Review Archives

Brush Off
The Tucson Museum of Art dumps a popular, respected curator. (08/21/03)
By Margaret Regan

My Favorite Martian
In his guidebook to the Red Planet, Tucson's William K. Hartmann writes like a native. (08/21/03)
By James Reel

Upward From the Streets
Tucsonan Ivette Cambridge takes the pain of addiction and homelessness and turns it into award-winning prose. (08/14/03)
By Irene Messina

Circus Act
The corporate owner of Cirque du Soleil sues Tucson's Flam Chen for using the word 'cirque' in a performance title. (08/14/03)
By James Reel

Bungled Recipe
An Italian family cooks, fights, eats and makes up in "Saturday, Sunday, Monday." (08/07/03)
By James Reel

Going Platinum
Gary Auerbach's old technique creates photos for the future. (07/31/03)
By Margaret Regan

Preacher Power
Irene's latest dinner theater production features powerful words--but it's not a play. (07/24/03)
By James Reel

Stage Spoof
Live Theatre Workshop does A.R. Gurney's "The Fourth Wall" justice. (07/24/03)
By James Reel

Picturing Frida
San Diego's museums display Kahlo photos, Degas bronzes, earth art and more. (07/17/03)
By Margaret Regan

Friendly Gathering
Raices Gallery brings artists together in one diverse show. (07/17/03)
By Margaret Regan

Up and Atom
Tony Price hammers atomic bomb paraphernalia into artistic ploughshares. (07/10/03)
By Margaret Regan

Fun for the Soul
Gaslight Theatre continues its tradition of over-the-top and purposefully hokey entertainment. (07/10/03)
By James Reel

High Notes
Arizona Onstage Productions' "Falsettoland" exudes professionalism and a lot of heart. (07/03/03)
By James Reel

Animated Life
Live Action Cartoonists' multi-media show comes together before your eyes. (07/03/03)
By James Reel

The Inn Crowd
Invisible Theatre crams an ambitious lineup into a cabaret series at the Arizona Inn. (06/26/03)
By James Reel

Saints and Sinners
Eriks Rudans, a monk for art, sculpts the real world. (06/26/03)
By Margaret Regan

Rumor Mill
UA's Arizona Repertory Theatre offers a Neil Simon play worth talking about. (06/26/03)
By James Reel

The Fruits of Summer
Orts' annual "Baked Apple" show goes way beyond the core repertory. (06/19/03)
By Margaret Regan

Hanky-Panky
There's Moor than meets the eye in Paula Vogel's 'Othello' spin-off. (06/19/03)
By James Reel

Uneven Steps
Irene's Dinner Theater treads into the darkness of black comedy "Ruffian on the Stair." (06/19/03)
By James Reel

Small World
Out-of-towners join the usual locals in the Davis-Dominguez small works invitational. (06/12/03)
By Margaret Regan

Political Potluck
Jamie Smith's evolving one-woman show explores current events in a burlesque way. (06/12/03)
By James Reel

Radical Demonstration
TMA's 'Biennial '03' defines Arizona art as avant-garde. (06/05/03)
By Margaret Regan

Bird Brains
Four choreographers put their heads together for a modern-dance treatment of 'The Firebird.' (06/05/03)
By Margaret Regan

A Pox Upon Thee
Tucson author Jennifer Lee Carrell revives smallpox. (06/05/03)
By James Reel

Oldies But Goodies
The Loft's "Cinematheque" offers classic films that were meant to be seen on the big screen. (05/29/03)
By James DiGiovanna

Dance Mix
Tucson hosts two diverse dance companies that offer a taste of Israel and Americana. (05/29/03)
By Margaret Regan

Clueless
Invisible Theatre valiantly tries to close the gaps in an empty-headed murder mystery. (05/29/03)
By James Reel

Jewel of a Season
The TSO is not letting economic doldrums ruin its diamond anniversary. (05/22/03)
By James Reel

Lovers in the Air
Ballet Tucson leaps into "A Midsummer Night's Dream." (05/22/03)
By Margaret Regan

Capturing the Borderlands
Mario Morena Zazueta paints the Sonoran Desert's spiritual geography. (05/22/03)
By Margaret Regan

Glass House
Tom Philabaum gives glass-art education a new home. (05/15/03)
By Margaret Regan

Color Barrier
Tucson artists try thinking in black and white at the Temple Gallery. (05/15/03)
By Margaret Regan

A Good Match
Live Theatre Workshop's "The Matchmaker" pairs the audience with a quality play. (05/15/03)
By James Reel

Ride an Old Paint
The decorated fiberglass Ponies del Pueblo go way beyond the concept of "equestrian statue." (05/08/03)
By Stacey Richter

True Grit
After some obstacles, Irene's Dinner Theater admirably presents its first production. (05/08/03)
By James Reel

Gallery in the Spotlight
DeGrazia's Gallery tries to forge ahead after years of conflict. (05/08/03)
By Ron Butler

Art for All
Ajo hopes to revitalize its economy by building an artist enclave. (05/01/03)
By Dave Devine

Strings of Gold
Violinist Robert McDuffie plays his million-dollar instrument with verve and appreciation. (05/01/03)
By James Reel

Prêt-à-danser
"Spring Collection" gets UA dancers off the rack and onto the stage. (05/01/03)
By Margaret Regan

Comedic Turn
Catalina Players' production of "Crimes of the Heart" highlights comedy over troubled emotions. (05/01/03)
By James Reel

Dark Matter
Arizona Theatre Company's "Copenhagen" looks into the minds of scientists. (04/24/03)
By James Reel

Need a Lift?
ZUZI's spring dance performance takes to the air and delves into the self. (04/24/03)
By Margaret Regan

Dream Team
UA students work together smoothly in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." (04/24/03)
By James Reel

True Trio
Arizona Theatre Company offers three plays that examine the truth through storytelling. (04/17/03)
By James Reel

Dutch Treat
Nederlands Dans Theater II figures prominently in a dance-rich week at Centennial Hall. (04/17/03)
By Margaret Regan

Family Values
The Harris clan produces three generations of artists. (04/17/03)
By Margaret Regan

The Spirit Moves
Modern dance marries New Orleans brass in a celebration of African-American history. (04/10/03)
By Margaret Regan

Tattered Pages
Two writers vie for the last word in IT's compelling "Collected Stories." (04/10/03)
By James Reel

Lonely Wives Club
"A Coupla White Chicks" exposes the dark side of love. (04/10/03)
By James Reel

A Painter's Photographer
Celebrate the centenary of Aaron Siskind, the first Abstract Expressionist lensman. (04/03/03)
By Margaret Regan

Boxed In
Fancy footwork gets characters off the ropes in Elaine Romero's 'Barrio Hollywood.' (04/03/03)
By James Reel

Beneath the Painted Surface
Tucson native Monika Rossa's domestic scenes feature ominous accents. (04/03/03)
By Margaret Regan

Step Back
Choreographer Michael Uthoff returns to Tucson with a new troupe. (03/27/03)
By Margaret Regan

Love Conquers All
It doesn't take a U.N. resolution for Stuttgart Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet" to unite nations. (03/27/03)
By Margaret Regan

Shock of La Noue
Eclectic, inscrutable mixed-media paintings at TMA dare to be beautiful. (03/27/03)
By Margaret Regan

Myth Anthrope
Nasty human dramas take mythic proportions in a Michael Cajero installation. (03/20/03)
By Margaret Regan

Valley of the Sundance
Phoenix dominates the Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival. (03/20/03)
By Margaret Regan

Mariachi, Female-Style
D. R. Ransdell blends musical talent and humor in a new CD. (03/20/03)
By James Reel

Return of the Master
Lang Lang makes a triumphant return to Tucson. (03/20/03)
By Margaret Regan

Way Out West
Mae West provides over-the-top inspiration for lovesick geeks in "Dirty Blonde." (03/13/03)
By James Reel

The Plot's Afoot
The folks behind the Funhouse Movement Theater think modern dance should tell stories. (03/13/03)
By Gene Armstrong

Juiced
"The Cider House Rules, Part 2" squeezes out fine performances from a compelling script. (03/13/03)
By James Reel

Bleak House
Love, orphans and abortion rule John Irving's Dickensian "Cider House." (03/06/03)
By James Reel

Spirited Dance
"Premium Blend" celebrates the life of UA student Desiree Berke and the choreography of her professors. (03/06/03)
By Margaret Regan

