Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment
2021-12-17 - 2021-12-19 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7 pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 2 pm Saturday and Sunday
Festival Ballet Albuquerque is partnering with the National Hispanic Cultural Center to present an original production, The Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment, choreographed by Patricia Dickinson Wells. The beloved holiday classic is transported to territorial New Mexico in the late 1800s, with added elements of the state’s heritage and traditions including Spanish dancers, southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, a lively fandango, a storyteller doll with children, Mr. Coyote, Ms. Roadrunner, and lavish western Victorian-era costumes. This tenth anniversary year will see the addition of Zozobra, with the production showcasing New Mexico heritage and traditions while maintaining the classical grace and family appeal of its origins. A live orchestra performs under the baton of Maestro Guillermo Figueroa, Principal Conductor of the Santa Fe Symphony and an internationally renowned conductor and violinist who was a 2012 Latin Grammy nominee.
$49, $39, $29, $20, $14 w/ $2 discount for seniors, children12 and younger, and NHCC members
COVID PROTOCALS:

As the health and safety of our visitors, employees, and the community are our utmost priority, everyone is required to wear an approved mask or cloth face covering when entering any facility on the NHCC campus.
All visitors are encouraged to review the
Department of Cultural Affairs Covid-safe visiting guidelines here.
We appreciate your cooperation.

Film: Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: ¿Dónde estabas tú?
2021-12-17 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
María Trénor’s ¿Dónde estabas tú? challenges the viewer to reflect on the universal reality of violence against women, whether subtle or brutal. The interviews resulting in the three stories that make up this film were conducted in Mozambique and the Philippines.
2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 20 minutes; not recommended for children under 12.
Free community event

Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Film Schedule
* November 30: Amore d’inverno (Isabel Herguera, 2015)
* December 3: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Begoña Vicario, 2016)
* December 7: Lursaguak (Izibene Oñederra, 2019)
* December 10: Patchwork (María Manero, 2018)
* December 14: Yo (Begoña Arostegui, 2020)
* December 17: ¿Dónde estabas tú? (María Trénor, 2020)
* December 21: Esfinge urbana (MaMYC),
Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.

Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2021-12-17, 2021-12-16, 2021-12-10, 2021-12-03, 2021-12-02, 2021-11-26, 2021-11-19 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
11 am (MST)
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. 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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NHCC Book Club: Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America
2021-12-16 | Live via Zoom or in-person
5:30 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom
To join, contact Dr. Patricia Marie Perea by emailing her at Patricia.perea@state.nm.us
“In Once I Was You, Maria shares her intimate experience growing up Mexican American on the south side of Chicago and documenting the existential wasteland of immigration detention camps for news outlets that often challenged her work. In these pages, she offers a personal and eye-opening account of how the rhetoric around immigration has not only long informed American attitudes toward outsiders, but also enabled willful negligence and profiteering at the expense of our country’s most vulnerable populations—charging us with the broken system we have today.

This honest and heartrending memoir paints a vivid portrait of how we got here and what it means to be a survivor, a feminist, a citizen, and a journalist who owns her voice while striving for the truth. Once I Was You is an urgent call to fellow Americans to open their eyes to the immigration crisis and understand that it affects us all.” – Goodreads
Free community event
The NHCC Book Club is sponsored by AARP.

Film: Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Yo
2021-12-14 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
In Yo, based on a story by Arthur Schnitzler, Begoña Arostegui confronts the perplexity we encounter when we realize how we encode the world through language. For the protagonist, all days seem monotonously alike, until a simple parking sign changes everything.
2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 13 minutes; rated G.
Free community event

Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Film Schedule
* November 30: Amore d’inverno (Isabel Herguera, 2015)
* December 3: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Begoña Vicario, 2016)
* December 7: Lursaguak (Izibene Oñederra, 2019)
* December 10: Patchwork (María Manero, 2018)
* December 14: Yo (Begoña Arostegui, 2020)
* December 17: ¿Dónde estabas tú? (María Trénor, 2020)
* December 21: Esfinge urbana (MaMYC),
Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.

