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For 33 years, Tara’s Candlelight Festival has brought our community together through music, light, and tradition.

This year, 7th & 8th graders and recent Tara graduates are invited to join the Tara Candlelight Choir and sing alongside the high school choir.

Rehearsals begin October 5 and take place Mondays and Wednesdays from 4–6 PM, with additional rehearsals during December and throughout Festival Week.

The season culminates in six performances at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, December 18–20, at 5 and 8 PM.

Registration is open through the link in our bio.

Questions: enrollment@tarahighschool.org

Audio: an original recording of the Tara Class of 2025 singing “La Vitleem Colo-n Jos,” a traditional Romanian carol sung during Candlelight.

#tarahighschool #candlelightfestival #choir #choralmusic #bouldercolorado

For 33 years, Tara’s Candlelight Festival has brought our community together through music, light, and tradition.

This year, 7th & 8th graders and recent Tara graduates are invited to join the Tara Candlelight Choir and sing alongside the high school choir.

Rehearsals begin October 5 and take place Mondays and Wednesdays from 4–6 PM, with additional rehearsals during December and throughout Festival Week.

The season culminates in six performances at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, December 18–20, at 5 and 8 PM.

Registration is open through the link in our bio.

Questions: enrollment@tarahighschool.org

Audio: an original recording of the Tara Class of 2025 singing “La Vitleem Colo-n Jos,” a traditional Romanian carol sung during Candlelight.

#tarahighschool #candlelightfestival #choir #choralmusic #bouldercolorado

This is our home.

A place to learn, create, perform, travel, explore, and grow together. A place where the classroom reaches far beyond its walls and into the wider world.

This year, we’re opening that experience to more students.

35 full and partial scholarships are available.

Maybe Tara could be your home, too.

Learn more, link in our bio.

#taraperformingartshighschool #highschoollikenoother #boulderschools #stepintothelight

This is our home.

A place to learn, create, perform, travel, explore, and grow together. A place where the classroom reaches far beyond its walls and into the wider world.

This year, we’re opening that experience to more students.

35 full and partial scholarships are available.

Maybe Tara could be your home, too.

Learn more, link in our bio.

#taraperformingartshighschool #highschoollikenoother #boulderschools #stepintothelight

Happy 20th, Tara Class of 2006! Congratulations!
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#taranowandthen #taraalumniappreciation #classof2006

Happy 20th, Tara Class of 2006! Congratulations!
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#taranowandthen #taraalumniappreciation #classof2006

35 full or partial scholarships, one door into an extraordinary educational experience.

Tara students travel the world, perform on stage, and wrestle with big ideas, often all in the same semester. The performing arts sit at the center of our curriculum, not as an extracurricular, but as a lens through which students learn to think, collaborate, and engage with everything around them. Faculty who are genuinely passionate about their subjects, combined with first-hand encounters with culture and history, push that curiosity further.

We are newly committed to making sure that no one is turned away due to lack of funds. Apply now. Link in bio.

#taraperformingartshighschool #waldorfeducation #highschoollikenoother #boulderschools stepintothelight

35 full or partial scholarships, one door into an extraordinary educational experience.

Tara students travel the world, perform on stage, and wrestle with big ideas, often all in the same semester. The performing arts sit at the center of our curriculum, not as an extracurricular, but as a lens through which students learn to think, collaborate, and engage with everything around them. Faculty who are genuinely passionate about their subjects, combined with first-hand encounters with culture and history, push that curiosity further.

We are newly committed to making sure that no one is turned away due to lack of funds. Apply now. Link in bio.

#taraperformingartshighschool #waldorfeducation #highschoollikenoother #boulderschools stepintothelight

Happy 10th, Class of 2016! Congratulations!
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#tarathenandnow #taraalumniappreciation #waldorfhighschool #classof2016

Happy 10th, Class of 2016! Congratulations!
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#tarathenandnow #taraalumniappreciation #waldorfhighschool #classof2016

It was a good year.

It was a good year.

Another fabulous Tara milestone beautifully captured by @houseofraphoto!

Congratulations, Class of 2026!
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#tarathenandnow #classof2026 #taraalumniappreciation @waldorfalums

Another fabulous Tara milestone beautifully captured by @houseofraphoto!

