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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Vail Dance Festival returns with its spirit intact and its lineup packed by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

At the Vail Fest, there is no hierarchy. The fine art and the street art and the made-for-TV art are equal.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:32AM

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Taxidermied animals become a selfie backdrop at “The Unbearable Impermanence of Things” by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Maybe it's possible -- even better -- to understand things in their organic, dynamic state.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:12PM

Friday, November 1, 2019

Free museums, discount theater and Night Lights: Our picks from Denver Arts Week 2019 by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Wait 'til you see what's gonna happen to Daniels & Fisher Tower.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:56PM

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Review: A 1951 opera is making a comeback because it’s, you know, a little gay by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

A 1951 opera, which premiered before the love that dare not sing its name evolved into something nobody really cares about, is seeing renewed interest.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:24AM

Sunday, March 10, 2019

“Horror” and “immersive” are two words you might not want to hear together. This opera is going for it. by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

The sets are minimal, not much more than a free-standing doorway and some hand-held props. Instead, video artist Chris Bagley is making projections that will give viewers a surreal sense tha…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:51AM

Monday, February 4, 2019

Colorado Ballet’s colorful “The Wizard of Oz” hopes to take Denver by storm by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Turns out, "The Wizard of Oz" truly is great and powerful -- and benevolent to the Colorado Ballet. The company's new production of the classic tale took on historic proportions before it ev…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:24AM

Friday, October 12, 2018

Opera on Tap brings the art form (and beer) to Denver audiences thirsting for the highlights, not long nights by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

OOT, as its called, edits out the story and the stiffness and the protracted intermissions and serves up just the thrills. Cheers to that.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:18PM

Monday, October 1, 2018

Why everyone in the classical arts ought to be paying attention to Philly by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Philadelphia is reaffirming that classical music has a legit place in 21st century American art, and anyone who cares about opera ought to pay attention.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:48PM

Friday, April 20, 2018

Shiny new piece of architecture means a fresh opportunity for the arts in Colorado Springs by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

The building -- monumental at 92,000 square feet and pricey at $70 million -- is an investment in things real and symbolic.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:18PM

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Five Denver arts groups to face off reality-show style in hopes of landing cultural grant by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Just about anything can happen when five arts groups square off against one another for $55,000 in funding before a live audience and a panel of judges.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:16PM

Thursday, January 4, 2018

“Hamilton,” Kirkland reopening, Degas and more art events to look forward to in Denver this winter by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

Denver's fine arts scene is offering a lot of promising reasons to get out of the cold this winter.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:45PM

Friday, August 11, 2017

Rinaldi: While trashing “Steve Jobs,” this Santa Fe opera also shows how far the musical form has come by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know

The Santa Fe production, which continues through Aug. 25, is thrilling audiences that —appreciate its energy, its modernity, its relevance, and the fact that it is only 90 minutes long.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:06PM

Thursday, July 20, 2017