Founded in 2000, the nonprofit Detour Company Theatre provides quality and authentic arts education and performance opportunities for adults with developmental and other challenges, including deafness, blindness and autism, through the magic and miracle of theater. Detour's inspiring cast will bring to life the toe-tapping musical Hairspray. Based on John Waters' classic 1988 film, Hairspray tells the story of plus-sized Baltimore teenager Tracy Turnblad, who pursues her dream to dance on television on The Corny Collins Show, then uses her newfound celebrity to champion racial integration.
Detour Company Theatre Benefit Concert
Sunday, January 5, 2014, 3 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Admission by Donation (Limited Seating; First-Come, First-Served)
This special benefit concert features the Detour Company Theatre coaches performing songs from Tarzan: The Musical, including music and lyrics by pop icon Phil Collins. Founded in 2000, the nonprofit Detour Company Theatre provides quality and authentic arts education and performance opportunities for adults with developmental and other challenges, including deafness, blindness and autism, through the magic and miracle of theater.
Proceeds benefit Detour Company Theatre
CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne
Compagnie Käfig: Correria Agwa
Friday, January 10, 2014, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 11, 2014, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $59, $39, $29
A major figure in the global hip-hop scene, French choreographer Mourad Merzouki works at the intersection of many different disciplines, from circus and martial arts to visual art and music. His unique dance ensemble, Compagnie Käfig, has become an international sensation with its passionate young dancers from the shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro performing an intoxicating fusion of hip-hop, capoeira and samba. Bursting with energy, this breathtaking performance is two shows in one:Correria (running), a thrilling, hectic race, and Agwa (water), an exploration of this vital resource and symbol of renewal.
Part of the 2013-14 Discovery Brazil Series
Presenting Sponsor: Karen and John Voris
Late Nite Catechism
Starring Patti Hannon
January 10 - March 28, 2014
January 10, 17, 24 and 31
February 7, 21 and 28
March 8 (Saturday, 2 p.m.), 14, 21 and 28
Fridays, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 2
Tickets: $39
Spontaneous, clever and outrageously fun, Late Nite Catechism stars award-winning actress Patti Hannon as quick-tempered Sister. Ruling her classroom with an iron fist, she teaches her students - who happen to be the audience - everything she knows about sins and saints while doling out rewards and reprimands with lightning speed. The record-breaking Late Nite Catechism comedies have been running every season at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts since 2000. Each performance is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths.
Supporting Sponsor: Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Old Town
Late Nite Catechism III: 'Til Death Do Us Part
Starring Patti Hannon
January 11 - March 29, 2014
January 11, 18 and 25
February 1, 8, 15 and 22
March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
Saturdays, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 2
Tickets: $39
In this popular sequel to Late Nite Catechism, Sister offers up the latest dogma fresh off the World Wide Web, some hilarious lessons about love and marriage and her own outrageous version of The Newlywed Game. Each Late Nite performance is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths.
Credits: Written by Maripat Donovan with Marc Silvia
Supporting Sponsor: Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Old Town
Sunday A'Fair
Selected Sundays, January 12 - April 6, 2014, Noon - 4 p.m.
January 12, 19 and 26
February 9 and 16
March 2, 9, 23 and 30
April 6
Outdoors at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
Celebrating its 27th season, Sunday A'Fair features free outdoor concerts in Scottsdale Civic Center Park by the Valley's top musicians, along with a fine arts and crafts market, fun activities for children and families, docent-led tours of the sculptures in the park and free admission to Scottsdale Museum of Contempoary Art (SMoCA). Guests are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs or picnic baskets and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of great entertainment. Delicious foods from the grill, snacks and cocktails, beer, wine and soft drinks also are available for purchase.
Presenting Sponsors: Scottsdale Insurance Company and Nationwide Foundation
Free admission to SMoCA is sponsored by Lewis and Roca LLP.
Talk Cinema
Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 7 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 2
General Admission: $19
Talk Cinema showcases sneak previews of award-winning independent and foreign films. Audiences are among the first to see a new movie and discuss it with special guests - similar to the experience that critics and industry insiders have at film festivals. Talk Cinema films are selected from leading festivals by critic Harlan Jacobson. The selection may be an indie comedy, a provocative documentary or the next breakout hit. Screenings are introduced and followed by moderated conversations hosted by distinguished guest speakers.
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel:
Glorious Beethoven
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $49, $39, $29
Hailed by The New York Times as "an artist who means every note he plays," internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates the 35th anniversary of Keyboard Conversations in Scottsdale. His brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary format combines captivating remarks with world-class performances of legendary masterpieces of the piano repertoire - and concludes with a fast-paced Q-and-A session. Glorious Beethoven features uplifting, dramatic, soul-searching music of this incomparable composer, including the heaven-storming Appasionata and the Sonata, Op. 110, written after deafness engulfed the composer.
Native Trails
Selected Thursdays and Saturdays, January 16 - April 5, 2014, Noon - 1 p.m.
January 16, 18, 23, 25 and 30
February 1, 13, 15, 20 and 27
March 6, 8, 27 and 29
April 3 and 5
Outdoors at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
Native Trails is a free outdoor festival celebrating the Native American cultures of the Southwest through song and dance. Each event brings together traditional instruments, colorful dances and authentic attire to share the stories of Southwestern tribes, including the Hopi, Diné (Navajo), Akimel Au-Authm and San Carlos Apache. Audiences enjoy dances like the Southwest Horse Dance, inter-tribal pow-wow dancing, world-class hoop dancing and the participatory round dance. Native Trails also features American Indian artisans selling specialty items such as jewelry, baskets, flutes and paintings, as well as local culinary delights. Guests are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs or picnic baskets.
