Performing Arts

[caption id="attachment_33790" align="alignright" width="300"] Mudd Butts, Initiation Day, with Zach and Jolie in the crowd.[/caption] Ask anyone who has ever attended the Telluride Academy's Mudd Butts Mystery Drama Troupe and they will tell you that theater is the ultimate learning tool – and not just because...

The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents a night of Texas country western swing with Asleep at the Wheel at the historic Sheridan Opera House. The concert takes place Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show are $35 (plus a $3 ticketing fee)...

[caption id="attachment_33673" align="alignright" width="300"] Sally and Kim working with their cast and young team[/caption] Two classics, Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers (1844) and Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884), include direct references to the novel widely considered among the greatest works of fiction ever...

[caption id="attachment_33503" align="alignright" width="201"] Paula Poundstone[/caption] Paula Poundstone of NPR’s news quiz show, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me," to perform at historic Sheridan Opera House Sunday, August 4 Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula Poundstone is famous for...

A community farewell takes place Tuesday, July 30, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Arroyo Telluride. When we first met in the mid-1990s,I did not speak fluent ballet. And I am still not sure if a revoltarde is something that you spread on celery. But Valerie Madonia demanded...

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival celebrates two decades of putting on one of the most well-respected festivals in the country – and Listen Up Denver! is throwing a party. The evening celebrating Telluride Blues & Brews takes place at Park House in Denver, 1515 Madison...

"Flowing with undeniable power," The New York Times on Complexions The vote was unanimous. For its exceptional inventiveness, seamless integration of technology, and the sheer physical beauty and athleticism of its dancers, MOMIX: Botanica was the "best performance ever" on the Palm stage. Definitely a hard act...

[caption id="attachment_33240" align="alignright" width="188"] Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta, in town with "The Banana Tree"[/caption] Dan Castellanata is a vegetarian and teetotaler, who practices T'ai Chi and exercises regularly. Why do we care? Because the actor-comedian-screenwriter is best known for his long-running role as a guy...

The 3rd annual Summer Spectacular with “Pippi Longstocking” What: The 3rd annual Summer Spectacular with a performance from “Pippi Longstocking” When: Friday, July 26, 1 p.m.  Where: Sheridan Opera House, 110 N. Oak Street, Telluride, CO 81435 More information: It’s the third annual SAF Young People’s Theater Summer...

Editor's note. Telluride Theatre's "Twelfth Night" left no doubt that even 450 years (almost) after his death, Shakespeare is able to lure audiences with his uncanny ability to draw out the quirks of human nature. And because human nature is complex, sometimes cruel, often the...