Repertoire By Season

This does not include touring or special performances outside of the regular production season (Attitude on Santa Fe, Arvada, Vail, Lone Tree, etc.).

2022-2023 SEASON

Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeny	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 7-16, 2022
The Nutcracker	Based on Choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 26-December 24, 2022
Lady of the Camellias	Val Caniparoli	Frederic Chopin	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 3-12, 2023
Cinderella	Ben Stevenson	Sergei Prokofiev	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 10-19, 2023
Ballet MasterWorks	George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Clark Tippet	Leos Janacek	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	April 14-23, 2023

2021/2022 SEASON

Giselle	Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, as revised by Marius Petipa		Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 7-17, 2021
The Nutcracker	Based on Choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 27-December 24, 2021
Romeo & Juliet	Derek Deane		Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 4-13, 2022
The Wizard of Oz	Septime Webre		Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 11-20, 2022
Ballet MasterWorks	George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Twyla Tharp		Ellie Caulkins Opera House	April 15-24, 2022

2019/2020 Season

Don Quixote	Marius Petipa	Ludwig Minkus	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 4-13, 2019
The Nutcracker	Based on Choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 30-December 29, 2019
Peter Pan	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	January 31-February 9, 2020
Tour de Force Feast of the Gods, Cluedo, Celts	Edwaard Liang, Julia Adam, Lila York	Ottorino Respighi, Cosmo Sheldrake	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 6-8, 2020

2018/2019 Season

Sleeping Beauty	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 5-14, 2018
The Nutcracker	Based on Choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 24-December 24, 2018
The Wizard of Oz	Septime Webre	Matthew Pierce	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 1-10, 2019
Tour de Force The Move/ment, Traveling Alone, Creatures of Prometheus	Cleo Parker Robinson, Garrett Ammon, Amy Seiwert	N/A	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 8-10, 2019
Ballet MasterWorks Carmina Burana and Serenade	Fernand Nault, George Balanchine	Carl Orff, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	April 5-14, 2019

2017/2018 Season

Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 6-15, 2017
The Nutcracker	Based on Choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 25-December 24, 2017
Romeo and Juliet	Derek Deane	Sergei Prokofiev	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 16-25, 2018
Ballet Director's Choice Pillar of Fire, Brief Fling and In Pieces	Antony Tudor; Twyla Tharp; Val Caniparoli	Arnold Schoenberg; Michel Colombier and Percy Grainger; TBD	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 30-April 1, 2018

2016/2017 Season

Swan Lake	Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, additional choreography by Amanda McKerrow, John Gardner and Sandra Brown, staged by Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 7-23, 2016
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 26-December 24, 2016
Ballet MasterWorks Serenade, Petite Mort, Firebird	Geroge Balanchine; Ji?í Kylián; Yuri Possokhov	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Igor Stravinsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 17-26, 2017
The Little Mermaid Opening with Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1	Clark Tippet (Bruch); Lynne Taylor-Corbett (Mermaid)	Max Bruch; Michael Moricz	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 31-April 2, 2017

2015/2016 Season

La Sylphide	August Bournonville, staging and additional choreography by Karina Elver	Herman Severin Løvenskiold	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 2-11, 2015
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 28-December 27, 2015
ALICE (in wonderland)	Septime Webre	Matthew Pierce	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 19-28, 2016
Ballet Director's Choice Wolfgang (for Webb); It's Not a Cry; Light Rain pas de deux; The Angel of Buenos Aires	Dominic Walsh; Amy Seiwert; Gerald Arpino; Lorita Travaglia	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Leonard Cohen, recorded by Jeff Buckley; Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier; Astor Piazzolla	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 25-27, 2016

2014/2015 Season

A Midsummer Night's Dream	Christopher Wheeldon	Felix Mendelssohn	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	September 26-October 5, 2014
Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 31-November 2, 2014
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 29-December 27, 2014
Ballet MasterWorks Concerto Barocco; In Pieces; Fancy Free	George Balanchine; Val Caniparoli; Jerome Robbins	Johann Sebastian Bach; Poul Ruders; Leonard Bernstein	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 20-March 1, 2015
Peter and the Wolf Opening with Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1	Clark Tippet (Bruch); Michael Smuin (Peter and the Wolf)	Max Bruch; Sergei Prokofiev	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 27-29, 2015

