Dear AmericaPresident Trump has unexpectedly stirred in me a long-dormant love of country and flag. For the first time, I feel truly patriotic — but perhaps not in the way you might think. As our democracy seems to be slipping away, faster than any of us imagined, my love for our nation’s ideals has been […]
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Nuestras Voces: A community finds refuge onstage
Last weekend wrapped “Nuestras Voces: Anhelo un Café con Estrellas,” at the Ute Theater in Rifle. The play, an autobiographical collection of our own Valley’s vignettes, was presented by VOICES, the nonprofit devoted to amplifying local stories and advocating for inclusion and social justice through the arts. The timing for this production and its message […]
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‘Una celebración venezolana’ desafía los prejuicios
MinTze Wu cierra la temporada de Barn Music Series con un homenaje vibrante a la cultura venezolana. Música, danza, resistencia y comunidad se reúnen en Old Thompson Barn, los días 29 y 30 de mayo.
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A Venezuelan Celebration defies prejudice
“I will be surprised if there are people still in seats after the concert,” MinTze Wu told The Sopris Sun. “This music just comes through your body.” Wu is the founder of BenFeng Music Productions, concluding its Barn Music Series this season with A Venezuelan Celebration on May 29-30. “We are still going to have […]
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BenFeng promises art and evolution
Anyone familiar with MinTze Wu, executive director of VOICES, has likely heard of BenFeng Music Productions — an organization she founded in 2013 in Taiwan now emerging as a nonprofit with global ambitions: to change the way classical music is performed. “How can we experience music more holistically?” Wu muses. Perhaps you know personally how […]
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Stay tuned to VOICES Radio Hour
Just like that, VOICES Radio Hour is ready for its third season in 2025. The total of 23 episodes to date are a celebration of all the voices integral to our community. They are voices and stories of our sages, our youth, our teachers, students, moms and dads, neighbors, newcomers, men, women and queer. They […]
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Breaking back into theater
On June 3, I said “yes” to an opportunity that would become one of the most healing and exciting endeavors of my year, so far — the second installment of VOICES’ Queer Voices Project: “Authentically Versus…” I was speaking with MinTze Wu that day about the summer teen residency program VOICES was hosting and, though […]
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VOICES holds space for queer youth to explore their own stories
Beginning on June 11, VOICES will host I Am Me: A Youth Queer Voices Residency, a new eight-week youth artist project for young people, ages 12-18, happening on Tuesdays and Fridays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Stepping Stones. Students will explore the nuances of identity, belonging and community in a supportive environment with […]
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VOICES presents ‘Objects In Mirror’
VOICES opens its third installment of the Women’s VOICES Theater Project, “Objects In Mirror,” on April 19 at 7:30pm at Thunder River Theatre (TRTC). The piece “is a mosaic of expression inspired by the memories, mirages and messaging that make up our lives,” reads a press release for the production. “Incorporating music, humor, storytelling and […]
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Aspen Choral Society finds universal resonance
Aspen Choral Society’s spring show is set to dazzle, once again, after pushing the creative edge last year with movement, moody lights, living sculptures and provocative symbolism along the themes of grief and rebirth. Each year, the all-ages, volunteer choir produces Handel’s “Messiah” in the winter followed by a special spring show. According to director […]