Cultural savant
A cascade of chairs hangs inside the exhibit space at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, where an eclectic assortment of chairs below sit anchored by a giant white sphere punctuated with a scoop of...
View ArticleQuestioning the cause of death
An EastLake Mortuary casket sits centered along one wall of an intimate performance space at Phoenix Center for the Arts, where BlackPoet Ventures performs “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole...
View ArticleWhen dreams collide
A man who assumes that his disability dooms him to a life of loneliness. A woman both drawn to and repulsed by a man who abuses her. A father willing to risk his own safety so his son can go to...
View ArticleArt meets global warming
Reflecting today on the legacy of Rachel Louise Carson, described by the National Women’s History Museum as “an American marine biologist and nature writer credited with catalyzing the global...
View ArticleArtwork at the 9/11 Memorial Museum
Artwork abounds at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City, which opened to the public on Wednesday, May 21. It’s a powerful testament to the power of art to help us feel, think,...
View ArticleSocial justice meets sewing machine
“I am interested,” says Colorado fiber artist Sara Rockinger, “in how global issues and daily life intersect.” Rockinger spent five years collaborating with videographer Mark Conkle on a project meant...
View ArticleIf books were people
If books were people, we could ask them questions. And they could answer back. Most days, those who converse with books are simply exercising their imagination. There’s no real dialogue involved. But...
View ArticleBeyond the blockbuster
“Three friends with Down syndrome who love movies leave the care home where they grew up to search for their dreams.” It’s the sort of synopsis rarely found in mainstream movies. If you’re fond of film...
View ArticleI Never Saw Another Butterfly
Hundreds of shoes sit strewn around the border of an outdoor stage at Scottsdale Community College. Atop the stage sit just a few simple set pieces — a pair of panels draped with strands that look like...
View ArticleOnce upon a river
Few novels have garnered more attention than Mark Twain’s late 19th century “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which imagines a trip down the Mississippi River for a young man named Huck and an escaped...
View ArticleTaming of the shrews
Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” has been much maligned through the years for its so-called misogynist musings—often by those who view the play as a tale of one woman’s taming by the man she...
View ArticleA whale of a tale
An online tutor sits atop the couch that doubles as office, dining room and bed. He’s poised in front of the laptop used to communicate with students who only hear his voice, but never see his face....
View ArticleAn identity tale
Tribes. We’ve all got them. Some we’re born to. Others we’re thrust into suddenly, or absorbed into over time. Tribes are groups of people sharing common characteristics — language, customs,...
View ArticleArt meets incarceration
Sitting in the wings just offstage at Phoenix Center for the Arts last night, rehearsals by two distinct groups felt strangely connected somehow. Over and over again, members of the Phoenix Children’s...
View ArticleMaking history in Brooklyn
New York City is abuzz with news that street artist Banksy, who keeps his true identity hidden, has decided to do a month-long artist-in-residence gig throughout the city filled with some of the...
View ArticleNo art is an island
No man is an island. So wrote English poet and essayist John Donne (1572-1631), whose work is at the heart of an interactive art project that unites earth, image, language and technology. It’s “Project...
View ArticleWestern civilization?
A collaborative arts exhibition exploring “the implications, dynamics and social impact of guns and children” opens Friday, May 10 at the Sedona Public Library – where folks can enjoy an opening...
View ArticleBeyond the blockbuster
Eager to explore film fare a bit beyond the ordinary? Watch for diverse film offerings from museums, performing arts venues, libraries, colleges and movie theaters off the beaten path. A few options…...
View ArticleAntarctica in Arizona?
It’s been nearly 100 years since Sir Ernest Shackleton’s harrowing trans-Antarctic expedition, now brought to life in a tableaux vivants filled with puppetry, photography, film, music and theatrical...
View ArticleSins of the father
With rare exceptions, we’ve all been taught to hate Nazis. But what of their children? It’s a moral dilemma faced by those who watch a film called “Lore” — which imagines the journey of five siblings...
View Article
/pic9814888.png)
/fit-in/580x348/filters:format(webp)/english-betterindia/media/media_files/2026/09/17/balaghat-3-2026-09-17-18-46-40.png)