What's more, it's considered one of the top things to do in Arizona. Taliesin West is often called an "architectural gem" in the middle of the desert and praised for both its charm and its tour ...

Taliesin West sits partially embedded in the ground, oriented toward the distant mountains. The stretched canvas, which covers the roof, allows the sun's light and heat to penetrate interior spaces.

It also brought the return of dance to Taliesin West, where it's had a significant role in the past. And it gave dancers an opportunity to expand their thinking and feeling about connections ...

We are an outdoor outfit; besides it costs thirty-five hundred dollars to heat all our buildings at Taliesin, so it is cheaper to move Southwest. The trek across continent began November ...