Performing Arts - The Durango Herald

‘Falstaff’ is Verdi’s only comedic opera

The irrepressible Sir John Falstaff has been variously described as a braggart and swaggart, the prince of rascals and by Giuseppe Verdi himself, “an amusing rogue.” No wonder the...

DATE: Dec 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘A Wonderful Life’ on air, on stage

Holiday classic to have 2 casts and 2 weekends

DATE: Dec 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Glamorous Victory Belles revive World War II era

NEW ORLEANS – Decked out in 1940s throwback tailored dresses and perfectly coiffed curls, The Victory Belles seem delightfully out of place in the age of hip-hop. They sing big-ba...

DATE: Dec 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Broadway theaters gobble up Thanksgiving records

NEW YORK – Thanksgiving was rough on turkeys but pretty good for Broadway theaters – several shows broke records during the holiday weekend, from new kid on the block “Kinky Boots” to the ol...

DATE: Dec 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Baxter Black tells stories with style

Show will benefit La Plata Open Space Conservancy

DATE: Nov 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Navigating a night journey

FLC stages new work written for, about today’s students

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Young actors are in a ‘Pickle’

Durango author adapts children’s book for DAC theater production

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Yogis leave the studio for stage

Living Yoga Project makes exercise entertaining

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Doing as the Romans did

‘Tosca’ is tragic fiction based on historic events

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Original Sly Stallone likes Karl’s ‘natural humility’

NEW YORK – Picking the guy who will play Rocky Balboa onstage was no easy task. Just ask Sylvester Stallone, who helped cast Broadway veteran Andy Karl. “Having gone through lite...

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Window display

DATE: Oct 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Pagosa players dodge plague in ‘One Flea Spare’

Pagosa’s Thingamajig Theatre Company is mirroring the drastic transition of seasons from summer into a cold, snowy fall. For its October production, Thingamajig unveiled the dark and thought...

DATE: Oct 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.