33rd Season – Granny Dances To A Holiday Drum – Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
“Granny Dances is an exuberant performance. It is the happiest thing I do during the Christmas holidays.” – 2023 Patron
Celebrate the magic of the season through dance, music, and spoken word as Cleo Parker Robinson Dance explores holiday traditions from around the world! Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum – the 33rd Anniversary presentation of this Denver family favorite will have you dancing in your seat!
Guided by the Three Angels of the Rainbow, Granny visits Africa, the Americas, Mexico, Asia, and the Caribbean to celebrate the joy of Holiday Times! From the African Harvest to Kwanzaa, from the Chinese New Year to Junkanoo…. a celebration of both diversity and oneness!
A Denver family tradition for over three decades, this incredible blend of dance, music, and spoken word lifts the spirit and fills the heart with joy, love, and peace! In 2024, Granny returns with 10 live performances!
The 130-minute performance at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre features Cleo Parker Robinson as Shakti, Chloé-Grant Abel as Cantadora and Cedric Hall as the Griot. Margarita Taylor returns as Granny in this Annual holiday season performance.
2pm Performances (repeat times indicated below)
Saturday, December 7th
Sunday, December 8th
Saturday, December 14th
Sunday, December 15th
Saturday, December 21st
Sunday, December 22nd
7pm or 7:30pm Performances (repeat times shown below)
Friday, December 13th (with Spanish Interpretation)
Saturday, December 14th
Friday, December 20th
Saturday, December 21st
Tickets range from $35 to $45.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre
119 Park Ave W Denver, CO 80205
2024 Video-on-Demand: Watch Granny on Video-on-Demand this year! Granny travels the world and so can you. You can tune in from your device anywhere there’s internet! Granny On-Demand will be $10, December 23-January 5. Tickets will be available to purchase starting 12/12/24.
On-Demand video will be the 2024 cast of Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum
