• Festival Flamenco Internacional: Compañía Manuel Liñán, Nómada

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

    8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Manuel Liñán in Nómada. Featuring three bailaoras, three bailaores, three singers, and two guitarists, the work is a “collective journey” framing the art of flamenco in different geographic regions and different textures. It develops Liñan’s work as a choreographer, director, and dancer—exploring the different worlds that sustain him on his diverse paths. Humans remain innately nomadic, now searching for the places and forms that meet emotional needs as well as providing basic sustenance. As these artists investigate new (more...)

  • Festival Flamenco Internacional: Fiesta Flamenca 29

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

    Friday -- Saturday, June 17 -- 18, 2016 8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, celebrating its 29th anniversary this year, presents Fiesta Flamenca, a star-studded evening of music and dance illustrating the range of dynamic styles presented in Festival Flamenco. Elegance, sophistication, and physical brilliance challenge the audience to experience flamenco in all of its forms. Juxtaposing heritage and innovation, this vibrant display of artistry highlights the distinctive characteristics of flamenco. In a spectacular showcase of today’s most powerful and energetic flamenco, headlining artists of Festival Flamenco (more...)

  • Book Reading & Signing, The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico

    History and Literary Arts Building

    2 pm Author and curator Nicolasa Chavez will host a book reading and signing of her beautiful, opulently illustrated book The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico explores the dance, music, fashion/costumes, history, and culture, of flamenco's growth from fifteenth century Arabic Spain through to its eventual establishment in New Mexico through one of the country's largest and longest running organizations, Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque run by Eva Enciñias-Sandoval, and the fame of María Benítez's (more...)

  • Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Las Migas

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

    7:30 pm Formed as a flamenco quartet in Barcelona in 2004, Las Migas now performs a repertoire of “Mediterranean music,” including lively Latin rhythms and pensive ballads. The members, Alba Carmona, Marta Robles, Alicia Grillo and Roser Loscos, come from four cities spanning both the geography of Spain and its cultural diversity—Barcelona, Sevilla, Córdova and Lérida. The group has headlined at major theatres and world music festivals throughout Europe; the upcoming tour is its first in the U.S. Their new show, recently launched, begins with an intimate, (more...)

  • Festival Ballet Albuquerque Presents The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment

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

    7 pm—Friday & Saturday 2 pm—Saturday & Sunday Festival Ballet Albuquerque, with choreography by Patricia Dickinson Wells, and full live orchestra under the baton of Maestro Guillermo Figueroa, present The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment.  This beloved holiday classic comes to life in the late 1800s in territorial New Mexico, with many surprises including Spanish and flamenco dancers, dancing southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, hummingbirds, a lively fandango, and a storyteller doll with children.  Traditional favorites such as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snowflakes, and Flowers (more...)

  • Women’s History Month

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    Each year in March the National Hispanic Cultural Center celebrates women with programming that honors their contributions to dance, music, theatre, art, poetry, films, novels, and much more. Listed below are all the events that you can experience at the Center during Women’s History Month. Below are our offerings for 2017. Fantasía Fantástica: Imaginative Spaces and Other-Worldly Collage Programming: ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour with Artist Rachel Muldez March 2, 2017 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Domenici Education Building Free public event On the first Thursday of each (more...)

  • Festival Flamenco Internacional: Compañía Marco Flores, Entrar al Juego

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

    8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Marco Flores in Entrar al Juego. In this contemporary and very theatrical production, Flores manipulates space and experiments with time—slowing it down, speeding it up, and changing its direction to open up a temporary timeline from another world and trap people and objects in an alternative dimension. Flores’ first large-scale choreographic work, DeFlamencas, explored the female universe; his second creation, Tránsito, reflected his interest in looking within. Subsequently, he examined men’s actions and relationships in Laberíntica. With this (more...)

  • Festival Flamenco Internacional: Compañía Jesús Carmona, Impetu’s

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

    8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Jesús Carmona in Impetu’s, an evening of extraordinary contemporary flamenco along with classic Spanish dance. From his beginnings as a dancer in other companies through the founding and maturation of his own company, Jesús Carmona has always aspired to have his creations serve as a showcase for Spanish culture. In Impetu’s, he draws upon the great musical compositions that have contributed to his artistic growth and built his life and character, both professionally and personally. New versions of (more...)

  • Festival Flamenco Internacional: Fiesta Flamenca 2017

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

    8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Fiesta Flamenca, a star-studded evening of music and dance illustrating the range of dynamic styles presented in Festival Flamenco. Elegance, sophistication, and physical brilliance challenge the audience to experience flamenco in all of its forms. Juxtaposing heritage and innovation, this vibrant display of artistry highlights the distinctive characteristics of flamenco. In a spectacular showcase of today’s most powerful and energetic flamenco, headlining artists of Festival Flamenco 30 share the stage for an evening of unforgettable music and dance. Fiesta (more...)

  • Festival Flamenco Internacional: New Mexico True Closing Celebration

    4 pm to 7 pm Join us for the New Mexico True Closing Celebration for Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque 2017. The closing celebration for the festival’s 30th year, sponsored by the National Institute of Flamenco, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New Mexico Tourism Department, will feature an exciting and diverse showcase of national and international flamenco student groups. Festivities including live performances, a beer garden, food trucks, and activities for the kids will begin at 4 pm (more...)