Dessa with Kayla Marque

Spanning genres and disciplines, Dessa’s style is defined by tenderness, ferocity, candor, and wit. As a musician, she’s co-composed for large choirs; crowd-surfed at rock clubs; recorded a live album with the Grammy-winning Minnesota Orchestra; and contributed a track to the #1 album The Hamilton Mixtape. Her TED Talk, which recounts her science experiment on how to fall out of love, has notched more than 5 million views. She’s written for The New York Times and National Geographic Traveler; hosted two seasons of a podcast for the BBC; and published several poetry books and literary collections including the memoir-in-essays My Own Devices (Penguin Random House).

Levitt Pavilion Denver is Colorado’s all-ages outdoor amphitheater, presenting 50 FREE + concerts and community events each summer in beautiful Ruby Hill Park. We believe that music has the power to bring people together across cultures, languages and lived experiences and should be accessible to everyone — regardless of their ability to pay. Learn more about Levitt Pavilion Denver, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and how you can support our mission to build community through music.-