Fine Arts Center

The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Production of WHERE WE BELONG
2023-04-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-04-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
In 2015, a Mohegan theatre-maker moves to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, grappling with the question of what it means to remain or leave, as the Brexit vote threatens to further disengage the UK from the wider world. Moving between nations that have failed to reckon with their ongoing roles in colonialism, Achokayis finds comfort in the journeys of their Native ancestors who had to cross the ocean in the 1700s to help their people. In this intimate and exhilarating solo piece directed by Mei Ann Teo, Sayet asks us what it means to belong in an increasingly globalized world.

Indigenous Dance Performances
2023-04-15 15:30 - 16:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
In conjunction with The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Production of Where We Belong, please join us this Saturday, April 15, at 3:30 p.m. and again at 7 p.m., for Indigenous dance performances featuring Sarah Ortegon and Colorado Native Organization Dance Troop. Sarah Ortegon, who is Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho, will be presenting the jingle dress dance, a healing dance where the dancer’s prayers are carried to the creator. Haleakala is Kanaka-Maoli, who is Lakota and Taos Pueblo, is also a jingle dress dancer. Nick Ohitika Najin, who is Mni Coujou Lakota, will be presenting a Northern Plains Traditional dance, which is based on telling stories about war, hunting, and life.
Each performance is approximately 15–20 minutes long.
Free and open to the public.

Eiko Otake performance: Intervention
2023-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for a new performance by Eiko Otake at the Fine Arts Center during our First Friday celebrations! Free access to see Eiko Otake: I Invited Myself, vol. II on view in the museum.
In this site-specific performance, Otake will perform a series of actions in different museum locations while leading audiences to her exhibition on the second floor. Audiences should be prepared to follow Otake and find places to sit or stand in each location. Please be mindful that site-specific performances do not always offer clear sightlines, leaving it to audiences to discover how to best arrange themselves in the moment. There will be limited seating available for audience members who need physical support during the performance. Audience members may request mobility/physical assistance at patron services.
Space is limited. Please register in advance.

First Friday
2023-04-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for First Friday celebration from 5–8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by this chic, historic venue.

FREE museum admission — see what’s on view
CC Student Bluegrass Trio The Tumbleweeds will play 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Art in Deco Lounge by Mateo Ramirez
Drinks and snacks available for purchase
FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, running along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries
Eiko Otake performance in the museum

Eiko Otake: Public Talks and Conversations April 6
2023-04-06 | Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
In celebration of Otake’s solo exhibition I Invited Myself, vol. II, the Department of Theater and Dance at Colorado College will host a series of two-day events featuring film screenings, live performance by Otake, and conversations with faculty, scholars, and curators.
Conversation: What to do with Eiko?
Thursday April 6, 4–5 p.m.
Jodee Nimerichter, Brian Rogers, Rosemary Candelario
Screening: A Body in Fukushima
Thursday April 6, 6 p.m.
Created and edited by Eiko Otake, this feature length film is composed from still photographs by William Johnston that recorded her lone performance in the surreal, irradiated landscapes of post-nuclear meltdown Fukushima over five visits.
The film had its world premiere at the Museum of Modern Art’s Doc Fortnight Festival 2022 and has since been screened in many festivals worldwide. Historian and photographer William Johnston’s talk with scholar Karen Shimakawa will follow the screening.

Panelists and special guests for April include:
Elise Butterfield, Independent Curator based in Chicago
Rosemary Candelario, Associate Professor of Dance at Texas Woman’s University
Joshua Chambers-Letson, Professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University
William Johnston, Photographer and Professor of History, Science in Society, Environmental Studies, and East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University
Thomas (T.) Jean Lax, Curator, Department of Media and Performance at the Museum of Modern Art
Marda Kirn, Founding Director of EcoArts Connections
Paula Lawrence, independent art consultant, New York
Jodee Nimerichter, Executive Director of the American Dance Festival
Karen Shimakawa, Associate Professor, Department of Performance Studies at NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Pallavi Snram, Associate Professor, Department of theater and Dance at Colorado College
Ryan Platt, Associate Professor, Department of theater and Dance at Colorado College
Brian Rogers, Artistic Director of The Chocolate Factory, New York
Andrew Wallace, Senior Advisor at Funders for LGBTQ Issues and Organizational Development Consultant. CC’12
Additional guests to be announced.
All events are free and open to the public.
Image: Eiko Otake, photo by Ben McKeown

Talkback: In The Heights
2023-04-02 16:30 - 17:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for a FREE talkback with Marisa Hebert following the final Sunday performance of In The Heights.

In the Heights
2023-03-05 14:00 - 16:30, 2023-03-02 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood — a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. A Hip Hop musical with a Salsa beat, In The Heights is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.

FAC Member Tour: Behind the scenes theatre tour
2023-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Experience a rare behind the scenes look of our theater. Visit the prop room and costume shop, where we make almost all of the costumes you see in our stage productions. Go backstage (and even under the stage) to learn about the theater’s rigging and fly systems.
Not a member? Sign up now for as little as $5 a month!
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Introduction to Watercolor for Teens
2023-03-27 10:00 - 2023-03-29 12:00 | Bemis School of Art, 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
This spring break intensive workshop is for teens that want to try watercolor! They will learn basic watercolor skills including the basics of value, line, shape, form, perspective, and color. They will also explore how to assemble their own materials in the future to be able to paint anywhere. Everyone will have enough practice and confidence in their skills to keep tackling new things after class! Supplies will be provided.

Ages 12-16
Instructor: Sophia Hanna
