The Department of Theatre & Dance is grateful to donor Roe Green. The Roe Green Visiting Theatre Artist fund allows them to invite a professional guest artist to campus each year to work with students. The department welcomes Kent Thompson as this year's Roe Green Visiting Artist.

"They Promised Her the Moon" was developed and produced by Miranda Theatre Company in 2017. "They Promised Her the Moon" was developed at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley as part of their New Works Festival. "They Promised Her the Moon" received its West Coast premiere on April 11, 2019 at The Old Globe, Barry Edelstein, Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director, and Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director

Performance dates and times 

Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, April 17, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Postcard from Morocco

Set in a Moroccan train station at the turn of the 20th century, a group of enigmatic strangers interacts with one another, revealing both the mundane and the miraculous in their lives. Colorful and modern, "Postcard from Morocco" explores the physical and emotional baggage we all carry from day-to-day, whether it be an unrealized dream, a mysterious secret—or even a lover in a hat box.

Great repertoire, lavish scenery, amazing voices and outstanding value—these are the hallmarks of the CU Boulder College of Music Eklund Opera Program. Director Leigh Holman and Music Director Nicholas Carthy bring you the best of classical and contemporary opera in these fascinating productions.

By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner

Performance dates and times 

Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.
Remind me

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Climate Cabaret

Enacting climate is in the spotlight. CU Theatre & Dance partners with Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 in New York City to produce ten brief climate plays by authors from around the world interspersed with fun Cabaret-style musical numbers. Humor, passion and imagination are put to work envisioning an equitable, survivable and thrivable future for all life and the ecosystems upon which life depends.

The Climate Cabaret is a joint production between the  CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance and Climate Change Theatre Action 2021 in New York City.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Sept. 26, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 3, 2 p.m.

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

[un]WRAP

What might global citizenship look like in the dancing body?

Tune in from home for a virtual conversation that transcends the spoken word. Showcasing dance submissions from across the globe, this season's [un]WRAP embraces Transcultural Fusion Dance (TcFD) to imagine what fair trade cultural exchange should look like. These works ask what it means to let nation-state boundaries fall away and be part of a deliberately and thoughtfully blended global family.

Featuring a week of interactive symposiums that culminate in a streamed, virtual performance, [un]WRAP invites audiences to lean in and engage with the ever-evolving landscape of dance.

Streaming performance dates and times 

You can enjoy this performance from the comfort of your home. Stream this performance Friday, Oct 8, 7:30 p.m. MDT through Sunday, Oct. 10, 11 p.m. MDT right here at cupresents.org.
Remind me

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Cirque Mechanics

Artful, whimsical and laugh-out-loud funny. Following last season's sold-out performance, Cirque Mechanics returns to Macky with "Birdhouse Factory," the simple story of daily life in a widgets factory. Acrobats, contortionists and clowns draw inspiration everywhere from classic Rube Goldberg machines to Charlie Chaplin, building an unlikely world full of bewitching delights!

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Saturday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

La Traviata

Set against the backdrop of a disapproving "polite" society, "La Traviata" tells the tragic story of Alfredo Germont, a true romantic, and Violetta, a renowned Parisian courtesan. From its stirring orchestrations to its heartrending intimacy, the passion and sacrifice of Verdi's iconic tale is a masterpiece.

Great repertoire, lavish scenery, amazing voices and outstanding value—these are the hallmarks of the CU Boulder College of Music Eklund Opera Program. Director Leigh Holman and Music Director Nicholas Carthy bring you the best of classical and contemporary opera in these fascinating productions.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m.
Remind me

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Kaidan+

Just in time for Halloween, join the Department of Theatre & Dance for an evening of seven spine-tingling ghost stories from around the world. Inspired by the legendary Japanese Kabuki play, "Kaidan+: Something Strange and Spectral" features a contemporary update of this chilling tale of revenge, and also journeys to a sinister boarding school in Africa, a desolate riverbank in Latin America, an otherworldly battlefield in Europe, a haunted bridge in Australia, the bleak expanse of the South Pole, and the menacing wilds of Colorado. Bring a friend—you won’t want to watch this alone!

Cecilia J. Pang directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers in the elegant University Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m.
Remind me

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Breaking on The Glass Cypher

MFA candidate Nicky Shindler fuses contemporary floor work with b-girling to inspire a visual celebration of a woman's authentic self. Through striking rhythms and provoking physicality, "Breaking on The Glass Cypher" contemplates how women find, claim and manifest power, vulnerability and complexity. 

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m.
Remind me

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Urinetown, The Musical

When a 20-year drought creates a terrible water shortage, one city's government bans private toilets, forcing citizens to use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, "Urinetown" is a musical satire of politics, the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility and musical theatre itself.

From orchestras, bands and choirs to jazz, world music and opera to world-class faculty and guest performances, the CU Boulder College of Music brings hundreds of stunning performances to Boulder audiences throughout the academic year. Check back soon for more information about this event!

Music and Lyrics Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics Greg Kotis

"Urinetown" was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc. and Lauren Mitchell

"Urinetown" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Performance dates and times 

Thursday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.
Remind me

Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Georgia on My Mind

Passionate, electric and soul-stirring. Throughout one unforgettable evening, award-winning artists Clint Holmes, Take 6, Nnenna Freelon and Tom Scott breathe new life into icon Ray Charles’ catalog of pop, gospel, jazz and soul. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Sunday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

The King's Singers

Sparkling, polished and sublime. The King’s Singers, a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning a cappella ensemble, ring in the holidays at CU Presents with the crisp close-harmony vocal sound that makes the charming group a "superlative vocal sextet" (The Times, London). 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Kronos Quartet

Cutting-edge, bold and deeply moving. The Kronos Quartet explores the social, political and cultural upheavals of American civil rights movements, performing works that highlight the legacy of artists in advancing social justice. The evening features Zachary J. Watkins' "Peace Be Till," a work inspired by the moment just before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, as narrated by Dr. King's speechwriter and friend Dr. Clarence B. Jones; "Glorious Mahalia," Stacy Garrop's work honoring the life and times of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson; as well as arrangements of Abel Meeropol's "Strange Fruit" and John Coltrane's "Alabama." 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Thursday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Catapult

BFA choreographers present intimate and stirring meditations on memory, body understanding, and community across an athletic symphony of contemporary and improvisational styles. 