Christmas Joy
2021-12-11 - 2021-12-12 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2 pm & 6:30 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sunday
Magnify Dance Ensemble presents Christmas Joy. Come…Experience the Miracle!….Awaken your heart to the true Spirit of Christmas in dance as Magnify Dance Ensemble presents the 37th season of its Bravos Award-winning holiday production. Over sixty-five classically trained dancers will once again inspire audiences with a repertoire of moving and inspirational classical ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance performances choreographed to traditional and contemporary Christmas music.
$25, $33 w/ $2 discount for students, seniors and NHCC members. Group rates available.

A moving and uplifting production, Christmas Joy has become an Albuquerque holiday tradition, and the recipient of multiple awards including the Albuquerque Arts Alliance’s Bravos Award for Dance Excellence in 1999 and the Albuquerque Community Live Art and Performance Services (Q-Claps) Applause Award for favorite performance in 2012.
COVID PROTOCALS:
As the health and safety of our visitors, employees, and the community are our utmost priority, everyone is required to wear an approved mask or cloth face covering when entering any facility on the NHCC campus.
All visitors are encouraged to review the
Department of Cultural Affairs Covid-safe visiting guidelines here.
We appreciate your cooperation.

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.

Film: Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Patchwork
2021-12-10 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
In Patchwork, created as part of María Manero’s work toward a Master of Animation at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the director tells the story of her mother’s courage while facing a liver transplant, as well as the interconnection among human beings and our celebration of life while facing our common destiny.
2018; Spanish with English subtitles; 8 minutes; not rated.
Free community event

Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Film Schedule
* November 30: Amore d’inverno (Isabel Herguera, 2015)
* December 3: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Begoña Vicario, 2016)
* December 7: Lursaguak (Izibene Oñederra, 2019)
* December 10: Patchwork (María Manero, 2018)
* December 14: Yo (Begoña Arostegui, 2020)
* December 17: ¿Dónde estabas tú? (María Trénor, 2020)
* December 21: Esfinge urbana (MaMYC),
Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.

Colcha Community Stitch-Along
2021-12-10 | NM
1 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom
Our Virtual Colcha Community Workshop is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting, wherever they may reside. 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. This workshop is for all levels of experience in an informal setting. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. We hope you will join us every month on the second Friday, for this virtual stitch-a-long. 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@state.nm.us or call 505-220-7928
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains- EGA for their continued support of this program.
This is a free community event

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

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Materials needed: Fabric, wool yarn, needle (recommended needle, chenille #18 ,sharp point, large eye) marking materials, sewing or embroidery scissors and copy of pattern piece.
Sources for Materials:
3-ply wool embroidery yarn Is available at Yarn Store at Nob Hill, 120 Amherst, NE, Albuquerque NM 87106
or
Single ply needlework wool at Twisted Stitches, 1011 Juan Tabo Bl NE, Albuquerque NM 87112
Osnaburg utility fabric as base cloth can be purchased at JoAnn Stores, usually found in upholstery department; 2 stores in Albuquerque.
Recommended needle, chenille #18 (sharp point, large eye), also found at Jo Ann Stores in needlework department.
Quilter’s blue marking pen or Sharpie also available at Jo Ann Stores.

Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2021-12-09 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
Today’s Torreón Tour has Sold Out
11 am (MST)
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. 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.

Film: Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Lursaguak
2021-12-07 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Basque artist Izibene Oñederra’s powerful, cutting-edge works have continued to delve deeply into uncomfortable themes. Her animated film Lursaguak (Scenes of Life) is a dark, grotesque commentary on the human condition, in which millions of voles of an unknown species are undermining the conceptual basis of a thousand-year-old culture.
2019; no dialogue; 12 minutes; not recommended for children under 16.
Free community event

In collaboration with Mujeres y Cine (In collaboration with Mujeres y Cine (MYC), Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.
Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Film Schedule
* November 30: Amore d’inverno (Isabel Herguera, 2015)
* December 3: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Begoña Vicario, 2016)
* December 7: Lursaguak (Izibene Oñederra, 2019)
* December 10: Patchwork (María Manero, 2018)
* December 14: Yo (Begoña Arostegui, 2020)
* December 17: ¿Dónde estabas tú? (María Trénor, 2020)
* December 21: Esfinge urbana (MaMYC),
Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.

