Performing Arts - The Durango Herald

Sidelined ‘Mean Girls’ musical won’t reopen on Broadway

NEW YORK – Producers of the Broadway musical “Mean Girls” have decided not to restart when authorities allow theaters to reopen in New York City, the second and likely not last established s...

DATE: Jan 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Virtual performances span the world from Santa Fe

SANTA FE (AP) – Performance groups in Santa Fe have taken the adage “the show must go on” to heart during the coronavirus pandemic as they turn to a new stage: the internet. With ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Tony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71

NEW YORK – Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and bey...

DATE: Dec 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango Dance brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to the drive-in

Community talent gathers for holiday tradition ... with a twist

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Fort Lewis College stages coming-of-age American drama

‘Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them’ will be available online

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango High School Troupe 1096 takes to the airwaves with ‘Pontypool’

Horror radio show to be aired Halloween night on 99X

DATE: Oct 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Merely Players stages tragicomedy online

‘WAKEY, WAKEY’ opens this weekend

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Wave of ‘Nutcracker’ cancellations hits dance companies hard

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For many, it’s not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King and, of course, the Nutcracker Prince. But this ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Spend a night at the opera: The MET makes it easy online

Will the biggest of all art forms, grand opera, survive the pandemic? Will die-hard Durango fans ever gather again Saturday mornings at Fort Lewis College for The MET Live in HD? ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Much ado at Jenkins Ranch Park

Merely Players’ Studio Series refreshes Shakespeare

DATE: Sep 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Nigerian boy gains fame after dance video goes viral

LAGOS, Nigeria – When Anthony Mmesoma Madu was videoed practicing ballet barefoot in the drizzling rain in Nigeria earlier this year, the 11-year-old thought the footage would be used for a ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

World-class hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance dies

Champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance, who traveled the world performing with Cirque du Soleil then returned to New Mexico to coach youth dancers, has died at age 30. LaRance, who ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts