Performing Arts
Magnify Dance Ensemble: Christmas Joy
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2 pm & 6:30 pm Saturday 2 pm Sunday NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Magnify Dance Ensemble presents Christmas Joy. Come, Experience the Miracle! Awaken your heart to the true Spirit of Christmas in dance as Magnify Dance Ensemble will present the 40th season of its Bravos Award-winning holiday production, Christmas Joy. Over sixty-five classically trained dancers will once again inspire audiences in the National Hispanic Cultural Center's Albuquerque Journal Theater. They come to us with a collection of moving and inspirational classical ballet, jazz and contemporary (more...)
Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:00 pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm Saturday & Sunday Festival Ballet Albuquerque presents an original production, Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment. The beloved holiday classic is transported to territorial New Mexico in the late 1800s, with added elements of the state’s heritage and traditions including Spanish dancers, southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, a lively fandango, a storyteller doll with children, and lavish western Victorian-era costumes. The 14th anniversary year includes Zozobra, in a production showcasing New Mexico heritage and traditions while maintaining the classical (more...)
Opera Southwest: New Year’s with the Opera!
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:30 pm Opera Southwest presents New Year’s with the Opera! Featuring Clay Hilley & Sara Duchovnay Close out 2024 and begin 2025 with featured performers tenor Clay Hilley and soprano Sara Duchovnay. Clay Hilley makes an exciting return to Opera Southwest after his stunning portrayal of Radamès in “Aida” back in 2015. Clay comes to us directly from the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He has earned rave reviews from the New York Times and Financial Times, and he continues to shine in some of opera’s most illustrious heroic roles. Sara Duchovnay has been hailed (more...)
East Mountain Dance: Cinderella!
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:00 pm & 6:30 pm East Mountain Dance presents a fairytale favorite, “Cinderella!” the ballet. Cinderella, a young woman who is mistreated and underestimated by her stepmother and stepsisters, overcomes adversity and hardship with a little encouragement, guidance, and magic from her mystical Fairy Godmother. Join us as we follow Cinderella from dust and rags, through a garden of fairies, to a splendid ball at the palace, and back home where she finds herself awakening from the dream that is about to become her reality. Set to (more...)
Opera Southwest: Llantos 1492
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NMFebruary 16, 21, & 23, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday Opera Southwest presents Adam Del Monte’s Llantos 1492. “Oh, times of light, how they have fallen through the narrow passage of the hourglass into an ashtray of darkness.” The Reconquista is drawing to a close and the Inquisition’s dark cloud is gathering on the Spanish horizon. A lawyer defends a village of gitanos against false accusations. Against a musical backdrop that blends the musical traditions of flamenco and opera, the story unfolds: a rigged trial, (more...)
Carnaval 2025: Veinte Años
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre The National Hispanic Cultural Center will celebrate Veinte Años of Carnaval at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Carnaval 2025 will once again showcase Frank Leto and PANdemonium, along with the dancers from Odara Dance Ensemble. This vibrant production takes the audience on a journey to four iconic Carnaval destinations—Brazil, Trinidad, Cuba, and New Orleans—immersing them in the music, dance, costumes, and cultures of each region. This year, attendees will be invited to dance to the lively rhythms of samba, salsa, calypso, (more...)
New Mexico Philharmonic: Bach to Brazil
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:00 – 4:00 pm New Mexico Philharmonic presents Bach to Brazil Roberto Minczuk, Music Director J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 Worlds collide as Johann Sebastian Bach of 18th-century Germany meets Heitor Villa-Lobos of 20th-century Brazil! The Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 of Bach is an exuberant classic that will transport you back in time, while the Bachianas Brasileiras pay homage to the Baroque master with contemporary, Brazilian flair. In addition, NMPhil Principal Violist Laura Chang will also (more...)
Theatre: Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm Fridays & Saturdays 2:00 pm Sundays *Thursday, April 3rd at 7:30 pm is a special preview/community night NHCC | Bank of America Theatre The NHCC and our friends and partners at the Vortex Theatre invite you to experience a captivating original play adapted from Margarita Engle’s award-winning young adult novel in verse, Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words. Set in 1870s Cuba, this powerful story delves into the complexities of racial, ethnic, linguistic, and national identities. Through dynamic elements of dance, puppetry, and music, the (more...)
Opera Southwest: Doña Clementina
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NMApril 6, 11, & 13, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday Opera Southwest presents Boccherini’s Doña Clementina. Discover Boccherini’s Gem: The American Premiere of Doña Clementina. Experience love, honor, and Spanish flair in Luigi Boccherini’s opera Doña Clementina, making its American debut. Follow the captivating journey of a courageous young woman navigating passion, loyalty, and the trials of family honor, all set to stirring melodies and sung en español. Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes including one intermission. $29, $49, $69, $89 & $109 with discounts for (more...)
New Mexico Philharmonic: Mendelssohn Goes to Scotland
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:00 – 4:00 pm New Mexico Philharmonic presents Mendelssohn Goes to Scotland Chelsea Gallo, conductor Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, “Scottish” Although he was inspired to write his third symphony by a trip to Scotland in 1829, Felix Mendelssohn did not complete the work for another fourteen years. The same trip also inspired his Hebrides Overture. Still, audiences over the years would agree that it was worth the wait. Hear this great symphony with New York Philharmonic cover conductor Chelsea Gallo leading your NMPhil! Run time: Approximately 2 (more...)