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...
“The haunting sound of the Native American flute is gaining more widespread appeal in recent years, and R. Carlos Nakai is the reason for it," Billboard [caption id="attachment_33176" align="alignright" width="183"] R. Carlos Nakai[/caption] Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native...
Patron’s Night is Tuesday, July 23, Town Park Stage. Wine, beer and cocktail reception at 7 p.m. features food by Butcher & Baker. Show at 8 p.m. In the absence of credible evidence to the contrary despite much ado, Shakespeare must be viewed as the author...
[caption id="attachment_32890" align="alignright" width="300"] Dan Castellaneta, playwright & voice of Homer Simpson, in town for Telluride Playwrights Fest[/caption] SPARKy Productions is proud to present the annual Telluride Playwrights Festival, which takes place this heart from Tuesday, July 23 – Sunday, July 28. The 2013 event includes...
[caption id="attachment_32729" align="alignright" width="300"] David Byrne & St. Vincent[/caption] Where were you Thursday night, June 20, 2009? If you, like we, were at Telluride Bluegrass, you witnessed the white out. We are referring to that magic moment when David Byrne & Co. – band and dancers – all...
Summer dance performances bring extraordinary, top tier talent to Telluride. MOMIX to offer at master class for intermediate dancers & above, July 16, 12:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_32568" align="alignright" width="205"] MOMIX: Botanica[/caption] This summer, the Palm Theatre and Palm Arts are launching a professional summer dance series in...
[caption id="attachment_31711" align="alignleft" width="200"] Cellist Edward Aaron debuts at Telluride Musicfest[/caption] The 11th annual Telluride Musicfest continues this week, with programs based on the theme "Bohemians." "Bohemian folk melodies are beautifully expressive, there's a sense of emotions being very close to the surface, and Bohemian rhythmic impulses are...
"As a community we should be duly proud of the work of all the individuals within the arts environment, for helping us receive this award, which puts Telluride not only in the spotlight, but places us in the leadership of this state, related to the...
[caption id="attachment_31926" align="alignright" width="300"] Luciano[/caption] Music has run deeply throughout Luciano's life. Born Jepther Washington McClymont on October 20, 1964 in Davey Town, a small community located atop a hilly region on the road to Mandeville in the central Jamaican parish of Manchester. Luciano was raised in...
A series of four house concerts begin Wednesday, June 26, through July 7 BOHEMIANS: Beethoven and "bohemianism" share more than an alliterative bond. According to bravura violinist and music historian Maria Bachmann, also artistic director of the Telluride Musicfest, the iconic composer's revolutionary thinking anticipated the nationalism...
