We are excited to share with you the list of CU Presents shows coming to Macky next season:

• CU Symphony & Jeremy Denk, piano. Fri, 9/27 – 7:30 p.m.
• Armitage Gone! Dance: Fables on Global Warming. Wed, 10/2 – 7:30 p.m.
• CU Opera: La Bohème. Fri, 10/25 – 7:30 p.m. Sat, 10/26 – 7:30 p.m.. Sun, 10/27 – 2 p.m.
• Van Cliburn Gold Medalist. Fri, 11/8 – 7:30 p.m.
• MOMIX: Botanica. Wed, 11/20 – 7:30 p.m.
• Holiday Festival. Fri, 12/6 – 7:30 p.m. Sat, 12/7 – 4 & 7:30 p.m. Sun, 12/8 – 4 p.m.
• Turtle Island String Quartet & Tierney Sutton. Sun, 12/15 – 4 p.m.
• Chick Corea & Béla Fleck. Fri, 1/17 – 7:30 p.m.
• Venice Baroque Orchestra. Thu, 2/13 – 7:30 p.m.
• TAO: Phoenix Rising. Mon, 2/24 – 7:30 p.m.
• CU Opera: Hansel & Gretel. Fri, 3/14 – 7:30 p.m. Sat, 3/15 – 7:30 p.m.. Sun, 3/16 – 2 p.m.
• Fahrenheit 451 by Aquila Theatre. Wed, 3/19 – 7:30 p.m.
• Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra. Sat, 4/5 – 7:30 p.m.
• CU Symphony: The Planets. Tue, 4/29 – 7:30 p.m.

Subscription tickets are currently available at CUPresents.org. Single tickets go son sale August 19.

The event, “A Conversation with James Balog on the Art of Chasing Ice,” is hosted by Earth Vision Trust and CU-Boulder’s Inside the Greenhouse, a multidimensional project that explores the nexus of environmental science and the arts and humanities.

Similarly, Balog and his work bridge art and science. Balog is the founder of the Extreme Ice Survey and the subject of the award-winning 2012 documentary film “Chasing Ice.” He is a Boulder-based photographer, but his work spans the globe documenting changing ecosystems through time-lapse photography stationed at 13 glaciers on four continents.

“I have spent my professional life exploring the intersection of humans and nature,” Balog said. “In ‘The Art of Chasing Ice,’ I am honored to present through words and images, the intrinsic beauty and fragility of ice, which motivated us to make the movie.

“As a graduate of CU, I am delighted to be collaborating with Inside the Greenhouse on debuting not only this artistic work but their new performance series,” he said.

During “The Art of Chasing Ice,” Balog will share his insights, images and never-seen-before footage while discussing his on-going work in a public interview with Beth Osnes, assistant professor of theatre and dance.

Osnes leads Inside the Greenhouse in partnership with Max Boykoff, assistant professor in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the Environmental Studies Program, and Rebecca Safran, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. All three professors work closely with Marda Kirn of EcoArts.

“Inside the Greenhouse was inspired by the Inside the Actors Studio model, but instead of probing the acting processes, we aim to draw out process, motivation and creative communications surrounding engagement with climate change,” Osnes said.

Inside the Greenhouse seeks to deepen the public understanding of how issues of climate change are communicated by creating artifacts— art, film, television programming— that convey climate change. The centerpiece of the project will feature highlights from the conversation with Balog and students’ creative work.

“Merely conveying information about climate change does not change behavior. We are interested in creative forms of communication that can bring out the relevance of the issues at the personal level,” Boykoff said.

“We want to engage students and the public in conversations about climate change, but one of our primary goals was to bring a high-profile leader in climate issues to campus to inspire both students and the larger Boulder community.”

Safran added: “James Balog is the perfect artist to feature in this first project, because he is bringing the reality of climate change front and center through images that are impossible to ignore. By bringing us to parts of the world where climate change is most visible, we see undeniable proof that our world is changing—rapidly.”