Picture Windows
Betina Fink frames realistic landscapes with architectural abstraction. (03/06/03)
By Margaret Regan

Czech Chambers
The Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival features two never-heard-before compositions. (02/27/03)
By Jimmy Boegle

Crook Book
Can a writer steal the souls of black folk? (02/27/03)
By James Reel

Embracing the Dance
The Limón Dance Company celebrates the works of its late founder. (02/27/03)
By Margaret Regan

Meal Ticket
The Catalina Players prove that dinner theater isn't dead. (02/20/03)
By James Reel

Love's Labor's Last
The brain rests while the heart frolics in Live Theatre Workshop's version of "As You Like It." (02/20/03)
By James Reel

Mile High
Denver-based Cleo Parker Robinson Dance grooves to one nation. (02/20/03)
By Margaret Regan

Prints in the Sand
A beachfront photo fair focuses on the West and beyond. (02/13/03)
By Margaret Regan

Double Pleasure
Ballet Tucson offers dance and dessert at its annual Valentine's fest. (02/13/03)
By Margaret Regan

Forging Ahead
The Plaza Palomino sculpture show goes way beyond wind chimes and garden gnomes. (02/13/03)
By Margaret Regan

Polly Gone?
The party's not over for Polly Bergen, who brings her cabaret show to Tucson. (02/06/03)
By James Reel

Ballet, eh?
Royal Winnipeg Ballet flees the frozen prairie with "Sleeping Beauty." (02/06/03)
By Margaret Regan

Lenny Lives!
The Tucson Symphony devotes February to the Bernstein legacy. (02/06/03)
By James Reel

Moonstruck
Eugene O'Neill's tragicomic "Moon for the Misbegotten" illuminates a love unfulfilled. (01/30/03)
By James Reel

Full Cycle
Anne-Marie McDermott surveys Prokofiev's nine piano sonatas. (01/30/03)
By James Reel

Regeneration Through Dance
Eiko & Koma's performances are deliberate, distinctive and sometimes difficult. (01/30/03)
By Margaret Regan

Friends Provide Book Barn Bonanza
Book sale offers great deals, funds programs that promote literacy and love of learning. (01/30/03)
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Moving in Tandem
Orts and NEW ARTiculations both dance the weekend away. (01/23/03)
By Margaret Regan

Grappling with the Issues
"The Wrestling Season" takes a look at life through the eyes of teen-agers. (01/23/03)
By James Reel

Pot Heads
Bodies, birds and animals pervade the Casas Grandes pottery at TMA. (01/23/03)
By Margaret Regan

Making Contact
Susan Stroman's Broadway "dance play" gives everyone a lift. (01/16/03)
By Margaret Regan

Hue and Cry
Two artists make color shout with joy. (01/16/03)
By Margaret Regan

Moscow on the Hudson
Vladimir Feltsman and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society explore the Soviet underground. (01/16/03)
By James Reel

Identity Crisis
Live Theatre Workshop asks, "Who's your daddy?" (01/09/03)
By James Reel

An American Melody
Pianist James Tocco performs works of U.S. composers in addition to European masters. (01/09/03)
By James Reel

The Write Stuff
Three women writers offer advice, encouragement and wisdom on the craft of writing. (01/09/03)
By Stuart Alan Becker

Red Hot Yiddische Mama
Sophie Tucker returns to life at Invisible Theatre. (01/02/03)
By James Reel

Curtain-Raiser
NAThalia Stage Ensemble debuts with "Six Windows, One House." (01/02/03)
By James Reel

Good Vibrations
Forget angelic harps; the way to God is through the didgeridoo. (01/02/03)
By Irene Messina

Rhythmic Beats
Jazz messenger Fred Hayes keeps time in Tucson. (12/26/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Hall Monitor
Shut up, wouldya? (12/26/02)
By Margaret Regan

Dressed for Success
Gayle Castañeda has everything she needs for her museum of ethnic costume, except a building. (12/26/02)
By James Reel

Through a Lens, Darkly
Etherton shows photos of dreams and nightmares. (12/19/02)
By Margaret Regan

Nollaig Shona
Find out how the Irish define a "Merry Christmas." (12/19/02)
By Margaret Regan

All For the Good
'A Tucson Pastorela' shows goodness is possible among imperfect people in a troubled world. (12/19/02)
By James Reel

Out of Africa
The Ivory Coast's Tchétché dance troupe is thoroughly modern. (12/12/02)
By Margaret Regan

Fresh Breath
Daniel Asia's approach to the voice is lyrical, if not tuneful. (12/12/02)
By James Reel

Consuming Passions
Ads from the '50s trigger "Retro-Angst." (12/12/02)
By Margaret Regan

Leaps and Bounds
UA dancers offer something far beyond the usual holiday fare. (12/05/02)
By Margaret Regan

Beating the Odds
Fine performances save 'The Fantasticks' despite nonsensical material. (12/05/02)
By James Reel

All That Glitters
Fritz Dreisbach helps set the gold standard of glass art. (12/05/02)
By Margaret Regan

Home on the Range
You can't say no to the UA's production of "Oklahoma!" (11/28/02)
By James Reel

Dinnertime Din
Can equal portions of food and love keep this loud family together? (11/28/02)
By James Reel

Hard Nut to Crack
Ballet Arizona is just a shell locally, but other companies fill the bowl with "Nutcrackers." (11/28/02)
By Margaret Regan

Precision Peccadillos
Modern dance's bad-boy perfectionist returns. (11/21/02)
By Margaret Regan

Striking Display
"The Miss Firecracker Contest" explodes with a full array of humor and colorful performances. (11/21/02)
By James Reel

Ale and Spirits
An Irish pub serves up haunting tales in "The Weir." (11/21/02)
By James Reel

Golden Strings
Harpist Mariano Gonzalez to perform in benefit. (11/21/02)

Raising the Dead
The twin towers meet Día de los Muertos at the Arizona Historical Society. (11/14/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Unfamiliar Road
Tile muralist and transit activist Stephen Farley turns to mail-slot panoramas. (11/14/02)
By Margaret Regan

Beyond Modern
This week's dance programs kick aside notions of genre and style. (11/14/02)
By Margaret Regan

Duende of Dance
Flamenco y Más stays in step with a different kind of soul music. (11/07/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Quickstep
A whirlwind tour of the week's dance events, past and future. (11/07/02)
By Margaret Regan

In With The Old
Lutenist Paul O'Dette adopts a Spanish accent. (11/07/02)
By James Reel

Blue Notes
Colorful family members veer from the harmonic path in ATC's "Blue." (10/31/02)
By James Reel

Hot Chills
A Tucson filmmaker makes his mark with ultra-low-budget horror. (10/31/02)
By Gene Armstrong

Rite Turn
Ballet Preljocaj makes a feminist detour with "The Rite of Spring." (10/31/02)
By Margaret Regan

Where the Girls Are
Nymphets stand one step away from strippers at a disturbing Lauren Greenfield photo show. (10/24/02)
By Margaret Regan

Classical Hits
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie drums up enthusiasm for new music. (10/24/02)
By James Reel

Friends Indeed
The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music pal around with prime players. (10/24/02)
By Margaret Regan

Hispanic Passion
Tucson is a station of the cross-country tour of "La Pasión según San Marcos." (10/17/02)
By James Reel

Junkyard Dogs
The Second Hand dancers look like new. (10/17/02)
By Margaret Regan

Hearts Astray
Arizona Opera's "La Traviata" loses its way at the end. (10/17/02)
By James Reel

All the Right Moves
UA dancers tiptoe toward a new home in a week abounding with dance performances. (10/10/02)
By Margaret Regan

Waiting to Exhale
After 26 years, Scott Carter returns to Invisible Theatre for "Heavy Breathing." (10/10/02)
By James Reel

Call Me Bwana
African music is boss for John Williams and friends. (10/10/02)
By James Reel

In the Heart of Tucson
La Pilita is a window to the past. (10/10/02)
By Marge Pellegrino

Ramblin' Man
Listen to Matt Mitchell, and hear the world. (10/03/02)
By Gene Armstrong

Road Show
A Warren Anderson retrospective finds art along the American highway. (10/03/02)
By Margaret Regan

Breathing Space
Bill T. Jones to perform solo and in company at Centennial Hall. (10/03/02)
By Margaret Regan

Leave It to Biber
Violinist John Holloway seeks the modern along Baroque byways. (10/03/02)
By James Reel

Descry the Beloved Country
The UA Museum of Art explores the imagery of post-apartheid South Africa. (09/26/02)
By Margaret Regan

