Contemporary Events in Boulder, Colorado
Find contemporary events in Boulder, Colorado. Growing out of modern and ballet, contemporary dance favors floorwork, weight-sharing, release, and improvisation, prizing inventive movement and expression over any fixed vocabulary.
Contemporary with Sydney Suter at Streetside Dance
📅 Aug 17, 2026, 7:15 PM
📍 6681 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Sydney Suter teaches an all-levels contemporary class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community. Expect fluid, expressive movement that builds technique while leaving room to find your own line, set to music that earns the emotion. Beginners and experienced dancers share the floor in a room that is as supportive as it is serious about craft.
Mariposa Collective All-Levels Contemporary at Mi Chantli
📅 Aug 19, 2026, 10:00 AM
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
The Mariposa Collective brings an all-levels contemporary class to Mi Chantli, led by Cass Howlett. Expect expressive, grounded movement and the kind of story-driven choreography that meets dancers wherever they are. It is a welcoming morning session at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street, open to bodies and experience levels of every kind. Come explore movement as expression.
Contempo Narrative with Carolina Brizuela at Mi Chantli
📅 Aug 19, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Carolina Brizuela, a modern-contemporary choreographer and assistant director, teaches a class built around story-line movement. Her work centers empowering dancers who have felt out of place or carried trauma into the room, using contemporary technique as a vessel for expression. Expect grounded, narrative-driven movement in a supportive space at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come tell a story with your body.
Contemporary Events in Boulder, Colorado: what to expect
Contemporary events in Boulder, Colorado: what's coming up and the local performers behind it, all hosted by people rooted in the Boulder scene.
A university town shaped by CU Boulder, with a music, comedy, and stage calendar larger than its size would suggest and a steady supply of student and touring acts.
Growing out of modern and ballet, contemporary dance favors floorwork, weight-sharing, release, and improvisation, prizing inventive movement and expression over any fixed vocabulary.
On the calendar now: "Sydney Suter teaches an all-levels contemporary class at Streetside Dance, the longtime Boulder studio on Arapahoe that anchors the area's dance community". "The Mariposa Collective brings an all-levels contemporary class to Mi Chantli, led by Cass Howlett". "Carolina Brizuela, a modern-contemporary choreographer and assistant director, teaches a class built around story-line movement".
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