Congratulations, Class of 2026!
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#tarathenandnow #classof2026 #taraalumniappreciation @waldorfalums

If this calls to you, and you know a family with students ages 14 to 17, please share this invitation with them. We warmly invite you to join our community, share a meal, meet our students, and get a real taste of life at Tara. A Gathering of Community, June 27, 4–6 p.m., Taverna Laudisio, Niwot. Complimentary dinner at 4:30.

#taraperformingartshighschool #community #boulder #colorado #arts

If this calls to you, and you know a family with students ages 14 to 17, please share this invitation with them. We warmly invite you to join our community, share a meal, meet our students, and get a real taste of life at Tara. A Gathering of Community, June 27, 4–6 p.m., Taverna Laudisio, Niwot. Complimentary dinner at 4:30.

#taraperformingartshighschool #community #boulder #colorado #arts

Congratulations, Class of 2026.
Three sold-out shows.
You carried this school on your back and ran with it. Today you walk across the stage and join every class that came before you.

The Tara community is growing.

Join us June 27 for A Gathering of Community. Dinner, conversation, and celebration. Details on the last slide.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

#taraperformingartshighschool #classof2026🎓 #boulderarts #taraalumni gatheringofcommunity

Congratulations, Class of 2026.
Three sold-out shows.
You carried this school on your back and ran with it. Today you walk across the stage and join every class that came before you.

The Tara community is growing.

Join us June 27 for A Gathering of Community. Dinner, conversation, and celebration. Details on the last slide.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

#taraperformingartshighschool #classof2026🎓 #boulderarts #taraalumni gatheringofcommunity

One last trip to Hadestown.

Join us today for the final performances of Hadestown: Teen Edition

1:30 PM Matinee: Tickets Available

7:30 PM Evening Performance: Sold Out

Join the waitlist for evening tickets.

Don’t miss your chance to experience this unforgettable journey with our talented student cast.
#hadestownteenedition
#taraperformingartshighschool
#studenttheatre
#boulderart
#livetheatre

One last trip to Hadestown.

Join us today for the final performances of Hadestown: Teen Edition

1:30 PM Matinee: Tickets Available

7:30 PM Evening Performance: Sold Out

Join the waitlist for evening tickets.

Don’t miss your chance to experience this unforgettable journey with our talented student cast.
#hadestownteenedition
#taraperformingartshighschool
#studenttheatre
#boulderart
#livetheatre

Four shows. Two days. This is your last chance to see Hadestown live on the Nomad Playhouse stage.

Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 7:30 PM. Saturday night and Sunday are nearly sold out. If you’ve been waiting, now is the time.

Come to our Open House this morning at 11 AM, receive two free tickets to Saturday’s 1:30 PM show, and get a chance to meet current students, alumni, and faculty who make this school what it is.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

Tickets in bio

#hadestownteenedition #bouldermusic #boulderarts #coloradotheater #taraperformingarts

Four shows. Two days. This is your last chance to see Hadestown live on the Nomad Playhouse stage.

Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 7:30 PM. Saturday night and Sunday are nearly sold out. If you’ve been waiting, now is the time.

Come to our Open House this morning at 11 AM, receive two free tickets to Saturday’s 1:30 PM show, and get a chance to meet current students, alumni, and faculty who make this school what it is.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

Tickets in bio

#hadestownteenedition #bouldermusic #boulderarts #coloradotheater #taraperformingarts

Hadestown is selling out! Get your tickets before they're gone.
Thurs - Fri, June 11-14
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. daily
Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder

Tickets at tarahighschool.org/events or here: https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

Photos by the amazing @houseofraphoto !

Hadestown is selling out! Get your tickets before they're gone.
Thurs - Fri, June 11-14
1:30 and 7:30 p.m. daily
Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder

Tickets at tarahighschool.org/events or here: https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

Photos by the amazing @houseofraphoto !

Opening night grab tickets while you can!

1:30 & 7:30PM · Thu–Sun · The Nomad Playhouse, Boulder.

Tara Performing Arts presents Hadestown: Teen Edition

A story about love, loss, and whether hope is still possible when all hope seems lost.

Tickets in bio.

#taraperformingartshighschool #hadestownteenedition #nomadplayhouse #theatre

Opening night grab tickets while you can!

1:30 & 7:30PM · Thu–Sun · The Nomad Playhouse, Boulder.

Tara Performing Arts presents Hadestown: Teen Edition

A story about love, loss, and whether hope is still possible when all hope seems lost.

Tickets in bio.

#taraperformingartshighschool #hadestownteenedition #nomadplayhouse #theatre

What if a high school changed everything?

