Pulling Back the Curtain on a Western Opera
Writer Joseph J. Airdo mmy Award-winning filmmaker Kirstin Atwell Ford has been making movies for more than 25 years. However, the Arizona native believes...
A Prodigy Returns
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Arizona Musicfest and Samuel Xu ianist Samuel Xu believes that music is more than just a combination...
A Flag For All
Writer Shannon Severson Photography by Jonas Jungblut he art of R. Nelson Parrish might appear as varied as his background and diverse interests. Parrish...
Natural Romance
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography by Robert Elenbaas xperiencing the beauty of nature first-hand has an unparalleled positive impact on cognitive functioning, emotional wellbeing...
Butterfly Burger: Letting it Fly with Lisa Dahl
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Scott Yates t has been said that life is about reinventing one’s self. When one of Arizona’s most...
Bending Over Backward: For a Dream
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Cirque du Soleil hen Aruna Baata first expressed her dream to become a contortionist to her father,...
Revealing the Sublime: The Art of David Rothermel
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Grace Renee Gallery tanding before a piece of David Rothermel’s art is to view not just layers of...
Ib Andersen: 20 Years of Ballet Artistry
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Ballet Arizona and Alexander Iziliaev wenty years ago, the future of Ballet Arizona—and ballet in Arizona—hung in the...
Exclusively Bacon
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Bob Bacon prinkled throughout the Valley are nearly iconic landmarks that inspire nothing shy of reverence, not only...
A Cultural Masquerade
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum ou may at first feel a little uneasy upon walking into the Musical...