Arts: Feature

From All Sides: <i>Our Border Town</i> at Tucson High

From All Sides: Our Border Town at Tucson High

Two weeks before the play was set to open, one of its real-life characters was deported, a woman called Elena in the script.

By Margaret Regan Apr 18, 2019

Foreign Exchange: <i>Spring Awakening </i>

Foreign Exchange: Spring Awakening

This modernized version is an austere depiction of oppression, rebellion and sexuality, featuring maturing kids finding their bodies amongst shifting roles.

By Marguerite Saxton and Taming of the Review Apr 18, 2019

See America the Quirky in “American Stories” at Etherton

See America the Quirky in “American Stories” at Etherton

Fresh from a Peace Corps tour in poverty-stricken Jamaica in the late sixties, photographer Bill Owens landed a newspaper job in Livermore, California.

By Margaret Regan Apr 11, 2019

A Sexhibiton Without Inhibition: Tucson Erotica Festival

A Sexhibiton Without Inhibition: Tucson Erotica Festival

Don't think erotic art is your thing? Woodhall thinks it might be worth going anyway.

By Emily Dieckman Apr 11, 2019

Sculpture Fest!

Sculpture Fest!

Tucson now has a juried show of its own, inspired by the one in Loveland and others.

By Margaret Regan Apr 4, 2019

Divided Hearts

Divided Hearts

Flamenco music filled the spaces around me. The glow of soft red light cascaded down the curtain. Audience members of different ages and cultures wandered in. The curtain rose and I was enraptured for the duration of this incredible production.

By Gretchen Wirges and Taming of the Review Apr 4, 2019

Three Painters, Three Galleries

Three Painters, Three Galleries

With the air balmy and the skies sunny, it's time to take an art stroll.

By Margaret Regan Mar 28, 2019

Goliath Revisited: Artifact Dance

Goliath Revisited: Artifact Dance

Almost everybody, religious or not, knows the story of David and Goliath. It's quite a story, but it's not the one Ashley Bowman wanted to tell in the narrative dance that she debuts this weekend.

By Margaret Regan Mar 21, 2019

Señorita Power: American Mariachi

Señorita Power: American Mariachi

"In an era where the word feminist feels like a battle cry, it was a delight to see the battle of the sexes, at least for a few bars, come to an end."

By Leigh Moyer Mar 21, 2019

Tentacles of Love

Tentacles of Love

A new dance performance examines the diagnosis of heartbreak

By Briannon Wilfong Mar 14, 2019

Dance Smorgasbord: Ballet Tucson

Dance Smorgasbord: Ballet Tucson

For the third time, Ballet Tucson has scored with the Balanchine Trust, winning permission to dance one of George Balanchine's revered neoclassical ballets.

By Margaret Regan Mar 7, 2019

Painting Arizona

Painting Arizona

Pioneer Arizona painter Smith made at least 14 paintings of the dramatic landscape that Chief Cochise had fought so hard to keep.

By Margaret Regan Feb 28, 2019

Stayin’ Alive: Rialto Theatre Hosts Disco Inferno Ahead of Upcoming Makeover

Stayin’ Alive: Rialto Theatre Hosts Disco Inferno Ahead of Upcoming Makeover

In keeping with its tradition of decade-themed annual galas, the Rialto Theatre will transform into a disco inferno for its seventh annual fundraising gala

By Jeff Gardner Feb 28, 2019

Across the Borderline

Across the Borderline

Innovative new works by young Sonoran artists light up the Bernal Gallery at Pima West

By Margaret Regan Feb 21, 2019

Spring Arts: Razzle-Dazzle Art

Spring Arts: Razzle-Dazzle Art

This spring arts season is dazzling. Literally.

By Margaret Regan Feb 14, 2019

Spring Arts Theatre: Troupe Movements

Spring Arts Theatre: Troupe Movements

There is so much waiting behind the curtain this spring

By Sherilyn Forrester Feb 14, 2019

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Send in the Clowns

Send in the Clowns

By Taming of the Review Apr 19, 2019  4:31 pm

So Many Kittens! PACC Needs Foster Families

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By Tirion Morris Apr 18, 2019  1:38 pm

Laughing Stock: Overstock!

Laughing Stock: Overstock!

By Linda Ray Apr 17, 2019  4:32 pm

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    Pima Theatre: Polaroid Stories @ Pima Community College Center for the Arts

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    Back to the Past! @ The Gaslight Theatre

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