3X Grammy Award Winner: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
2021-12-05 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7 pm
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the three-time Grammy®-winning salsa and Latin jazz band, sets the gold standard for excellence in authentic, New York style, hard core salsa.
Whether in a concert hall or at an outdoor jazz festival, there is no easing you in—they come at you full force, from start to finish. Their energy on stage and their rich sound and musical precision leave audiences mesmerized until the last note is played. With an unwavering respect for the music’s storied history, the ensemble’s thirteen world-class musicians and vocalists come together to create an unparalleled musical experience.
$17, $27, $37 w/ $2 discount for NHCC Foundation members, children 12 years old and younger free

Now celebrating its 15th year, SHO, as the band is known to fans, is dedicated to the sounds of the barrio (New York’s Spanish Harlem). Their music is characterized by the raw, organic, and vintage sound defined by the genre, and the members are on a mission to keep the musical legacy of salsa dura (hard salsa) alive and to expand their audience to those who love great music, not just Latin music. Grounded in the past, while focused on the future, they strive to keep the music relevant, continually pushing themselves, raising the bar, and creating a unique and fresh approach. They have released six CDs and received five Grammy® nominations; their sixth album, Anniversary, won the 2019 Grammy® award for Best Tropical Album.
“They make you get up and dance, tap into the good natured, communal spirit characteristic of Salsa at its timeless best.”
– Los Angeles Times
COVID PROTOCOLS:
This concert will require either a proof of vaccination completed at least 14 days prior to the event or a negative COVID test administered by a health care professional within 72 hours of the event. Originals or photos of documents with a matching ID will be accepted. Masks are also required while inside the NHCC.

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2021-12-05 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
10 am to 4 pm
The first Sunday of every month the NHCC Art Museum is free to all New Mexico residents. Visit exhibitions such as: Aquí Estamos: New Selections from the Permanent Collection, Tempo y Tiempo: 4 Photographers in NM, and Mira Mira on the Wall: Reflecting on 20 Years of NHCC Exhibitions.
Reserve tickets for the free first Sunday of the month early by clicking on the link below.
All visitors and employees will be required to wear masks or cloth face coverings at all times.

Baila! Baila!’s Christmas in New Mexico 2021
2021-12-03 - 2021-12-04 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7 pm Friday, 2 pm & 7 pm Saturday
Baila! Baila!’s annual holiday show is a whirlwind extravaganza, taking audiences on a journey through the sights and sounds of Christmas in New Mexico. Music, song, and dance with the traditional Southwestern flair that has been cultivated in our state over the generations, as well as unique segments saluting Christmas traditions from around the world, will delight theatregoers of all ages. In 2021, Baila! Baila! will be celebrating their 32nd year in spectacular fashion. Christmas in New Mexico features a large multigenerational cast including dancers as young as six, as well as Baila! Baila!’s professional company dancers. Special guest performances include a live mariachi and an appearance by company founder Israela Garcia.
Baila! Baila! Dance Academy was founded in 1990 with the mission of educating students solely in traditional Mexican folk dance. The school’s curriculum has expanded to additional dance genres including country western, salsa, hip hop, classical ballet, and Danza Azteca.
$22, $27, $32 w/ $2 discounts for students, seniors and NHCC members
COVID PROTOCALS:

As the health and safety of our visitors, employees, and the community are our utmost priority, everyone is required to wear an approved mask or cloth face covering when entering any facility on the NHCC campus.
All visitors are encouraged to review the
Department of Cultural Affairs Covid-safe visiting guidelines here.
We appreciate your cooperation.

