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 […]
2 pm Annunziata Tomaro, conductor Phoenix Avalon, violin Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto Schumann, Symphony No. 4 Schumann's wonderful and romantic "Clara" Symphony No. 4 and Mendelssohn's luminous Violin Concerto highlight this program, presenting one of today's finest young artists performing with your NMPhil. Award-winning conductor Annunziata Tomaro brings her brilliant style to the […]
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 […]
Due to personal reasons and circumstances beyond the NHCC’s, Avokado Artists’ and the artist's control, the Ceci Bastida show originally scheduled for March 5th at the National Hispanic Cultural Center has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016. We are very excited to bring Ceci Bastida to the Center for the kick-off-the-summer event! Tickets for the June […]
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 […]
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 […]
7:30 pm Born in Tijuana, Baja California to parents who were both pianists, acoustic folk-pop singer/songwriter Vanessa Zamora became interested in the performing arts as a child. She began piano lessons at the age of eight, and continued a year later with guitar and drums. While a student at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, she […]
7:30 pm A star in contemporary world music, jazz, flamenco, and fusion, Buika is one of the most sought-after performers on the world stage today. Born to African parents in Mallorca, Spain, she is often compared to Nina Simone, Chavela Vargas, and Cesaria Evora. Her recordings have received multiple awards, including several Latin Grammys, and […]
10:30 am - Marcha 12 pm – Fiesta Join the 23rd annual César Chávez Day celebration, with a march beginning at 10:30 am and ending at noon at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Plaza Mayor. Following the march, the family fiesta at the Center includes poetry, dancing, community awards and exhibits, children’s activities, food, a […]
April 3, 6, 8 & 10, 2016 2pm Sundays 7:30pm Wednesday & Friday In the second New Mexico premiere of our 43rd season, Opera Southwest returns to our popular and critically acclaimed exploration of the music of Rossini, with his delightfully zany Il Turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy)-a fully staged opera with orchestra, […]