Come see behind the curtain. Join us in the lobby of The Nomad Playhouse for an informal Open House. View student work, meet current Tara students, and talk with our faculty and staff.

RSVP, show up, and walk away with two free tickets to the Saturday matinee of Hadestown: Teen Edition.

Open House:

Saturday, June 13 · 11am–1pm
Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave, North Boulder

RSVP, link in bio.

#boulderco #performingartsschool #hadestown #alternativeeducation #colorado

What if a high school changed everything?

Come see behind the curtain. Join us in the lobby of The Nomad Playhouse for an informal Open House. View student work, meet current Tara students, and talk with our faculty and staff.

RSVP, show up, and walk away with two free tickets to the Saturday matinee of Hadestown: Teen Edition.

Open House:

Saturday, June 13 · 11am–1pm
Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave, North Boulder

RSVP, link in bio.

#boulderco #performingartsschool #hadestown #alternativeeducation #colorado

~Special announcement~

Same gathering. New date — Saturday, June 27th.

Join us at Taverna Laudisio.
4–6 PM · 121 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO

Tara weaves rigorous academics with deep immersion in theatre, world travel, and real human connection. A place where students discover who they are and how to carry that into the world.

~35 full/partial scholarships available~

An education that calls students back to themselves should never be out of reach.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

#theatrelife #performingartsschool #highschooltheatre #artseducation #NiwotCO

Video edited by Tara alumni Boden Baines
@bodnski

Original Video by Tara alumni Lilla Molnar
@lillamolnarr

~Special announcement~

Same gathering. New date — Saturday, June 27th.

Join us at Taverna Laudisio.
4–6 PM · 121 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO

Tara weaves rigorous academics with deep immersion in theatre, world travel, and real human connection. A place where students discover who they are and how to carry that into the world.

~35 full/partial scholarships available~

An education that calls students back to themselves should never be out of reach.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

#theatrelife #performingartsschool #highschooltheatre #artseducation #NiwotCO

Video edited by Tara alumni Boden Baines
@bodnski

Original Video by Tara alumni Lilla Molnar
@lillamolnarr

We're excited to announce a collaboration with our neighbors at Dagabi Tapas Bar!

Dagabi is rolling out the welcome mat for everyone coming to see our students perform Hadestown. Reserve a table online at dagabicucina.com, note that you're a Tara/Nomad ticket holder, and flash your ticket confirmation for 15% off food and drinks, valid all week June 8–14.

Come for the show. Stay for the tapas.

Hadestown at the Nomad Playhouse | June 11–14 | 1:30 & 7:30PM daily
Grab tickets: https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

We're excited to announce a collaboration with our neighbors at Dagabi Tapas Bar!

Dagabi is rolling out the welcome mat for everyone coming to see our students perform Hadestown. Reserve a table online at dagabicucina.com, note that you're a Tara/Nomad ticket holder, and flash your ticket confirmation for 15% off food and drinks, valid all week June 8–14.

Come for the show. Stay for the tapas.

Hadestown at the Nomad Playhouse | June 11–14 | 1:30 & 7:30PM daily
Grab tickets: https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

Our community is growing, join us!

A Gathering of Community hosted by Boulder Internal Medicine, presented by Tara Performing Arts High School & Antonio Laudisio.

⚠️Updated Date⚠️
June 27th, 4 to 6 PM

At Taverna Laudisio, 121 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO

An afternoon to connect, celebrate, and learn more about the Tara experience.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

Original audio by Tara alumni Elora Crisco.
@mustycrustypinecone

Video by Tara alumni Lilla Molnar.
@lillamolnarr

Video edited by Tara alumni Boden Baines.
@bodnski

#taraperformingartshighschool #theatre #artseducation #outdooreducation immersiveexperience

Our community is growing, join us!

A Gathering of Community hosted by Boulder Internal Medicine, presented by Tara Performing Arts High School & Antonio Laudisio.

⚠️Updated Date⚠️
June 27th, 4 to 6 PM

At Taverna Laudisio, 121 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO

An afternoon to connect, celebrate, and learn more about the Tara experience.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

Original audio by Tara alumni Elora Crisco.
@mustycrustypinecone

Video by Tara alumni Lilla Molnar.
@lillamolnarr

Video edited by Tara alumni Boden Baines.
@bodnski

#taraperformingartshighschool #theatre #artseducation #outdooreducation immersiveexperience

Congratulations to all the Tara students and staff who ran, walked, or participated in the BolderBoulder, and representing Tara at this event!

