Serena

Carver Lawson, Special Projects Manager

Serena was a lucky and gifted girl. She had a loving family and was naturally bright and observant. Her hardest problem in life so far was boredom. She had just finished freshman year of highschool and had expected more from her education and society. Her disappointment with the lack of challenges in life was a regular feeling for her. Ever since she was a little girl she had quickly caught on to how life works. She knew herself and the human condition well and often found herself studying people. No matter if she was out shopping, eating, or with friends she always found herself watching strangers. She would deeply wonder about their life and create a story of where they've been and where they're headed. The fact that so many people seemed to be unaware of the depths they had never stopped fascinating Serena. She didn’t understand how the mundane hollowed out experiences of life could capture and cloud people as they do. If someone tried to start small talk with her she would immediately ask an intimate question. She’d wonder about their opinion on what love really is and if evil truly exists in our world. She craved to know of the weight they carried and how it had shaped their being and character. She wanted to know the truth that existed in people, they were the ocean to her and she was a scuba diver. Unfortunately for her that blunt approach often scared them away, and so she had to learn a more subtle approach.

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New Paradigm Dance Theater Prepares for Performance at Regional Dance America

Austin Price, Editor in Chief

DENVER, CO, Apr. 25, 2025 - New Paradigm Dance Theater (NPDT) recently convened for their adjudication. In anticipation of NPDT’s Youth Company performing at Regional Dance America (RDA)’s MidStates Festival, the company came together to present five choreographic works. Led by NPDT’s Co-Artistic Directors, Julia Wilkinson Manley and Chris Harris, the company shared their work from the season, in an informal rehearsal for the festival. The adjudication was hosted in the studios of Colorado Movement Lab (CML).

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Colorado Movement Lab Presents The Innovators, A Multi-Generational Composition Project

Austin Price, Editor in Chief

DENVER, CO, Apr. 19, 2025 - Colorado Movement Lab (CML) will present The Innovators, a showcase of choreographic and artistic works, produced by students of their Composition Labs. The performance will begin at 7pm, and conclude at 8pm, in CML’s gorgeous home, based in Westminster. The project is orchestrated by CML’s Co-Artistic Director, Chris Harris.

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Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Asks “What Would You Do?”

Eamon Lujan, Guest Writer

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is the reason my mom and I traveled to New York. Well, not Cabaret specifically. In July of last year, the show announced they had cast Adam Lambert as the Emcee, starring alongside Auli’i Cravalho as Sally Bowles. I love Adam Lambert, I saw him in concert when Queen came to Denver a few years back. My mom really loves Adam Lambert. She has been following him since his American Idol days. We had been thinking of an excuse to do another Broadway trip, and that excuse was Adam Lambert. The trip was loosely planned the same day they announced the casting, and before noon we had bought our tickets. At this performance, we had the full principal cast for the show itself and three understudies for the Prologue Company. We sat in the East Mezzanine, Mezzanine 1, Row B, Seats 114 and 113.

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Imagine Dragons Newest Album Shows Different Meanings in Music

Schuyler Kropp, Staff Writer

Music is everywhere. We listen to it for many reasons, including focusing or calming our minds. By listening to music, you allow rhythms to flow into your ears while jamming out. Songs and albums are meant to have hidden meanings and messages. Anyone can listen to the lyrics of a song and process them in many ways. Songwriters try to have a hidden message in their songs or albums by saying what they truly mean in a more creative way. It is common that these messages get jumbled up causing misinterpretation. Trying to coax out information or meanings is hard to do, but it allows your brain to understand other ways to look at things. This also helps you find what songs are your jam. The band Imagine Dragons is a good example of putting meanings into their music. Imagine Dragons is an American rock band formed in 2008, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is headed by lead singer, Dan Reynolds. The band has mostly upbeat and some mild to slow songs, often changing their pace in many different ways. They write songs that grab people’s attention. If the song is short and mournful, then people might feel sad singing along to the song. But, if the song is long and cheerful, people might feel happy and exuberated. 

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New Paradigm Dance Theater Presents Taste: A Fundraiser Evening of Wine, Food & Dance

Austin Price, Editor in Chief

DENVER, CO, April 5, 2025 - New Paradigm Dance Theater (NPDT) presents Taste: A Fundraiser Evening of Wine, Food, & Dance. NPDT invites the community to a celebration of dancers and donors. The event will take place in the studios of Colorado Movement Lab (CML). Doors will open at 6:30pm, with an estimated conclusion time of 9:30pm. The evening will feature delicious tastings, captivating performances, and exciting auctions.

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