Mesa’s Troy Kotsur just became the first deaf man to win an acting Oscar / Phoenix New Times
Troy Kotsur became the first deaf man to be nominated for and win an Oscar, and he’s from right here in Mesa.
Youth-led binational play at the border wall shares stories of love and separation / Arizona Republic
The March 12 event, a one-time performance and a multidisciplinary play reflecting on the past, present and future of the border, was the result of a three-year creative process involving about 30 artists, most young women coming from Douglas and Agua Prieta, Sonora.
Fox Tucson lands $20K NEA grant to spotlight women in mariachi / Arizona Daily Star
Fox Tucson Theatre snagged a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its Women of Mariachi initiative that shines a spotlight on all-female mariachi groups.
Coconino High School senior wins Arizona Poetry Out Loud competition / Arizona Daily Sun
Coconino High School senior Oscar Landa Samano won the Arizona Poetry Out Loud state title in mid-March for his recitation of three poems and is now preparing for the national semifinals in May.
She’s dancing for more than a trophy at the world hoop dance championship in Phoenix / Arizona Republic
Hoop dancing has taken ShanDien Sonwai LaRance around the world. Most recently, she competed at the Heard Museum world championship in Phoenix.
Arts businesses rebound as patrons worry less about the pandemic / KJZZ
Deep into the first quarter of 2022, businesses connected to the arts have seen a financial boost from patrons who feel the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
Chandler Center for the Arts looks back at difficulties of last two years / Community Impact Newspaper
The Chandler Center for the Arts—the city’s only music venue and a staple since 1990—was in the middle of its biggest season ever when the COVID-19 pandemic caused the performing arts industry to shutter for months. Eventually—about a year and a half later—sold-out shows returned.
Mesa’s Día de los Muertos celebration just won a national award / Phoenix New Times
The National League of Cities has selected Mesa as the 2022 Cultural Diversity Awards winner for its two-day Día de los Muertos event.
Phoenix Symphony celebrates contemporary music with ‘REVERB’ / Daily Independent
The Phoenix Symphony will launch the inaugural presentation of REVERB: A Contemporary Music Festival, which celebrates newly composed music through the eyes (and ears) of 12 of contemporary classical music’s most respected living composers and performers on April 6 and 8.