Alicia Gaspar de Alba: Writing Workshop
2023-03-25 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
10:00 am
As part of the NHCC’s El Arte de la Palabra series, award-winning author Alicia Gaspar de Alba will host a writing workshop, titled The Mariposa Hour: Oral Storytelling. This oral storytelling workshop is based on techniques from The Moth, which Gaspar de Alba teaches in her bilingual creative writing class, The Mariposa Hour.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Alicia Gaspar De Alba is a Professor of Chicana/o and Central American studies, English, and gender studies at UCLA, where she has worked since 1994. She has published 12 books, including novels, collections of fiction and poetry, and academic books. Her 13th book is coming out later this spring. She has won several awards for her writing, including the Lambda Literary Foundation Award for Best Lesbian Mystery in 2005 for Desert Blood, which also won the Latino Book Award for Best Mystery in English in 2006 and Best Mystery in Spanish in 2009. Her first novel, Sor Juana’s Second Dream, won the Latino Hall of Fame Award for Best Historical Novel in 2000. Her forthcoming book, Crimes of the Tongue: Essays and Stories, will be published by Arte Publico Press.

Broadway Bound LIVE: Round 6
2023-03-25 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
We are excited to announce Round 6: 48 Hour Film Challenge. In this round, the remaining contestants have been paired with film crews from across the City to write, film, and edit an 8-minute short film in just 48 hours. This challenge will showcase their acting abilities alongside prepared monologues that they have taped. The evening will begin at 7pm with a silent auction and meet and greet with the cast to precede the screenings. This is a time to mingle with the contestants, get autographs on your signature posters, and meet the filmmakers. Screenings and awards will begin promptly at 8pm.
$22, $27 & 32 with a $2 discount for seniors and students 12 years old and younger
*Price of the ticket includes a $2 Facility Fee
Run time: Approximately 2 hours.

The program is a televised musical theatre competition show for low-income young adults between the ages of 18-28. The program awards up to 18 contestants with private voice, group dance, and group acting lessons for 16 weeks as they compete for a $60,000 scholarship to AMDA College of the Performing Arts in New York City. Learn more at www.katharsismedia.org/bblsponsor.

Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration: 30th Anniversary
2023-03-25 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
March for Justice: 10:00 am
Fiesta: 12:00 – 3:00 pm
The Recuerda a Cesar Chavez Committee (RCCC) is excited to announce the 30th Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration – the only celebration of its kind in the country that honors both great civil rights leaders. The legendary Dolores Huerta will be our honored guest!
The event, which will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, will feature a keynote address from Dolores Huerta, presentation of the “Sí Se Puede” Awards, a car show presented by the Drifters Car Club, live dance and music performances, local dignitaries, and fun activities for the entire family.

The 30th Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration is sponsored by the City of Albuquerque and supported by the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and the County of Bernalillo.

Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

RCCC is committed to educating communities throughout Albuquerque and the state about the legacy, life, and work of the great American civil rights activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. This year marks the 30th anniversary of those efforts.

RCCC shares the vision that Cesar and Dolores championed – that nonviolence is our strength and in recognition of their remarkable history of nonviolent resistance, this year’s Celebration is conducted in the spirit of “Sí Se Puede”, “Yes, we can.” Join us as we gather in solidarity with others around the country in support of the movement toward nonviolence.

Magnify Dance Ensemble: How Love Wins
2023-03-25 - 2023-03-26 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Magnify Dance Ensemble presents How Love Wins. How Love Wins is a sequel to the award-winning holiday production of Christmas Joy. Inspired by the Gospel and expressed through dance, the story of How Love Wins is filled with meaningful and engaging choreography. Progressing from the birth of Jesus through His life, death and resurrection, this newest addition to Magnify Dance Ensemble’s repertoire builds on the professionalism and extraordinary level of performance art our audiences have come to expect.
$28, $35 w/ a $2 discount for students, seniors and NHCC members. Group rates available.
Tickets are scheduled to go on sale starting on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 10:00 am.

