VASE Lecture: were-:NENETECH FORMS

Los Angeles-based artists rafa esparza and Timo Fahler will give a lecture focusing on collaboration and experimentation within their shared and individual artistic practices. The artists will present examples of past projects initiated together, participated in jointly, and undertaken respectively with other collaborators leading up to their forthcoming project, “were-:NENETECH FORMS,” presented at MOCA Tucson and the […]

Carlos Arzate

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Carlos Arzate will not be able to perform tonight. All other Sonoran Restaurant Week festivities will continue as planned, and we hope to see you there! Arizona Arts Live & Club Congress are proud to present two songwriters indispensable to the Tucson sound. Join us for troubadour and poet Salvador Duran’s […]

Mark Morris Dance Group

… a truly joyous, celebratory work of art… brilliant homage to one of the great rock albums. -The Telegraph Mark Morris meets The Beatles! Created at the request of the City of Liverpool to start its Sgt. Pepper at 50 Festival in May 2017, the Mark Morris’ evening-length dance work features an original score by […]

POSTPONED – CARTOGRAPHY

Due to circumstances out of our control, CARTOGRAPHY has been postponed. We can’t wait to share this incredible piece of theatre with you in the near future. A wonder of theater-making… Cartography is a unique live documentary about young people searching for asylum as harrowing times and hostile environments overtake their lives. -DC Metro How […]

A Thousand Thoughts

[Sundance] hit the jackpot this year with a film/performance combination called A Thousand Thoughts… It’s as magical an amalgamation as anything you can imagine. -Los Angeles Times Oscar-nominated filmmakers Sam Green and Joe Bini have teamed up with Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for a wildly creative multimedia performance piece that blends live music and narration with […]

Let the Crows Come

The performance of Let Crows Come on January 13, 2022, has been canceled.While we hope to reschedule this performance next season, refunds have already begun to process. For any questions or concerns, please contact the Arizona Arts Box Office. Ashwini Ramaswamy’s dancing “weaves together the human and the divine.” -The New York Times Evoking mythography […]

Jon Batiste

NEW DATE ALERT! Arizona Arts Live & the Tucson Jazz Festival are pleased to announce our new date for Jon Batiste’s performance in Tucson. Join us on March 4, 2022 for the rescheduled performance LIVE in person. Born for showbusiness -NPR One of the best-known musicians of his generation, virtuoso pianist, singer, bandleader, educator, and […]

CIRCA

…their expressiveness was as moving as it was breathtaking -The Wall Street Journal Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring has inspired dances and ballets for over 100 years, but never circus – until now. See the bodies of 10 fearless acrobats – highlighted by a technically and artistically stunning lighting design – hurl, twist, and collide […]

SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG

The most heartfelt and evocative sounds imaginable. -Roots World Small Island Big Song celebrates 5,000 years of Pacific Islander culture. From Taiwan to Aotearoa/New Zealand – Madagascar to Rapa Nui/Easter Island. Islanders who share an ancient seafaring ancestry and language. Over three years, Small Island Big Song evolved from visits to 16 Island Nations, and […]

DORRANCE DANCE

…a sonic distillation of a blistering American past and its perilous present, with a transcendent strength of spirit woven through. -The Washington Post With 10 tap dancers and one acoustic bass player, Michelle Dorrance’s SOUNDspace strips tap dance down to its most raw basics—movement as pure music. SOUNDspace invites the audience to experience tap dancing […]