Internationally acclaimed choreographer Daniela Cardim takes center stage in her role as Ballet Arizona’s first female artistic director, promising a thrilling fusion of classical tradition and bold innovation in the upcoming Spring Mix performance.
Experience Ballet Arizona’s breathtaking performance of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” amid the desert landscape of the Desert Botanical Garden, where dancers bring the changing seasons to life against a backdrop of Papago Buttes at sunset.
This month, Ballet Arizona will celebrate cinematic classics with its world premiere production of “Moving Movies,” transporting audiences back in time to Hollywood’s Golden Age with a unique dance experience that takes ballet from the stage to the big screen.
Several seemingly eternal stories will illuminate stages across Arizona this month, encouraging audiences to embrace the unexplainable magic and romance of life.
On March 11, Ballet Arizona’s junior board, the Contemporary Council, will host its first-ever Fashion & Fizz fundraiser during which dancers will serve as models to showcase an array of curated costumes.
Making Nayon Iovino a resident choreographer, Ballet Arizona has essentially put its trust in the dancer to continue creating artistic works for the company for years to come.
Music, movement, fashion and history will merge to create an exhilarating, world premiere performance of Ballet Arizona’s “Juan Gabriel” May 5–8 at Symphony Hall in Phoenix.
Many argue that Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a commercial holiday. However, something so significant to and deeply rooted in our lives as love is worthy of celebration — especially if viewed through a much wider lens, which is precisely what several of the Valley’s performing arts organizations have done with their programming this month.
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Phoenix Ballet [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are some traditions that you absolutely must do each and every holiday season or risk feeling as though your Christmas was incomplete. These traditions include watching the classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Frosty the Snowman” holiday specials on TV, setting out cookies and milk for…
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Ballet Arizona and Alexander Iziliaev [dropcap]T[/dropcap]wenty years ago, the future of Ballet Arizona—and ballet in Arizona—hung in the balance. The cultural landscape in Phoenix was in its infancy and struggling to gain a foothold. Within a week of being hired as artistic director by then-Board Chair Gwen Hillis, Ib…