Run time: approximately 2 hours

The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.

PAPA’s Senior Showcase 2023
2023-03-28 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
The Senior Class of 2023 at Public Academy for Performing Arts showcases what they do best in music, dance, theatre, film, and visual art. Don’t miss your opportunity to see these rising stars, as this event is one night only!
Approximate length of event: 2.5 hours
$10, $20, $30

The event is a rental event, not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images, and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.

Colcha Community Stitch A-long
2023-03-28 | NM
9:30 am on the 4th Tuesday of each month
Our Colcha community Workshop is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught this art form to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Santa Fe Spanish Market. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. We hope you will join us every month on the fourth Tuesday, on zoom or in person. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
Please register here every month and we will email the zoom link to you. Questions: Please email Elena at ElenaD.baca@dca.nm.gov or call 505-220-7928.
Free Community Event. Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.

For more on Colcha, please watch this video: Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.

Entre Palabras Online Book Club: Woman of Light
2023-03-28 | Live via Zoom
5:30 pm MDT
NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American works from both the United States and a variety of countries throughout the Hispanic world.
El club de libros en línea “Entre Palabras” del NHCC explora diversos temas del diaspora hispane/latine, como identidad, lugar, fronteras, nacionalidad, raza, género, e idioma. El club de libros destaca obras centradas en Nuevo México y el Suroeste y también obras hispanes, latines, y latine americanes de los Estados Unidos y de una variedad de países del mundo hispano.
Please make a reservation HERE and we will send you the ZOOM link before the scheduled Book Club.

Selected books offer a dynamic mix of history, fiction, novels, and poetry. Most book selections are bilingual or available in both English and Spanish. The book club is open to mature English and/or Spanish readers everywhere and is held the fourth Tuesday of the month online in a discussion format with occasional guest speakers.
Free Community Event. Please register here or or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
Los libros seleccionados ofrecen una mezcla dinámica de historia, ficción, novelas, y poesía. La mayoría de los libros seleccionados son bilingües o son disponibles en inglés y español. El club de libros está abierto a lectores maduros de inglés y/o español en todas partes y nos reunimos el cuarto martes del mes en línea en formato conversación con oradores invitados de vez en cuando.
Evento comunitario gratuito. Registración en www.nhccnm.org/events o llame al NHCC Welcome Center al 505-724-4771.

Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2023-03-30, 2023-03-31, 2023-04-06, 2023-04-13, 2023-04-14, 2023-04-20, 2023-04-21 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
11:00 am (MST)
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil. Tours of the fresco are offered Thursdays and Fridays at 11am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity.
Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase below. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
A Vision of History through Fresco…
Mundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America.
The digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural.
Discover on your own by clicking the link HERE.
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Broadway Bound LIVE: Round 7
2023-03-31 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The program is a televised musical theatre competition show for low-income young adults between the ages of 18-28. The program awards up to 18 contestants with private voice, group dance, and group acting lessons for 16 weeks as they compete for a $60,000 scholarship to AMDA College of the Performing Arts in New York City. Learn more at www.katharsismedia.org/bblsponsor.
$22, $27 & 32 with a $2 discount for seniors and students 12 years old and younger
*Price of the ticket includes a $2 Facility Fee
Run time: Approximately 2 hours.

New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus: The Show Must Go On
2023-04-01 - 2023-04-02 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:30 pm Saturday | 3:00 pm Sunday
New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus presents The Show Must Go On. We’re ready to rock you as NMGMC presents the music of Queen. This choral rock concert will feature some of Queen’s most popular hits presented in a fun, campy way that only NMGMC can do. Get ready to hear favorites like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions,” and more. The chorus and the live band on stage will deliver what will truly be an epic evening of entertainment.
$22, $27, $37, $47. Tickets go on sale starting on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10:00 am.

Run Time: Approximately 120 minutes

The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2023-04-02 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!

