Daniela Cardim has big toe shoes to fill. The new artistic director of Ballet Arizona follows in the pointed footsteps of her legendary predecessor, dance virtuoso Ib Andersen.
As the mercury drops, the Valley’s arts scene heats up. Plan your patronage with this guide.
Filled with theaters, avant-garde galleries and museums, Central Phoenix is the Valley’s cultural nerve center.
Filled with theaters, avant-garde galleries and museums, Central Phoenix is the Valley’s cultural nerve center.
Late Valley dance teacher Frances Smith Cohen leaves behind a legacy of pirouettes, pliés and full hearts.
Have you ever wanted to check out a ballet performance, but aren’t ready to shell out the dough for tickets? Don’t get me wrong – performing arts groups need paying patrons, but Ballet Arizona has been making it possible for Valley residents to get a taste of arabeques and pirouettes for free over the past 18 years in order to foster an appreciation of ballet as an art form.