Author: Alison Baumgartner

  • A group photo of colorful ballerinas in drag.

    Ballet Keeps on Trockin’

    Alison Baumgartner

    Some people may not know what to expect when the all-male ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo chassés onto The Lincoln Center stage on January 24. Is it a comedy? Is it a traditional ballet? The answer – it’s both amazingly exquisite dance and it’s a rollickin’ fun time! Presenting playful yet reverent renditions of traditional,… Read full article

  • Mavis Staples smiling in front a cloudy sky.

    Mavis Staples: Music to Change the World

    Alison Baumgartner

    Mavis Staples’ soul-stirring voice has been a part of the fabric of gospel, soul, blues, folk, pop, R&B, and rock music for more than 60 years. On January 20th, Staples’ legendary raw and rasping voice, which became an anthem for the civil rights movement, will fill The Lincoln Center Performance Hall. At 80 years old, the iconic… Read full article

  • Shawn Boothe leaning on a wall of black and white photographs of famous people like Bob Marley and Oprha Winifrey.

    Defining Greatness

    Alison Baumgartner

    Bold and fearless, Shaun Boothe’s Unauthorized Biography Series modernizes history by adding a hip-hop twist. Part TED talk and part live concert, Boothe takes the stage January 26 to present his viral documentary-style music video series. The series, which has received social media love from folks like Kanye West and Sean (P. Diddy) Combs, has garnered much attention… Read full article

  • A black and white photo of stage hands working on the lighting in The Lincoln Center Performance Hall.

    Then and Now: A 40-Year Retrospective

    Alison Baumgartner

    Before The Lincoln Center opened in 1978, arts and culture in Fort Collins was a bit hit or miss. Local groups performed less often in front of smaller audiences in places not always suited to the art they performed. Access to larger more professional touring productions was almost nonexistent. “Some individuals view Fort Collins as… Read full article

  • Considering Matthew Shepard concert. Photo by Marlee Crawford/Ole Miss Communications

    A Journey from Grief to Higher Understanding

    Alison Baumgartner

    On October 7, nearly twenty years after the death of Matthew Shepard, the University of Wyoming student who was beaten and tortured for being gay, the Lincoln Center and Colorado State University are proud to present Considering Matthew Shepard. This cathartic oratorio created in response to the brutal act that shook the nation’s conscience features… Read full article

  • A graphic of a woman reading from her diary with an embarassed look on her face. Text reads "Mortified 'A Cultural Phenomenon'-Newsweek, 'Hilarious'-The Atlantic, As seen on Netflix and Heard on This American Life."

    Mortified: A Hilarious Romp into the Heart of Teen Angst

    Alison Baumgartner

    Years after high school, if you found a love letter that you wrote and never sent, you might laugh a little, blush a little and then be quick to hide it back away.  Not Dave Nadelberg, the creator of  Mortified.  “When I found an old love letter, I immediately laughed and thought ‘I need to share this with… Read full article

  • Portland Cello Project press portrait, March 2018. Photo by Jason Quigley

    Say Hello to Offbeat Cello

    Alison Baumgartner

    If you think you are in for a straight-laced classical cello performance when Portland Cello Project comes to the Fort Collins Lincoln Center on October 12, think again. From symphony halls to rock clubs, the Portland Cello Project has been hailed as a “jolt of energy” by Spin Magazine, and “genre-crossing” by MTV. “We play… Read full article