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Boulder Magic Show: New Year Celebration | Jan. 1, 2PM & 7PM
2027-01-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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“Beautifully Done!” – Penn & Teller
Come to the Dairy Arts Center for this very special FAMILY FRIENDLY event to welcome in the New Year the right way – with an absolutely amazing magic show designed to delight the whole family! Tickets are very limited and expected to sell out, so book now!
As always, the Boulder Magic Show is hosted and curated by our own Braden Carlisle as he continues to curate the best magic in the nation to bring to Colorado.
This is the best family magic show you’ll ever see! Not just for kids, not just for adults, Braden Carlisle took the Pixar mindset and created a magic show for everyone to enjoy!
Braden Carlisle tours the country with his incredible magic show for family audiences. In his home state of Colorado, Braden has performed a monthly Sold-Out Magic Show for 91 consecutive months.
Surround yourself with great energy and better magic at the mind-blowing show out that will leave you gasping at tricks that are so astounding you’ll be asking “how?” every few minutes. Innovative feats of magic are fused with family friendly fun as magician and comedian Braden Carlisle takes audiences on a journey of mini-miracles.
Far from the tackiness or cheesiness* often associated with magicians, Braden’s magic is funny, sharp and relies on a lifetime of practice and performing experience. You’ve seen a rabbit get pulled out of a hat, but have you seen a man swallow a balloon larger than a small child?
The best part about the Boulder Magic Show is that it appeals to all ages. The humor is family friendly and the magic is universally awe-inspiring. You will be thinking about that big finale long after you leave the theater.
Braden Carlisle delivers a spectacle packed with magic, comedy, and miracles in sold-out theaters across North America and extended residencies in Denver and New York. Magic happens both on stage and off while everyone is involved in an unforgettable performance designed to amaze and enthrall.
This show is filled with inspiring music, magic, and hilarious comedy. Get your tickets now to see the funniest magic show you will ever experience.
*Top Hat Not Included
As Seen On: CBS, Dropout.TV, Crowd Control, Over 1 Billion Views Online

Drop-In Writing Sessions
2027-01-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): Once Upon A Bridge | Feb. 18-Mar. 14
2027-02-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Colorado Premiere
At approximately 7:40 a.m. on May 5, 2017, a male jogger shoved a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on London’s Putney Bridge. The alert bus driver swerved out of the way, saving the woman’s life.
The entire incident was captured on a CCTV video, thrusting the incident into one of the biggest stories of the year.
Irish playwright Sonya Kelly, inspired by the events of that day, explores the lives of the three unnamed strangers in a lyrical play that has received widespread acclaim.
In her fictional reimagining of a story that gripped a nation, Kelly holds up a mirror to our own lives, revealing how the relentless nature of modern life can lead to a loss of humanity as well as acts of courage and heroism.

Thursday, February 18 is Preview Night regular tickets are just $25!

COmpass REsonance: JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND PIPES featuring Christopher Holman
2027-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Grace Commons Church, 1820 15th Street, Boulder, 80302, United States
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This concert takes place at Grace Commons Church: 1820 15th Street, Boulder, CO
Pre-concert lecture by the artist: in the Grace Commons Chapel at 6:30PM.
Performance: in the Grace Commons Sanctuary at 7:30PM.
Christopher Holman, Oxford Scholar and top prize recipient of the Albert Schweitzer International Organ Competition performs a solo recital presented by COmpass REsonance. This program traces the remarkable legacy of the Bach family through works for the organ, from Johann Sebastian Bach’s dramatic Prelude and Fugue in B Minor to Johann Christian Bach’s playful transcription of Joseph Haydn’s “Imperial” Symphony. Performed on the tracker organ at Grace Commons Church — an entirely mechanical instrument whose keys are directly linked to the pipes — the music speaks with exceptional clarity, with every nuance of touch shaping the sound. The result is a vivid portrait of a musical family whose influence continues to resonate across centuries.
Program:
Symphony No. 53 in D Major “Imperial” by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), arranged for solo organ by Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata in G Major, Op. 5, No. 3 by Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, BWV Anh. 745 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 by J.S. Bach
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 by J.S. Bach
Approximate run time: 65 minutes performed without intermission
After completing extensive graduate musicological and performance work at Basel’s famed Schola Cantorum, Christopher Holman completed a PhD at Oxford, where he directed ensembles and served as Lecturer. His solo organ performances have taken him across the planet, playing historic and modern organs in every context: from basso continuo to the large solo works of Olivier Messiaen at the world’s great cathedrals. Dr. Holman has given lectures at University of Oxford, Université Sorbonne in Paris, Eastman School of Music, and Trinity College Dublin, and currently serves as Director of Music at St. Gertrude’s Cathedral in Cincinnati. He performed as continuo keyboardist in the 2022 Boulder Bach Festival recording (on the Sono Luminus label) and has collaborated with COmpass REsonance in performances of dozens of composers, from 1600 onward.
CORE’s Music Director and Dr. Holman have been friends and colleagues for nearly twenty years, having performed across the United States together in duo recitals, chamber music, and larger ensemble contexts, on period and modern instruments. CORE is thrilled to offer this lecture and solo recital as the center-point of our 2026/27 season, with two orchestra concerts preceding it and two following it. This recital in context with the entire season points to CORE’s roots as a Bach festival and ongoing commitment to performance practices across time and cultures, navigating the waters of music history with Bach as our compass.