2013/2014 Season

Giselle	Choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, As revised by Marius Petipa, Staged by Gil Boggs, Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Adolphe Adam	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 4-13, 2013
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 30-December 28, 2013
Cinderella	Ben Stevenson, OBE, Staged by Janie Parker	Sergei Prokofiev	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 14-23, 2014
Ballet Director's Choice Feast of the Gods; Traveling Alone; The Last Beat	Edwaard Liang; Amy Seiwert; Sandra Brown	Ottorino Respighi; Max Richter; DeVotchKa	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 28-30, 2014

2012/2013 Season

The Sleeping Beauty	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 5-21, 2012
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 24-December 24, 2012
Ballet MasterWorks Theme and Variations; In Pieces; The Rite of Spring	George Balanchine; Val Caniparoli; Glen Tetley	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Poul Ruders; Igor Stravinsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 22-March 3, 2013
Light/The Holocaust and Humanity Project	Stephen Mills	Steve Reich (Tehillim), Evelyn Glennie (Rhythm Song), Michael Gordon (Weather), Arvo Pärt (Tabula Rasa), Philip Glass (Tirol Concerto)	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 29-31, 2013

2011/2012 Season

Swan Lake	Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, additional choreography by Amanda McKerrow, John Gardner and Sandra Brown, staged by Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 7-23, 2011
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 26-December 24, 2011
Peter Pan	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 24-March 4, 2012
Tribute Archetypes; Traveling Alone; Embellish	Emery LeCrone; Amy Seiwert; Jodie Gates	Terry Riley; Max Richter; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	March 29-April 1, 2012

2010/2011 Season (50th Anniversary Season)

Triple Bill Feast of the Gods; ...smile with my heart; The Faraway	Edwaard Liang; Lar Lubovitch; Matthew Neenan	Ottorino Respighi; Marvin Laird; Dmitri Shostakovich	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	September 10-12, 2010
Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 15-24, 2010
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 27-December 26, 2010
Romeo and Juliet	Alun Jones	Sergei Prokofiev	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 25-March 6, 2011

2009/2010 Season

All Pointes West Great Galloping Gottschalk; Rodeo; pas de deuxs	Lynne-Taylor Corbett; Agnes de Mille	Louis Moreau Gottschalk; Aaron Copland	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	September 11-13, 2009
Don Quixote	Marius Petipa, Restaged by Gil Boggs, Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Ludwig Minkus	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 16-25, 2009
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 28-December 27, 2009
Beauty and the Beast	Domy Reiter-Soffer	Seen-yee Lam	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 19-28, 2010
3Motions Eventually; Echoing of Trumpets; Celts	Brian Reeder; Antony Tudor; Lila York	Michael Gandolfi; Bohuslav Martinu; Traditional Irish music	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 19-28, 2010

2008/2009 Season

Triple Bill Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1; From Foreign Lands and People; Yes, Virginia, Another Piano Ballet	Clark Tippet; Jessica Lang; Peter Anastos	Max Bruch; Robert Schumann; Frederic Chopin	June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts	September 12-14, 2008
Swan Lake	Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, Additional Choreography by Amanda McKerrow, John Gardner and Sandra Brown, Staged by Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 11-26, 2008
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 28-December 27, 2008
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Christopher Wheeldon	Felix Mendelssohn	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 28-March 14, 2009
The Repertory Series Feast of the Gods; Things Left Unsaid; In the Upper Room	Edwaard Liang; Amy Seiwert; Twyla Tharp	Ottorino Respighi; Felix Mendelssohn; Philip Glass	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 7-21, 2009

2007/2008 Season

Le Corsaire	Eldar Aliev	Adolphe Adam	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 5-14, 2007
Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 25-28, 2007
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 24-December 24, 2007
Coppelia	Gil Boggs, Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Léo Delibes	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 23-March 2, 2008
The Repertory Series The Leaves are Fading; …smile with my heart; Straight Line to Never	Antony Tudor; Lar Lubovitch; Dwight Rhoden	Antonin Dvorak; Marvin Laird; Handel, Bach and Cage	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 15-23, 2008

