2 pm & 6 pm A ballet, jazz, and hip-hop dance recital featuring children, young adults, and professional dancers—an exciting ensemble of students and teachers bringing contemporary music to life in high-quality dance productions. $12, $15, $17
7:30 pm Frank and Pilar Leto and the NHCC continue their annual celebration of Carnaval with a festive and colorful evening of music, dance, and theatre featuring the Odara Dance Ensemble and the musical group PANdemonium. Carnaval 2016: “Ticket to Paradise” transports the audience to exotic Carnaval destinations. You are invited to join the party at our first stop in Rio de Janeiro, then on to Trinidad, Cuba, and our final destination, New Orleans. Pilar Leto, founder and artistic director of the Odara Dance Ensemble, and Frank (more...)
8:30 pm - 1 am A Valentine’s Day tradition returns to the NHCC! Enjoy dancing and desserts at the ABQLDF 5th Annual Latin Love Fest, a fresh and fun event with Latin dance workshops and live music by Ivon Ulibarri & Café Mocha, one of Albuquerque’s hottest salsa bands. Don’t miss out on an unforgettable event—mingle in a magical Valentine’s Day atmosphere and bring the love! For additional information, www.abqlatinfest.org, or call 505-980-3100.
7 pm Ballet Magnificat!, America’s premier Christian ballet company, having performed various ballets around the world, now comes to Albuquerque to present Stratagem. Inspired by C.S. Lewis’ highly acclaimed work The Screwtape Letters, Stratagem reveals the great spiritual battle from the perspective of the enemy in an artistic and theatrical fashion. With complex human characters, a set of quirky, malevolent demons, and opposing angelic forces, you are invited to partake in a playful yet sobering story of temptation and deception. The question is…who will win? $15, $20, (more...)
8 pm, both evenings Jesús Muñoz Flamenco presents the company’s new production, Live!, showcasing the artistry of 12 internationally renowned dancers and musicians from Spain to Latin America. Participating performers have composed for platinum flamenco albums, prestigious dance companies, and popular artists such as José Merce, El Barrio, Marc Anthony, and Andrea Bocelli. Jesús Muñoz Flamenco takes a year-long hiatus from themed productions to dive into an exploration of ideas and the explosive dynamic of flamenco collaboration. Highlights of Live! combine exciting pieces from the past with (more...)
7 pm both days Both performances, on March 3rd and 4th, are SOLD OUT. The Public Academy for Performing Arts presents Language of Dance, its annual spring dance concert featuring beginning to pre-professional ballet, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop, and jazz dance students from grades 6-12. Approximate length of the event is two hours. $7, $12, $17, no discounts
3 pm Iphigenia en Tracia, based on Euripedes’ Iphigenia in Tauris, was written in 1747 by José de Nebra, known as the leading late-Baroque composer of Spanish opera and zarzuela, with libretto by Nicolás González Martínez. Nebra’s ultimate, highly dramatic zarzuela is a tragicomic version of the legendary story, set near the ancient city of Troy and presented with all the panoply, splendor, dance, and humor it would have enjoyed when it opened in Madrid's newly rebuilt Corral de la Cruz. With brilliant arias, Baroque Spanish dance, (more...)
10 am Kalpulli Ehekatl, Kalpulli Izkalli, y Danza Mayahuel invita la conformidad de Danzas Aztecas de NM y la comunidad a celebrar Yankwik Xiwitl/Año Nuevo Azteca/Mexika Azteca New Year. Join us for a Mexika (Aztec) New Year ceremony, ushering in Xiwitl Nahui Tecpatl/Año Cuatro Pedernal/Year Four Flint. The schedule is as follows: 10 am—Arranging the tlamanalli/ofrenda/offering 1 pm-- Mitotiliztli/Danza/Ceremonial dance At 4 pm, the ceremony will be followed by a tlakwalli/comida compartida/potluck at Kalpulli Izkalli, 1028 Ann Avenue (Isleta and Lopez Road). Please bring your favorite dish (more...)
7:30 pm—Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Inspired by Georges Bizet’s blazingly popular score, State Street Ballet’s original full-length production of Carmen has dazzled audiences from coast to coast. Choreographer William Soleau retells the tale of the magnetically beautiful gypsy and her desperate lover in a contemporary ballet style that weaves together both classical and modern influences. Intricate storytelling, enigmatic choreography, and Bizet’s passionate, immortal music make this Carmen a true tour-de-force of theatrical drama. $12, $17, $22 w/ $2 off for students, seniors, and NHCC members
2 pm both days How Love Wins is a sequel to The Performers Ballet and Jazz Company's award winning holiday production of Christmas Joy. Inspired by the Gospel and expressed through dance, the story of How Love Wins is filled with meaningful and engaging choreography. Progressing from the birth of Jesus through His life, death and resurrection, this newest addition to the Performer's repertoire carries on the professionalism and extraordinary level of performance art our audiences have come to expect. How Love Wins came alive as a new opportunity (more...)