Ado Indeed
ATC puts Shakespeare in a place worth being, and seeing. (09/26/02)
By James Reel

Spinster Cycle
It's never too late for the right kind of love at Invisible Theatre. (09/26/02)
By James Reel

Mind Power
'The Sins of Sor Juana' highlights the life of an intellect before her time. (09/19/02)
By James Reel

Highbrow Jocularity
Live Theatre Workshop has an inviting production. (09/19/02)
By James Reel

Guerrilla Galleries
Alternative art spaces are muscling in where you'd least expect them. (09/12/02)
By Mae Lee Sun

The Stories We Tell
Arizona Theatre Company's Samantha Wyer prefers plays where people confront life honestly. (09/12/02)
By James Reel

Rufe Rules
When aliens at TMA say "Take me to your leader," here's who they meet. (09/05/02)
By Margaret Regan

Elements of Style
The Sonoran Consort mingles many genres in music all its own. (09/05/02)
By James Reel

Georgia on His Mind
Washington's National Gallery showcases work by Alfred Stieglitz, who changed American photography. (08/29/02)
By Margaret Regan

Truth Be Told
Ana Consuelo Matiella talks fact and fiction about Nogales, Sonorans and Mexican-Americans. (08/29/02)
By James Reel

Mirror on the Wall
Society sees its reflection in David Tineo's murals. (08/22/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Labor Pains
Three local documentaries zoom in on workers' struggles. (08/22/02)
By James Reel

Key Player
Sanda Schuldmann switches from playing classical piano to running the Tucson Jazz Society. (08/15/02)
By Janice Jarrett

Rooks and Pawns
'Endgame' plays at the chess-game swindle that is life. (08/15/02)
By James Reel

Literary Fiction for the Dog Days of Summer
The Tucson-Pima Public Library's "bookmark for bookworms," is a great online source for summer reading. (08/15/02)

Two's a Crowd
The lead actors carry the show in Live Theatre Workshop's "Odd Couple." (08/08/02)
By James Reel

Smoke and Mirrors
"Hot Art" sets the UA Museum of Art afire. (08/08/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Story Be Told
Need an explanation of every painting? 'Story Lines' draws you a picture. (08/08/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Long-Distance Love
Kaija Saariaho's "L'Amour de loin" is the object of desire this summer in Santa Fe. (08/01/02)
By James Reel

American Dream
W. Eugene Smith's novelistic panorama of Pittsburgh captures the essence of a bygone era. (08/01/02)
By Margaret Regan

The Sharper Image
The Tucson Museum of Art gets real. (07/25/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Buzz Cuts
'As Bees in Honey Drown' satirizes America's love of fame without achievement. (07/25/02)
By James Reel

Remembering Frank Waters
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, a personal reminiscence of the Southwestern author who once lived in Tucson. (07/25/02)
By Peggy Andrews

Flowers for Lou
The Drawing Studio holds a fundraiser celebrating the work of the late Lou Bernal. (07/18/02)
By Margaret Regan

Get Inuit
Cannes award-winning film 'The Fast Runner' is a three-hour digital video masterpiece full of firsts. (07/18/02)
By Gene Armstrong

Well Versed
The UA Poetry Center's new director nurtures the voice of creativity. (07/18/02)
By James Reel

Cool and Wet
The photographers of Flashflood deluge downtown. (07/11/02)
By Margaret Regan

Deutsch Treat
German traditions now shape George Hanson's conducting. (07/11/02)
By James Reel

Music of the Night
A new collection of lyrical poetry sounds good but is too polished to be convincing. (07/11/02)
By M.L. Schuldt

Overdue Recognition
Tucson's Afro-American Heritage Museum acknowledges the rich history of black Americans. (07/04/02)
By Connie Tuttle

ReTooled
Toole Shed artists celebrate a decade of downtown revitalization. (07/04/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Star-Spangled Banter
Live Theatre Workshop provides a stiff breeze for a limp Neil Simon comedy. (07/04/02)
By James Reel

Buckaroo Holiday
Is that a six-shooter in your pocket, or are you happy about Gay West? (06/27/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Prophet Sharing
"Elijah" holds forth at the UA. (06/27/02)
By James Reel

Desert Fever
Orts Theatre of Dance presents a cool compendium of arts performances to beat the heat. (06/27/02)
By Margaret Regan

Small Wonders
A few pieces stand out amid art of modest size and skill. (06/20/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Hell's Kitchen
Arizona Repertory Theatre serves up food for thought. (06/20/02)
By James Reel

Cultural Infusion
Barbea Williams teaches history, heritage and pride to young Tucson dancers. (06/13/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Celebrating Freedom
Tucson's Juneteenth festival marks a historic day with spirit and entertainment. (06/13/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Summertime Jamboree
The Arizona State Museum ushers in the season with a multicultural celebration. (06/13/02)
By Gene Armstrong

Appealing Debut
Beowulf Alley comes out swinging with two sharp comedies. (06/06/02)
By James Reel

Sky View
Things are looking up for NEW ARTiculations dancers. (06/06/02)
By Margaret Regan

Pairing Off
Invisible Theatre charms with an imperfect musical about couples. (05/30/02)
By James Reel

Feminist Testimony
Dinnerware's juried exhibition returns a mixed verdict. (05/30/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Major Carter's Harley
Now's the time to visit museums, galleries on campus. (05/30/02)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Muck and Mirrors
Doodled bacteria and self-portraits invade two downtown galleries. (05/23/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Dancing from the Heart
And other organs, too, as Beth Braun raises money for a UMC transplant program. (05/23/02)
By Gene Armstrong

New Visions, Antique Lens
Etherton Gallery features the art of old-time photography. (05/23/02)
By Margaret Regan

Cheeky Chicano
At 85, singer Lalo Guerrero celebrates the struggles, successes and humor of a Mexican-American life that began in Tucson. (05/16/02)
By Margaret Regan

Writers at Work
Hear the clangor of writers hammering out a living at the annual PCC conference. (05/16/02)
By Marge Pellegrino

Brain Trust
Kim Lowry recovers from a severe head injury with help from Bloodhut. (05/16/02)
By James Reel

A Smokin' 'Cinderella'
An enhanced production of the beloved tale comes to Tucson. (05/16/02)
By Margaret Regan

Flesh and Blood
Harmony Hammond's art explores dismemberment and division. (05/09/02)
By Margaret Regan

Women's Jihad
Art depicts the struggle of Afghan women. (05/09/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

Strong Accents
The Tucson Symphony learns the musical language of Latin America. (05/09/02)
By James Reel

Remains of the Day
Kate Breakey finds monumental beauty in "Small Deaths." (05/02/02)
By Margaret Regan

Platinum Bond
From reservation to preservation, Gary Auerbach photographs native America the old-fashioned way. (05/02/02)
By Mae Lee Sun

The Master Builder
"Work Song" shows that Frank Lloyd Wright was his own most controversial creation. (04/25/02)
By James Reel

The Beat Goes On
Ghosts of the Beat generation crash a poetry slam. (04/25/02)
By James Reel

A Fresh Breath of Tucson
Share in the lesser-known pleasures of our little pueblo. (04/25/02)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Empty Plate
Dinnerware Gallery asks its alumni and friends to fork over much-needed financial help. (04/18/02)
By Pamela Portwood

If You Knew ZUZI
The intrepid little dance company spreads the word about its spring show. (04/18/02)
By Margaret Regan

Plane Facts
Cockpit recordings inspire a terrifying air-disaster play. (04/18/02)
By James Reel

Wall Eyed
Two experts look askance at Tucson architecture. (04/11/02)
By Margaret Regan

Time Warp
The University of Arizona's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" puts Shakespeare in the disco era. (04/11/02)
By James Reel

Cinemania
Don't think too hard about the deeper meanings of the Arizona International Film Festival; that way madness lies. (04/11/02)
By James Reel

String Fling
A hot Gen-X quartet plays new music by Tucsonans Daniel Asia and Dan Coleman. (04/04/02)
By James Reel

The Phantom Menace
'Phantom of the Opera' stalks Tucson for the first time. (04/04/02)
By Margaret Regan

Full of Mystery
Live Theatre Workshop has a funny way of filling in Agatha Christie's "The Hollow." (04/04/02)
By James Reel

A Master of Light
A new exhibit reveals Ansel Adams' darkroom dealings. (03/28/02)
By Renée Downing

