Arts & Culture Guy – January 2013
A new exhibit at the Etherton Gallery features top-notch artists with striking visual work that will leave you dazzled long after you have left the gallery. Joel-Peter Witkin’s beautiful yet horrific images are joined by new work from mixed media artists Holly Roberts and Alice Leora Briggs. The show will run through April 6 at the gallery, located at 135 S. 6th Ave. For a preview of the work visit the gallery’s website at EthertonGallery.com.
Invisible Theatre
Tucson will host the premiere performance of “Celebration!” on January 12 and 13 at the Berger Performing Arts Center. The show stars Valarie Pettiford and is full of singing and dancing from Broadway hits like FOSSE and Chicago. Pettiford is a veteran of film, television and theatre work, and is a true star making her Tucson debut in this production. For ticket information visit InvisibleTheatre.com.
Chamber Music
The Tucson Chamber Artists will host a program featuring the Chamber Artists chorus, orchestra and soloists performing a program of Bach and Britten works. The performances are on Saturday, January 5, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at 7:30pm, and Sunday, January 6, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 3pm. For more information visit TucsonChamberArtists.org.
UAPresents
Jazz greats, a traveling circus, Carol Burnett and even Flamenca dancing, there’s lots of great arts events to experience this month thanks to UApresents. The Zoppé Family Circus returns to Tucson, following their outstanding run last year, on January 11-13. If you’re looking for a little Latin dance to warm you up this month, Soledad Barrio’s Noche Flamenca will be on stage at Centennial Hall on January 13. Jazz legends Chick Corea and Gary Burton will make a Tucson stop on their world tour on January 19, and finally, comedy legend Carol Burnett will bring back memories and stories from her long career in an intimate one-night event on January 26. Visit UAPresents.org for more details and ticket information.
Rogue Theatre
Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” will be presented by the Rogue Theatre January 10-27 at their space on West University Boulevard. Regarded as a masterpiece, Brecht’s take on nature, war and capitalism is one of the highlights of Rogue’s 2012-2013 season, and promises to resonate profoundly in our modern world.
January Films
A few films of note to look for this month include: “Zero Dark Thirty” which chronicles the hunt for Bin Laden; “Promised Land” directed by Gus Van Sant, tells a tale of one small town’s indecision related to natural gas fracking rights (and at the Loft Cinema?); and “Beware of Mr. Baker”, a documentary about legendary drummer Ginger Baker and his anti-social ways.
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