Few of us live our lives in widescreen. Instead, the frames in which our days play out tend to be tight and personal, the vistas only occasional. We see what we need to, what’s before us, what we actually inhabit. That truth has long been the source of a distracting…
You know the sort of people who say they wear a lot of hats? Joya Scott is one of those people. And she’s not exaggerating. The 35-year-old Boston native divides her days between teaching at both Arizona State University’s School of Film, Dance, and Theatre and Scottsdale Community College’s Theatre…
Julie Akerly announced on Friday, July 1, that [nueBOX] is moving from Phoenix Center for the Arts to Mesa Arts Center. It’s a significant step for the group, which Akerly co-founded with Matthew Mosher in December 2014. During its short history, [nueBOX] has had 24 visual, performance, and multi-disciplinary artists-in-residence…
Arizona Commission on the Arts has awarded 239 grants totaling more than $2.2 million to Arizona nonprofit arts organizations, local arts agencies, schools, and community organizations for the fiscal year 2017, which runs from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. That’s more than twice the amount it awarded during…
Viewers complaining that a protagonist isn’t “likable” usually mean something more like “the protagonist doesn’t stir my empathy” — after all, audiences adore cozying up to scripted TV’s fascinating creeps. Winning that empathy demands that writers, directors and actors lay bare their characters’ selves, immersing us in their perspectives, engaging…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 63. Oliver Hibert. Don’t…
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre of Scottsdale needs to raise $50,000 by the end of August 2016 to continue operations, the company announced via press release on Wednesday, June 29. The news follows Arizona Theatre Company’s announcement on Monday, June 27, that it needs to raise $2 million to stay…
So hot you want to shave your head, Phoenix? Instead, grab tickets to the next edition of Bar Flies and head downstairs to Valley Bar on Thursday, July 14. The theme is Hair. Amy Silverman’s curating, and she’ll be reading along with Kathy Cano-Murillo, Laurie Notaro, Robrt Pela and Brian…
New Times picks the best events and things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 8, through Sunday, July 10. For more options, see our curated online calendar. Dan Schay New Works Festival Following Theater Works executive director Dan Schay’s unexpected death on April 7, the company’s board of trustees…
Here’s some good news: Netflix is now streaming Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. No other TV show is quite so ambitious or politically deft as star and executive producer Rachel Bloom’s (and co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna’s) darkly comic, whip-smart send-up of romantic comedies. The title alone has turned more than one of my…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 64. Velma Kee Craig…
Each week, we’re recapping the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode by episode. Typically, we talk about these episodes in terms of A, B, and C plots based on their prominence in the episode. But that structure surprisingly doesn’t apply to “Kimmy Sees A Sunset!” Each story here has…
Playwright Kirt Shineman had a rare opportunity earlier this year, one he’s sure he’ll never have again. “It was at my wedding,” he says, “and I was watching the people I based the characters in my new play on, talking to the actors who are playing them.” That new play…
When Spencer Tunick poses 100 nude women in front of the Republican National Convention this summer, some Phoenicians will get to say they saw him first – during the opening reception for an exhibition of his works at ASU Art Museum. Halfway through 2016, it’s one of the best things…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 65. Jessica Rajko. Jessica…
From the street, Lisa Berg and Brian Seek’s Tempe home blends right into the suburban desert landscape. The cool, griege exterior is shrouded by mature trees and various flora and fauna. Once inside the front door, however, it’s clear how much the couple embraces color. Bright turquoise walls and black-and-white…
New Times picks the best things to do in Phoenix and Tempe during this abbreviated work week from Tuesday, July 5, through Thursday, July 7. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Dan Flores Book-Signing You’re not an apex predator — you’re merely hiding yourself from those who’d eat you…
It’s been nearly two years since we shared 40 of our favorite murals – all located in a trio of Valley mural hotspots including Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue, and Calle 16. Since then, all sorts of street art has come and gone – and more murals have started popping up…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 66. Michael Lanier. Glamour…
Barcades are the new thing, a bubble we hope never bursts. And while we’re probably a couple of Trump presidential terms away from a drunken coin-operated paradise, we can live out that ideal fantasy right now at one of the best arcade hangouts in Phoenix. Cobra Arcade Bar packs in…
It looks like Arizona artists had landscapes on the brain last month — from desert sands to beaches of shells. One created a jewel-like installation using images with subtle variations of tree rings. Another wrapped walls in coral-inspired ceramic forms that mirror the blooming cactus flowers. Some chose urban landscapes,…
Alex Gibney will be ready if the power grids fail. “We have a place in Maine now,” the director says. “We just installed solar panels. We can fish. We have water. With a little bit of Sterno, we’ll probably be okay.” After a long career dredging up the dark side…