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2 p.m.
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Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Circa

Mysterious, captivating and magical. In "Sacre," the world-first circus setting of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," Circa tightly weaves together powerful world-class acrobatics and dynamic encounters suffused with dark humor and rich tenderness. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Sunday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Gallathea

In this timeless Elizabethan romance, two women disguise themselves as men and take to the woods to avoid being their town’s latest human sacrifice. Set here in the late 1960s, "Gallathea" is a reimagined classic that follows each character’s quest for love and understanding of their own place in the world. This lighthearted romp through the woods is filled with magic, music, plenty of mayhem, and, of course, true love.

Kaitlin Nabors directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers. Don't wait to purchase tickets! Due to limited seating, tickets sell fast. But in the intimate Loft Theatre, every audience member gets a front row experience to this performance.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Ailey II

Sumptuous, powerful and jaw-dropping. The up-and-coming dancers of Ailey II are universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Expressive, improvisational and swinging. On Feb. 21, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brings a special night of music making to Boulder audiences in Macky. 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Monday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Open Space

Be moved by dance works that lilt, groove and tumble across a spectrum of styles in this student-produced and CU Dance Connection-curated series.

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Airness

An exuberant comedy about competition, completion—and the mission to shred or be shredded. When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed to becoming the next champion, she discovers that there's more to this art form than playing pretend; it's about finding yourself in your favorite songs and performing with raw joy. Will Nina be able to let go and set herself free onstage? 

Jenna Moll Reyes directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers in the elegant University Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Guys and Dolls

Gamble with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. "Guys and Dolls"—the oddball musical comedy featuring iconic hits like "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"—follows a hilarious cast of characters from Times Square to Havana. Meet gambler Nathan Detroit as he avades the authorities; Adelaide, his girlfriend and a nightclub performer, who laments their 14-year engagement; and unlikely lovebirds Sky Masterson (a gambler) and Sarah Brown (a missionary). With wit and romance, "Guys and Dolls" proves that eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

From orchestras, bands and choirs to jazz, world music and opera to world-class faculty and guest performances, the CU Boulder College of Music brings hundreds of stunning performances to Boulder audiences throughout the academic year. Check back soon for more information about this event!

Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

"Guys and Dolls" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Performance dates and times 

Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Danú

Authentic, fiery and wholehearted. Danú, one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles, presents a vibrant performance in a celebration of traditional and contemporary Irish music. It’s the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! 

For more than 80 years, the Artist Series has brought the globe's finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to Boulder. Many of these performances sell out; order your tickets today to guarantee the best seats.

Performance date and time

Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Remind me

Buying options

Save 20-30% with season tickets. Available in the Full Artist Series or Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

The Current

Experience the dynamic works of CU Boulder dance faculty and the Roser Visiting Artist. From the micro-undulations of transnational fusion to the sweeping attack of contemporary dance, “The Current” brings vanguard artists of today’s dance scene to Boulder.

Tickets sell fast to CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's innovative, multisensory dance performances that take place in and around the intimate Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

Performance dates and times 

Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

They Promised Her the Moon

Many people know the history of the space race and the Mercury Seven. But few have ever heard the ill-fated story of Jerrie Cobb and the Mercury 13: a group of women who underwent the same rigorous psychological and physical astronaut training as their male counterparts but were ultimately denied entry into the space program based on their sex. "They Promised Her the Moon" is a highly theatrical, stunning look at the forces that keep women grounded, for better or worse.

Kent Thompson directs a cast of CU Boulder Department of Theatre & Dance's talented student performers. Don't wait to purchase tickets! Due to limited seating, tickets sell fast. But in the intimate Loft Theatre, every audience member gets a front row experience to this performance.

"They Promised Her the Moon" is a 2021-22 Roe Green Production. The Department of Theatre & Dance is grateful to donor Roe Green. The Roe Green Visiting Theatre Artist fund allows them to invite a professional guest artist to campus each year to work with students. The department welcomes Kent Thompson as this year's Roe Green Visiting Artist.

"They Promised Her the Moon" was developed and produced by Miranda Theatre Company in 2017. "They Promised Her the Moon" was developed at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley as part of their New Works Festival. "They Promised Her the Moon" received its West Coast premiere on April 11, 2019 at The Old Globe, Barry Edelstein, Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director, and Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director

Performance dates and times 

Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, April 17, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more

Postcard from Morocco

Set in a Moroccan train station at the turn of the 20th century, a group of enigmatic strangers interacts with one another, revealing both the mundane and the miraculous in their lives. Colorful and modern, "Postcard from Morocco" explores the physical and emotional baggage we all carry from day-to-day, whether it be an unrealized dream, a mysterious secret—or even a lover in a hat box.

Great repertoire, lavish scenery, amazing voices and outstanding value—these are the hallmarks of the CU Boulder College of Music Eklund Opera Program. Director Leigh Holman and Music Director Nicholas Carthy bring you the best of classical and contemporary opera in these fascinating productions.

By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner

Performance dates and times 

Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.
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Buying Options

Save 15% with season tickets, available in the Choice Option. Single ticket discounts available for groups (10+), seniors (65+), youth (K-12) and CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Learn more