2006/2007 Season

Giselle	Choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, As revised by Marius Petipa, Staged by Gil Boggs, Sandra Brown and Lorita Travaglia	Adolphe Adam	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	September 29-October 15, 2006
Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	October 19-22, 2006
The Nutcracker	Based on choreography by Martin Fredmann, additional choreography by Sandra Brown, staged by Lorita Travaglia and Sandra Brown	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 25-December 24, 2006
Where the Wild Things Are Opening with Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1	Clark Tippet (Bruch); Septime Webre (Wild Things)	Max Bruch; Randall Woolf	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	February 23-March 10, 2007
Dance Creations De Profundis; Second Exposure; Celts	Jessica Lang; Darrell Grand Moultrie; Lila York	Arvo Part; Ricardo Romaneiro; traditional Irish	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 17-25, 2007

2005/2006 Season

The Sleeping Beauty	Choreography by Marius Petipa, staged by M. Daukayev, J. Labsan	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	September 22-October 16, 2005
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	November 25-December 29, 2005
Cinderella	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 3-April 2, 2006
Choreographer's Showcase From Foreign Lands and People; Nine Sinatra Songs; Company B	Jessica Lang; Twyla Tharp; Paul Taylor	Robert Schumann; Frank Sinatra; songs recorded by The Andrews Sisters	Ellie Caulkins Opera House	March 4-April 1, 2006

2004/2005 Season

Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	October 9-November 7, 2004
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Paramount Theatre	November 27-December 29, 2004
Three Contemporary World Premieres Rachmaninov Second; Earth Tribe; Vital Sensations	Konstantin Uralsky; Rennie Harris; Darrell Grand Moultrie	Sergei Rachmaninov; D. Ross; Romanthony; Bebo & Cigala, T. Puente, Sidestepper, R. Size/Reprazent	Paramount Theatre	February 5-26, 2005
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	April 16-May 8, 2005

2003/2004 Season

Don Quixote	Marius Petipa	Ludwig Minkus	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	September 27-October 12, 2003
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Paramount Theatre	November 29-December 28, 2003
Triple Bill Rubies; A Little Love; Rodeo	George Balanchine; Martin Fredmann; Agnes DeMille	Igor Stravinsky; Nina Simone; Aaron Copland	Paramount Theatre	February 7-29, 2004
Peter Pan	Gregory K. Gonzales/Andrew Thompson	Leo Delibes/Ludwig Minkus	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	April 16-25, 2004

2002/2003 Season

Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Auditorium Theatre	October 5-November 2, 2002
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 29-December 29, 2002
Romeo and Juliet	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Auditorium Theatre	February 8-March 2, 2003
Coppelia	Martin Fredmann	Léo Delibes	Auditorium Theatre	April 12-May 4, 2003
Bodies of Work Elysium; Without Words; Pounds and Stomps	Taisiya Korobeynikova; Toru Shimazaki; Doug Varone	Meredith Monk and Kronos Quartet; T. Kako, R. Eno, L.M. Gottschalk, F. Mendlessohn; The Yardbirds	Auditorium Theatre	April 12-May 3, 2003

2001/2002 Season

Dracula	Michael Pink	Philip Feeney	Auditorium Theatre	October 6-28, 2001
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November-December 2001
Where the Wild Things Are Opening with Sachertorte	Martin Fredmann (Sachertorte); Septime Webre (Wild Things)	Strauss Family; Randall Woolf	Auditorium Theatre	February 16-March 10, 2002
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Christopher Wheeldon	Felix Mendelssohn	Auditorium Theatre	April 20-May 12, 2002

2000/2001 Season

Cinderella	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Auditorium Theatre	October 14-29, 2000
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November-December 2000
Swan Lake	Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	March 3-18, 2001
Made in the USA JamNation; Inversion; Stars and Stripes	David McKayle; James Wallace; George Balanchine (staged by Bart Cook)	C. Dobrian, K. Akagi, L. Armstrong, C. Parker, D. Ellington, A.C. Jobin, D. Reinhart, S. Grapelli, J. Johnson, L. Minkus; Samuel Barber; John Phillip Sousa (arranged by Hershy Kay)	Auditorium Theatre	April 28-May 6, 2001

