The Newman Center’s popular student matinee series features four performances during the 2024-25 season. The Newman Center is happy to announce that thanks to the generous support of donors to the Newman Center Education Fund, the student matinee series is now COMPLETELY FREE for all students and chaperones. Transportation subsidies are also available to qualifying schools.
Each student matinee will feature curricular materials and literacy connections, allowing teachers and students to learn more about the art and the artist before the show. Click on the registration links below for more information and to reserve your FREE tickets!
“For many of my students, this was the very first concert they had ever attended, and they LOVED it!”
Christine Kamiskie
music teacher, Knapp Elementary
Introducing the 2024-25 Student Matinee Series:
ArtistiCO: Fiestas Navidenas
Dec 3, 10:15am
Colorado based Latinx dance ensemble ArtistiCO will take students on a tour of Christmas celebrations throughout the country of Mexico. The dances performed will feature original choreography based on traditional dances from the Mexican dance masters.
(This show is currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact luke.wachter@du.edu. We also encourage you to consider the amazing shows we have planned with Limón Dance and säje!)
Limón Dance Company
Feb 18, 10:15am
Limón Dance Company has been at the vanguard of American modern dance since its inception in 1946. Limón4Kids teaches powerful, effective techniques that help young people live fully in their bodies and relate to the world around them.
Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, this hilarious and heartwarming new production follows the chronicles of Dog Man.
(This show is currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please contact luke.wachter@du.edu. We also encourage you to consider the amazing shows we have planned with Limón Dance and säje!)
säje
Apr 2, 10:15am
2024 GRAMMY winners for “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals,” the women creators of säje are all composer/arrangers, vocalists and entrepreneurs, bringing their disparate experiences and influences together to explore, create, and celebrate the music that moves them.
We understand that occassionally plans change. Please do your best to be as accurate as possible when making your reservation. If you need to modify or cancel your reservation, please contact luke.wachter@du.edu as soon as possible so tickets can be released to the waitlist.
Yes, the Newman Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2344 East Iliff Avenue in Denver. The Newman Center parking garage is located immediately south of the Newman Center at University and Wesley. A free parking pass will be provided to student matinee series audiences.
All performances are wheelchair accessible and assisted listening devices are available. Please let us know in advance if your students will be requiring special seating, personal captioning devices, or any other assistance to make your visit more enjoyable. Your school must provide interpreters for deaf students, unless otherwise noted.
Only under very extreme circumstances will we cancel a performance. In the event that we cancel a performance, we will make every effort to schedule your students for a future performance.
Turn off all cell phones, watch alarms, and any electronic devices before entering the theatre.
Food, gum, beverages, and backpacks are not allowed in the theatre. We ask that these items be left at school or on the bus. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items.
For students bringing lunch to eat on campus, lunches may be brought into the performance hall, but must not be opened or consumed until classroom is at its lunch location.
