2024 - 2025 Season
Celebrating 45 Years of Dance
Canyon Concert Ballet (CCB) is thrilled to announce its 2024 - 2025 season, “The 45th Anniversary Season.” This season will be CCB’s largest and most ambitious celebration of this milestone. It is the third season curated by Artistic Director Michael Pappalardo, forging an ever-growing and accomplished dance company for Northern Colorado. With the vision of delivering cutting-edge dance and traditional favorites, Pappalardo’s 2024 - 2025 season has something for everyone.
Innovation.
CCB will close its anniversary season with Innovation, including Rite of Spring and other works, highlighting internationally renowned choreography from company members and collaborations with local artists and musicians.
On the mainstage of the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, the company will bring the best of modern dance to life. This production features a bold new Rite of Spring, choreographed by Artistic Director Michael Pappalardo and accompanied by the Fort Collins Symphony. This groundbreaking work fuses raw athleticism with contemporary movement, reimagining Stravinsky’s iconic score with a visceral, dynamic interpretation. Audiences can expect a powerful performance that pushes the boundaries of physicality and emotion, capturing the primal energy and ritualistic intensity of the music in a way that is both innovative and deeply compelling.
On the mainstage of the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, the company will bring the best of modern dance to life. A Colorado premier, Val Caniparoli, brings ‘Swipe’ to the stage. Deborah Weiss at Dance Europe notes that “Caniparoli’s work is internationally recognized… Swipe is packed with originality, utilizing every possible extremity.” Carla Escoda at the Huffington Post said it was“… fresh and compelling choreography… pure reaction to the driving beat” This is a show not to be missed.
The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins - June 14, 2025