Performing Arts

Please scroll down to bottom of story to eavesdrop on my interview with violinist Maria Bachmann of the Trio Solisti. Maria, a bravura performer is also artistic director of the upcoming Telluride Musicfest.  [caption id="attachment_51272" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Maria Bachmann & the Trio Solisti, the heart of...

This year, the Telluride Playwrights Festival has upped its game by inviting acting, directing, and playwright members of the innovative Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to come and use Telluride as a theatrical testing stage for groundbreaking new work. The relationship is a win win: this major company gets...

What: The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents a night of  New Orleans Jazz with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band When: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 8:30 p.m. (doors at 8 p.m.) Where: Sheridan Opera House, 110 North Oak Street, Telluride, Colo. Ticket Info: Tickets are $35 general admission floor ($40 day...

Event takes place Thursday, June 4, 2015, 4-6 p.m., FREE in Elks Park For the past 24 years, the Sheridan Arts Foundation kicks off the summer with the Wild West Fest bringing 30-50 underserved youth from all over the country to Telluride for a week of...

Tickets here for “Detroit” at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company. Through June 19. [caption id="attachment_50784" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Karen Slack, Brian Landis Falkins, Amanda Berg Wilson, Josh Hartwell, courtesy Curious Theatre Company[/caption] Buckle down or party on? Resist the urge or grab another Pabst? Cheetos or caviar? Stay in your hole? Or...

What: The Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People’s Theater presents “This is a Test,” a one-act play by Stephen Gregg, directed by Jennifer Julia When: Monday, May 18, 2015, 7 p.m., doors at 6:30 p.m. Where: Sheridan Opera House, Telluride, Colorado, 110 N. Oak Street Ticket Info: This show...

Sheridan Arts Foundation’s Young People’s Theater proudly presents “Beauty & The Beast.” Production is adapted and directed by Jennifer Julia, performed by students in grades 3 - 5 at the historic Sheridan Opera House, May 1-2, 6 p.m.; May 3, 2 p.m.  Adults $13; children 12 & under $11 and...

Eddie Roberts' West Coast Sounds featuring Jennifer Hartswick, Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys, Nosotros and more to play Telluride Jazz Festival July 31st - August 2nd, 2015. Tickets/passes here now. Famed jazz and funk guitarist Eddie Roberts of the UK funk powerhouse The New Mastersounds...

Now that Telluride’s official ski season 2015 is really and truly over and done, you may be heading out of town for a Big City fix. A little splash-splash in a cultural bath perhaps? If the Big Apple is on your agenda, consider booking tickets now to “Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two." While this...

Beyond the Groove  presents The Motet and Elephant Revival to play Club Red at the Telluride Conference Center,  Mountain Village, Thursday & Friday, April 2 & 3, 2015. Doors, for The Motet, 7:30 p.m.; show time, 8 p.m. Doors for ER, 8 p.m.; show time, 8:30...