Presented by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and produced by Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Brian Stokes Mitchell with The Phoenix Symphony
Friday, January 17, 2014, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 18, 2014, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $89, $69, $59
Called "The Last Leading Man" by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert halls. Known for his powerful baritone, he earned the Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Musical" for his role in the Broadway revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate. His recent projects range from guest starring on the hit show Glee to his latest album, Simply Broadway, featuring new interpretations of classic recordings of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
Signature Sponsors: Arizona Bank & Trust; Linda and Sherman Saperstein; Vicki and RoBert Smith
Pink Martini
Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $79, $59, $49
Eclectic, romantic and worldly, Pink Martini has become an international phenomenon performing its retro-hip, multilingual repertoire throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. The 12-member 'little orchestra,' finds inspiration in virtually every musical genre, from Baroque to disco. The concert will feature vocalist Storm Large.
San Francisco Opera: Grand Opera Cinema Series
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 7 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 2
General Admission: $12
One of the world's most beloved and dramatic operas, Madama Butterfly is a classic tale of colliding hearts and cultures set in 19th-century Japan. Internationally acclaimed soprano Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, a geisha tragically torn between two worlds and forced to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to retain her honor. Maestro Donald Runnicles conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this stirring production that features some of Puccini's most popular music.
Colin Quinn's Unconstitutional
Saturday, January 25, 2014, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $49, $39, $29
Brooklyn native Colin Quinn began his stand-up career in New York as a regular on the Comedy Club circuit and made his television debut as co-host of MTV's popular game show Remote Control. In 1995, he landed a spot on Saturday Night Live, where he entertained audiences for five seasons with his writing and unforgettable characters before stepping in as anchor for SNL's popular Weekend Update segment. In addition to his television work, Quinn has appeared in numerous films and starred in the hit Broadway show Colin Quinn: Long Story Short. He returns to the stage in Unconstitutional tackling 226 years of American Constitutional calamities in 70 minutes. Quinn offers his unique comedic perspective on our national character. From predator drones to the Kardashians, he pulls no punches in asking if this is what the founding fathers planned.
Supporting Sponsors: Scottsdale Marriott Old Town; Anonymous
Virginia G. Piper Concert Series Richard Goode
Sunday, January 26, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $49, $39, $29
The Virginia G. Piper Concert Series brings the world's premier musicians to Scottsdale for intimate concerts. Hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, pianist Richard Goode is one of today's leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music.
Program
Schubert: Impromptus Op. 90, Nos. 1 and 3
Schubert: Klavierstücke Nos. 1 and 3
Chopin: Four Mazurkas, Op. 17, No. 1 in B-flat; Op. 30, No. 2 in b; Op. 41, No. 3 in A-flat, Op. 30, No. 4 in c-sharp
Chopin: Polonaise Fantasy, Op. 61
Debussy: Preludes, Book 1
Supporting Sponsor: Piper Jaffray, & Co.
Close Encounters with Music
Beethoven and Brahms: Anatomy of a Melody
Renana Gutman, Piano; Miriam Fried, Violin; Paul Biss, Viola; Yehuda Hanani, Cello
Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $39, $29, $19 (Free for All Students with Valid ID)
Close Encounters with Music is an enriching concert experience that brings together sublime chamber music, distinguished performers and insightful commentary. Putting the composers and their times in perspective, cellist and Artistic Director Yehuda Hanani introduces the program from the stage. Anatomy of a Melodyfeatures the heavenly Brahms Piano Quartet, Op. 26, and Beethoven's crowd pleasing Trio in B-flat, followed by a newly created work built on the same theme with its own fresh variations.
Presenting Sponsors: Linda Hirshman; FMH Foundation, Shalom Memorial Funeral Home and Shalom Memorial Park
Supporting Sponsors: Barbara Koval and Michael Solheim; Andrea and Marshall Yablon
Signature Sponsors: Linda and Alan Englander; Deborah and Richard Felder
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director
Thursday, January 30, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $59, $39, $29
Through their daring, athletic movement and integration of ballet into contemporary and popular forms, the dancers of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet take audiences on a choreographic journey that explores the infinite possibilities of movement and multimedia. For their Scottsdale debut, the company will perform works by three of today's most influential dance creators: Hofesh Schecter's Violet Kid, an examination of man's struggle for harmony within a complex and sometimes horrifying universe; Crystal Pite's 10 Duets on a Theme of Rescue, presented in a circle of spotlights, where pairs of dancers sweep in and out of the light playing either the rescued or the rescuer in entrancing sequences; and Jo Strømgren's Necessity, Again, a bold, joyous piece of dance, performed to a sparkling selection of Charles Aznavour songs.
Presenting Sponsor: Betty Hum and Alan Yudezll
Maria Rita
Friday, January 31, 2014, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Tickets: $59, $39, $29
The daughter of Brazil's famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and vocalist Elis Regina, singer Maria Rita has charted her own course with a refreshing blend of bossa nova, pop and jazz. Her 2003 debut album sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and made her an international star. She has since earned six Latin Grammy Awards, including "Best New Artist" in 2004.
Part of the 2013-14 Discovery Brazil Series
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