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December 7-21, 2024

Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum  to its original home in Denver’s Historic Five Points during CPRD’s 54th Anniversary Season

For 33 years, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble has been blending dance, live music, spoken word, and seasonal celebrations and customs from around the world into a memorable holiday tradition like none other.

The story: Granny’s memories are her gifts to those she loves, but she has forgotten many of her stories and the magical dances she’s seen and performed in her lifetime. In her youth, she danced in winter festivals honoring the birth of Christ, the African Harvest, the Native American Winter Solstice, the Celtic Yule Time, and Las Posadas in Mexico, Kwanzaa in the United States, the ancient Hebrew Festival of Lights, the Chinese New Year, and the Caribbean’s Junkanoo Day. Now Granny seeks to relive these memories of rich cultural traditions, bringing them alive again for her grandchildren TiSean and Nakia through dance, live music, and storytelling.

Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum is a multicultural celebration that touches the hearts of people of all backgrounds, kindling the wonderment and magic shared across the winter holiday season. Each year, Granny highlights new stories from her rich life dancing around the world, making way for new twists and scenes for an artistically fresh production every time. No wonder it’s one of the city’s most beloved family traditions inspiring audiences both young and old through the universal language of dance!

Tickets on Sale Now!

2pm Performances:

  • Saturday, December 7th
  • Sunday, December 8th
  • Saturday, December 14th
  • Sunday, December 15th
  • Saturday, December 21st
  • Sunday, December 22nd

7pm or 7:30pm Performances:

  • Friday, December 13th
  • Saturday, December 15th
  • Friday, December 20th
  • Saturday, December 21st

Groups of 6 or more are eligible for a group ticket discount click here for more information or contact Micah@cleoparkerdance.org .

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