Performing Arts
“Our Fair New Mexico” Virtual Concert, Featuring ReVoZo a Dos: Vicente Griego, “El Cartucho,” and José Valle, “Chuscales.”
NHCC Facebook3 pm “Our Fair New Mexico” includes performances by musicians living in New Mexico. On June 21 at 3 pm, the 14th concert of the series will feature ReVoZo a Dos: Vicente Griego, “El Cartucho,” and José Valle, “Chuscales.” Watch the concert at 3 pm on the NHCC’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NHCCNM/ ReVoZo draws upon Flamenco Puro and Rumba Flamenca tradition while combining these with elements of dance music, including Cuban Son, Reggae, Cumbia, Ranchera, and Funk. The result is a magnetically danceable musical offering that is unabashedly (more...)
Virtual 2020 Bosque Chile Festival
NHCC Facebook2 pm both days Bernalillo County and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present the Virtual 2020 Bosque Chile Festival, a celebration of food, art, and culture on the Rio Grande. The public is invited to join in the celebration of the chile harvest on Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th, 2020. This year the festival will be presented virtually, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bosquechilefestival. The Bosque Chile Festival is a celebration of the art, culture, and food of New Mexico, developed to showcase and honor New Mexican and (more...)
Film: Contemporáneos en línea: La mano invisible/The Invisible Hand
8 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/institutocervantes Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents Contemporáneos en línea, an online showcase of recent work by young, independent Spanish filmmakers. The program brings together two feature films and two documentaries, demonstrating the creative coexistence of these genres in contemporary cinematography. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. In La mano invisible, set in a bare industrial warehouse, a group of workers, including a bricklayer, (more...)
11th Annual Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival of New Mexico: Canciones Españolas
7:30 pm Vocal Artistry Website, www.vocalartistryartsong.com Please consider a donation to support programming at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Click HERE to donate. Vocal Artistry’s Art Song Festival is an annual festival open to all students, singers, and pianists living in the state of New Mexico. The goal is to encourage the further study of Art Song repertoire, which plays a vital role in sculpting classical singers. Open performances by singers and pianists from all over the state are held before a guest faculty, including international artists (more...)
Film: Contemporáneos en línea: El mar nos mira de lejos/The Sea Looks at Us from Afar
8 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/institutocervantes Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents Contemporáneos en línea, an online showcase of recent work by young, independent Spanish filmmakers. The program brings together two feature films and two documentaries, demonstrating the creative coexistence of these genres in contemporary cinematography. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. El mar nos mira de lejos is based on the legend of an ancient and forgotten civilization, (more...)
Premiere: Bless Me, Ultima Radio Broadcast
11 am On Albuquerque’s Classical 95.5 KHFM and 98.7 WFMT-FM in Chicago A live national broadcast of the world premiere performance of the opera Bless Me, Ultima, on Albuquerque’s Classical 95.5 KHFM and 98.7 WFMT-FM in Chicago, hosted by Valerie Martinez. Opera Southwest, along with the National Hispanic Cultural Center and San Jose’s Opera Cultura, is thrilled to have commissioned this work based on Rudolfo Anaya’s best-selling novel. The composer, Hector Armienta, worked with Mr. Anaya on the libretto, and the resulting production, which premiered at the (more...)
Maravilla 2020 “Una Noche en El Mundo Hispano”
5:30 pm Be apart of the Best Virtual Gala of the year by logging on to www.maravillagala.com This year's Maravilla is about community, appreciation and love - sharing the rich and colorful Hispanic culture, as well as the 27 Spanish speaking countries across the globe. The program encompasses the cultural soul that is our jewel - the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This year we are celebrating all 27 Spanish speaking countries. The Maravilla 2020 is the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation‘s annual fundraiser who’s contribution supports our mission to (more...)
Heritage Month: ABQ Balloon Park Drive-In Film Screening: The Milagro Beanfield War
Gates open at 6:30 pm RV parking lot of the International Balloon Museum at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE, For ticketing information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.balloonparkdrive.in. Ticket prices listed on this site are per car, rather than per patron. As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Balloon Park Drive-In will screen a series of four films highlighting Hispanic/Latinx history, culture, and contributions. Robert Redford’s film The Milagro Beanfield War, based (more...)
Film: Contemporáneos en línea: Los demás días/All the Other Days
8 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/institutocervantes Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents Contemporáneos en línea, an online showcase of recent work by young, independent Spanish filmmakers. The program brings together two feature films and two documentaries, demonstrating the creative coexistence of these genres in contemporary cinematography. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. The documentary Los demás días follows the work of Dr. Pablo Iglesias, a palliative care physician at (more...)
Film: Contemporáneos en línea: La reconquista/The Reconquest
8 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/institutocervantes Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque presents Contemporáneos en línea, an online showcase of recent work by young, independent Spanish filmmakers. The program brings together two feature films and two documentaries, demonstrating the creative coexistence of these genres in contemporary cinematography. It is presented in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center as part of the Bank of America Free Film Series. In La reconquista, Manuela and Olmo find each other again in a future they promised each other (more...)