Performing Arts
Film: Parejas creativas (Creative Couples), Las razones del corazón
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting6 pm In a re-interpretation of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary set in present-day Mexico City, Emilia, a middle-class housewife, feels burdened by the mediocrity of her life. One day, she loses the two things that make it all bearable—her lover and her credit card—and comes to a fateful decision. 2011; Spanish with English subtitles; 128 minutes; rated PG-13. Free community event The film cycle Parejas creativas showcases the cinematography of director Arturo Ripstein and screenwriter Paz Alicia Garciadiego, both from Mexico City, who have been working together since (more...)
Film: Parejas creativas (Creative Couples), La calle de la amargura
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting6 pm Two aging prostitutes, burdened by marital and financial problems, drug and rob twin midgets—doubles for professional luchadores—in an effort to make ends meet. But the eyedrops with which they dose their victims prove fatal, and they murder them unintentionally. Based on a true story, La calle de la amargura takes an unflinching look at the mean streets of Mexico City. 2015; Spanish with English subtitles; 100 minutes; rated PG-13. Free community event The film cycle Parejas creativas showcases the cinematography of director Arturo Ripstein and (more...)
Disney’s Moana JR.
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7 pm Friday & Saturday 2 pm Sunday $10, $12, $15 w/ $2 discount for seniors & children 12 and under Disney’s Moana JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film, bringing the adventures of Moana and her village of Motunui to life onstage. The production features all the beloved songs from the film, written by Tony®, GRAMMY, Emmy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, and Mark Mancina, and including “How Far I’ll Go,” “Shiny,” and “You’re Welcome.” This thrilling and heartwarming coming-of-age story follows the strong-willed Moana (more...)
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm AMP Concerts welcomes country music torchbearer Marty Stuart as he celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his iconic album The Pilgrim. While he’s too gracious to admit it himself, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician is living, breathing country music history. Join Marty Stuart as he shares his remarkable life through story and song. $148 VIP, $48, $43, $38, no discounts COVID PROTOCOLS: This concert will require either a proof of vaccination completed at least 14 days prior to the event or a negative COVID (more...)
Film: Día de Cine Español/Day of Spanish Cinema, El viaje a ninguna parte
12 pm (MST) Available for 48 hours on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE El viaje a ninguna parte won the first Goya Awards (Spain’s main national annual film awards) ever given, for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, in 1987. 1986; Spanish with English subtitles; 134 minutes; not rated. Free community event October 6 will mark the establishment of the Day of Spanish Cinema, recognizing the important role of filmmakers in the country’s cultural and social life, as well as the value of this artistic (more...)
Pat Metheny Side Eye
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm The New Mexico Jazz Festival presents Pat Metheny Side Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson. Composer and guitar icon Pat Metheny has announced over 100 concerts world-wide to accompany the release of Side-Eye— returning to the road this fall and spanning well into 2022. As on the recording, the live version of Side-Eye will feature the phenomenally talented pianist/organist/keyboardist James Francies. The drum chair in Side-Eye has been filled to date by some of the most electrifying players around, including Eric Harland, Anwar Marshall, and, most notably, Marcus Gilmore, (more...)
Asleep at the Wheel
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm AMP Concerts welcomes Asleep at the Wheel, celebrating 50 years of music. Since the band’s founding, Asleep at the Wheel has received 10 Grammy Awards, was cited as the 1976 Touring Band of the Year by the Country Music Association, and was given a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 by the Americana Music Association. They have released 31 albums and charted more than 20 singles on the country charts. Billboard commented on the band's catalog most succinctly: "Everything this act has ever released is simply spectacular." $48, (more...)
The 21st Revolutions International Theatre Festival
The 2021 Revolutions International Theatre Festival, from October 20 through November 6, 2021, spotlights the cultural wisdom, resilience, and creativity of Colombia, Haiti, and Uganda through performances, panel discussions, and workshops all live-streamed and featured on-line. Produced by Revolutions Inc, a new nonprofit organization and laboratory space dedicated to supporting and nurturing artists, and presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the festival will build upon the legacy of Tricklock Company and its deeply rooted artist-centric approach to production and collaboration. The three-week festival seeks (more...)
Opera Southwest: La Traviata
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NMOctober 24, 27, 29 & 31, 2021 Sundays at 2 pm, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 pm Verdi’s La Traviata is a fully staged opera with orchestra, sung in Italian with English translation supertitles. Presented in three acts with one intermission. One of the most famous of the great classic operas, Verdi’s La Traviata is a sweeping love story set against the backdrop of decadent Paris high society where the celebrated courtesan Violetta eschews her wealthy suitors for the simple life with poor Alfredo. $21, $41, $62, $83, $103 with discounts for groups of 8 or more, anyone 30 years old or younger, (more...)
Film: FIVER, La mirada de ellas, 10 años de cinedanza en España: Kinxi
12 pm Begins Monday, October 25 until 12 pm on Sunday, October 31 On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here In Kinxi, only three minutes in length, the ensemble Piña (Sara Fontán and Clara Tena) transport the audience to the essence of cinedance. “To end up eating kimchi is to eat quiche Lorraine in a Chinese bar.” 2012; 3 minutes; not rated. Free community event In October, Instituto Cervantes is collaborating for a third year with FIVER (Festival de Cine, Danza y Nuevos Medios) to present a cycle (more...)