FALL DANCE PREVIEW

September

DENVER VINTAGE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sept. 15-18, Studio Loft at Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 980 14th St., Denver. Tickets: $45 and up

The Denver Vintage Jazz Festival is three nights of music and dancing from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s with workshops, classes, performances and lectures from internationally renowned choreographers.

INDUSTRIAL DANCE ALLIANCE — ‘TO BE HUMAN’

6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $20-$25

This production by Denver-based Industrial Dance Alliance explores the complexities of human emotion. Through film and live dance, this showcase captures how joy, sadness, fear and anger impact us, and the ripple effect those emotions have on our community.

CLEO PARKER ROBINSON — ‘FIREBIRD’

7:30 and 2 p.m. Sept. 16 and 17, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 980 14th St., Denver. Tickets: $20 and up

Unlike traditional versions of this magical ballet which are usually staged in Slavic settings, Cleo Parker Robinson’s lush and innovative interpretation is set in the Hawaiian Islands, with the Firebird being an incarnation of Pele, the Goddess of the Volcano.

BOULDER BALLET — ‘CONNECTION’

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder.

Tickets: $25-$63

Boulder Ballet opens its season with a special program celebrating the power of personal connection to amplify the spirit, featuring work by nationally acclaimed choreographers Caili Quan and Amy Seiwert, as well as local dance maker Sarah Tallman (Wonderbound) and Boulder Ballet’s Ben Needham-Wood.

[UN]WRAP — QUEER LOVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 30, University Theatre Building, 261 University of Colorado, Boulder.

Tickets: $24

This is a week-long experimental sympo- sium that celebrates queer existence and futurity through dance in response to antitrans and anti-queer legislation. It includes workshops, critical conversations, community building practices, a rave and culminating performances.

LEMON SPONGE CAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET — ‘VIENNA VIENNA’

7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $25-$28

Enjoy highly skilled contemporary dance from choreographer Robert Sher-Machherndl in collaboration with Makaila Wallace.

CENTENNIAL STATE BALLET’S FALL SHOWCASE

7 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road. Tickets: $18-$25

The first half of the program will feature “Vespers” performed by Centennial State Ballet youth members followed by “Mobile” performed by Zikr Dance Ensemble. The second half of the program will feature CSB’s youth ballet dancers performing Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals.” The performance will feature narration by Alex Sedrowski as well as the work of the poet Ogden Nash.

October

BOCO FLAMENCO FALL ’23

Oct. 10-13, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $45-$65

BOCO International Flamenco Fall Festival will feature the virtuosity of 2021 Grammy-nominated guitarist Rafael Riqueni.

DEREK HOUGH — ‘SYMPHONY OF DANCE’

7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, Bellco Theater, 1100 Stout St., Denver. Tickets: $39.50 and up Fans will delight in this fusion of dance and music as Emmy-winning dynamo Derek Hough (Dancing With the Stars) explores styles ranging from ballroom and tap to salsa and hip-hop.

WONDERBOUND

— WICKED

BAYOU’ WITH THE WIDOW’S BANE

2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-29, Wonderbound, 3824 Dahlia St., Denver. Tickets: $65

Young lovers fight for their lives against a hurricane, a zombie puppeteer, and a gator who feeds on the hearts of children.

BOULDER BURLESQUE — ‘THE DARK FOREST’

Oct. 20-22, The Spark, 4847 Pearl St., Unit B4, Boulder. Tickets: TBA

Get lost in the haunted woods as Boulder Burlesque beckons you into a mythic realm of fear and seduction, challenge, fear and the unknown.

November

ZIKR DANCE ENSEMBLE — ‘INITIATION’

7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $25-$25

Zikr Dance Ensemble will present a reprise of Tomm Ruud’s miniature masterpiece and audience favorite “Mobile”, along with two new premieres by artistic director David Taylor: “Icarus After” and “Ripples in the Sand,” an abstract multi-media work set to the haunting music of Hans Zimmer.

T2 DANCE COMPANY — ‘LOST & FOUND’

7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder.

Tickets: $15-$25

A collaboration between T2 Dance Company and local poet Joe Howard, exploring loss and what can be found in its aftermath. Featuring vocalist Anne Martinez and film work by Hassan Keivan.

BOULDER BALLET —

‘THE NUTCRACKER’

Nov. 24–26 and Dec. 2-3, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder.

Tickets: $25 and up

This is a beloved holiday treat for the whole family. Clara takes a wondrous journey through the Land of the Sweets, set to a sweeping score by Tchaikovsky.

CENTENNIAL STATE BALLET — ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ TEA PARTY

1 and 4 p.m. Nov. 25 and 26, Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont.

Tickets: $55-$60

The Sugar Plum Tea Party is a shorter, narrated performance of selected scenes from The Nutcracker, perfect for younger patrons, complete with a selection of teas, scones, finger sandwiches and bite-sized desserts. You can even have your photo made with performers.

December

BOULDER BALLET —

’THE NUTCRACKER’

Dec. 2 and 3, Vance Brand Auditorium, 600 E. Mountain View Ave., Longmont.

Tickets: TBA

This is a beloved holiday treat for the whole family. Clara takes a wondrous journey through the Land of the Sweets, set to a sweeping score by Tchaikovsky.

WONDERBOUND — ‘ICY HAUGHT’

Dec. 7-17, Wonderbound, 3824 Dahlia St., Denver. Tickets: TBA

This saucy new show by Garrett Ammon and Sarah Tallman will take you to climes warmer and cooler than you may expect.

CENTENNIAL STATE BALLET — ‘THE NUTCRACKER’

2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17, Niwot High School, 8989 Niwot Road. Tickets: $24-$29

Join Clara as she journeys into her dreams to visit the Nutcracker, Mouse King, Sugar Plum Fairy and a cast of characters in the Land of Sweets.

January

T2 DANCE COMPANY — VERSATILITY

DANCE FESTIVAL

7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theater, 2590

Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: TBA

Now in its sixth year, Versatility Dance Festival presents two nights of great dance on stage and screen, showcasing the best in emerging and established dance companies and dance filmmakers from around the country and beyond.