Balog’s work began with a 2005 National Geographic assignment to photograph retreating glaciers, which inspired him to preserve the vivid, visual evidence of climate change. Currently the Extreme Ice Survey employs 28 time-lapse cameras running in the Rocky Mountains, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, Glacier National Park and at Mount Everest to continually document the beauty of ice and the rapid retreat of the world’s glaciers.

For more information about “A Conversation with James Balog on the Art of Chasing Ice,” parking and other details visit http://events.learnmoreaboutclimate.org/ice/. Parking around Macky Auditorium is limited. Community members are encouraged to plan ahead. For more on the Inside the Greenhouse project visit http://www.insidethegreenhouse.net.

“The Art of Chasing Ice” is sponsored by the CU-Boulder Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and Learn More About Climate, an initiative that seeks to extend CU-Boulder climate science expertise to educators, policymakers and citizens. Additional sponsors include CIRES, the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the CU-Boulder Office for University Outreach, the CU-Boulder Environmental Center and Flatirons Bank.

Ansari co-stars opposite of Amy Poehler in the Emmy nominated NBC series, “Parks and Recreation.” The series received an Emmy nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Comedy Series. Ansari’s portrayal of government employee ‘Tom Haverford,’ has earned him much critical praise including Entertainment Weeklynaming him one of their “Breakout TV Stars,” TV Guide naming him a “Scene Stealer” and Yahoo! TV placing him in the number one spot on their list of “TV MVPS: The Most Valuable Performers of the Fall Season.” People Magazine named him 2011’s “Funniest Dude in Prime Time.”

Tickets are $25 for CU Students with ID, $35 for general public.

The Spring Swing concert has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2pm at Macky Auditorium.  Your original tickets will be valid for the performance this Sunday; you do not need new tickets.  If you cannot make the rescheduled performance, please contact the box office at 303-492-8008 by Friday, March 1 at 4:00pm to arrange for an exchange or refund.  CU Presents’ normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm.

Enjoy a return to the music of the Big Band era!  The CU Jazz Ensemble will present a tribute to the great Glenn Miller at the 3rd annual Spring Swing.  In addition to Miller’s hits, music from Goodman, Basie, Dorsey, and other terrific bands will convince you the Swing Era is alive and strong!

With visual and technical innovations beautifully presented in centuries-old Chinese acrobatics, the show has grown to represent the best of its kind. The reputation of the company is solidly rooted in a commitment to the highest of production values and an attention to artistic details that is unparalleled in the art form. World renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty.

“All of the performers is consummate. Present, masterful, joyous, they communicate these ancient tricks as something brand new. And the powerful music, simple themes, and explosive choreography that transcends culture—an absolute joy in exploring the full potential of the human body. ” — NYTheatre.com

“Chinese Acrobats offer timeless thrills! The impossible can be achieved, and once achieved surpassed, then surpassed again.” — AP Media

Cirque Ziva at Macky is sponsored by Boulder Weekly and KUNC 91.5.

Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and to ticketed patrons during Macky Auditorium performances and events.

Alchemy

Taking pleasure in the humorous nuances and intimate details of the human condition, Kerry Cannon tells the story of Alchemy in a series of bronze sculptures that progresses from scene to scene like a three-dimensional comic strip based on a Shakespearean tragedy. The story follows the alchemist’s quest to unlock the secret of the Philospher’s Stone in order to turn base metals into gold. To do this, the right balance and combinations of elements had to be achieved in laborious experiments, while the stars and the unpredictable moon had to be in just the right position.

Kerry Cannon was born in 1958 and lived in Texas and Colorado before moving to Australia in 1995. Now he divides his time between Warialda in New South Wales and Arizona in the United States. He holds a BS from Colorado State University (1981) and an MBA from University of Colorado at Denver (1987), and attended Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver (1994). Cannon exhibits regularly in Australia and the US.

The results of the poll of the 10 most popular shows of 2012 at Macky Auditorium are in. Some staple shows remain in the list while others have dropped. The competition was fierce, to say the least.

