Colorado Concert Ballet

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Contains (2) children's costumes used by members of Covillo-Parker School of Ballet and (1) costume from Colorado Concert Ballet's production of 'Ondine.'

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Contains (2) costumes including (1) 'basic white' tutu used by members of Colorado Concert Ballet and (1) Waltz of the Flowers purple tutu used during the first production of 'The Nutcracker.'

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Colorado Ballet, located in Denver, Colorado is a regional dance company that was conceived as a ballet school founded in 1951, by Denver natives Freidann Parker and Lillian Covillo. To showcase their students, they established Colorado Concert Ballet in 1961.

Scope and Contents This series includes Souvenir Programs, Concert Programs, and a set of Mailers to sponsors. Special items include the company's first concert program and it's 9th and 10th anniversary season souvenir programs. It covers the company in it's first performance location - Colorado Women’s College at Montview and Quebec - and first two studio/rehearsal locations - 3210 E Colfax: 1961-1975 and 5305 E Colfax: 1975-1981. The series also includes (5) costumes used by members of Colorado Concert...

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This photograph depicts the 1961 production of "The Nutcracker" featuring Lillian Covillo dancing in the role of Nutcracker.

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Karen Jaszkowiak of the Colorado Concert Ballet dances the ''Peasant Pas De Deux'' as part of the ballet ''Giselle.''

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Photograph of Colorado Concert Ballet's Karen Jaszkowiak performing in the ballet ''Giselle.''

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Laura Walker of the Colorado Concert Ballet preforms with Jeff Longo in an unidentified dance during the 1977-78 dance season.

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Photograph of Tom Reed, principal dancer for the Colorado Concert Ballet in Denver, Colorado.

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Tom Reed, a soloist with the Colorado Concert Ballet, performs in ''Under Western Skies.''