But Adams said Friday there was no single tipping point. But the driving artistic force was always Rabin, who is co-directing the farewell production of The Wiz. Ignite was started as a musicals-only company that would introduce regional premieres and revisit groundbreaking musicals of the past.
It pushed the envelope over the edge and into the fire. Rabin told Westword early on that Ignite intended to do shows that no other companies would want to touch because they might have too many f-bombs, or too much sex or drugs.
Gravity Defied distinguished itself from all other companies from the start by writing into its mission statement a commitment to donating a portion of its ticket revenues to a designated local charity. In , the Rocky Mountain Arts Association ended its partnership with Rabin, which is what had made Gravity Defied eligible for public funding. So after five productions, Rabin and Adams created their own nonprofit called Lucent Performing Arts and changed the name of the theatre company to Ignite.
Even with a new name, the theatre continued to live up to its original moniker by defying the odds, if not gravity. It was a risky production, and I think it really sums up what Ignite Theatre can do. To see more photos, click here. Although Ignite was never a bricks-and-mortar company, it staged 30 of its 31 productions as a tenant of the Aurora Fox. Adams would like to believe Ignite made the Fox a more energized and vital force in the growing Aurora Cultural Arts District , which includes the two stages at the Aurora Fox and two more at the nearby Vintage Theatre.
That allowed me focus on other under-represented audience groups with mainstage shows like Black Elk Speaks and Porgy and Bess. The same is true with Vintage. When you have a variety of different companies performing within a few blocks of each other, you are naturally going to attract a wider span of potential audiences. Denver Broncos. Top Spots. In exchange, the Broncos are sending a sixth-round pick back to LA. Katie Johnston reports. Forest Service lands without permission in his social media campaign.
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