Long before masks were ever considered “personal protective equipment,” they were functional works of art. In Africa, for instance, they are meant to be used and serve ceremonial purposes: Accepting a boy into manhood, exorcising evil spirits, capturing invisible supernatural forces and…to tell stories.
The Lion King Trivia
/in Broadway/by DCPA PressTest your Disney’s The Lion King knowledge with trivia.
Is this Shakespeare which I see before me?
/in Education/by DCPA PressThis season is all about returning favorites — A Christmas Carol, Camp Christmas, Hip Hop Nutcracker and Shakespeare!?! While Romeo and Juliet isn’t on the season lineup, it returned — for free — as part of DCPA Education’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot program.
A grand reopening to a long-awaited theatre season
/in Theatre Company/by DCPA PressNew Year’s Eve 1979 was not just the birth of a new year. It was the beginning of professional theatre in Denver.
How Dickens Inspired Charity at Christmas
/in Archive, Theatre Company/by DCPA PressCharles Dickens probably had more influence on the way that Christians celebrate Christmas today than any single individual in human history except Jesus Christ.
A Q&A with Kurtis Blow, the rap legend who puts the “hip” in The Hip Hop Nutcracker
/in Archive, Broadway/by DCPA PressAnyone who knows rap or hip hop knows Kurtis Blow. As the first rapper to be signed by a major label, Blow has been blowing up the charts since 1979 with 10 albums in 11 years including the self-titled “Kurtis Blow,” “Deuce,” “Party Time,” “Ego Trip” and “America.”
10 Fun Facts about Disney’s The Lion King
/in Archive, Broadway/by DCPA PressWith more than 70 global theatre awards, The Lion King is a theatrical masterpiece. Here are 10 Fun Facts that make this one of the longest running and most successful musicals of all time.
The Lion King: Bringing the Music to Life
/in Archive, Broadway/by DCPA PressThe Lion King’s musical score reflects the influence of both western popular music and African rhythms.
Masks Make the Story in Disney’s The Lion King
/in Archive, Broadway/by DCPA PressLong before masks were ever considered “personal protective equipment,” they were functional works of art. In Africa, for instance, they are meant to be used and serve ceremonial purposes: Accepting a boy into manhood, exorcising evil spirits, capturing invisible supernatural forces and…to tell stories.
DCPA Theatre Company Announces Playwrights for the 16th Annual Colorado New Play Summit
/in Archive, Theatre Company, New Play Summit/by DCPA PressThe 16th annual festival will take place over two weekends, February 25-26 and March 4-6, and feature readings of new plays by James Ijames, Kimber Lee, Leonard Madrid, and Kirsten Potter.
Lester Ward: Remembering the Former DCPA President, COO and Trustee
/in Archive, Community Engagement, General/by DCPA PressOn Wednesday, October 20, former DCPA President, COO and Trustee Lester Ward passed away. While our lights are dimmed, our appreciation for his 46-years of service will continue to be heard in every round of applause for decades to come.