A concert curated by the students of the CU Dance Connection. March 6 - 8, Irey Theatre, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/dance-events/open-s…

Mayhem and murder haunt Pinter’s classic absurdist black comedy, set in an ambiguous institution that may be a rest home or a sanatorium, where the anonymous residents/patients are referred to only by numbers. March 4 - 8, Acting Studio, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/theatre-events/hoth…

In this solo performance, MFA Dance candidate Mandy Greenlee explores her inner physical landscape to unveil a world of characters that emerge from her heart, ovaries and other organs to illuminate ideas of separation — from the self, the body and one another. Juxtaposing humor and intensity, sacred and profane, the piece calls dancer and audience into a heightened relationship to the body. Feb. 27 - 28, Loft Theatre, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/dance-events/sieve-…

Tartuffe tells how a “man of the cloth” worms his way into the gullible heart of Orgon, a rich family man, and tries to take him for all he has. It takes a desperate trap by Orgon’s wife Elmire to expose the imposter. Feb. 13 - 22, University Theatre, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/theatre-events/tart…

The unique and burgeoning artists of this year’s BFA class – Jamie Holzman, Kayla Smallcanyon, Michaela Moore and Alberta Schulman – bring their physical and theoretical research to life through artfully crafted works that employ improvisation, detailed gesture, playful theatricality and abandoned ferocity. Feb. 13-15, Irey Theatre, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/dance-events/catapu…

Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the story of Tillie, a bright young girl in 1970s America whose mother is mentally ill. As she works on the eponymous research, she and her disabled sister Ruth discover that sometimes, the only person you can count on is yourself. A classic story of discovery, love, family and the harm parents can inflict on their children. Jan. 28-Feb. 1, Loft Theatre, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/theatre-events/effe…

New works in classic traditions In their shared MFA thesis show, choreographers Kristen Demaree and Sara Roybal explore culture and self-identification with fresh new pieces that utilize and upend classical ballet and folkloric dance. Nov. 14 - 16, Irey Theatre, University Theatre Building http://www.colorado.edu/theatredance/events-tickets/dance-events/liminal

Composer and playwright Jason Robert Brown’s “abstract musical” is a cycle of songs influenced by pop, gospel, jazz and Broadway, on the theme of “the moment of decision.” Nov. 5 - 9, Acting Studio, University Theatre Building More info.

MFA candidate Jessica Page explores ideas about dance and its potential for communication, co-creating her live performance with the audience through state-of-the-art technology, real-time data collection and creative feedback. The second half of the evening features the emerging, multi-dimensional, international cinema art form known as screendance. Presented by Boulder-based San Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. The show will be held Oct. 17-19. More information

Wilder’s beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning classic depicts life, love and death in the small American town of Grover’s Corners. The community’s hopes and dreams expand into questions about meaning and purpose: How does one “realize life”? How do we take advantage of the time that we have? A poignant portrayal of how relationships and seemingly simple moments can provide the deepest echoes throughout our lives.