Colorado Ballet Closes 2024/2025 Season with MasterWorks, April 11-20, 2025 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver, CO (March 21, 2025) – Colorado Ballet’s 2024/2025 Season will close with seven performances of MasterWorks at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, April 11-20, 2025.
This season, MasterWorks includes a trio of highly acclaimed works—George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, and Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, featuring live music performed by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra.
“Each year, it’s a pleasure and an honor for the artists of Colorado Ballet to present a variety of repertoire by renowned world-class choreographers that support our commitment to artistic innovation and excellence,” stated Artistic Director Gil Boggs.
“As the culminating production of the season, MasterWorks is always a treat to look forward to, both for the dancers and for ballet lovers new and old. This is a must-see performance.” declared Boggs.
Colorado Ballet’s MasterWorks is generously sponsored by the Denver Ballet Guild.
MORE ABOUT THE REPERTOIRE
The program opens with George Balanchine’s Serenade, his first original ballet created in the United States, which breathes movement into Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings” and remains fresh and inspiring with each performance of this iconic expressive neoclassical choreography.
Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort poetically interprets one of the most intimate moments of human experience through witty and ironic contemporary choreography, set to two of the most famous piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Closing the performance with rhythmic melodies by composer Philip Glass, Twyla Tharp’s transcendent and exuberant contemporary work In the Upper Room showcases a diverse range of choreographic styles that will leave you stomping your own feet!
MASTERWORKS PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
Friday, April 11 at 7:30PM Friday, April 18 at 7:30PM
Saturday, April 12 at 2:00PM *Saturday, April 19 at 7:30PM
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30PM **Sunday, April 20 at 2:00PM
Sunday, April 13 at 2:00PM
*Indicates audio-described performance.
**Indicates Principal Dancer Asuka Sasaki’s Final Performance.
TICKETS
Tickets for Colorado Ballet’s MasterWorks are available online! You can also purchase tickets by contacting Colorado Ballet’s Patron Services team via email tickets@coloradoballet.org, or over the phone at (303) 339-1637, from Monday–Friday from 10am-4pm. Visit our website at coloradoballet.org and follow us on social media to remain up-to-date on all Colorado Ballet’s latest announcements, events, media, and more. Colorado Ballet has seen record-breaking ticket sales this season, so purchasing early for the best availability is strongly recommended.
EVENT LISTING FOR MASTERWORKS
Colorado Ballet presents MasterWorks
April 11-20, 2025 | Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Colorado Ballet’s annual repertory production, MasterWorks, sponsored by Denver Ballet Guild, returns with a captivating trio of powerhouse masterpieces that put artistic excellence and innovation on full display—George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, and Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room.
Sponsored by the Denver Ballet Guild
Tickets start at $40 COLORADOBALLET.ORG.
ABOUT COLORADO BALLET
Presenting exceptional classical ballet and innovative contemporary dance through performances, training, education and community engagement, Colorado Ballet continues to inspire and grow an increasingly diverse audience base in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1961 by Lillian Covillo and Freidann Parker, Colorado Ballet is a non-profit organization celebrating 65 years of excellence. As a world-class professional company serving over 100,000 national and international patrons, Colorado Ballet presents 58 performances annually to sold-out audiences in the 2,000 seat Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The Company’s 40 professional dancers and 22 studio company dancers come from all over the world. Colorado Ballet’s The Armstrong Center for Dance, a 35,000 square foot building, boasts eight state-of-the-art professional dance studios and amenities for the professional Company. Under the direction of Artistic Director Gil Boggs, Colorado Ballet performs classical ballet masterpieces, full-length story ballets and its critically acclaimed repertory production MasterWorks, featuring varied works from neoclassical ballets to world premieres. The Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy serves over 1,200 students from toddlers to seniors each year. Colorado Ballet’s Education & Community Engagement offers programs to students and community members, making over 25,000 contacts and reaching over 200 schools and organizations annually. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses including youth, families, teachers, and people with and without disabilities. For more information, please visit coloradoballet.org.