Good to the Last Drop
But nobody's likely to fall down when UA dancers present 'Premium Blend.' (03/28/02)
By James Reel

Visitation Rites
No good deed goes unpunished in 'Visiting Mr. Green.' (03/28/02)
By James Reel

One Flute over the Cuckoo's Nest
In the crazy world of jazz, Holly Hofmann is flying high. (03/21/02)
By James Reel

Flagrant Exhibitionism
Small, attractive shows have opened in art galleries all over town. (03/21/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Through the Looking Glass
Dancers mirror the reality of the past, present and future. (03/21/02)
By Margaret Regan

Xtreme Language
Poetry slams into Tucson. (03/21/02)
By James Reel

Landscape and Myth
A UA retrospective covers all the ground in the career of beloved Tucson artist Bruce McGrew. (03/14/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Book 'Em
Bob Sorenson takes reservations, but no prisoners, at ATC. (03/14/02)
By James Reel

Positive I.D.
Four artists take different paths to mastery of human form and identity. (03/14/02)
By Pamela Portwood

You Gotta Move
Shu-Min Lin takes the "hollow" out of "hologram." (03/07/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Flamenco in the Pink
Antonio Márquez keeps flamenco dance healthy, although its habitat is changing. (03/07/02)
By James Reel

Voices in Her Head
Ann Hampton Callaway performs classic songs with a flourish. (03/07/02)
By James Reel

Themeless Variations
This time, the Winter Chamber Festival trades unity for diversity. (02/28/02)
By James Reel

Blood Memories
Alvin Ailey's troupe dances the roots of a culture. (02/28/02)
By Margaret Regan

Genetic Engineering
Can Orts' dancing DNA survive the swinging box of death? (02/28/02)
By Margaret Regan

Habits of Thought
An operatic convent confronts grace, idealism and the French Revolution. (02/21/02)
By James Reel

O'odham Colors
Artists with Native American roots show variety within diversity. (02/21/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Sons and Losers
Arthur Miller's first triumph is the latest success at Live Theatre Workshop. (02/21/02)
By James Reel

Box Score
V-Day, as in vagina (02/21/02)
By Margaret Regan

Between the Sheets
Demetria Martínez' greatest love affair is with language. (02/14/02)
By James Reel

You Can Call Him Al
Al Jarreau delves into many musical styles, but he isn't just moonlighting. (02/14/02)
By Gene Armstrong

Fiddlin' in the Park
One of the longest-running old-time fiddle contests in the country honors one of its own this weekend. (02/14/02)
By Cristián A. Sierra

The Writing's on the Wall
Persian calligraphy and mysticism suffuse the art of Kendal Kennedy. (02/07/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Root Bound
Acclaimed young choreographer Ronald K. Brown finds his inspiration in Africa. (02/07/02)
By Margaret Regan

Slaves of Love
Revolution and ardor share the stage as the Grigorovich Ballet presents "Spartacus." (02/07/02)
By James Reel

Outward Bound
KUAT adds mystery, adventure and a new host to the 12th season of "The Desert Speaks." (01/31/02)
By Lee Allen

Fearful Symmetry
ATC enters the math-and-madness race with confident "Proof." (01/31/02)
By James Reel

Depth Penalty
Photographs concerning punishment and execution raise unpleasant questions about our attitudes toward justice. (01/31/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Sapphic Celluloid
Lesbian indie films give new implications to the juxtaposition of "butch" and "Sundance." (01/31/02)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Primo Hawaiian Buds
Slack-key guitarists bring sounds of Hawaii to the Sonoran desert. (01/24/02)
By Ed Rampell

All in a Day's Work
Old Pueblo Playwrights stages a frantic festival. (01/24/02)
By James Reel

Head's Up
In her new show at Invisible Theatre, Susan Claassen successfully creates a complicated, balanced, living character. (01/24/02)
By James Reel

Web of Intrigue
Borderlands Theater warmly embraces "Kiss of the Spider Woman." (01/17/02)
By James Reel

Crash Dance
The dancers of Elizabeth Streb's company spend only part of the time on their feet. (01/17/02)
By

Trouble in Mind
The film version of "A Beautiful Mind" neglects to tell the whole story of John Forbes Nash. (01/17/02)
By Catherine O'Sullivan

This Is Not a Pipe Dream
Gail Marcus-Orlen finds new uses for Magritte and de Chirico imagery. (01/10/02)
By Pamela Portwood

Hitting the Books
Solid research keeps Elmore Leonard's pages turning. (01/10/02)
By Barbara Stahura

Head Case
Susan Classen fills Edith Head's shoes. (01/10/02)
By James Reel

Off the Wall
Artists bring their work to life at the public library. (01/03/02)
By Mae Lee Sun

Art Work
A new T/PAC director rolls up her sleeves. (01/03/02)
By Renée Downing

The Groundwork Beneath His Feats
Drawings reveal the sources of Jim Waid's style and imagery. (12/27/01)
By Pamela Portwood

The Tenth Muse
Artists and small arts groups find an inspiring new (and old) home. (12/27/01)
By

High Anxiety
A sobering experience for local teens. (12/20/01)
By James Reel

Mexicali Blues
Latino artists explore border and race issues with very different styles. (12/13/01)
By Pamela Portwood

White Washed
Next year's concert stages may be much less colorful. (12/13/01)
By James Reel

Get Lit
At the SW Literature Project, word junkies rejoice. (12/13/01)
By Jim Carvalho

Canyon Clamor
Not just birds are singing at Sabino. (12/06/01)
By Lee Allen

Female Persuasion
Arizona Theatre Company takes on transformation with "My Fair Lady." (12/06/01)
By James Reel

Steely Gaze
The Tucson Museum of Art presents three generations of sculpture in "Iron Maidens." (12/06/01)
By Pamela Portwood

The Shaman's Baudy
Theater gets weird again. (12/06/01)
By Karen Falkenstrom

History Lesson
Author John Bret-Harte paints a portrait of Tucson. (11/29/01)
By James Reel

Open Sesame
Geoff DeMark finds the extraordinary while dissecting everyday things. (11/29/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Nuts to You
Ballet Arizona brings the season's first Nutcracker to town. (11/29/01)
By James Reel

Family Affair
Invisible Theatre presents a comedy about dynastic disruption. (11/22/01)
By James Reel

Indian Givers
Native American tribes generously share their traditions, food and crafts at this weekend's pow wow. (11/22/01)
By Kerri Allen

Requiem for Rolf
Farewell to art's man about town. (11/22/01)
By Debra Gregerman

Merry Mayhem
Live Theatre Workshop's stripped-down production of "Twelfth Night" lustily emphasizes the play's frivolity. (11/15/01)
By James Reel

Wastebasket Warriors
Activists rally around a film about a janitorial uprising. (11/15/01)
By Renée Downing

Tellers of Tall Tales
Story-spinning gets its own festival. (11/15/01)
By Lee Allen

Clarinet Coda
Remembering John Denman. (11/15/01)
By James Reel

Wild America
Our history gets potted. (11/08/01)
By James Reel

Downtown Exhibitionism
History returns to the heart of Tucson. (11/08/01)
By Dave Devine

Drive-By Art
Several public art project are in the works for drivers (and, gasp, pedestrians) to admire. (11/08/01)
By J. Uschuk

Boogie Nights
Sex workers unite for a serious film festival. (11/01/01)
By Mae Lee Sun

Tomorrow Show
The UA's Arizona Repertory Theatre reminds us the future ain't what it used to be. (10/25/01)
By James Reel

Dead Can Dance
The Day of the Dead mingles all kinds of worlds. (10/25/01)
By Lee Allen

Fanstastic Journeys
Suzanne Klotz's multi-dimensional sculptures spin around long-held sexist myths. (10/25/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Ibsen Revenant
Arizona Theatre Company conjures a fluid new translation of "Ghosts." (10/18/01)
By David Ryder

Shutter Bug
A new collection raises questions about showing posthumous work. (10/18/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Schuur Thing
Diane Schuur wakes up the Reveille Gay Men's Chorus. (10/18/01)
By James Reel

The Doctor Will See You Now
A potent injection of fun-filled fear. (10/11/01)
By Jeff Graves

Language Becomes Aesthetic
An 'is' is a 'why' in a minefield of art and words at TMA. (10/11/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Box Set
Tucson artist enters a broader realm of recognition. (10/11/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Chew on This
Rube Goldberg meets Pilobolus on the Food Network. (10/04/01)
By James Reel