#bolderboulder #represent #waldorfhighschool #springtime #marathon

Congratulations to all the Tara students and staff who ran, walked, or participated in the BolderBoulder, and representing Tara at this event!

#bolderboulder #represent #waldorfhighschool #springtime #marathon

Rehearsals are underway for Hadestown: Teen Edition. Excitement is building ... it's going to be great.

Thursday-Sunday, June 11-14, 1:30 and 7:30pm each day
Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave, Boulder
Tickets at tarahighschool.org/events
https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

Rehearsals are underway for Hadestown: Teen Edition. Excitement is building ... it's going to be great.

Thursday-Sunday, June 11-14, 1:30 and 7:30pm each day
Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave, Boulder
Tickets at tarahighschool.org/events
https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

Rehearsals and set building are underway as Tara prepares for Hadestown: Teen Edition!

Current rehearsal and tech photos aren't available (hopefully I can get some soon, hint hint), so here are some photos from previous Tara productions.

Tickets are selling fast -- I think this is going to be a sold out show. People are excited to see it, including myself! (-your humble social media manager, Anne)

Thurs.-Sun., June 11-14 at 1:30 and 7:30 each day
At the Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave, Boulder
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

#HadestownTeenEdition #hadestown #ImmersiveEducation #waldorfhighschool #theatrekids #ArtsEducation #boulderarts

Rehearsals and set building are underway as Tara prepares for Hadestown: Teen Edition!

Current rehearsal and tech photos aren't available (hopefully I can get some soon, hint hint), so here are some photos from previous Tara productions.

Tickets are selling fast -- I think this is going to be a sold out show. People are excited to see it, including myself! (-your humble social media manager, Anne)

Thurs.-Sun., June 11-14 at 1:30 and 7:30 each day
At the Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave, Boulder
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4wawdbh

#HadestownTeenEdition #hadestown #ImmersiveEducation #waldorfhighschool #theatrekids #ArtsEducation #boulderarts

Some more Geology Trip pictures magically appeared in the album, so enjoy!

Thank you to @deerhillexpeditions

Some more Geology Trip pictures magically appeared in the album, so enjoy!

Thank you to @deerhillexpeditions

We are pleased to announce our June production:

✨ HADESTOWN: Teen Edition ✨
June 11-14 at The Nomad Playhouse

Some stories are as old as the gods themselves. And few are more heartbreaking than the tale of Eurydice, Orpheus, and his desperate journey into the underworld, armed with nothing but music and the belief that true love can defy fate itself. Weaving blues, jazz, and folk into a haunting exploration of love, loss, and the cost of survival, Hadestown asks: What would you risk for love? Can a song change the world?

We can't wait to share this powerful story with our community.

Tickets now on sale! Link in comments and bio.

#HadestownTeenEdition #StudentTheatre #MusicalTheatre #ArtsEducation #ImmersiveEducation #WaldorfHighSchool

We are pleased to announce our June production:

✨ HADESTOWN: Teen Edition ✨
June 11-14 at The Nomad Playhouse

Some stories are as old as the gods themselves. And few are more heartbreaking than the tale of Eurydice, Orpheus, and his desperate journey into the underworld, armed with nothing but music and the belief that true love can defy fate itself. Weaving blues, jazz, and folk into a haunting exploration of love, loss, and the cost of survival, Hadestown asks: What would you risk for love? Can a song change the world?

We can't wait to share this powerful story with our community.

Tickets now on sale! Link in comments and bio.

#HadestownTeenEdition #StudentTheatre #MusicalTheatre #ArtsEducation #ImmersiveEducation #WaldorfHighSchool

Tara 10th Grade Geology Trip to the Southwest

Tara 10th Grade Geology Trip to the Southwest

Tara tenth graders make a 7-day expedition down the San Juan River, literally immersed in one of the most powerful geologic processes that we can touch, see and be a part of. The students experience firsthand the depositional layers and deep time they studied in class, and learn on the spot about the stunning Butler Wash petroglyphs and how the river interacts with the geology, plants and animals as well as the traditional values and sacred meaning for the ancestral Puebloans, evidence of whose lives they witness while in the canyon.