1999/2000 Season

Repertory Production Façade; Of Blessed Memory; Rodeo	Frederick Ashton, staged by Brian Shaw; Stanton Welch; Agnes de Mille (staged Paul Sutherland)	William Walton; Joseph Canteloube; Aaron Copland	Auditorium Theatre	October 1999 (dates unknown)
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 27-December 26, 1999
Giselle	Choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, as revised by Marius Petipa - Act I staged by Marat Daukayev, Act II staged by Inge Saarsalu	Adolphe Adam	Auditorium Theatre	February 19-27, 2000
Repertory Production Carmina Burana; Who Cares?	Gregory K. Gonzales, Patricia Renzetti, James Wallace; George Balanchine	Carl Orff; George Gershwin (arranged by Hershy Kay)	Auditorium Theatre	April 29-May 7, 2000

1998/1999 Season

Contemporary Legends Configurations; Appalachian Spring; The River	Choo San Goh, staged by J. Schergen; Martha Graham - staged by Terese Capucilli	Samuel Barber; Martha Graham, staged by T. Capuccilli, J. Herring, J. Eibler; Alvin Ailey, staged by M. Chaya	Auditorium Theatre	October 17-25, 1998
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 28-December 27, 1998
The Sleeping Beauty	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	March-April 1999 (dates unknown)
Kaleidscope Concerto Barocco; Picture of Sedalia; Dreamspace	George Balanchine; Peter Pucci; Martin Fredmann	Johann Sebastian Bach; S. Joplin; G. Mahler, W. Piston, H. Hanson, C. Ives, S. Coleridge-Taylor, A. Hovhaness	Auditorium Theatre	May 8-16, 1999

1997/1998 Season

Romeo and Juliet	Martin Fredmann (staged by Jocelyn Labsan and Andrew Thompson)	Sergei Prokofiev	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	October 11-19, 1997
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 29-December 31, 1997
Coppelia	Martin Fredmann	Léo Delibes	Auditorium Theatre	March 7-15, 1998
An Evening with Mr. B Serenade; The Miraculous Mandarin; Stars and Stripes	George Balanchine; Sergey Kozadayev; George Balanchine	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; B. Bartok; John Phillip Sousa (arranged by Hershy Kay)	Auditorium Theatre	May 9-17, 1998

1996/1997 Season

La Sylphide	August Bournonville, Staged by Z. Dubrovskaya, S. Kozadeyev	Herman Severin Løvenskiold	Auditorium Theatre	October 26-November 3, 1996
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	December 6-28, 1996
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Christopher Wheeldon	Felix Mendelssohn	Auditorium Theatre	February 8-23, 1997
Buffalo Bill's Saloon Centennial Suite; Buffalo Bill's Saloon; Western Symphony	Martin Fredmann; Arlene Erb; George Balanchine, staged by B. Cook	Randall Thompson; Richard Jarboe, performed by Tim and Molly O'Brien; Hershy Kay	Auditorium Theatre	April 5-13, 1997

1995/1996 Season

Swan Lake	Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, staged by S. Kozadayev, Z. Dubrovskaya	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	October 27-November 12, 1995
A Balanchine Encore Serenade; Apollo; Theme and Variations	George Balanchine	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Igor Stravinsky; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	November 2-9, 1995
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	December 7-24, 1995
Repertory Production Rubies; Configurations; Size Nine Spirit	George Balanchine; Choo San Goh - staged by Yanek Schergen); Peter Pucci	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Samuel Barber; Benny Goodman	Auditorium Theatre	March 30-April 14, 1996

1994/1995 Season

Cinderella	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	October 14-23, 1994
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 1-24, 1994
A Balanchine Triple Bill Serenade; Apollo; Theme and Variations	George Balanchine	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Igor Stravinsky; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	February 25-March 5, 1995
An Evening of Romantic Ballets Sachertorte; Beauty and the Beast; Ricordanza Sachertore; Beauty and the Beast; Ricordanza	Martin Fredmann (staged by Kimberly Ann Horten); Martin Fredmann (staged by Andrew Thompson); Martin Fredmann (staged by Joseph Levinson)	Strauss family; M. Ravel; F. Liszt	Auditorium Theatre	April 22-30, 1995