Land Camera
For Thomas Wiewandt, the Southwest is one big show-and-tell. (10/04/01)
By Lee Allen

Beyond Therapy
Bloodhut Productions experiments with a new 'Recipe.' (10/04/01)
By James Reel

Inflight Audio
Another tour de force of local literary talent. (10/04/01)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Piano Men
Arizona Theatre Company presents a merry melody. (09/27/01)
By James Reel

Music among Friends
A new season begins for the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. (09/27/01)
By Marcia Detwiler Scupin

Built to Last
Pondering the dark side of architectural landmarks. (09/27/01)
By R. Brooks Jeffery

And Baby Makes Trouble
Invisible Theatre follows in the footsteps of young parenthood. (09/20/01)
By James Reel

Long-term Developments
Terry Etherton celebrates 20 years of purveying photos. (09/20/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Mightier Than the Sword
Pens and brushes combat violence in a program for homeless kids. (09/13/01)
By James Reel

Spork in the Road
Tucson's newest literary journal doesn't just spoon-feed us. (09/13/01)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Girl Talk
The author of "The Girl" discusses her film, in which it's the straight world that looks queer. (09/06/01)
By Caryl Flinn

The Pleasure Principle
The Joseph Gross Gallery aims for brainy beauty. (08/30/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Time and Time Again
Creative Machines reminds us there are new ways to look at life. (08/30/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Ex Marks the Spot
Local playwright Stuart Bousel pens a sexy comedy about romantic entanglements. (08/23/01)
By James Reel

Character Study
UAMA's latest exhibit explores the nature of contemporary Chinese calligraphy. (08/23/01)
By Pamela Portwood

Chamber of Horrors
Discordant times for a local orchestra. (08/16/01)
By James Reel

Missionary Position
Green Thursday's tale of sin and salvation falls flat. (08/09/01)
By James Reel

Middle Age Craze
Medieval crafts go modern in the jewelry of three local artisans. (08/09/01)
By Lisa Scadron

Comedy of Manners
Live Theatre Workshop sticks a quivering fork into gelatinous middle-class English values. (08/02/01)
By James Reel

You've Got Male
Borderlands Theater explores the men's movement. (08/02/01)
By James Reel

What's Love Got to Do with It?
Chax Press presents a poetic lovefest. (07/26/01)
By Margaret Regan

Naked Truth
Dinnerware's show of nudes explores form, not bodily function. (07/26/01)
By Margaret Regan

Many Nations, Indivisible
The Center for Creative Photography chronicles community crusaders. (07/19/01)
By Margaret Regan

Gnat King Cool
Holy Ripoff! Gaslight goes batty in its latest superhero spoof. (07/12/01)
By Margaret Regan

Dreaming in Cuban
Fidel's realm holds enduring appeal to "yuman" beings. By Tom Miller (07/12/01)
By Tom Miller

Triple Play
With Invisible Theatre, life's a cabaret. (07/05/01)
By James Reel

Cherry on Top
Elizabeth Cherry takes over the Museum of Contemporary Art. (07/05/01)
By Margaret Regan

Flora in Bloom
Obsidian Gallery opens the first of its two-part show. (07/05/01)
By Margaret Regan

Juan for the Road
To hell with George Bernard Shaw. (06/28/01)
By James Reel

High Notes
The UA pops the cork on two festive concerts this weekend. (06/28/01)
By James Reel

Season's Greetings
(06/28/01)
By James Reel

Orient Express
UA Opera tackles Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Mikado'. (06/21/01)
By James Reel

Capital Ideas
Visual and performance art launch a month-long exhibit by Phoenix's ARTLAB 16. (06/21/01)
By Margaret Regan

Taking Route
(06/21/01)
By Margaret Regan

Playing with Fire
Flam Chen is lighting up the world of performance. Is Tucson looking? (06/14/01)
By Jennifer Nichols

The Shock of the Few
TMA's Arizona Biennial offers more compact provocation than before. (06/14/01)
By Margaret Regan

Orts Exports
Orts stops at home in the middle of some world travel. (06/14/01)
By Margaret Regan

Back in Step
This time, NEW ARTiculations concentrates strictly on modern dance. (06/07/01)
By Margaret Regan

Concrete Commentary
Realism has its day at the UA. (06/07/01)
By Margaret Regan

Stardust
Invisible Theatre's trailer-trash comedy spends too much time face-down in the dirt. (05/31/01)
By Margaret Regan

Snap Judgments
Rosana Salonia and other Tucson photographers ponder natural and human landscapes. (05/31/01)
By Margaret Regan

Hot in the City
This summer's provocative art exhibitions are guaranteed to make you hot under the collar. (05/24/01)
By Margaret Regan

Night Crawlers
The fun starts when the sun sets. (05/24/01)
By Margaret Regan

From Meatloaf to Manuscript
The Pima Writers' Workshop lacks Breadloaf's prestige, but its servings of literary advice are just as beefy. (05/24/01)
By Marge Pellegrino

Tender Mercies
Horton Foote's '1918' steps deftly from tragedy to redemption. (05/17/01)
By Margaret Regan

The Wild West
Etchings of Gene Kloss and recent watercolors of Farzad Nakhai paint different views of the Western landscape. (05/17/01)
By Margaret Regan

Story Book
Two companies dance around age-old tales and familiar stories. (05/17/01)
By Margaret Regan

At the Temple of Shakespeare
Tucsonans get a glimpse of the "Greatest Living Hamlet." (05/10/01)
By Margaret Regan

Adios Amigos
Downtown arts leaders are off to seek fame and fortune in the City of Angels. (05/10/01)
By Margaret Regan

Barbie Doll Fantasy
Shinako Sato undresses the Barbie myth. (05/03/01)
By Margaret Regan

Sister Act
The University of Arizona highlights sopranos with a pair of one-act Puccini operas this weekend at Crowder Hall. (04/26/01)
By James Reel

Women On the Edge
The Urban Bush Women jump on it. (04/26/01)
By Margaret Regan

Painting by Numbers
Playwright Steven Dietz wields a brilliant technique, but fails to make an emotional connection in "Inventing Van Gogh." (04/19/01)
By James Reel

Stilled Life
Lorie Novak's photos meld old family snapshots with contemporary landscapes. (04/19/01)
By Margaret Regan

Royal Flush
Borderlands Theater presents a dreamy production of "Sueño." (04/12/01)
By James Reel

Taylor-made
The world's greatest modern-dance troupe brings its carefully crafted work to Tucson. (04/12/01)
By Margaret Regan

Modern Times
Parisian geometries and pure paint define "modernism" at the Davis Dominguez Gallery. (04/12/01)
By Margaret Regan

High-strung Jazz
Violinist Regina Carter fiddles with musical boundaries. (04/05/01)
By Daniel M. Shapiro

The Few, the Proud
The Marines drilled balletic sense into John M. Wilson, who's kicking up one of three ambitious dance programs this weekend. (04/05/01)
By Margaret Regan

Reign in Spain
Arizona Opera wraps up the season with "Don Carlo." (03/29/01)
By Margaret Regan

Pas de Deux
Two performances bring Tucson's best dancers to the stage. (03/29/01)
By Margaret Regan

Fighting Words
Mixing it up at a poetry slam. (03/29/01)
By Richard Siken

Spring's Strings
The Arizona Friend's Chamber Music commission the remarkable Muir Quartet. (03/29/01)
By Dan Coleman

Stages of Sin
A triple play of dance performances steam up the desert. (03/22/01)
By Margaret Regan

Garden Party
Artist Janet Miller opens her Armory Park home for an outdoor show of her work. (03/22/01)
By Margaret Regan

Poetry and Prayer
Marge Piercy joins Temple Emanu-el for four unique events. (03/22/01)
By Margaret Regan

Winged Victory
Arizona Repertory Theatre takes flight with "Angels in America." (03/15/01)
By James Reel

Poetic Injustice
The fired director of the UA Poetry Center learns he shouldn't build an audience faster than a bankroll. (03/15/01)
By Tim Vanderpool

Joesler Jostle
A Salute to Joesler opens the doors of eight Joesler homes around town. (03/15/01)
By Margaret Regan

The Sly Who Shagged Me
Adulterous spouses romp through '60s London in ATC's latest. (03/08/01)
By David Ryder

Industrial Strength
Alice Briggs' installation steers us in New Directions. (03/08/01)
By Margaret Regan

'Center' Holds
Invisible Theatre's latest comedy isn't just another Southern Gothic tale of hell's belles. (03/08/01)
By James Reel

