Events

Events

Jesús Muñoz Flamenco, Live!

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

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 Flamenco takes a year-long hiatus from themed productions to dive into an exploration of ideas and the explosive dynamic of flamenco collaboration. Highlights of Live! combine exciting pieces from the past with (more...)

Film: Vuelve a la vida

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7 pm Carlos Hagerman’s 2010 documentary tells the story of a famous Mexican diver, the New York supermodel who married him following a spontaneous vacation trip, and a legendary shark hunt in the Acapulco of the mid-seventies. Tales and memories of “El Perro Largo” unfold mainly through conversations with his widow and stepson, and explore themes including parenthood, nationality, migration, and collective memory. Presented in partnership with the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque. Spanish with English subtitles; 70 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour (more...)

Public Academy for Performing Arts Presents Language of Dance: Spring Dance Concert 2016

7 pm both days Both performances, on March 3rd  and 4th, are SOLD OUT. The Public Academy for Performing Arts presents Language of Dance, its annual spring dance concert featuring beginning to pre-professional ballet, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop, and jazz dance students from grades 6-12.  Approximate length of the event is two hours. $7, $12, $17, no discounts

Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: Real Women Have Curves

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March 3-6, March 10-13, & March 17-20, 2016 7:30 pm—Thursday-Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Josefina López’ original drama about five immigrant women working in a tiny sewing factory in East Los Angeles in 1987 highlights issues of gender politics and the Latina immigrant experience, as the action follows the course of a summer at the factory and the women talk about their lives, loves, and deepest desires. The playwright also co-authored the screenplay for the award-winning film of the same title, which premiered in 2002. Presented in partnership with Teatro (more...)

Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Ceci Bastida

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

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 25th event will be on sale soon. Call the NHCC Box Office for more information. 7:30 pm Born and raised in Tijuana and now living in Los Angeles, Ceci Bastida was one (more...)

Chispa: Orchestra of New Spain, Iphigenia en Tracia, A Zarzuela

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

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 Troy and presented with all the panoply, splendor, dance, and humor it would have enjoyed when it opened in Madrid's newly rebuilt Corral de la Cruz. With brilliant arias, Baroque Spanish dance, (more...)

Film: La piedra ausente

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7 pm This documentary by Sandra Rozental and Jesse Lerner explores the present-day relevance of relics from the past. It relates the story of the journey of the colossal stone statue (23 feet high and 168 tons) of a pre-Hispanic rain deity, thought to be Tlaloc, from the village of San Miguel Coatlinchán, where it had lain for centuries in a dry riverbed, to its present location in front of Mexico City’s Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia. The removal of the statue caused a rebellion in (more...)

Yankwik Xiwitl/Aztec New Year

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 tlamanalli/ofrenda/offering 1 pm-- Mitotiliztli/Danza/Ceremonial dance At 4 pm, the ceremony will be followed by a tlakwalli/comida compartida/potluck at Kalpulli Izkalli, 1028 Ann Avenue (Isleta and Lopez Road).  Please bring your favorite dish (more...)

Aliento: State Street Ballet’s Carmen

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

7:30 pm—Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Inspired by Georges Bizet’s blazingly popular score, State Street Ballet’s original full-length production of Carmen has dazzled audiences from coast to coast. Choreographer William Soleau retells the tale of the magnetically beautiful gypsy and her desperate lover in a contemporary ballet style that weaves together both classical and modern influences. Intricate storytelling, enigmatic choreography, and Bizet’s passionate, immortal music make this Carmen a true tour-de-force of theatrical drama. $12, $17, $22 w/ $2 off for students, seniors, and NHCC members

Film: Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ To Do

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7 pm A career retrospective of the Broadway legend  who created iconic roles including Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago, featuring interviews, archival performance footage, and newly filmed songs from Rivera’s concert repertoire. A two-time Tony Award winner and the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, Chita Rivera was also the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors Award. Presented in partnership with New Mexico PBS. English; 60 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; (more...)