A big “thank you!” goes to everybody who participated and voted. Here is the list:

1. Eddie Izzard
2. Neil deGrasse Tyson
3. Richard Dawkins
4. Pilobolus
5. Conference on World Affairs (#8 in 2011)
6. TEDxBoulder (#10 in 2011)
7. Boulder Philharmonic with Rony Barrak
8. Holiday Festival (#1 in 2011)
9. Canadian Brass Christmas
10. Ailey II

Join Anthony Bourdain and his good friend, Eric Ripert – internationally renowned chefs, authors, and television personalities – as they share stories and muse on the place of food in our personal, community, and global life. Their Good vs. Evil tour will visit Boulder for one night only, Sunday, April 14^th at Macky Auditorium. It will be a truly engaging evening of storytelling and observation, providing frank and provocative insight into what really goes on behind kitchen doors.

Anthony Bourdain, chef-at-large at New York’s famed Brasserie Les Halles, is the author of bestselling titles Kitchen Confidential and Medium Raw – both hilariously blunt and sometimes shocking portraits of life in restaurant kitchens. His latest project Get Jiro!, a culinary-themed graphic novel, was released on July 3 and quickly reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. In addition to hosting Travel Channel’s Emmy Award-winning No Reservations and The Layover, Bourdain will serve as host for two new television shows premiering in 2013: The Taste, a cooking competition series for ABC, and a docu-series for CNN, expanding the network’s coverage of travel, culture and cuisine.

Eric Ripert is the chef and co-owner of New York’s famed Le Bernardin, which continues to receive universal critical acclaim, including three stars from the Michelin Guide, an unprecedented “29” food rating from the Zagat Guide for the past three years, and consistent four-star reviews from the New York Times for over two decades. He has also served as guest judge and “fan favorite” on Bravo’s Top Chef for several seasons. Ripert is the author of four cookbooks, including 2010’s Avec Eric (based on his popular PBS program of the same name), On the Line, A Return to Cooking, and the Le Bernardin Cookbook.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m. Ticket prices range from $45 to $75, plus applicable fees. Tickets will be available online at Macky.Colorado.edu, by phone at 303-492-8423, or in person at Macky Auditorium Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit AnthonyBourdainonTour.com.

A limited number of VIP tickets will be available, which include: premier seating, a limited edition tour poster and VIP laminate, and exclusive access to a post-show meet and greet reception featuring complimentary hors d’oeuvres from local Boulder institution, The Sink Restaurant, including photo and signing opportunities with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert.

Selections of Bourdain and Ripert’s books will be made available on site by Boulder Bookstore, the official bookseller for the event.

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THE EYE AWAKE

The Eye Awake features new works by Ian Fisher and Matthew Harris, two artists who both currently live and work in Colorado. The title and frame of the exhibition, The Eye Awake, focuses on Fisher and Harris’ similar practices of culling inspiration from the visible world they are immersed in, whether it comes from cloud formations or globs of paint. Though these two artists have similar approaches to viewing and incorporating the world around them, Fisher and Harris contrast in the visceral task of making sense of this world through their mediums and subject matter. Matthew Harris’ material-landscape photographs and Ian Fisher’s cloud paintings shown side by side illuminate one of contemporary art’s enduring partnerships between physicality and idealism.

Harris’ photographs result from detailed documentation of his experimental studio practice. Comfortable working with any material in reach, he often uses items such as packing Styrofoam or butter, among other things, for their intrinsic aesthetic qualities. Pairing Harris’ articulated molecular territories with Fisher’s paintings of billowing summer clouds highlights the discrepancy and paradoxical complementarity of grand landscape in partnership with banal detail, at the intersection of which resides a desire to understand the world though human experience. Fisher’s large-scale cloud paintings resonate with the idealism often found in spiritual art while maintaining attention to the human drive to find relational connections to the natural world.

Exhibited next to each other, Fisher and Harris’ works make visible a grasping at understanding the aesthetic world around us, underscored by the variety of places aesthetic objects can be found. In the correspondences and contrasts between the sacred and the profane, the mundane and the iconic, the artists draw out a sense of the complexity of our visual world by observing the sublime and ridiculous details of the material world around us.

— Cortney Lane Stell, Guest Curator