Open Spaces, Intimate Places
Greg Benson and Cynthia Miller conjure the spirit of America and the soul of home. (03/01/01)
By Margaret Regan

Bad to the Bone
The Bad Girl Storytelling Brigade fleshes out color and connection. (03/01/01)
By Margaret Regan

All in the Family
Husband and wife John Osborn and Lynette Tapia grace the stage for La Fille du Regiment. (02/22/01)
By Margaret Regan

Opening Note
Music Theatre Arizona makes its debut with Sondheim, sans helicopters. (02/22/01)
By James Reel

Roleing Around
David Dorfman invites the UA community to recreate themselves as dancers. (02/22/01)
By Margaret Regan

Sweet Feet
Ballet Tucson entices an audience with ten pieces and lots of dessert. (02/22/01)
By Margaret Regan

Triple Score
Dance around town this weekend to three very distinct performances. (02/15/01)
By Margaret Regan

Space Odyssey
Catherine Eyde's new work is out of this world. (02/15/01)
By Margaret Regan

A Gray-Day Monologue
Has Spalding Gray turned into a family man? (02/15/01)
By James Reel

Clothes Make the Woman
Linda Andresano showcases her versatility in 'Dressing the Part.' (02/08/01)
By James Reel

Only the Lonely
Solitude suffuses the photos of Rocky Schenck, while unease creeps through paintings by Daniel Martin Diaz. (02/08/01)
By Margaret Regan

Swing Low
A band of young lions tells the gospel truth about jazz. (02/01/01)
By Daniel M. Shapiro

Turning a Prophet
Joel-Peter Witkin takes an unusual look at Catholic images of the sacred and profane. (02/01/01)
By Margaret Regan

Of Water and Air
Dance troupes Riverdance and Aeros pour into Centennial Hall this week. (02/01/01)
By Margaret Regan

Take A Bow
Arts Odyssey 2001 pays tribute to Tucson's great dancers. (01/25/01)
By Margaret Regan

Well Donne
ATC's "Wit" explores the last days of a scholar of sonnets. (01/25/01)
By James Reel

Twistin' to the Oldies
Pilobolus joins forces with the traditional klezmer music of Eastern Europe. (01/25/01)
By Margaret Regan

Wild at Heart
Maurice Sendak's creatures are on the loose. (01/18/01)
By James Reel

The Power of Myth
Cristina Cárdenas draws on the past. (01/18/01)
By Margaret Regan

Spaghetti Western
A Texan takes charge in Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West." (01/18/01)
By Margaret Regan

The Village People
"Rent" takes a realistic look at the costs of being an artist in New York. (01/11/01)
By Margaret Regan

Slam Academy
Some very long sentences on poetry. (01/11/01)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Let It Roll
Light Motion introduces wheelchair dance. (01/11/01)
By Margaret Regan

Mano a Mandolin
A celebration of somewhat obscure strings. (01/04/01)
By James Reel

Island Life
Invisible Theatre opens its doors to the immigrant experience. (01/04/01)
By James Reel

Thirteen Ways Of Looking At An Old Year
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee: We review the year's arts in poetry. (12/28/00)
By Margaret Regan

Room To Move
Two new art galleries open on opposite ends of town. (12/21/00)
By Margaret Regan

How the Dean Stole Christmas
The UA Library head flattens Jim Sinski's pop-up book shows. (12/21/00)
By Margaret Regan

Playing Along
Christmas is coming, the theater's getting hot. (12/14/00)
By Margaret Regan

Altarpiece Theater
Joanne Kerrihard's paintings wed medievalism to the surreal. (12/14/00)
By Margaret Regan

Magical Mystery Tour
Exploring the invisible world at Invisible Theatre. (12/14/00)
By James Reel

Touch Down
William Shatner boldly goes to Bisbee to shoot his new movie. (12/14/00)
By Nancy Weaver

When The Saints Come Marching In
Folklorist Big Jim Griffith gives them due respect. (12/07/00)
By Margaret Regan

Smooth Sailing
Arizona Theatre Company launches a ship-shape production of "H.M.S. Pinafore." (12/07/00)
By James Reel

O Come All Ye Soulful
The Boys Choir of Harlem brings a Gospel Christmas to town. (12/07/00)
By

Footloose
New choreographers step out. (12/07/00)
By

In A Nutshell
Five dance companies take a crack at the classic holiday ballet. (11/30/00)
By Margaret Regan

Songs Of The Season
The hills are alive with the sound of holiday music. (11/30/00)
By James Reel

In The Air
Adriel Heisey captures the beauty of the Sonoran Desert with flying colors. (11/23/00)
By James Reel

Close To Home
"Ragtime" travels into the historical heart of America. (11/23/00)
By Margaret Regan

Political Abstractions
Rudolf Baranik painted with a palette of protest. (11/23/00)
By Margaret Regan

Fine Art And The Free Market
"Forbes" proves you don't need welfare to make good art. (11/23/00)
By

Face Value
Van Gogh's portraits capture the common man. (11/16/00)
By Margaret Regan

Quad Rant
Four women get the last laugh in "Why We Have A Body." (11/16/00)
By Margaret Regan

Is POG A Verb?
POG is redefining language. (11/16/00)
By Karen Falkenstrom

Garden of Delight
Two strong Southwestern voices grace the botanical gardens. (11/09/00)
By J. Uschuk

Strangers In A Strange Land
The 27th annual TusCon science fiction convention touches down. (11/09/00)
By David Nagore

Cycle Of Life
BICAS peddles work, responsibility and art. (11/09/00)
By Jennifer Nichols

You Talkin' To Me?
A new study of Taxi Driver isn't perfect, but it's close. (11/09/00)
By Jim Carvalho

Black Eye
Beverly McIver's masterly paintings hijack racist stereotypes. (11/02/00)
By Margaret Regan

Stepping Up
Tucson finally gets a glimpse of the 20th century Carmen. (11/02/00)
By Margaret Regan

Kiss Of Death
The All Souls' Day procession celebrates life by honoring the hereafter. (11/02/00)
By Jennifer Nichols

Balancing Act
Orts gets edgy with dance, video, music, words and flight. (10/26/00)
By Margaret Regan

Hunger And Heaven
Arizona Theatre Company's latest is a work of love and integrity. (10/26/00)
By James Reel

Peek-A-Boo
The Fox Theatre opens its doors this weekend for a sneak preview. (10/26/00)
By James Reel

Night Of The Living Celts
Celebrate All Hallow's Eve Irish style. (10/26/00)
By Margaret Regan

Death-Defying Feet
Ballet Arizona survives financial disaster and returns to Tucson. (10/19/00)
By Margaret Regan

Dracula Rises
Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet bring a restored classic film and their new score to Centennial Hall. (10/19/00)
By Gregory McNamee

Balanchine Bonanza
(10/19/00)
By Margaret Regan

Local Flavor
Elizabeth Evans reads from her newest novel. (10/12/00)
By J. Uschuk

Out Of The Box
Ubiquitous artist Herb Stratford uncrates his latest project. (10/12/00)
By Margaret Regan

Poles Apart
Two Figaros give contrasting cuts to "The Barber of Seville." (10/05/00)
By Margaret Regan

Chance To Dance
NEW ARTiculations samples wine and work. (10/05/00)
By James Reel

Reality Check
William Bronk's swan song does not go gently. (10/05/00)
By Annie Guthrie

Urban Might
Willie Bonner's boisterous paintings capture black post-modern America. (09/28/00)
By Margaret Regan

Gay Abandon
Swine take flight at Invisible Theatre. (09/28/00)
By James Reel

State-Line Dancing
Charlotte Adams hones her cross-country organizing skills with Tenth Street Danceworks. (09/21/00)
By Margaret Regan

Unstill Life
Arizona Theatre Company deftly renders Art. (09/21/00)
By James Reel

Sino-The-Times
Piano prodigy Lang Lang performs in the Old Pueblo. (09/21/00)
By Christine Wald-Hopkins

The Big Picture
A new gallery association gives a panoramic view of Tucson's contemporary art. (09/14/00)
By Margaret Regan

Sign O' The Times
From Masteroff to Mendes: Cabaret continues to shock and fascinate audiences after 30 years. (09/14/00)
By Margaret Regan

Silver Prints
The Center For Creative Photography celebrates its first quarter-century. (09/07/00)
By Margaret Regan

Off the Wall
Central Arts returns with an outrageous three-dimensional show. (08/31/00)
By Margaret Regan

