laces!Ellie Caulkins Opera HouseBoettcher Concert HallParamount TheatreCleo Parker Robinson Dance TheatreWonderboundDairy Arts CenterMacky AuditoriumLakewood Cultural CenterElaine Wolf Theatre
By Garrett Ammon, with live music by the Clay Rose Band.
Denver’s adventurous contemporary ballet company in a moody, music-driven premiere-week run — dance and a live band sharing one stage.
2 hrs with intermission
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The orchestra also plays John Williams’ Horn Concerto.
Stravinsky’s fairy-tale score played live while Denver’s beloved 56-year-old company brings the Firebird to life onstage — dance and orchestra in one ticket.
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A program created and led entirely by the company’s own dancers — the choreographers of tomorrow, up close, at the friendliest prices in this guide.
2 hrs with intermission
$11.50–$57.50
$23.00–$40.25
Victor Quijada’s ten dancer-athletes fuse breakdancing, ballet, and contemporary — one of the most physical shows touring North America.
$28–$107
Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story as a one-afternoon story ballet — a gentle first ballet for families.
$36.50 adult / $31.50 student & senior / $26.50 child (fees incl.)
With live music by Enion Pelta-Tiller / Taarka.
$35–$135
The classic tale retold by six local dancers in glow-in-the-dark costumes — short, bright, and made for first-timers and kids.
60 min, no intermission
$41–$60.50 + fees
Tickets via the Macky Auditorium Box Office.
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Presented by PNC Bank, with the live Colorado Ballet Orchestra. Budget & access: a sensory-friendly performance Sun Nov 29 at 1:00 PM, and a Pay What You Can performance Sun Nov 29 (evening) — code NUTPWYC, on sale online Nov 15 at 10:00 AM.
Denver’s flagship holiday production — the region’s premiere Nutcracker, with a full live orchestra in the city’s grand opera house.
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“The region’s premiere take on the seasonal favorite ‘The Nutcracker’ is undoubtedly Colorado Ballet’s”
“A second viewing reinforces my view that it is one of the most engaging among the dozens of Nutcrackers I have seen”
The big touring spectacle version — international cast, giant puppets, and acrobatics folded into Tchaikovsky.
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Young aerialists flying over the Gordon Gamm stage — joyful, gravity-optional.
$24.15–$28.75
Cleo Parker Robinson receives a 2026 Dance Magazine Award (Artists/Activists) this fall.
A Denver family tradition for 35 years — a storyteller’s journey through holiday celebrations around the world, told in dance. If you only know Denver dance by reputation, start here: this is its beating heart.
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“In this timeless journey into world cultures, there is no separation between the dancers and the audience.”
By Garrett Ammon, with bluesman Lionel Young and band.
Contemporary ballet soaked in live blues — a juke-joint evening in a theater seat.
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Prices at presenter — the presenter publishes no prices on its page.
$11.50–$23