Death is not the end. Music, dance, theatre, and folklore combine in this enthralling new production celebrating life and death in the spirit of the Indigenous/Mexican practice known as Day of the Dead. Step into the colorful, spellbinding realm of Hasta La Muerte by the sonic explosion of Las Cafeteras. From the imagination of Las […]
read moreJoin Arizona Arts Live and the Tucson Jazz Festival as we welcome multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen to the Old Pueblo. This is an explosive experience coming to the Rialto Theatre you’re not going to want to miss. Emmet Cohen is the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and the Cole […]
read moreJoin Arizona Arts Live and the Tucson Jazz Festival for an extraordinary evening of jazz and musical brilliance with 10-time Grammy-winning trumpeter and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Arturo Sandoval. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness a living legend in action as he takes the Rialto Theatre stage this winter. A protégé of the […]
read moreMacArthur Fellow and three-time GRAMMY winner Cécile McLorin Salvant has a gift for storytelling and curating layered, evocative programs that draw connections between vaudeville, blues, international folk traditions, theater, jazz, and classical music, delivering it all with her powerfully swinging voice. Join Arizona Arts Live and the Tucson Jazz Festival as we welcome Cécile McLorin […]
read moreJoin the Tucson community and the Beyond Juneteenth Committee in an extraordinary legacy event celebrating Juneteenth, one of the most significant commemorations marking the end of slavery in the United States. Beyond Legacy: A Juneteenth Celebration recognizes the history of African Americans and their formative impact on our nation. Don’t miss a moving and empowering evening featuring […]
read moreDiscover the power of art and compassion in a free, community-wide event with Amal Walks Across America. Join us in welcoming Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, to the Old Pueblo as part of her 6,000-mile journey in search of family and friends. An “international symbol of human rights” (The […]
read moreJoin Arizona Arts Live and the Rialto Theatre for Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee, David Cross. An inventive performer, writer, and producer, Cross has appeared in numerous critically acclaimed productions on stage and screen. On February 12, 2022, Cross premiered his comedy special, David Cross: I’m From The Future, as a live-stream […]
read moreThis Spring, take a trip to Mali with Arizona Arts Live and KXCI Community Radio as they welcome Tamikrest for an unforgettable evening of cutting-edge desert-blues, rock, and pop. Tamikrest (a Tamasheq word for “junction, connection, knot, coalition” in reference to its members hailing from different regions) is a 5 member band from the Republic […]
read moreArizona Arts is excited to share that this semester, college and high school students are eligible to attend many performances for free!
read moreJoin Arizona Arts Live and the Century Room for a one-of-a-kind experience as projections of animated films dazzle while the Queen’s Cartoonists recreate original soundtracks note-for-note. Watch as new life is breathed into two uniquely American forms of art: jazz and animation. Pulling from over 100 years of animation, the Queen’s Cartoonists perfectly synchronize music […]
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