1993/1994 Season

Don Quixote	Marius Petipa (staged by S. Kozadayev, Z. Dubrovskaya, E. Schipiatsky)	Ludwig Minkus	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	September 17-26, 1993
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 2-26, 1993
The Sleeping Beauty	Marius Petipa (staged by S. Kozadayev, Z. Dubrovskaya, E. Schipiatsky)	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	March 11-27, 1994
Repertory Production Billy the Kid; Winter Moons; Centennial Suite	E. Loring, staged by H. Sayette; Patricia Tate; Martin Fredmann	Aaron Copland; Jerod Sheffer Tate; Randall Thompson	Auditorium Theatre	May 14-22, 1994

1992/1993 Season

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Opened with Troy Game	Robert North (Troy Game); Taneo Ishida	Bob Downes; C. Pugni	Auditorium Theatre	October 3-11, 1992
Romeo and Juliet	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	October 30-November 8, 1992
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	December 11-27, 1992
Giselle Opened with Venice Carnivale grand pas de deux, Elegy pas de deux	Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot	Adolphe Adam	Auditorium Theatre	February 5-14, 1993
Repertory Production Concerto Barocco; Evening; Diana and Acteon pas de deux; A Little Love; Façade	George Balanchine; Martin Fredmann; Agrippina Vaganova (staged by Sergey Kozadayev); Martin Fredmann; Frederick Ashton (staged by Brian Shaw)	Johann Sebastian Bach; Schumann; C. Pugni; Nina Simone; William Walton	Auditorium Theatre	March 20-27, 1993

1991/1992 Season

Triple Play Concerto Barocco; Troy Game; Le Beau Danube	George Balanchine; Robert North; George Verdak (after Leonid Massine)	Johann Sebastian Bach; Bob Downes; Johann Strauss II	Auditorium Theatre	September 28-October 6, 1991
Cinderella	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre	November 7-9, 1991
The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 7-29, 1991
Swan Lake	Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	March 21-April 4, 1992

1990/1991 Season

The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 30-December 24, 1990
Don Quixote	Marius Petipa (staged by Yuri Chatal)	Ludwig Minkus	Auditorium Theatre	March 15-23, 1991
Four Facets La Vivandiere; Swan Lake Act II pas de deux; Cry and Silence; Façade	A. Saint-Leon, staged by P. Renzetti; Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (staged by Nadezhda Tikhonova); Mai Murdmaa; Frederick Ashton	C. Pugni; P.I. Tchaikovsky; Kuldar Sink; William Walton	Auditorium Theatre	March 22-24, 1991

1989/1990 Season (Partnership with Tampa Ballet ends May 1990)

The Nutcracker	Martin Fredmann	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 30-December 10, 1989
Ballet Sampler A Little Love; Among Silken Cords; The Dying Swan	Martin Fredmann; Lynne Wimmer; M. Fokine, staged by N. Krassovska	Nina Simone; W.A. Mozart; C. Saint-Saens	Auditorium Theatre	March 1, 1990
Cinderella	Martin Fredmann	Sergei Prokofiev	Auditorium Theatre	March 30-April 8, 1990
Ballet Sampler Masquerade Suite; Wingborne (pas de deux); Among Silken Cords; The Sleeping Beauty Act III (divertissements)	Martin Fredmann; Loyce Houlton; Lynne Wimmer; Marius Petipa (staged by M. Stavitskaya)	A. Khatchaturian; A. Dvorak; W.A. Mozart; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	April 1-7, 1990

1986/1987 Season

The Nutcracker

After Marius Petipa

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Auditorium Theatre

December 1986

* Season canceled after The Nutcracker to search for new artistic director

1985/1986 Season

Giselle Opened with Metamorphoses	Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, as revised by Marius Petipa; William Thompson (Metamorphoses)	Adolphe Adam	Auditorium Theatre	October 18-20, 1985
The Nutcracker	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 19-30, 1985
The Sleeping Beauty	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	April 25-26, 1986

1984/1985 Season

The Nutcracker	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 1984
A Balanchine Valentine: A Winder's Eve with Colorado Ballet Donizetti Variations; Duplicities; Gypsy; Les Patineurs	George Balanchine; unknown; unknown; Frederick Ashton	Gaetano Donizetti; unknown; unknown; Giacomo Meyerbeer and arranged by Constant Lambert	Auditorium Theatre	February 15-16, 1985
Swan Lake	Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	April 1985