Film: Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren gua
2021-12-03 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
Begoña Vicario’s Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Jane, Tarzan Wasn’t So Cool) was created by a collective of 20 young Basque artists, coordinated by the director. It reinterprets the famous scene from Cedric Gibbons’ 1934 film Tarzan and His Mate in which Tarzan and Jane swim together.
2016; no dialogue; 3 minutes; rated G.
Free community event

In collaboration with Mujeres y Cine (MYC), Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.
Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Film Schedule
* November 30: Amore d’inverno (Isabel Herguera, 2015)
* December 3: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Begoña Vicario, 2016)
* December 7: Lursaquak (Izibene Oñederra, 2019)
* December 10: Patchwork (María Manero, 2018)
* December 14: Yo (Begoña Arostegui, 2020)
* December 17: ¿Dónde estabas tú? (María Trénor, 2020)
* December 21: Esfinge urbana (María Lorenzo, 2020)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on the day on which they are scheduled for viewing.

Film: Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Amore d’inverno
2021-11-30 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
In Isabel Herguera’s Amore d’inverno (Winter Love), a couple walks along the river while hunters hide behind a hill and friends in the forest remember the “Dancer of Clavesana,” a metaphor for free love who vanishes slowly into the winter landscape. The director was nominated for a Goya award in 2005 for La gallina ciega, and has received increasing national and international recognition for her short films.
2015; Spanish with English subtitles; 8 minutes; rated G.
Free community event

In collaboration with Mujeres y Cine (MYC), Instituto Cervantes presents six short animated films for adults, created by an intergenerational group of female directors who have found freedom of self-expression in the immense possibilities offered by diverse animation techniques.
Creadores de animación para el siglo XXI: Film Schedule
* November 30: Amore d’inverno (Isabel Herguera, 2015)
* December 3: Jane, Tarzán nez zen horren guay (Begoña Vicario, 2016)
* December 7: Lursaquak (Izibene Oñederra, 2019)
* December 10: Patchwork (María Manero, 2018)
* December 14: Yo (Begoña Arostegui, 2020)
* December 17: ¿Dónde estabas tú? (María Trénor, 2020)
* December 21: Esfinge urbana (María Lorenzo, 2020)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on the day on which they are scheduled for viewing.

Film: Nuevas Cinefilias, Estaciones singulares: La reina de los lagartos
2021-11-26 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
On the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here
In La reina de los lagartos, Burnin’ Percebes (Fernando Martínez and Juan González) introduce us to Berta and Javi, a couple who are saying goodbye after a summer romance. However, the spaceship that was supposed to pick up Javi, the prince of an alien race of lizards, never comes to take him away.
2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 63 minutes; not recommended for children under 12.
Free community event

In November, Instituto Cervantes collaborates with the Seville European Film Festival on the film cycle Nuevas cinefilias: Estaciones singulares. The four recent Spanish films screened in this cycle could not have been made in the past because of their language and themes—they innovate, take risks, and play with contemporary structure and narratives, and in doing so, they update the legacy of cinema and open a path for filmgoers to understand the constant changes that are taking place in society.
Since 2018, this film cycle has been organized by both collaborating institutions as a showcase for new Spanish cinema.
Nuevas Cinefilias, Estaciones singulares: Film Schedule
* November 5: Arima (Jaione Camborda, 2019)
* November 12: Violeta no coge el ascensor (Mamen Díaz, 2019)
* November 19: This Film Is About Me (Alexis Delgado, 2019)
* November 26: La reina de los lagartos (Burnin’ Percebes, 2019)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on the day on which they are scheduled for viewing

NHCC Closed for Thanksgiving
2021-11-25 | NM
The NHCC will be closed on Thursday, November 25.
We will reopen on Friday, November 26 so be sure to come check out our newest exhibition in our Visual Arts Museum, Tempo y Tiempo: 4 Photographers in NM featuring photos by Bobby Gutierrez, Frank Blazquez, Pico del Hierro-Villa, and Ximena Montez!