Manifest Destiny
Jim Paul guides the UA Poetry Center into new territory. (08/24/00)
By J. Uschuk

The Master Builder
The UA Museum Of Art's new head aims to assemble fresh programs, and maybe a new building. (08/17/00)
By Margaret Regan

Urbane Renewal
Live Theatre Workshop revives Noel Coward's triple play. (08/10/00)
By James Reel

White-Water Writers
Four unlikely women of words take a televised raft ride through the Grand Canyon. (08/03/00)
By Christine Wald-Hopkins

Earth Tones
Ulrike Arnold's earthbound art. (07/27/00)
By Margaret Regan

Size Wise
The 8th Annual All Tucson Small Works Invitational proves size doesn't matter. (07/20/00)
By Margaret Regan

Thorn In The U.S.A.
Artist Eriks Rudans celebrates 50 years of pricking American mores. (07/13/00)
By Margaret Regan

Hooray for Hollywood
Invisible Theatre does 80 years of film tunes. (07/13/00)
By Margaret Regan

Space Case
Obsidian Gallery's lighthearted invitational revolves around Tucson in--and out of--space. (07/06/00)
By Margaret Regan

Identity Crisis
Performances soar over the earthbound "Woman Who Fell From The Sky." (07/06/00)
By Margaret Regan

Director's Decade
Bob Yassin marks ten years heading up the TMA. (06/29/00)
By Margaret Regan

Avant Underground
The Second Annual Bisbee Underground Film Festival. (06/29/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Ship Shape
Looks like smooth sailing for the UA Opera's summer crowd pleaser, "H.M.S. Pinafore." (06/22/00)
By James Reel

Southern Discomfort
Live Theatre Workshop closes the season with another piece of Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy." (06/22/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

This American Icon
An interview with National Public Radio's beloved David Sedaris. (06/15/00)
By Keith Pandolfi

Third-Degree Turns
Orts dancers and friends offer up an evening of "Improv in the Baked Apple." (06/15/00)
By Margaret Regan

Refuge In Refuse
A collection of art from Motor City alludes eerily to our own dispirited downtown. (06/08/00)
By Margaret Regan

Heavens Apart
Clara Gutsche reveals images of intimacy and insight in The Convent Series at the Center for Creative Photography. (06/01/00)
By Margaret Regan

Playwright Of Passage
ATC artist-in-residence Elaine Romero brings stories and communities to life. (06/01/00)
By James Reel

Final Reward
Invisible Theatre closes a strong season with a light touch. (06/01/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

The Itinerant Artiste
From pliés to prêt-à-porter to pottery, painter and gallery owner Richard Zelens has done it all. (05/25/00)
By Margaret Regan

Painting By Wonders
Mike Stack's painted deserts are landscapes fantastical by nature. (05/25/00)
By Margaret Regan

Hot Stuff
Once that blistering sun goes down, the night is ours. (05/18/00)
By Margaret Regan

Good-Night, Boon
The wild rumpus comes to an end at Raw Gallery. (05/18/00)
By Margaret Regan

Here's The Pitch
Summer with the Sidewinders is pitch perfect. (05/18/00)

To Preserve And Protect
On the eve of national Preservation Week, two local restoration projects serve up arts events inspired by their historic architecture. (05/11/00)
By Margaret Regan

Flesh Photography
Etherton Gallery hosts "The Nude: A Photographic Survey." (05/11/00)
By Margaret Regan

Hitting Home
A mesmerizing show of paintings and sculpture settles into Dinnerware Gallery. (05/04/00)
By Margaret Regan

Daring Dissonance
The TSO ends its season with work by two maverick composers. (05/04/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Sanctifying Silliness
Bloodhut's charmed and dangerous cast gets away with mayhem. (05/04/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Cultural Countermeasures
The UA Center for Middle Eastern Studies sponsors The Iranian Film Festival. (04/27/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Leaps And Bounds
Orts, UA Dance and ZUZI! Move It stage concerts this weekend. (04/27/00)
By James Reel

Centennial Side-Splitter
Geoff Hoyle explores "The First Hundred Years" of comedy at ATC. (04/20/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Table To Tell
A.R. Gurney's "The Dining Room" comes to the Live Theatre Workshop. (04/20/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Between The Lines
A show at UA Special Collections celebrates book designer Nancy Solomon. (04/13/00)
By Margaret Regan

Facing The Music
"Show Boat" docks at Centennial Hall. (04/13/00)
By Margaret Regan

Common Wheels
Swiss installation artist Sylvie Fleury takes women for a joy ride in She-Devils on Wheels. (04/06/00)
By Margaret Regan

Modern Classics
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre alights at Centennial Hall for two performances this weekend. (04/06/00)
By Margaret Regan

Amazing Grace
Invisible Theatre's "Grace & Glorie" is one of this season's best. (04/06/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Heart Of The Matter
The Beth Braun Dance Partnership stages a benefit for the UMC Heart Transplant Fund. (03/30/00)
By Margaret Regan

Dead Reckoning
Quintessential Theatre digs into Martin McDonagh's "A Skull in Connemara." (03/30/00)
By Margaret Regan

Roaring Twenty
Three venues help Dinnerware Gallery celebrate two decades of stellar contemporary art. (03/23/00)
By Margaret Regan

Through The Looking Glass
A new troupe takes a fun-house approach to modern dance. (03/23/00)
By Margaret Regan

About Faces
Chris Rush captures members of the arts troupe Third Street Kids in radiant, classical portraits. (03/23/00)
By Margaret Regan

Hughes And Cries
Four performance artists come together for Voices From The Margins. (03/23/00)
By James Reel

Sharp Shooters
Three of its most renowned photographers celebrate "Arizona Highways" at the CCP. (03/16/00)
By Dan Huff

Spirits Rising
Centennial Hall invokes a higher power with Joyful Noise and Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. (03/16/00)
By James Reel

High Notes
A recap of this year's Winter Chamber Music Festival. (03/16/00)
By James Reel

Verdi Variety
Arizona Opera sets "Un Ballo In Maschera," Verdi's dark tale of political intrigue and ill-fated love, in steamy New Orleans. (03/09/00)
By Margaret Regan

The Wit & The Wood
Arizona Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's perennially crowd-pleasing "As You Like It" is a hoot. (03/09/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Prophet Sharing
Community members join the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange on stage at UA Centennial Hall for "In Praise of Ordinary Prophets." (03/02/00)
By Margaret Regan

Deconstructing Desire
Mother and daughter examine "The Anatomy of Desire" at the UA Arizona Gallery. (03/02/00)
By Margaret Regan

World On A String
Latin composers enjoy prominence in this year's Winter Chamber Music Festival. (03/02/00)
By James Reel

Mazel Tov Cocktail
Borderlands Theatre's "Vilna's Got A Golem" is an ambitious undertaking dressed in motley clothing. (02/24/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Voices From Beyond
Meredith Monk and the Vocal Ensemble explore non-traditional sounds in Magic Frequencies, a "science fiction chamber opera." (02/24/00)
By Margaret Regan

Tulle Time
Ballet Arts Ensemble cooks up a feast of classical ballet and modern dance works. (02/24/00)
By Margaret Regan

Memory As Muse
DC Harris and Raw galleries host shows by two young painters. (02/17/00)
By Margaret Regan

Bevel's Back
After a year absence, Ned Schaper's surreal philosopher Mat Bevel returns in Atomic Honey. (02/17/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Troupes To Action
NEW ART stages The Fourth Wall, an interactive dance performance, and Orts offers Millennium Opener, a show of new and classic works. (02/17/00)
By Margaret Regan

Staging Steinbeck
Arizona Opera's tackles a 20th-century American work for the first time with "Of Mice And Men." (02/10/00)
By Margaret Regan

Northern Exposure
David Boxley, Evelyn Vanderhoop and Michael Kabotie explore cultural heritage through traditional art forms. (02/10/00)
By Margaret Regan

Letting Saigon Be Saigon's
Centennial Hall hosts an 11-day run of the Broadway sensation Miss Saigon. (02/10/00)
By Margaret Regan

Brush Fire
Tucson artist Michael Longstaff discovers the joy of painting. (02/03/00)
By Margaret Regan

