Denver Arts Events April 20 - 26

There are so many intriguing performances happening and exhibitions opening this week, I couldn’t pick just five. If I could enjoy seven performances (that’s right, seven), events, or exhibitions this week, this is what I’d do. Enjoy.

✺ April 21 Watch Black Violin push the boundaries of genre at their part strings, part hip hop beats, fully upbeat show at Paramount Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Get tickets.

✺ April 24 Explore ancient movements in a contemporary space as Denver-based Zikr Dance Ensemble takes the stage to perform Runes at Dairy Arts Center in Boulder. 7:30 p.m. Get tickets

✺ April 24 Ars Nova Singers brings together literary, visual and musical artists in RubyFIRE: Shared Visions at Lakewood Cultural Center. 7:30 p.m. More info and tickets(this show will also be playing at Dairy Arts Center this week).

✺ April 24-26 Celebrate women—behind the camera and as protagonist— at the Women + Film Festival at Sie Film Center. View the schedule and buy tickets.

✺ April 24-26 (and next week, too) Go on an unscripted journey with What If Theatre in their 80s-inspired rock musical, More Than a Feeling. More info and tickets.

✺ Through May 9 view Gloria Schaller’s Southwest landscapes in a retrospective spanning her career at Bitfactory Gallery. More info.

✺ Through September 7 Explore the human experience through large-scale sculptures created by internationally-acclaimed Jaume Plensa inA New Humanism at Denver Botanic Gardens. More info.

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