1983/1984 Season

The Nutcracker

Marius Petipa/William Thompson (choreographed and staged)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Auditorium Theatre

December 20-26, 1983

1982/1983 Season

The Nutcracker	Marius Petipa/William Thompson (choreographed and staged)	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 22-29, 1982
Repertory Production Aquarelles; Incident at Blackbriar; Quartet; The Sleeping Beauty Act III	William Thompson; Ron Cunningham; William Thompson; Marius Petipa (stated and additional choreography by William Thompson)	Felix Mendelssohn; William Sleator; Dmitri Shostakovich; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	April 1983

1981/1982 Season

Repertory Production Pastoral Symphony; Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux; Swan Lak Act II	John Pasqualetti; George Balanchine; Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (staged by Fernand Nault)	Ludwig van Beethoven; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	November 5-8, 1981
The Nutcracker	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 17-27, 1981
Ice Palace	Unknown	Unknown	Auditorium Theatre	February 18-21, 1982
Ballet at Boettcher: Stravinsky Centennial Festival	Unknown	Unknown	Boettcher Concert Hall	March 18-21, 1982

1980/1981 Season

Gershwin Gala Cuban Overture; Lullaby; Rhapsody in Blue; Children of Jazz	Ali Pourfarrokh; Ali Pourfarrokh; Freidann Parker; John Pasqualetti	George Gershwin	Auditorium Theatre	October 1-5, 1980
The Nutcracker	Marius Petipa	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	Winter 1980
Gala Benefit Performance for Colorado Ballet: Giselle With special guests Gelsey Kirkland and Patrick Bissell	Jean Coralli and Jules Perot, staged by Fernand Nault	Adolphe Adam	Elitch Theatre	June 16, 18, 1981

1979/1980 Season

Concert I and Concert II Serendipity; Antics and Attitudes; Baby Doe; Swan Lake Act II	Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault; Freidann Parker; Lev Ivanov, staged by Fernand Nault	Arthur Foote; Maurice Ravel; Charles Ives; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	October 18-27, 1979
The Nutcracker	Marius Petipa/Fernand Nault	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Auditorium Theatre	December 14-22, 1979
Spring Concert I Divertissements Glazounov; Dioscuri; Dancentury	Fernand Nault (after the original); Freidann Parker; Fernand Nault	Alexander Glazunov; Freidann Parker; Collage Apropos	Auditorium Theatre	March 6-15, 1980
Spring Concert II Kinetics; Pas Rampu; Black Swan Pas de Deux; Songs of Joy and Sorrow	Lynne Taylor-Corbett; Fernand Nault; Lev Ivanov/Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault	Antonio Vivaldi; Reinhold Fliere; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Francis Poulenc	Auditorium Theatre	April 17-26, 1980

1978/1979 Season

Repertory Highlights L'Ambiance; Trapped; Swan Lake Act II adagio; Hot and Cool	Mieczylsaw Morawski; Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault after Marius Petipa; Fernand Nault	Frédéric Chopin; unknown; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; the hodgepodge	Unknown	November 1-5, 1978
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Mieczylaw Morawski (Act I Snow Scene), Fernand Nault (Act II opening, Waltz of the Flowers, Grand pas de deux)	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Unknown	December 13-28, 1978
Tribute to Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms; Firebird; Honkytonk; Danses Concertantes	Fernand Nault; Lillian Covillo and Friedann Parker; Mieczyslaw Marawski; Fernand Nault	Igor Stravinsky	Unknown	March 8-24, 1979
Giselle Opened with Divertissements Glazounov	Fernand Nault (after the original); Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, staged by Fernand Nault	Alexander Glazunov; Adophe Adam	Unknown	April 25-May 6, 1979

1977/1978 Season

Carmina Burana	Unknown	Carl Orff	Unknown	September 21-October 1, 1977
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Friedann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Unknown	December 14-29, 1977
Repertory Highlights Danses Concertanttes; Antics and Attitudes; Romeo and Juliet	Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault; Friedann Parker	Igor Stravinsky; Maurice Ravel; Sergei Prokofiev	Bonfils Theatre	March 15-19, 1978
Rock Ballet Chaconne; Make Believe	Mieczylsaw Morawski; Fernand Nault	Gluek; Chuck Mangione	Unknown	April 24-May 6, 1978

