The curtains open tonight for the Dance Graduate Choreographic Presentations, a series of performances by groups of graduate dancers from ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. The performances showcase everything from modern dance and pointe to a little dance theater, and, based on what we saw during a…
The Phoenix Film Festival kicks off a week long of movies and parties tonight with the screening of Steven Knight’s Locke. With Tom Hardy as the lead and only visible actor in the film, which takes place in real time over an hour-and-a-half drive through the U.K., the film has…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our 2014 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award announcement and Artopia on April 25, Jackalope Ranch and Chow Bella will introduce the finalists. Up today: Phoenix Spokes People. Anna…
Better find something to wear — stat. Because your weekend just got a lot more stylish. The fashion, art, and music hybrid event, Project Ethos, returns to the W Scottsdale’s WET deck on Saturday, April 5, with a new batch of designers and artists showcasing their talents under the stars…
This time, it’s Captain Asskick goes to Washington. Tucked into a pocket of his workout sweats, Steve Rogers — a.k.a. Captain America, the serum-enhanced Yankee Doodle Dynamo who’s spent the past six decades in deep freeze — keeps a notebook of cultural beats he’s missed: Star Wars, Marvin Gaye, Thai…
Our story resumes: Having found a love-like feeling for Jerôme (Shia LaBeouf), “restful domestic comfort” has, at the outset of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac: Volume II, robbed the young Joe (Stacy Martin) of her orgasm. Naomi Wolf documented a similar problem in her 2012 book Vagina; the similarities between Joe…
Why can’t women stay friends? That’s a trick question, of course, but also one that British actresses Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells — lifelong pals in real life — attempt to answer earnestly and honestly in their new HBO cringe comedy Doll & Em. In the six-episode series, Mortimer and…
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. An Iliad is the Obie Award-winning production directed by Lisa Peterson that depicts the nearly universal glory and gore of warfare. This modern retelling of Homer’s epic poem is brought to life through Tony Award-winning actor Denis O’Hare,…
There may not be an Arizona sports team with a more successful history than ASU’s baseball team. The Sun Devils have been a perennial contender for the better part of the last half-century, they’ve won five national championships, and they’ve produced some of the best major league players of all…
It’s time for a meat and greet. The Fifth Annual Arizona BBQ Festival is cooking up a full day of games and grub, serving up smoked savories such as brisket, chicken, ribs, and pulled pork, as well as sides and drinks from vendors like Honey Bears BBQ, Little Miss BBQ,…
Whether you’re a fixed or a 10-speed, gear up for the third annual Cyclomesa event.Formerly The Great Arizona Bicycle Festival, this two-day affair is a one-stop street fest for all things two-wheeled. Each day features a large-scale race, including a crash-and-burn sprint and the start and finish of the 70-mile…
According to Back to the Future Part II, we have hoverboards to look forward to next year. Until then, skateboarders will have a headstart on the sickest of tricks. The 13th Annual Cowtown Skateboards PHXAM gets fly Saturday, April 5.Nearly 200 up-and-coming riders will hail from all over including Canada,…
Living in the same town as Great Arizona Puppet Theater means we get to see acclaimed and unusual visiting puppet shows that the GAPTeers can snag due to their own decades of experience and connections. Coming up: Animalitos from The Magical Moonshine Theatre, a very musical company based in Vallejo,…
Dave Ross is a busy guy. You may remember him as a co-host of the now-defunct Holy Fuck comedy show, or by his current project on Nerdist: Terrified, which takes a look at people’s fears. Dave has also done some great work with the comedy troupe Women — just take…
While so much of Latino culture has been embraced and integrated into everyday life here in Arizona, there’s one biggie that hasn’t broken through yet. Really, when was the last time you spotted a Salsa song on the Top 40? Or didn’t blow by the Spanish stations on your FM…
‘Tis the season to get back in touch with nature, take a few hikes, and head out for some camping adventures. The dangers, though, of spinning into the wild range well beyond simply getting a sunburn or bug bites. Award-winning author Nevada Barr revisits the great outdoors in her latest…
It’s showtime.The 14th annual Phoenix Film Festival opens Thursday, April 3, with a 7:30 p.m. screening of the UK thriller Locke. Starring the alternately heartthrobby and horrifying Tom Hardy, this Steven Knight film unravels the life of a man over the course of a car ride.But the festival lineup isn’t…
You’re out and about and yet another cloned strip mall clogs the view, raising the question: “Why do these malls need to exist every couple miles?” Amid the Valley’s sprawl, some are trying to make a difference. The third annual Phoenix Urban Design Week is a gathering of urban planners,…
Nation, a play for youth receiving its North American première from ASU Tempe’s MainStage, sounds not unlike The Blue Lagoon, but it’s based on the novel by Terry Pratchett (Discworld). That’s probably better, given Pratchett’s knighthood, 70 million books sold in three decades, etc. Mark Ravenhill (who also wrote the…
South Beach meets the Southwest in a pop-up exhibition that mixes the work of two Miami artists with that of a couple Phoenix ones.“CROSSCURRENT” features Arizona artist Bill Dambrova, whose colorful explorations of innards won him consideration for the Whitney Biennial-esque “State of the Art” exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum…
You’re looking good for 102, Arizona. So good, in fact, that local friends and photographers, Lisa Olson and Terry Pisel, have teamed up to produce a special exhibition to celebrate the newly developed but highly diverse 48th state. “Century Club” is grand depiction of the Grand Canyon state, comprising 102…
Linda Ingraham has a long history of exhibiting her work in the Valley. Her last major solo exhibit (Mesa, 2013) featured an unusual array of still-life images, including flying lemons. Her current exhibit at Vision Galley is a career-spanning affair, covering more than 25 years creating mixed media photography, an…
