The Art Of Henry: 25 Years Of Scenery And Costume Design

Designs Of Henry Lowenstein, Patriarch Of Denver Theater
Exhibition On Display
Central Library, Gates Reading Room – Level 5
January 21 – March 29, 2009
The Denver Public Library will host an exhibition of more than 50 design renderings from one of Denver’s cultural pioneers, Henry Lowenstein. On display from January 21 – March 29, 2009, the exhibition will be on display at Denver Central Library, in the Gates Reading Room Gallery.
Most of these renderings are gouache and ink of set and costume designs for Bonfils Theatre Main Stage Theatre and Children’s Theatre productions from 1956 to 1975, as well as designs for regional opera, ballet and special events.
Henry Lowenstein played a major role in Denver’s long march from cow town to emerging sophisticated city. From 1956 to 1975 Lowenstein designed hundreds of plays, operas, and ballets. In 1967 he became general manager of the Bonfils Theater until retiring in 1986, and then created the Denver Civic Theatre where he designed and produced more than 90 shows of all types until again retiring in1995.
Henry Lowenstein led the way by presenting quality and innovative arts from the emerging Native American, African, and Latino cultures. He delighted in presenting diverse programming ranging from Albee to Sondheim, Lerner and Loew to Puccini, Lorraine Hansberry to Neil Simon, and hosting performances by John Houseman’s City Center Acting Company, the Teatro Campesino, the Guthrie Theatre, and Black Arts West, as well as the homegrown Cleo Parker Robinson Dancers, the Covillo Parker Ballet Company (which evolved into the Colorado Ballet), and the National Chicano Dance Theatre. Henry was involved in more than 800 productions over his entire career.
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