The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Company is coming to Grand County next month to visit elementary schools, teach
a free master class to community members and perform in Grand Lake.
With the help of the Denver Ballet
Guild and fundraising by the community, the Denver-based dance company will
share its passion for dance with Grand County.
“When we designed this program, we designed it for everyone to experience,” said Susan Struna, vice president of in-school programs at the Denver Ballet Guild. “This is something people requested and something we delivered. We’re just very excited to provide it.”
On Oct. 10, the company plans to
visit Granby Elementary and Fraser Valley Elementary to put on a program for
students.
The company will present a free
master class for all skill levels at 10 a.m. Oct. 11 at the Grand Lake Center
for ages 10 to adult. That evening, Squeaky B’s restaurant will be hosting the
company for dinner and the community is invited to meet the dancers.
The performance by the company will
be at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Grand Lake Center. Tickets are $30 for adults and
$15 for students. Buy them at Grand Mountain Banks in Granby, Fraser and Grand
Lake and at the Cascades of the Rockies Book Store in Grand Lake.
“It’s taken a lot of wonderful
collaboration to pull this off,” Struna said. “It’s going to be an amazing,
amazing event.”
The dance company is a nonprofit
organization based out of Denver that visits communities around the world with
a mission of creative community development.