1976/1977 Season

'76 Summer Ballet Festival Exhuberance; Valse Exentrique; Bluebird pas de deux; The Farewell; Symphony of Psalms; Façade	Peter Franklin-White; Peter Franklin-White (after Kenneth McMillan); Marius Petipa (staged by Peter Franklin-White); Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault; Ferderick Ashton (staged by Peter Franklin-White)	Rossini (arranged by Benjamin Britten); Jacques Iber; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Mahler; Igor Stravinsky; William Walton	Bonfils Theatre	July 30-31, 1976
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 16-29, 1976
Winter Ballet Season/Winter Repertory Series Trio; Symphony of Psalms; Antics and Attitudes; Pas de Hick	Laura Beth Walker; Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault; Mark Schneider	Johann Pachabel; Igor Stravinsky; Maurice Ravel; Anthology of the Banjo	Bonfils Theatre	February 9-12, 1977
Dance of the Four Winds (featured Colorado Concert Ballet performing Antics and Attitudes; Ballet Folklorico; Mountain Dance Movement of Ft. Collins; Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble)	Fernand Nault	Maurice Ravel	Bonfils Theatre	March 30-April 2, 1977

1975/1976 Season

The Nutcracker

Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Wilfred Schuman (Act II)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Bonfils Theatre

December 18-27, 1975

1974/1975 Season

La Bayadere Opened with Firebird	Firebird-Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker; Bayadere-Delores Kehr	Igor Stravinsky; Ludwig Minkus	Bonfils Theatre	October 30-November 3, 1974
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillio, Freidann Parker and Delores Kehr (Act II variations)	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 11-29, 1974
Giselle Opened with Pyramid	Pyramid-Deidre Nepa; Giselle-Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot	Claude Debussy; Adolphe Adam	Bonfils Theatre	June 6-8, 1975

1973/1974 Season

The Apple Tree	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Jerry Bock	Bonfils Theatre	Summer/Fall 1973
Follies	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Stephen Sondheim	Bonfils Theatre	October 11-28, 1973
Repertory Production Orpheus pas de quatre; Clair de Lune; Straw Hats in the Park	Danton Dolin; unknown; Richard Denny	Cesare Pugni; Claude Debussy; unknown	Bonfils Theatre	October 30-November 3, 1973
Amahl and the Night Visitors	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Giancarlo Menotti	Bonfils Theatre	November 30-December 10, 1973
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Richard Denny (Act II variations)	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 12-29, 1973
Giselle Opened with The Sleeping Beauty grand pas de deux; D Major Concerto for Seven	Giselle-Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot (staged by Michael Katcharoff); Richard Denny (after Petipa); Richard Denny	Adolphe Adam; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Prokofiev	Bonfils Theatre	May 31-June 16, 1974

1972/1973 Season

Kismet	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Aleksander Borodin	Bonfils Theatre	October 5-28, 1972
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 16-30, 1972
Spring Concert Series Romeo and Juliet; Ondine; D Major Concerto for Ten; The Trumpet and Nancy	Freidann Parker; Frederick Ashton; unknown; Nancy Shadwell	Hector Berlioz; Hans Werner Henze; unknown; Nancy Shadwell	Bonfils Theatre	June 9-17, 1973

1971/1972 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 16-30, 1971
The Student Prince	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Sigmund Romberg	Bonfils Theatre	May 4-27, 1972
Repertory Production Firebird; L'Ronde Parallele; The Wolf; Cinderella	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker; Richard Denny; Freidann Parker; Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Igor Stravinsky; Sergei Rachmaninoff; Remi Gassman & recorded wolf calls; Sergei Prokofiev	Bonfils Theatre	June 2-10, 1972

1970/1971 Season

Bonfils Season Red Shoes; Royal Hunt of the Sun; Celebration; Around the World in Eighty Days	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Unknown	Bonfils Theatre	Bonfils Season 1970
The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 17-27, 1970
Spring Concert Series Seven Ages of Man; 8+5+5+1; Mozartiana; Cinderella pas de deux	Freidann Parker; Richard Denny; Lillian Covillo; Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Nancy Shadwell; notable marches; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Prokofiev	Bonfils Theatre	May 28-June 5, 1971
Cinderella Opened with Mozartiana	Lillian Covillo; Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Prokofiev	Bonfils Theatre	May 29-June 6, 1971