Perla Batalla
2021-11-22 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
6:30 pm
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Perla Batalla earns critical acclaim for her distinctive voice, emotional honesty, and culture-merging compositions. She was born in Los Angeles to a family immersed in music. Her dad, a Mexican mariachi and D.J., and her Argentine mom ran the family record shop, Discoteca Batalla, where Perla was exposed to an education of non-stop music that cut across genres and languages.
$17, $27, $37 w/ $2 discount for NHCC members
COVID PROTOCOLS:

After singing with and recording with numerous groups and artists, including Leonard Cohen, Perla launched her solo career with Cohen’s encouragement. Since then, she has recorded seven albums, been featured in film and on television, staged two one-woman shows, and performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues.
Her original Frida Kahlo musical was chosen by the Ojai Playwrights Festival and subsequently produced at the San Diego Repertory Theater to critical praise. Perla’s personal homage to her mentor, Cohen, continues to play to sold-out audiences throughout Europe and North America.
Perla’s mission of exposing youth to the beauty of music and the Spanish language is ongoing in her outreach to some of the poorest communities in the U.S. She has been honored with two U.N. awards: the Earth Charter Award for extraordinary devotion to social and economic justice and he Environmental Peacebuilding Award, for advancing social justice through music. She is also the recipient of New Mexico’s Premio Fronterizo Award for healing work in the world.
This concert is part of the first Festival Oralidad, presented by Instituto Cervantes and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, with the collaboration of AMP Concerts and the support of the New Mexico Humanities Council, on November 18, 20, and 22, 2021. The festival combines workshops, lectures, panel discussions, storytelling performances, and musical performances connected to the oral tradition and storytelling; most events are free to the public.
Approximate time of event: 1.5 hours. One set, no intermission.
This concert will require either a proof of vaccination completed at least 14 days prior to the event or a negative COVID test administered by a health care professional within 72 hours of the event. Originals or photos of documents with a matching ID will be accepted. Masks are also required while inside the NHCC.
With the support of:

Festival Oralidad
2021-11-22 | NM
Workshop, Matilde Machiavello—1 pm, Wells Fargo Auditorium
Presentation, Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez—4 pm, Wells Fargo Auditorium
Concert, Perla Batalla—6:30 pm, Bank of America Theatre
Workshop and presentation free to the public; concert tickets $17, $27, $37 w/ $2 discount for NHCC members, purchase Here
Instituto Cervantes and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, with the collaboration of AMP Concerts and the support of the New Mexico Humanities Council, present the first Festival Oralidad on November 18, 20, and 22, 2021. The festival combines workshops, lectures, panel discussions, storytelling performances, and musical performances connected to the oral tradition and storytelling. It was created with two essential purposes: the promotion of the oral tradition of storytelling and the establishment of a collaborative relationship among artists from New Mexico, other parts of the United States, Spain, and Latin America to create new works together and contribute to the advancement of the genre.

New Mexico, where Native American cultures, Latin American oral tradition, and cultural traditions such as flamenco converge, is an ideal place for a festival focused on the oral tradition, and Instituto Cervantes is positioned to encourage this union of cultures and promote an exchange between artists of diverse origins. Over three days, Festival Oralidad offers academic and theoretical debate, shares the secrets of storytellers with children, and brings together some of the most significant musicians and storytellers in the U.S. While travel restrictions this year have limited participation to artists residing in-country, future festivals will include colleagues from Latin America and Spain.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, educator Matilde Machiavello was trained in English language instruction and neurolinguistic programming in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is also a team coach, Brain Gym 101 facilitator, and storyteller, with more than 20 years of experience working with individuals and teams to enhance talent and creativity. As a storyteller, she believes in the “magical power of stories” in shaping a new and ideal reality, and enjoys sharing stories in both Spanish and English and combining the different strategies in which she has been trained.
Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez is a Chicano storyteller, academic, and former associate professor at the University of New Mexico. He has taught classes on Mexican American border culture, Chicano culture, and creative writing, in colleges in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. His books include Algún día te cuento las cosas, Luego el silencio, En el Lost ‘n’ Found, and his most recent work, Nocturno de Frontera; his stories have been published in anthologies and literary magazines in Spain, Italy, Mexico, and the United States.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Perla Batalla earns critical acclaim for her distinctive voice, emotional honesty, and culture-merging compositions. She was born in Los Angeles to a family immersed in music. Her dad, a Mexican mariachi and D.J., and her Argentine mom ran the family record shop, Discoteca Batalla, where Perla was exposed to an education of non-stop music that cut across genres and languages.
After singing with and recording with numerous groups and artists, including Leonard Cohen, Perla launched her solo career with Cohen’s encouragement. Since then, she has recorded seven albums, been featured in film and on television, staged two one-woman shows, and performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues.
Her original Frida Kahlo musical was chosen by the Ojai Playwrights Festival and subsequently produced at the San Diego Repertory Theater to critical praise. Perla’s personal homage to her mentor, Cohen, continues to play to sold-out audiences throughout Europe and North America.
Perla’s mission of exposing youth to the beauty of music and the Spanish language is ongoing in her outreach to some of the poorest communities in the U.S. She has been honored with two U.N. awards: the Earth Charter Award for extraordinary devotion to social and economic justice and he Environmental Peacebuilding Award, for advancing social justice through music. She is also the recipient of New Mexico’s Premio Fronterizo Award for healing work in the world.
This concert will require either a proof of vaccination completed at least 14 days prior to the event or a negative COVID test administered by a health care professional within 72 hours of the event. Originals or photos of documents with a matching ID will be accepted. Masks are also required while inside the NHCC.

