Events

Experience Ascending – an evening of dance and live music inspired by the evocative Lark Ascending on Friday, Sept. 19. Set in the historic Chautauqua Auditorium, this one-night-only event features four compelling performances, each accompanied by live music. Together, they create an immersive dialogue between movement and melody, inviting you to experience the emotional depth and immediacy of dance and music in harmony.

This event features:

Lark Ascending
Choreography by Ben Needham-Wood (World Premiere)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Vanishing
Choreography by Claudia Anata-Hubiak (World Premiere)
Music by Jonas Leuenberger and Jeb Bows

Double Stop
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Music by Philip Glass

Ghost (Pas de Deux)
Choreography by Ben Needham-Wood
Music by Ludovico Einaudi

The Colorado River is stretched to its limits — its waters strained by climate change, over-allocation, and political inertia. For the 40 million people who depend on it, the stakes have never been higher. Join KUNC’s water reporter Alex Hager on Monday, Sept. 29 for a conversation with Len Necefer, a trained scholar, filmmaker, and Indigenous policy advocate whose work bridges academic research and cinematic storytelling.

With a PhD in engineering and public policy and years of experience working in federal energy and environmental agencies, Necefer now uses film to make complex issues — like water rights, climate resilience, and Indigenous land stewardship — accessible and emotionally resonant.

Support for Colorado River coverage comes from the Walton Family Foundation.

The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites 10 winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Denver storytelling championship on Friday, October 24. It's an annual showcase of some of Denver's favorite storytellers.