Toni Tresca

1 week ago | westword.com | Toni Tresca

“I think we’re all hungry for joy,” says Chris Coleman, director of Little Shop of Horrors and artistic director of the DCPA. “We’re all still trying to figure out what a future looks like when forces that seem like they could end civilization are coming after us. But this show lets us laugh — and maybe take away something deeper.” That tension between laughter and looming doom is exactly what makes Little Shop such a delicious paradox.

1 week ago | westword.com | Toni Tresca

What began as a Facebook group for local tap dancers back in 2014 has evolved into a vibrant, community-driven performance company that’s reshaping the tap dance scene in Colorado. The following year, the page's founder, tap instructor, performer and choreographer, Claire Sheek, approached local tap artists with an idea.

1 week ago | westword.com | Toni Tresca

As Boulder prepares to host the Sundance Film Festival in January 2027, the city faces a pivotal challenge: Can it support local creatives at the same time it becomes a global stage? The Boulder Arts Blueprint seeks to address this question, as well as long-standing concerns about funding, access and infrastructure.

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Toni Tresca

In a world where creativity is often siloed into neat categories — musician, visual artist, performer — curator and artist Dan Drossman is challenging that notion. “A lot of people say, ‘I’m not an artist; I’m a rapper’ or ‘I’m a dancer’ or whatever,” he says. "I don't agree with that mindset. I think the lines are much more blurred. Creativity is there in all art forms; you just have a different medium or way of expressing it.

2 weeks ago | boulderweekly.com | Toni Tresca

Alejandro Fuentes-Mena performing at the Dairy Arts Center in 2024. Credit: NJK Photography What does it mean to truly empathize with someone who fears your very existence? For Cristian Solano-Córdova, it’s not just a rhetorical question — it’s his reality. As a DACA recipient and the director of communications, outreach and development for Boulder’s Motus Theater, he’s shared his story countless times in an effort to humanize the lived experience of immigrants.