Arte Poquito: Arte Conmigo
2023-04-04 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00 am
Babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers will have a chance to explore visual arts and even visit the NHCC Art Museum. This multi-sensory program includes time for socializing and art exploration.
Arte Poquito is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

Happy Arte Hour
2023-04-06 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase. Explore the world of soft sculpture with artist April Garcia, whose work is on display in Fronteras del Futuro: Art in New Mexico and Beyond. A variety of fabrics and materials will be available for you to create your very own futurism-inspired soft sculpture.
Please pre-register here or use the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Please note, the April 6th Happy Arte Hour will take place in our Salon Ortega.

Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2023-04-07 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
The Mundos de Mestizaje fresco tour on April 7th has been canceled.
11:00 am (MST)
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil. Tours of the fresco are offered Thursdays and Fridays at 11am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity.
Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase below. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
A Vision of History through Fresco…
Mundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America.
The digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural.
Discover on your own by clicking the link HERE.
(It may take a moment to load. Microsoft Internet Explorer is NOT recommended. Best experienced with Safari, Firefox or Chrome.

Feature Film: Backstreet to the American Dream
2023-04-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories
Feature: Backstreet to the American Dream (2021) directed by Patricia Nazario
6:00 pm: Pre-film reception and cash bar
7:00 pm: Film Screening Followed by Director’s Q&A
Backstreet to the American Dream is a modern-day look at the classic American Dream done through the quintessential 21st Century entrepreneurial endeavor – food trucks! This deep dive into the birthplace of the $2 billion dollar global industry, Los Angeles, profiles two trucks and juxtaposes the experiences of American entrepreneurs and Mexican immigrants. Indeed, these are very different operations in the same city: the gourmet burger truck, Grill ‘Em All, is the first season winner of The Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network in 2010, and El Pescadito, a mariscos lonchera (seafood truck), that has been parking at the same swap meet in an immigrant neighborhood since 1982.
Through rich and vibrant stories of everyday Americans, this powerful 90-minute feature takes the audience on a journey waved from intimate moments. You’ll consider pop culture and family traditions, formal and informal economies, and the unifying quest for the American Dream. Additionally, a four-minute animated open (in English/Spanish/and the indigenous Náhuatl language), scored with native sounds from handmade instruments, traces street food from South L.A. back to Ancient Mexico and reveals many Náhuatl names still used for food to this very day.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
2022 | Documentary | Spanish with English Subtitles | 71 minutes | not rated

Feature Film: What We Leave Behind
2023-04-14 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories
Feature: What We Leave Behind (2022) directed by Iliana Sosa
6:00 pm: Pre-film reception and cash bar
7:00 pm: Film Screening followed by Director’s Q&A
What We Leave Behind is a 2022 documentary film. It’s a portrait of director Iliana Sosa’s grandfather, Julián Moreno, as he starts building a house in the Mexican state of Durango. As a younger man, Julián had spent decades living between the United States and Mexico, first working as a bracero and later traveling by bus to visit his children and grandchildren in the Southwestern United States. In the film, Julián revisits this past with his granddaughter as the two forge a tighter bond together. Voiceovers from the director punctuate the film and pair with imagery of the local landscape; the soundtrack features an a cappella song by the Cardencheros de Sapioriz, who are also from Durango.
The film received development, production, and post-production support from several institutions, including the Ford Foundation’s JustFilms, the Sundance Institute, the IDA, the Austin Film Society, the True/False & Catapult Rough Cut Retreat, the Jacob Burns Film Center, the Gotham Documentary Lab, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
2022 | Documentary | Spanish with English Subtitles | 71 minutes | not rated

Directors’ Talks with Iliana Sosa, Patricia Nazario, & Aracely Chapa
2023-04-15 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On April 15th, participate in Director’s Talks and question and answer sessions with filmmakers Patricia Nazario, Iliana Sosa, and Aracely Chapa from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Salón Ortega. A full schedule of events is available below.
This is event is part of the 1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium: The Power of Our Stories.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