MAD LIBrarians
2027-02-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Watch top-notch improvisers light up the stage, while your kids’ faces light up!
At each one-of-a-kind show, kids in the audience make up new book titles and then the MAD LIBrarians hilariously off-the-cuff stories to go with the kids’ titles.
A free craft starts at the listed show time of every performance!
Sunday, 08/09/26, 11 am – CARSEN
Sunday, 10/11/26, 11 am – CARSEN
Sunday, 11/22/26, 11 am – CARSEN
Sunday, 12/06/26, 11 am – GRACE GAMM
Sunday, 02/21/27, 11 am – CARSEN
Sunday, 04/18/27, 11 am – GRACE GAMM

Boulder Ballet presents Rebels and Innovators | Mar. 5 - 7
2027-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Innovation doesn’t happen by playing it safe—and it doesn’t happen just once.
Now in its second year, Rebels and Innovators returns as a growing tradition at Boulder Ballet—an annual platform dedicated to bold voices, risk-taking, and the artists shaping what comes next. What began as an exploration of creative rebellion is quickly becoming a defining space for choreographic invention and artistic evolution.

COmpass REsonance: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE with Vadim Gluzman and CORE
2027-04-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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One of the world’s most famous violin soloists, “a musician’s musician,” Vadim Gluzman returns to perform with COmpass REsonance. The program begins with “Distant Light” Violin Concerto by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, a work Gluzman has performed all over the world to great acclaim. It is a significant work that uses modal and tonal building blocks to create something both new and ancient, a timeless work of power and beauty. Distant Light is aligned with our program’s theme, Message in a Bottle: the message coming from a distant land beyond the horizon. And what is the message? Across time and cultures we find our shared humanity.

Gluzman, born in Ukraine, spent his formative years studying the violin in Riga, Latvia, before coming to the United States for university studies. His career as one of the world’s top violin soloists includes historically informed Bach, monumental Romantic and post-Romantic violin concertos, chamber music, and a long list of world premieres by living composers. He will lead COmpass REsonance in a world premiere that begins the second half of this concert. After that we head to the 18th Century with a trio sonata by Heinichen, followed by the great Violin Concerto in E Major by J.S. Bach.

This program features Gluzman as soloist in two violin concertos, guest leader of CORE in a new work, and as chamber music collaborator in a trio sonata, along with violinist Zachary Carrettin, cellist Joseph Howe, and harpsichordist Mina Gajic.
Program:
“Distant Light” Violin Concerto by Peteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Intermission
World Premiere (new work to be announced)
Trio Sonata in C Minor, S258 by Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E Major, BWV 1042 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Approximate run time: 90 minutes including intermission
Vadim Gluzman is one of the top concert artists in the world today, appearing as concerto soloist with every great orchestra, from the New York Philharmonic to the Berlin Philharmonic. One of his many unique qualities is how he approaches the music of J.S. Bach, using historical bows and an approach to style that is deeply rooted in Baroque performance practice. In 2025, he recorded The Complete Bach Violin Concertos with COmpass REsonance using period bows and harpsichord, released on London-based Onyx Classics label.
The continued collaboration with Mr. Gluzman has proven to be extremely artistically rewarding for CORE musicians, and this time, in addition to performing the work of Bach, CORE/Gluzman are presenting the world premiere of a new work, chamber music by Bach contemporary Heinichen, and the famous “Distant Light” Violin Concerto by Peteris Vasks.