With @deerhillexpeditions

Tara tenth graders make a 7-day expedition down the San Juan River, literally immersed in one of the most powerful geologic processes that we can touch, see and be a part of. The students experience firsthand the depositional layers and deep time they studied in class, and learn on the spot about the stunning Butler Wash petroglyphs and how the river interacts with the geology, plants and animals as well as the traditional values and sacred meaning for the ancestral Puebloans, evidence of whose lives they witness while in the canyon.

With @deerhillexpeditions

The musicians are getting ready for the concert at the Nomad Playhouse in Boulder, CO this Saturday.
More info and tickets:
https://bit.ly/Love_Witherow_concert

The musicians are getting ready for the concert at the Nomad Playhouse in Boulder, CO this Saturday.
More info and tickets:
https://bit.ly/Love_Witherow_concert

One final reel from the senior trip to Europe -- it's been an unforgettable trip!

One final reel from the senior trip to Europe -- it's been an unforgettable trip!

The second leg of the senior trip: London!

The second leg of the senior trip: London!

Vienna through the eyes of Tara's senior class, 2026. The annual tradition continues!

Vienna through the eyes of Tara's senior class, 2026. The annual tradition continues!

Prepare to be inspired and emotionally destroyed by music.

Lemniscations & Fire: An Evening of Harp and Piano
Saturday, May 2 · 7:30pm · Nomad Playhouse, Boulder CO

The evening opens with Sophia Love, Tara Performing Arts student, whose solo harp works soar with fire and grace. Then comes the world premiere of Lemniscations — Matt Witherow's original seven-part suite for harp and piano — a piece that wrings out your heart with beauty and longing.

A benefit concert for the Tara Scholarship Fund.

Tickets: $30 general · $75 rows 2–4 · $150 front row
Link in bio.

#BenefitConcert #WorldPremiere #BoulderMusic #LiveMusic #ClassicalMusic #LifeChangingSchool #HarpAndPiano #GreatSchool #immersivelearning #emotionalmusic

Prepare to be inspired and emotionally destroyed by music.

Lemniscations & Fire: An Evening of Harp and Piano
Saturday, May 2 · 7:30pm · Nomad Playhouse, Boulder CO

The evening opens with Sophia Love, Tara Performing Arts student, whose solo harp works soar with fire and grace. Then comes the world premiere of Lemniscations — Matt Witherow's original seven-part suite for harp and piano — a piece that wrings out your heart with beauty and longing.

A benefit concert for the Tara Scholarship Fund.

Tickets: $30 general · $75 rows 2–4 · $150 front row
Link in bio.

#BenefitConcert #WorldPremiere #BoulderMusic #LiveMusic #ClassicalMusic #LifeChangingSchool #HarpAndPiano #GreatSchool #immersivelearning #emotionalmusic

We are thrilled to announce Lemniscations & Fire: An Evening of Harp and Piano, a benefit concert featuring the world premiere of "Lemniscations," a seven-part suite of original works composed by pianist Matt Witherow and performed publicly for the very first time.

Joining him is harpist Sophia Love, a student at Tara Performing Arts High School, whose solos soar with fire and grace. Together, they weave an evening of music that moves between sweet reverie and breathtaking brilliance.

🎶 Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM
📍 The Nomad Playhouse · 1410 Quince Ave, North Boulder
🎟️ Tickets at the link in bio

This is a once-in-a-lifetime premiere, and a chance to support the Tara Scholarship Fund and the students whose lives are transformed by the school's immersive program.

#HarpAndPiano #LiveMusic #Boulder #BoulderMusic #ClassicalMusic #WorldPremiere #BenefitConcert #ImmersiveEducation #LifeChangingSchool

We are thrilled to announce Lemniscations & Fire: An Evening of Harp and Piano, a benefit concert featuring the world premiere of "Lemniscations," a seven-part suite of original works composed by pianist Matt Witherow and performed publicly for the very first time.

Joining him is harpist Sophia Love, a student at Tara Performing Arts High School, whose solos soar with fire and grace. Together, they weave an evening of music that moves between sweet reverie and breathtaking brilliance.

🎶 Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM
📍 The Nomad Playhouse · 1410 Quince Ave, North Boulder
🎟️ Tickets at the link in bio

This is a once-in-a-lifetime premiere, and a chance to support the Tara Scholarship Fund and the students whose lives are transformed by the school's immersive program.

#HarpAndPiano #LiveMusic #Boulder #BoulderMusic #ClassicalMusic #WorldPremiere #BenefitConcert #ImmersiveEducation #LifeChangingSchool

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