7:00 – 9:00 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Dancing With Fire Productions in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents
An Inaugural Native Theater & Performing Arts Festival.
Please join us for our Inaugural Native American Theater & Performing Arts Festival on April 24-27 and May 1-4, 2025 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. We’ll kick off the festival with an opening reception featuring music and dance performances on Thursday, April 24.
About the Festival: Our Key Host of the festival will be Ms. Lori Chavez, beginning with an Opening Reception with music and dance performances on Thursday, April 24, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Echo In The Canyon, a fully staged theater production, will be shown on Fridays and Saturdays: April 25 & 26, and May 2, & 3. Echo In The Canyon will feature traditional style dancing by Niko DeRoin. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the performances will be at 7:00 pm. This production will be $19.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
We have scheduled two staged reading performances on Sunday, April 27, starting at 2:00 pm, and again Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 pm. Titles of reading to be announced. The staged readings will be $14.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
A Native Theater Panel Event featuring Ty Defoe, Jay B. Muskett, Enock Chapman and Jennifer Benally of Shiny Moon Creations will be on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at $14.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
We will host a Closing Reception Fashion Show featuring Jennifer Benally of Shiny Moon Creations on Sunday, May 4 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at $14.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
Local Native American vendors will be on site to sell their latest work at all events for the hour prior to showtimes! The opening reception is a free community event.
Click the link here for Native Theatre Festival Vendor opportunities