Tag Archive for: COVID-19

The Importance of Arts and Culture in a Post COVID World

By Hassan Salem, U.S. Bank Head of Commercial Banking, and Trustee & Capital Campaign Chair, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Now more than ever, arts and cultural organizations in the cities and towns where we live need our support, and here’s why. The economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis has hit the arts and […]

Top five reasons that draw people to the theatre year after year

We asked our social media followers what traditions they especially treasure at the theatre. Here are the top five (or six) reasons that draw people to the theatre year after year.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Academy Award®-Winning Virtual Reality Exhibition CARNE y ARENA Debuts in Aurora, Colorado, as First Stop on Multi-Year Tour

Earlier this week, PHI Studio, Legendary Entertainment, and Emerson Collective announced an ongoing partnership to take acclaimed director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual reality exhibition CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) on a multi-year, international tour, set to debut in Aurora, Colorado.

Get to know Hassan Salem – DCPA Trustee, Capital Campaign Chair and new head of Commercial Banking at U.S. Bank

Hassan Salem is a mile-high banker who loves the great outdoors, enjoys golf, is an accomplished skier (not to mention one of the top bankers in the skiing industry), and an avid football fan who never misses a Broncos game if he can help it. He’s also engaged in the theater, predominantly behind the stage, where he is intent on keeping the arts alive and healthy – even in the middle of a global pandemic.

Come From Away continues to offer comfort in the face of adversity

As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Come From Away revamped its “I Am an Islander” program so that students — whether attending school in person or remotely — can use the prompts and tools to investigate current challenges facing communities including COVID-19.

Book Stars: Bringing stories to life in the classroom

Book Stars, part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ (DCPA) larger Dramatic Learning program, provides in-school workshops designed to integrate theatre arts within the core curriculum.

Five reasons to enroll your child in a summer class

Every summer, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts welcomes children of all ages in their summer classes as part of the Robert and Judi Newman Summer Series. Aside from the obvious, “got to keep the kids busy this summer” feeling many parents have, acting classes are a wonderful way for children to try something new, stay active, and make new friends.