Performing Arts
¡Cine Magnífico! Albuquerque’s Latino Film Festival 2018: Matar a Jesus / Killing Jesus
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-307 pm Paula, a young Colombian student, witnesses the cold-blooded murder of her father. After facing the inefficiency of the police, she accidentally crosses paths with the hitman who did the job. Driven by her anger, frustration and pain, the choice of revenge seems to be the only possible reaction… But what if both of them are the victims of a violent and corrupt system? Inspired by true events Un par de meses después del asesinato de su padre, Paula, una joven de 22 años se cruzará (more...)
¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series: Mustang (France/Turkey)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-307 pm In September, the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series showcases the ¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series, presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Fourteenth Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 21 & 22. Films in the series are from countries whose artists are represented in this year’s festival. When five orphaned teenage sisters are seen playing innocently on the beach with their male classmates, and reported to their guardians by a prying neighbor, the conservative family essentially imprisons the (more...)
¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series: Clash (Egypt)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-307 pm In September, the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series showcases the ¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series, presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Fourteenth Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 21 & 22. Films in the series are from countries whose artists are represented in this year’s festival. Cairo, summer of 2013, two years after the Egyptian Revolution. Following the ousting of former president Morsi from power and a day of violent riots, dozens of demonstrators with diverse political (more...)
¡GLOBALQUERQUE!
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMThe advance 2 Day Passes are off line. They will be available at the gate starting at 4 pm. Grounds open at 4 pm for performances that will start at 6:20 pm and run until at least 11:40 pm ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 14th Annual World Music & Culture Celebration returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on September 21 and 22, 2018. This year’s festival will bring three stages of music from five continents over two nights. Relax in the intimate courtyard setting of the Fountain Stage, enjoy (more...)
¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series: Alma and Hombre de Barro (Spain)
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting12:45 pm & 1 pm In September, the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series showcases the ¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series, presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Fourteenth Celebration of World Music and Culture. Films in the series are from countries whose artists are represented in this year’s festival. Alma: Arte, Legado y Medio Ambiente/Spirit: Art, Legacy and Environment This U.S. premiere is a musical-visual journey to the remote area of La Ribeira Sacra in Galicia, Spain, where four musicians participated in an arts residency that (more...)
¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series: Latcho Drom (France)
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting2 pm In September, the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series showcases the ¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series, presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Fourteenth Celebration of World Music and Culture. Films in the series are from countries whose artists are represented in this year’s festival. Latcho Drom, meaning “Safe Journey,” is a visual depiction and historical record of Romany life, told through musicians and dancers of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain. The journey moves from India to Spain, dramatizing the nomadic (more...)
¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series: Treeless Mountain/Namueopneun San (U.S./South Korea)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-307 pm In September, the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series showcases the ¡Globalquerque! International Cinema Series, presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Fourteenth Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 21 & 22. Films in the series are from countries whose artists are represented in this year’s festival. When their mother leaves to find their estranged father, six-year-old Jin and her younger sister Bin are left to live with their Big Aunt for the summer. With only a small (more...)
Atacama—A World Premiere
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-MeetingSeptember 28-30 & October 5-7, 2018 7:30 pm—Friday-Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Augusto Federico Amador’s Atacama is a play about a man and a woman who meet in the northern Chilean desert while searching for bone fragments of loved ones disappeared by the Pinochet regime, and find a deep and unsettling connection that shakes their souls. Juliet Salazar directs Bernadette Peña and James R. Chávez in this taut psychological drama. Finalist for the 2018 BBC International Playwriting Competition, runner up for the National Latino Playwriting Award,and 50 Playwright Project's (more...)
New Mexico Philharmonic: Bountiful Bach (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM3 pm New Mexico Philharmonic presents Bountiful Bach Roberto Minczuk, Music Director, Hannah Stephens, soprano Coro Lux, Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3, Bach Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in a/fen Landen, BWV 51 Bach Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Bach's festive Orchestral Suite No. 3 includes colorful trumpets and the famous "Air on the G String." Star lyric coloratura soprano Hannah Stephens shines in Bach's stunning Cantata No. 51, and the city 's own Coro Lux adds to the Baroque bounty in the NMPhil's (more...)
Film: Humanity on the Move: Los Comandos & Towards the North
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-307 pm Humanity on the Move, from Show of Force Productions, tells the stories of those displaced by war, violence, and natural disasters who are seeking refuge and a new place to call home. The series, which includes two short documentaries about refugees from Central America, was aired on World Channel on September 16, to coincide with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. In Los Comandos, a teenage emergency responder faces one of the most difficult choices of her life. El Salvador, as the result of extreme (more...)