Motus Theater Presents: Motus Playback: Many Paths, One Home – Stories of Colorado and Country
Saturday, April 4, 2026
7:00?PM-9:00?PM
Carsen Theater of the Dairy Arts Center
Boulder, CO
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Motus Theater Presents: Motus Playback: Many Paths, One Home – Stories of Colorado and Country
Saturday, April 4, 2026 7:00?PM-9:00?PM Carsen Theater of the Dairy Arts Center Boulder, CO Pre-register HERE
Share your story and engage in community conversation about our past, present, and future.
In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States and 150 years of Colorado, Motus Theater invites you to an interactive Playback Theater performance exploring how our family stories are in conversation with the history of our country and state, as well as of our democracy.
Audience members are invited to share short stories or reflections, stories of family, migration, love, land, loss, resilience, and belonging. These stories are then improvised live on stage by Motus Playback actors through movement, music, and spoken word, transforming individual experiences into a collective moment of recognition and connection.
Each performance becomes a living conversation, where many paths, perspectives, and histories meet. Stories may be joyful or difficult, recent or long-held, deeply personal or broadly shared. Together, audience and performers co-create a one-of-a-kind theater experience rooted in listening, imagination, and civic connection.
There is no pressure to speak. Whether you choose to share or simply witness, your presence matters. By gathering, listening, and reflecting together about our past and present, we’ll imagine the future we can still build, together.
Since 2010, Motus Theater has been sharing stories to bring the voices and experiences of communities on the frontlines of violence to center stage. “The stories we tell construct our identities,” said Rita Valente-Quinn, Producing Executive Director. “They go beyond entertainment to enlighten, inspire, and catalyze action. Shared stories about the personal, the communal and the national all shape our own understanding of the world and the deep-seated power dynamics that govern us.”