Festival Oralidad
2021-11-20 | NM
Interactive Recital Workshop for Children, Michelle Adam—12 pm, Wells Fargo Auditorium
Workshop, Emmy Tither—1:30 pm, Wells Fargo Auditorium
Round Table Discussion, Nicolasa Chávez & Orlando Romero—4 pm, Wells Fargo Auditorium
Concert, Shkeme and Native Roots—7 pm, Bank of America Theatre
All events free to the public; previous registration for the workshops required by e-mail at ext-priscila.lopez@cervantes.es
Instituto Cervantes and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, with the collaboration of AMP Concerts and the support of the New Mexico Humanities Council, present the first Festival Oralidad on November 18, 20, and 22, 2021. The festival combines workshops, lectures, panel discussions, storytelling performances, and musical performances connected to the oral tradition and storytelling. It was created with two essential purposes: the promotion of the oral tradition of storytelling and the establishment of a collaborative relationship among artists from New Mexico, other parts of the United States, Spain, and Latin America to create new works together and contribute to the advancement of the genre.

New Mexico, where Native American cultures, Latin American oral tradition, and cultural traditions such as flamenco converge, is an ideal place for a festival focused on the oral tradition, and Instituto Cervantes is positioned to encourage this union of cultures and promote an exchange between artists of diverse origins. Over three days, Festival Oralidad offers academic and theoretical debate, shares the secrets of storytellers with children, and brings together some of the most significant musicians and storytellers in the U.S. While travel restrictions this year have limited participation to artists residing in-country, future festivals will include colleagues from Latin America and Spain.
Author, storyteller and teacher Michelle Adam’s interactive recital is especially designed for children from six to twelve years old, to explore the power of stories and develop their creativity and taste for storytelling. Adam’s published works include the novel Niña Duende, set in Málaga, Spain, and the bilingual children’s story “Adventures with Duende in the Ocean,” about a goblin who leads a child to the ocean.
Emmy Tither, an educator and researcher raised in Lima, Peru and Washington, DC, is the K-12 Educational Program Coordinator for the University of New Mexico’s Latin American and Iberian Institute. She holds a BSc in Social Sciences with Anthropology from Birkbeck, University of London and an M.A. in Documentary Arts from the University of Cape Town, and has worked in the education, non-profit,and start-up sectors on four continents.
Nicolasa Chávez, a fourteenth-generation New Mexican, is the Deputy State Historian for the State of New Mexico and the former Curator of Latino/Hispanic/Spanish Colonial Collections at the Museum of International Folk Art. She has a master’s degree in history with a concentration in Iberian Studies from the University of New Mexico. As a dancer/artist, she has trained in flamenco with Lili del Castillo, Eva Encinias, and Pablo Rodarte of Albuquerque, and Vicente Romero and María Benítez of Santa Fe. A writer, curator, and historian, she conducts lecture/demonstrations combining flamenco song and dance with the history of the art form, as well as lectures and programs on the traditions of New Mexico, Spain, and the Americas.
Orlando Romero, a writer and historian, received the Order of Isabella the Catholic in 2014 for “his dedication in preserving the heritage, language, history, cultural traditions and Spanish customs of Hispanic New Mexico.” Born in Santa Fe, he has written a monthly column for The New Mexican since 1998, and is the author of Nambe Year One, a nonfiction book exploring the history of northern New Mexico.
COVID PROTOCAL:
This concert will require either a proof of vaccination completed at least 14 days prior to the event or a negative COVID test administered by a health care professional within 72 hours of the event. Originals or photos of documents with a matching ID will be accepted. Masks are also required while inside the NHCC.