Sound And Flurry
Composers Daniel Asia and Kip Haaheim call their Sacred and Profane concert an "electro-acoustic/digital event with dance, light and video projection"-is it multi-media innovation, or art with ADD? (02/03/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Historic Composition
Beethoven's music and words come together in Coyote Consort's Young Beethoven. (01/27/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Big Bad Bands
ATC's Side Man examines the lives of those both caught up in and caught outside of a strange cultural transition. (01/20/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Blind Sighted
Both visually and contextually, Molly Sweeney is a study in light and shadow. (01/20/00)
By Mari Wadsworth

Latin Roots
Ballet Hispanico returns to UA Centennial Hall. (01/20/00)
By Margaret Regan

In Their Own Images
Just as the Group for Photographic Intentions is going under, a new Tucson photography group is getting afloat. (01/13/00)
By Margaret Regan

Novel Approach
Pushkin's treasured tragedy comes to the Arizona Opera stage for the first time ever. (01/13/00)
By Margaret Regan

Book Marks
Women of the Book: Jewish Artists, Jewish Themes explores the Jewish experiences of diaspora, immigration and Holocaust. (01/06/00)
By Margaret Regan

Ode Lang Syne
The end of the century drawing near in time
It's the hour to ponder the arts in rhyme. (12/30/99)
By Margaret Regan

Gifts Of Sight
Images for an Age: Art and History at the Center for Creative Photography showcases masterpieces from the Center's own vast holdings. (12/23/99)
By Margaret Regan

Shakespeare And Love
For the Shakespeare aficionado, Love's Labour's Lost is more light-hearted footnote than challenging work of art. (12/23/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Naughty And Nice
Borderlands' Annual Tucson Pastorela Subverts Rhyme And Reason To A Gentle End. (12/16/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Painterly Peaks
Historians believe the Gottliebs' time in Tucson was crucial for Adolph's future work as an artist. (12/16/99)
By Margaret Regan

Mistle Toes
A look at holiday dance performances. (12/16/99)
By Margaret Regan

Glass Houses
Artists break the glass ceiling at Philabaum Gallery. (12/09/99)
By Margaret Regan

The Vaude Squad
Arizona Theatre Company presents a zany production of The Mystery of Irma Vep. (12/09/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Mahler Time
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler's Symphony No. 5 this weekend. (12/09/99)
By Margaret Regan

Visions Of Sugar Plums
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this week's productions of The Nutcracker. (12/02/99)
By Margaret Regan

Not 'The Nutcracker'
Break the ballet blues with dance performances from modern and Irish troupes. (12/02/99)
By Margaret Regan

Fashionably Great
Ronald Harwood's "The Dresser" is a rare story, well told. (12/02/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Interior Motive
Myriam Babin showcases large and sumptuous symphonies of line and light at Elizabeth Cherry Contemporary Art. (11/25/99)
By Margaret Regan

Mission Accomplished
Inspired by Challenger astronaut Christa McAuliffe, "Defying Gravity" has much to uplift. (11/25/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Poet's Corner
Poets Jane Miller and Eleni Sikelianos read in the UA Poetry Center's Poetry Now and Next series. (11/25/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Suite Surprises
This weekend alone offers three concerts covering modern, ballet and jazz, as well as dance theatre drawing on African sources. (11/18/99)
By Margaret Regan

Pop And Circumstance
Perry's hip-hop, homely collection is like a folk-art reflection on commercialism, a kitchen-table counterattack on craft and guile. (11/11/99)
By Margaret Regan

Matromania
Based on the 1784 Beaumarchais play, in French, Figaro examines naughty goings-on in an aristocratic household. (11/11/99)
By Margaret Regan

Images Of Arcady
A snapshot of a lost America, the paintings herald a time before the mandate of Manifest Destiny had gobbled up so much of the nation's beauty. (11/04/99)
By Margaret Regan

String Sensation
A half dozen Beethoven programs scheduled throughout the winter. Why so much Beethoven, and why now? (11/04/99)
By Margaret Regan

Downtown Debut
Since October 1, the old Yikes! space has been occupied by a brand-new gallery, and the artists in its premiere show are no slackers. (10/28/99)
By Margaret Regan

Simply Divina
Maria Callas, opera's most famous and infamous soprano, is as tragic a figure you'll find among the 41 operas she performed between 1939 and 1965. (10/28/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Spanish Acquisitions
Musicians and singers of the University of Arizona collaborate this weekend for an "Una Noche de Ballet y Opera Española." (10/28/99)
By Margaret Regan

From Earth To Sky
Judy Davis' trees and Bailey Doogan's clouds bring nature indoors. (10/21/99)
By Margaret Regan

War Stories
Issues of racism, xenophobia, religion, education, sexism and veteran's rights all make their way into "Claudia's Family." (10/21/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

A Woman's Touch
WomanKraft mounts a memorial exhibit to Susan Chambers-McGregor. (10/21/99)
By Margaret Regan

Time Passages
An extensive exhibit of her Davis' recent African work welds the moment and the monumental together in click after click. (10/14/99)
By Dan Huff

Ecstatic Undertaking
The beauty, suffering and ecstasy encountered in the quest for enlightenment find a moving metaphor in "Rapture: Rumi." (10/14/99)
By Mari Wadsworth

Family Matters
Rossa draws on subjects close to home -- in fact, inside her home. (10/07/99)
By Margaret Regan

Feet Forward
The dance styles in October shows circle the globe. (10/07/99)
By Margaret Regan

Grand New Opera
The company's season-opening performance of "Turandot" should illustrate what contemporary opera presentation is all about. (09/30/99)
By James Reel

Mime Games
The Mime Troupe brings its newest, and according to the San Francisco Chronicle, "best show in years" to Tucson this Sunday. (09/30/99)
By Nancy Hand

Double Play
Composer Daniel Asia is getting a lot of local attention these days. (09/23/99)
By James Reel

Black Light
ATC opens the season with mixed results. (09/16/99)
By James Reel

Papier Tiger
Hacienda Del Sol's walls reverberate with Cajero's outrageous figures in papier-mâché and clay stoneware. (09/09/99)
By Margaret Regan

Ship To Shore
Al Price and Denis Gillingwater mount a spectacular show of light and shadow. (09/02/99)
By Margaret Regan

Patchwork Plot
Staged well but without dazzle, Quilters is an earnest program that's unlikely to play well for those who aren't in sync with its heavy-handed plot. (08/26/99)
By Dave Irwin

Artistic Machinations
HazMat Gallery's new show highlights three-dimensional contemporary works in materials as diverse as steel, grass, cloth, and paper. (08/19/99)
By Margaret Regan

Perfect Composition
One of Tucson's favorite painters, McGrew was a crossover artist whose work appealed both to lovers of traditional landscape and to proponents of pure painting. (08/19/99)
By Margaret Regan

Buff Paper
Throughout history, no image has been more consistently etched into rock, sketched on paper or painted in oils than the human body. (08/12/99)
By Margaret Regan

Nifty Knack
Set in the swinging '60s, "The Knack...and how to get it" is like watching original source material for "Austin Powers." (08/12/99)
By Dave Irwin

Art Of Illusion
Pictures with chocolate at the Center for Creative Photography. (08/05/99)
By Margaret Regan

Goofy Goethe
Bousel's ambition is laudable, although he strays into excess in his far reach. (08/05/99)
By Dave Irwin

A Persistence of Vision
American Theatre masters Lanford Wilson and Marshall Mason bring their golden touch to the Copper State. (07/29/99)
By Dave Irwin

Rural Renaissance
Violinist Luca Ciarla and pianist Sean Schulze, artists-in-residence in Chamber Music America's Rural Residence Program, bring both the finer and fun points of chamber music to Safford. (07/22/99)
By James Reel

Quintessential Humor
Qunitessential Theatre makes a case for living the straight-and-narrow in "Biography." (07/22/99)
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How German Is It?
Six German artists explore their national identity. (07/15/99)
By Margaret Regan

His-Panic Attack
"Men on the Verge of a His-Panic Breakdown" is a giddy, tender, satirical and wry delight. (07/15/99)
By Dave Irwin

La Vida Local
Muralist David Tineo gets personal with an exhibition of smaller works. (07/08/99)
By Margaret Regan

Lord Have Mercy
Mendelssohn's crowning achievement, Elijah, brings fire and brimstone to UA Crowder Hall. (07/08/99)
By Dave Irwin

Small World
The idea at Davis Dominguez is to give a snapshot of Southern Arizona's variety of artistic styles, each distilled into its tiny essence. (07/01/99)
By Margaret Regan

Not Dead Yet
"The Cemetery Club" remains a delightful comedy at heart. (07/01/99)
By Dave Irwin