Boulder Opera Company MainStage: Faust by Gounod
2027-04-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Boulder Opera presents Faust, a sweeping tale of love, ambition, and redemption featuring an ensemble orchestra led by Steven Aguiló-Arbúes. Based on Goethe’s legendary story, the opera follows the aging scholar Faust as he makes a dangerous pact with Méphistophélès in exchange for youth and renewed passion. Filled with some of opera’s most beloved music, including the famous “Jewel Song” and powerful choral scenes, this production brings Gounod’s masterpiece to life in an intimate and emotionally charged setting.

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): The Effect | April 15 - May 9, 2027
2027-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A man and a woman enter a clinical trial for an antidepressant and fall madly in love.
Was it the Dopamine, delivered in ever increasing quantities, that ignites the spark between them, or their natural connection and affinity for one another.
Acclaimed British playwright Lucy Prebble explores what it means to manipulate our emotions and our brains in the age of biohacking.
At a time when modern pharmaceutical companies promise to lift depression, boost the libido and help concentrate the mind, The Effect poses the question — what is real in the way we think, dream, and love?

Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 16 are Preview Night, regular tickets are just $25!
Monday, April 26 is Industry Night, regular tickets are just $25!

Boulder Ballet presents Vital | May 14 - 16, 2027
2027-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Experience the vitality of presence, the power of connection, and the beauty of being human with works from Ma Cong and world premieres by Ben Needham-Wood and Nicolo Fonte.

COmpass REsonance: SANDS OF TIME with Mina Gajić and CORE
2027-05-28 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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CORE’s Artistic Director, Mina Gajić performs the rarely heard Piano Concerto in A Minor (1822) by Felix Mendelssohn, a fiendishly difficult and impassioned work. Dr. Gajić, joined by violinist Zachary Carrettin and flutist Ysmael Reyes, presents another rarity, J.S. Bach’s trio sonata from “A Musical Offering,” performed in early Romantic Era style. As Mendelssohn was one of the first Bach-focused musicologists, this performance looks to Bach as Mendelssohn would have heard and performed Bach’s music. The program opens with the strings of COmpass REsonance performing a riveting work featuring fiery fugues by a composer who traveled in Bach’s circles, Christoph Graupner.

Program:
Sonata à 4 for strings and continuo, GWV724 by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)
Trio Sonata from Musikalisches Opfer, BWV1079 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for Piano and Strings in A Minor (1822) by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Approximate run time: 70 minutes performed without intermission
Dr. Mina Gajić brings a unique vision as Artistic Director of COmpass REsonance. Her work spans four continents as piano soloist and collaborator, and as a recording artist on modern pianos, Romantic Era period pianos, and harpsichord. Her discography includes J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor (Boulder Bach Festival—Sono Luminus), continuo keyboard in The Bach Violin Concertos in addition to piano in duo collaboration with Vadim Gluzman (COmpass REsonance—Onyx Classics), Mozart/Pärt/Vasks solo and chamber music (Sonic Alchemy), Tajcevic/Granlund solo and duo works (Confluence), Schubert chamber music on period instruments (Boundless), prepared piano works by John Cage (Bach UnCaged), and new work by Icelandic composers as part of the duo, Mystery Sonata with Zachary Carrettin (Aequora).
Prior to emigrating from Belgrade, Serbia, Dr. Gajić won numerous international piano and collaborative music competitions in Europe. She then completed graduate degrees at Rice University Shepherd School of Music and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with studies in piano, chamber music, and harpsichord, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at University of Colorado. Due to her performances, recordings, and innovative work with Boulder Bach Festival, Art of Duo Competition, and COmpass REsonance, she has been featured in interviews and articles internationally, including Under30CEO, Gramophone UK, Muzique Magazine, Magnetic Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Early Music America, and SWR KULTUR.