The Musical Adventures of Oliver Twist
2021-11-20 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2 pm (MST)
New Mexico Young Actors presents The Musical Adventures of Oliver Twist. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, this musical follows the orphan Oliver from his escapades during a life of thievery with Fagin’s criminal gang to the loving home of Mr. Brownlow. The tuneful score is by Scott DeTurk, who is the composer of the music from our popular 2016 production of Pocahontas.
$14; $2 discount for children 12 and younger
School matinees on Thursday and Friday, November 18 and 19, at 10 am both days. To reserve tickets for the school matinees, please call NM Young Actors at (505) 821-8055.

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Tempo y Tiempo: 4 Photographers in New Mexico
2021-11-19 - 2022-10-09 | NM
The exhibition Tempo y Tiempo features photographs by four artists working in New Mexico: Frank Blazquez, Bobby Gutierrez, Pico del Hierro-Villa, and Ximena Montez.
Collectively, the artists tell stories about what it is to live in New Mexico, illustrating a range of identities, experiences, and moments.

Film: Nuevas Cinefilias, Estaciones singulares: This Film Is About Me
2021-11-19 | NM
12 pm (available for 48 hours)
Alexis Delgado’s This Film Is About Me is a singular portrait of Renata Felicitas Soskey, serving time in a Galician prison for the brutal murder of her neighbor. Renata sees it clearly: this film is about her—about her personality, her charisma, her poetry, and her unpredictability, and not about her crime or her punishment. The director also becomes a player as the film unfolds, caught up in his fascination with his subject.
2019; Spanish and German with English subtitles; 61 minutes; not recommended for children under 12.
Free community event

In November, Instituto Cervantes collaborates with the Seville European Film Festival on the film cycle Nuevas cinefilias: Estaciones singulares. The four recent Spanish films screened in this cycle could not have been made in the past because of their language and themes—they innovate, take risks, and play with contemporary structure and narratives, and in doing so, they update the legacy of cinema and open a path for filmgoers to understand the constant changes that are taking place in society.
Since 2018, this film cycle has been organized by both collaborating institutions as a showcase for new Spanish cinema.
Nuevas Cinefilias, Estaciones singulares: Film Schedule
* November 5: Arima (Jaione Camborda, 2019)
* November 12: Violeta no coge el ascensor (Mamen Díaz, 2019)
* November 19: This Film Is About Me (Alexis Delgado, 2019)
* November 26: La reina de los lagartos (Burnin’ Percebes, 2019)
All titles will be available on the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel for 48 hours, starting at 12 pm on the day on which they are scheduled for viewing

Tempo y Tiempo: 4 Photographers in New Mexico Opening Reception
2021-11-19 | NM
5 -7 pm
Free, in-person, public reception at the NHCC Art Museum
Per the public health order, masks are required indoors
The exhibition Tempo y Tiempo features photographs by four artists working in New Mexico: Frank Blazquez, Bobby Gutierrez, Pico del Hierro-Villa, and Ximena Montez.
Collectively, the artists tell stories about what it is to live in New Mexico, illustrating a range of identities, experiences, and moments.
