The Newman Center for the Performing Arts receives $25,000 Arts Innovation Grant from Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
March 3, 2021 DENVER – The Newman Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) at the University of Denver received a $25,000 grant from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation for its Community Connections Project. This initiative aims to engage new audiences through community partnerships and strategic programming. Although NCPA’s core mission has remained the same, the
The Newman Center for the Performing Arts receives $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts
February 4, 2021 DENVER – The Newman Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) at the University of Denver received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This financial aid will be directed at presenting NCPA’s Virtual Season to ensure arts engagement in the Colorado community, while in-person events remain postponed. As a result
When Was the First Time You Went to the Theatre?
I remember the first time I went with my classmates to the theatre in December 2000. Our headteacher, Mrs Mosco, had organized for the entire school of 300 six to eleven-year-olds to see The Nutcracker at The Lowry Theatre in Manchester, UK. It was a thirty-minute bus ride from our
Newman Center Reveal Spotlights on DU News
Our program manager Ramsey Walker spoke to DU News about the reveal of the upcoming season at the Newman Center. Our theatre is one of the University of Denver’s best public spaces and we aspire to provide diverse programming that offers students, neighbors, and friends an outlet for experiencing communal
Lamont School of Music Keeps Performance Alive with #DULamontCommunity
The hashtag #DULamontCommunity encourages past and present faculty and students to showcase their talents on Facebook and Instagram. With COVID-19 putting a halt to recitals, DU’s Lamont School of Music has encouraged students and staff from the past and present to create and perform, adding their own spin to Stay
A Virtual Season Reveal: Newman Center 2020-2021 is here!
We’ve taken a pause and the theatre is airing out in anticipation for our 2020-2021 season. The unprecedented closure caused by COVID-19 has taken its toll on arts organizations around the world, but we’ve noticed that these associations have continued to bring creativity and color into our homes during this
Camille A. Brown Live Streams Social Dance for Social Distancing
Classes, business, and gym sessions have migrated to online platforms and now the arts have followed suit. Camille A. Brown, a prolific Black female choreographer, will host live social dance classes on her Instagram page every Monday 2pm EST for five weeks. Founded on the belief that social dance is
Dee Dee Bridgewater Masterclass
NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater led a masterclass for high school students to encourage and equip aspiring young artists in Colorado. On November 9, 2019, jazz sensation Dee Dee Bridgewater held her masterclass at Newman Center with students from East High School in Denver. The session coached the students on vocal techniques and shared her
Incarcerated Women Made History with “A Christmas Carol” Performance
Women inmates presented life-changing performances of A Christmas Carol at the Newman Center through DU’s Prison Arts Initiative. The multifaceted Prison Arts Initiative brings the arts to incarcerated individuals with the goal to promote growth and change in their lives. To date the project has presented two plays. The first,
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