Past Events

[nueWORK] Dance Festival 2025 is a dance performance that occurs over two evenings featuring different artists in each performance. We will be presenting works by 10 selected movement artists from the valley, as well as dances from six of our [nueBOX] Permanent Artists in Residency.

A special screening of Pedro Páramo (2024), directed by Rodrigo Prieto and based on Juan Rulfo’s iconic novel, held in celebration of Mexican Cinema Day. The event highlights the richness of Mexican storytelling through contemporary film, offering the community free access to one of Mexico’s most emblematic literary adaptations.

Elevate your weekend plans with a night of magic that hits different. Innovative feats of trickery are infused with the world of weed as jars of bud appear, lighters come to life, and bongs bend reality in a show designed to enthrall both the stoned and sober.

👤 Age requirement: 21 years old or older

North Central Performing Arts is a youth theater program located in North Central Phoenix that provides theater opportunities for students in PreK-8th Grade. This unique program gives each child the chance to shine, be a part of a community and perform in a production they can be proud of. Join us for Seussical at 9am, Winnie the Pooh at 10:30am, and The SpongeBob Musical at 5pm.

The Kiki Ball was created to provide a safe and empowering space for young queer people of color to express themselves and win prizes. Tonight, the theme is Summer Music Video. Reach out to learn more about the categories.

Join the Hugh O’Conor Memorial Pipe Band for a special concert hosted at the Phoenix Center for the Arts.

Get ready for piping and drumming, a Trad group, a drum salute, Irish dancers and singing!

Join us for a one-night-only comedy experience as Jared Quay Campbell tapes his brand-new special in front of a live audience! After years of hosting, storytelling, and cracking up crowds across the country, Jared is bringing his rawest, funniest, and most personal material to the stage — and this time, the cameras are rolling.

Expect sharp takes, big laughs, and some of the best up-and-coming comics in the game opening the night. It’s part therapy session, part roast, and all vibes.

Welcome to our 3rd Annual Recital Production, 'Encantado,' based on the Disney movie 'Encanto'. Join the amazing Madrigals as they go through an adventure that will only bring them closer. Please come and enjoy our production that includes dancing, acting, and singing! It will pull at all of your emotions and create an unforgettable night for you and your family!

Art is transformation, hope and resistance! Don't miss this opportunity to support the LGBT+ migrant struggle in Phoenix.


Trans Queer Pueblo In collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Phoenix, invites you to Queer ARTivismo, a cultural festival where all funds will be used to provide resources and support the movement for justice for the migrant, LGBTQ+, and community of color in Arizona.

Postcards of Resistance

Postcards of Resistance is a Mexico - Phoenix co-production by Realidades Asimétricas, Las Desmadrosas and Trans Queer Pueblo, which premiered on November 17, 2021 at the 3rd Festival de Creación Hormiga organized by Centro Cultural El Hormiguero.

This documentary theater play is the result of a scenic laboratory process based on the stories and experiences of Las Desmadrosas, a group of mothers, migrants, indigenous people and theater activists who are also members of Trans Queer Pueblo, an organization that defends the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona. Las Desmadrosas creates spaces and bonds of support, in addition to being a breeding ground for leadership that empowers the community to liberate their bodies and minds from the systems of oppression.

Join us June 10th at Phoenix Center for the Arts at 6:30pm!

Voices of the Desert – An Unconventional theatrical choir – presents “Love is Love!” This is a multimedia, fun, singing, and dancing show that showcases healthy relationships within the community. It showcases many couples (and singles) and the success of their relationships whether part of the gay or straight community – All accompanied by popular music and dance, featuring songs like; Miley Cirus’s “Flowers,” “One Call Away,” “What About Us,” “A Thousand Years” and the theme song from the Golden Girls, “Thank you for Being a Friend.” Join us this weekend in the newly renovated Third Street Theater at the Phoenix Center For the Arts, and see all the new progress that is being made to enhance your entertainment experience.