ATORT co-hosts Summer Showcase at Mingus Union High School on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10 and 11

The past, the present and the future come together in the annual Concept Contemporary Ballet Academy and A Troupe Of Ridiculous Thespians Summer Showcase at Mingus Union High School.

This year’s presentation includes a bonanza of ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary dance.

The two shows of the Concept Contemporary Ballet Academy and A Troupe Of Ridiculous Thespians Summer Showcase are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Mingus Union High School auditorium, 1801 E. Fir St., Cottonwood.

“Past students joined our current and new students in this year’s showcase,” ATORT Assistant Director Stephen Renard stated in a press release. “They worked hard during the summer to make this presentation one to be remembered. We had two successful presentations last weekend, and another two are scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday. Get ready to tap your feet, clap your hands, and enjoy an evening of dance.”

The Mingus Union High School mission is to provide viable opportunities for all members of the MUHS learning community to constructively contribute, achieve and succeed in an ever-changing, increasingly complex, and culturally diverse society; to serve and work cooperatively within their community; and to become lifelong learners.

For more information, visit the ATORT website or mingusunion.com.

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Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet." In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."

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Christopher Fox Graham
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet." In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."