1969/1970 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, additional choreography by Richard Denny	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 19-27, 1969
Summer Concert Series Pas de Quatre; Tyl; Forms and Shapes; Let There Be Strauss; Romeo and Juliet; Straw Hats in the Park; Madeline's Picnic	Anton Dolin; Freidann Parker; Freidann Parker; Richard Denny; Freidann Parker; Richard Denny; Terri Lewis	Pugni; Richard Strauss; JS Bach, Milton; Strauss; Hector Berlioz; unknown; Nancy Shadwell	Bonfils Theatre	June 18-20, 1970

1968/1969 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 14-28, 1968
Summer Concert Series 1969 Serenade; Swan of Tuonela; Romeo and Juliet; Like Tweet; Mother Goose Rock	Lillian Covillo; Lillian Covillo; Freidann Parker; Richard Denny; Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sibelius; Hector Berlioz; unknown	Bonfils Theatre	June 19-21, 1969

1967/1968 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 1967
Summer Ballet Festival L'Age Romantique; Trilogy; Straw Hats in the Park; Red Riding Hood's Adventure; The Center Ring Ballet	Virginia Collins Putnam; Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker; Richard Denny; Freidann Parker; Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sibelius; Francis Poulenc; Douglas Moore; unknown	Bonfils Theatre	June 13-15, 1968

1966/1967 Season

The Nutcracker

Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Bonfils Theatre

December 17-28, 1966

1965/1966 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 1965
The Sorcerer's Apprentice	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Georges Bizet	Bonfils Theatre	March-April 1966

1964/1965 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	December 1964
Spring Concert Ballet Etudes; Water Music Suite; Statics; Bach Contrasts; Fun 'N Games; Clair de Lune; Lightin ' Chain	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker; Mary Lou Zimmerman; Darlene Garlutzo; Lillian Covillo; Terri Lewis; Lillian Covillo (after Eugene Slavin); Freidann Parker	Unknown; Handel; Vikki Worley; JS Bach; unknown; Claude Debussy; unknown	University of Denver	April-May 1965
The Sleeping Beauty Opened with Pas de Quatre; Clair de Lune	Fernand Nault (after Anton Dolin); Lillian Covillo (after Eugeen Valukin); Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Cesare Pugni; Claude Debussy; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Theatre	June 2-19, 1965

1963/1964 Season

The Nutcracker	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	December 1963
Spring production Tis Thee Myself; Jazz Jubilee	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker; Freidann Parker	Unknown	Unknown	March 1964
Summer production Pas de Quarte; additional	Anton Dolin; unknown	Cesare Pugni; unknown	Unknown	June 1964

1962/1963 Season

Carmina Burana Opened with Carosello; Giselle peasant pas de deux	Carosello-Fernand Nault-Arensky; staged by Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault	Gabriel Faure; Adolphe Adam; Carl Orff	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	July 25-27, 1962
The Nutcracker	Tom Reed	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	December 21-23, 1962
Spring Concert Firebird; Like Tweet; Les Nuances; Peter and the Wolf	Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker; Freidann Parker; Virginia Putnam; Freidann Parker	Igor Stravinsky; unknown; unknown; Sergei Prokofiev	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	April 20-21, 1963
The Sleeping Beauty The Sleeping Beauty Act I; Grand pas de deux from Raymonda; Carmina Burana	Fernand Nault (Rose Adagio by Marius Petipa); arranged by Fernand Nault; Fernand Nault	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Alexander Glazunov; Carl Orff	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	June 21-23, 1963

1961/1962 Season

Summer Ballet Festival Under Western Skies; Serenade; Opus Jazz	George Zoritch; Lillian Covillio and Freidann Parker; Freidann Parker	Unknown; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Robert Prince	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	July 1961
The Nutcracker (1st annual)	Staged and choreographed by Tom Reed	Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	December 16-17, 1961
Dance of the Hours	Lillian Covillo	Unknown	Bonfils Memorial Theatre	January 1962

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