1:00 pm – Iliana Sosa: Ethics and Challenges in Making a Personal Documentary. Sosa discusses the ethics and the many challenges of the 12-year journey and production with film clips, stories and images. Over these years, Sosa filmed her grandfather’s work, gently sifting through Julian’s previously unspoken memories brought up by the construction project to reveal both the daily pragmatism and poetry of life. The personal documentary unfolds as a love letter to her grandfather and an intimate and insightful exploration of her own relationship with her grandfather and his homeland.
2:00 pm – Aracely Chapa: A Behind the Scenes look at the making of the film, Acequias – The Legacy Lives On. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Aracely “Arcie” Chapa, Acequias is an hour-long, visually stunning documentary film about New Mexico’s enduring acequias as seen through the eyes of farmers, advocates, scholars, parciantes and more. Chapa recounts an oral history of the films 5-year production with film clips and archival pictures.
3:00 pm – Patricia Nazario: How to Finish a Documentary Film on a Shoestring Budget. Learn about the experience of a non-traditional filmmaker and resources used to maximize your budget. The talk will empower anyone, regardless of their educational level, to compose a sequential film timeline. I will share concepts, shortcuts, and links that helped me get started. I went to journalism, not film school. So, my learning curve was steep! Learn some tips and tricks of how to make a documentary film without going to film school.

AfroMundo Festival: Resistance & Creativity: Afro-Indigeneity
2023-04-17 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:00 pm
Screening of film “Garifuna in Peril” (2012), 99 mins.
Produced and Directed by Alí Allié y Ruben Reyes
Latin America has traditionally treated Indigenous and Afro peoples as separate. Yet the fates and identities of both have been intertwined since the arrival of Africans to the Americas. The film Garifuna in Peril delves into the Indigenous and Afro roots of the Garinagu, also known as the Garifuna.
Panelists include: Garifuna Scholar Pablo Jose Lopez Oro; San Ilefonso Tradition Bearer and Healer Tauz Tamu Povi; Afro-Latinidad and Afro-Indigeneity Scholar Dr. Sheryl Felecia Means; and Big Queen of the New Orleans Washitau Nation, Ausettua AmorAmenkum.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: La Última Mariposa
2023-04-18 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7
10:00 am
Get ready for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children’s book La Última Mariposa, by Carmen Tafolla. Listen to the story and make your own beautiful butterfly!
Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

¡Evento Gratuito! Explorar las Artes: Hora Bilingüe de Cuentos Preescolares
El martes, 18 de abril, 2023
10:00 am | Biblioteca de NHCC
¡Escuchen el cuento La Última Mariposa por Carmen Tafolla y hagan una mariposa bella para llevar!
Para niños de 3 a 5 años de edad y sus cuidadores

AfroMundo Festival: Resistance & Creativity: Folk Medicine: Healing & Spirituality
2023-04-18 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:00 pm
Screening of short film “Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings” (2022), written and directed by Cara Lawson, 15 mins.
Savannah’s moss-covered forests are alive to Bertie Bee Hooks, a gifted granddaughter of a midwife. With the wisdom of folk medicine, Bertie Bee depends on mystical connections to the spirit world as she becomes exposed to the tragedies of a wounded American past.
Panelists include Film Writer & Director Cara Lawson; Ashoka Fellow & Founder of Birthing Project—Underground Railroad for New Life, Kathryn Hall Trujillo; Doulah & Healer Tauz TamuPovi; Ausettua AmorAmenkum who since the 1980s has engaged incarcerated women with performance & spiritual arts.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

AfroMundo Festival: Resistance & Creativity: Afro-Latin Culinary Memory, Power, Resistance & Survival
2023-04-19 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:30 pm
Join us on April 19 for a panel discussion by renowned chefs!
For Afro diasporas, food remains one of the most effective means of resistance, of cultural retention, and innovation. The foods of Afro peoples continue to incorporate ingredients of ancestral dishes and to preserve African ways of preparing ingredients native to the Americas. Presenters will discuss the African roots of various dishes and defy stereotypes of what “soul” food is.
Panelists include:

New Mexico resident Seiça Santana Carriaga, from the coastal town Itanhaém in São Paulo, who is renowned in Albuquerque for serving up her native cuisine, including Feijoada—a culinary creation of Africans enslaved in Brazil’s sugar plantations.
Gullah Geechee chef Benjamin BJ Dennis, featured in Netflix documentary series High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America.
Honduran Garifuna Francesca Chaney whose vegan restaurant has been featured in the 2020 Michelin Guide, Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour, Rachael Ray, Tamron Hall, Good Morning America and more.

Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

AfroMundo Festival: Resistance & Creativity: Inclusive Narratives
2023-04-20 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:00 pm
Screening of short documentary film “Rising Voices” (2022), by Kwanza Gooden, 8 mins.
This short documentary explores the importance of investing in and sharing stories created by Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers and storytellers.
Panelists include: Mel Adún, Writer and Cofounder of Editora Ogums Publishing Collective; Ausettua AmorAmenkum, founder of New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center Resident Group; The Gradates—a performance group comprised of former members of the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women; and Josie Lopez, PhD, Head Curator at the Albuquerque Museum.
Free Community Event. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys Sound Installation and Exhibit Closing
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-23 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10:00am – 4:00pm
The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys closes on April 23. In the final days of the exhibition, experience 21 musical compositions on vinyl records playing once more in the gallery as they erode and change over time. Visit during NHCC Museum hours, 10am – 4pm, April 21 – 23.
The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys is a collaborative sound and visual installation by New Mexican artists Adri De La Cruz and Marisa Demarco. The multi-phase exhibition begins and ends with a sound experience that transforms over the course of 72 hours as 21 musical compositions on vinyl records erode over time. Stories of strength emanate from another record that plays multigenerational interviews with one artist’s family members. This record, a document of lineage, endures. Etched portraits of the interviewees are presented on the reverse side of eight records on visual display.
The exhibit is an exploration of love, family, community, and the perseverance of generations. Each component symbolizes an experience—the grooves on a record much like mountains and valleys, the materials, strong and enduring, yet fragile and malleable.

Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Sacred Journeys IV
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-23 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, 2:00 pm Sunday
Festival Ballet Albuquerque & The National Hispanic Cultural Center present Sacred Journeys IV. Classical and contemporary dance combine with the eclectic music of two-time Grammy award-winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal in this reflection of New Mexican cultures through dance, music, and spoken word. Mirabal collaborates with Festival Ballet Albuquerque’s artistic director Patricia Dickinson Wells and with internationally renowned New York City Ballet dancer Jock Soto, of Navajo and Puerto Rican descent. Soto, who will also make guest appearances onstage, is originally from Gallup and now lives in Eagle Nest.
$14, $20, $29, $39, $49 w/ a $2 discount for seniors, children under 12 and NHCC members
Run time: 90 mins

Additional choreographers for the production are native New Mexican Dominic Guerra, and internationally known Vladimir Conde-Reche, a native of São Paulo, Brazil. Additional guest artists include the Trujillo Family traditional Native American dancers and Alex Ossadnik originally from East Germany.
Robert Mirabal, dedicated to keeping alive the centuries-old customs of Taos Pueblo, is also a leading proponent of world music, and has merged his Indigenous American sound with the music of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, tapping into a planetary pulse with a style that defies characterization. His 2002 breakthrough PBS special, Music from a Painted Cave, is unsurpassed in Native American theatrical expression.
A former principal dancer with the New York Ballet, Jock Soto was one of the last dancers to be personally selected by founder George Balanchine when he was barely 16. He danced featured roles in over 40 ballets, of which more than 35 were created for him. The author of Every Step You Take and the subject of the documentary Water Flowing Together (the name of his Navajo clan), Soto teaches partnering and technique classes at the School of American Ballet, where he has been a permanent member of the faculty since 1996.
Sacred Journeys IV brings together the rich and diverse culture of our state, while providing extraordinary role models for New Mexico’s youth.
SACRED JOURNEYS IV: The Live Performance Recording was honored to be screened in 2021 at the Red Nation International Film festival and the American Indian Film Festival.
