Dance
Live Pop Up Salsa 2: End of Summer Night Swing
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM8:00 pm NHCC & Melaza Music Present Live Pop Up Salsa 2: End of Summer Night Swing. This night offers a MainStage showcase of some of New Mexico’s hardest working dancers, dance teachers, choreographers, and dance students, who may not have opportunities to demonstrate their art. The evening begins with an hour of dance shows in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. At the end of the showcase, Fausto Cuevas y La Moderna will perform in the HLA Fountain Courtyard. $20 w/ $2 discount for NHCC Foundation members, children (more...)
Arte Poquito: Baila de Bebé
NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-2410:00 am Infants 0-18 months and their caregivers explore arts through traditional NM dance and other dance forms using ribbon sticks, rhythm instruments, and even flamenco. Arte Poquito is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for infants ages 0 to 18 months and caregivers that nurtures creativity and provides bilingual introductory arts experiences balanced with social interaction. Each program focuses on different aspects of Hispanic/Latine arts, including music, dance, and storytelling. NHCC instructors model the introduction of core arts concepts to infants and caregivers in a supportive environment. (more...)
¡Globalquerque!: Free Global Headphone Dance Party + Concert
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM6:00 pm gates open ¡Globalquerque!’s Free Opening Headphone Dance Party + Concert kicks off the weekend and this year will feature New Mexico DJs spinning global grooves and a special LIVE performance by México City’s Son Rompe Pera. ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 18th Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture is one of the premiere festivals in the Southwest and is recognized around the country and the world for its adventurous programming. ¡Globalquerque! is committed to presenting and exploring our world through music and the arts, bringing people (more...)
¡Globalquerque!
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM4:00 pm gates open ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico's Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, has become a premiere festival in the Southwest since its inception in 2005. The purpose of this annual music and culture festival is to highlight cultures of the world alongside the traditional cultures of New Mexico. The event utilizes multiple stages at the NHCC, including the Plaza Mayor, the Albuquerque Journal Theatre, and the History and Literary Arts courtyard (the Fountain Stage), and features a Global Village of Craft, Culture, and Cuisine and (more...)
Explorar las Artes: Baila Conmigo
NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-2410:00 am Children 18 months to 4 years and their caregivers will have the chance to explore arts through traditional New Mexico dance and other dance forms using ribbon sticks, rhythm instruments, and even flamenco. Explorar las Artes is a free, bi-monthly 45-minute program for toddlers ages 18 months to 4 years and caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC museum and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model (more...)
Yjastros, featuring invited guests Rafael Estévez and Valeriano Paños
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM8:00 pm Friday 4:00 pm Saturday The National Institute of Flamenco and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company in Çiertas Danças, featuring invited artists Rafael Estévez and Valeriano Paños, and musical guests, singer Alicia Morales and guitarist Ángel Ruíz. Yjastros proudly brings the creative visions of world-renowned flamenco artists to the American public, while cultivating the living art of flamenco in the United States. Guest choreographers and dancers Rafael Estévez and Valeriano Paños, winners of the Spanish National Dance Prize for (more...)
Oralidad Festival: Songs and Stories from the Native American Performing Arts Program
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting11:00 am Music, dance, and storytelling intermingle in a program that showcases Native American pride and culture. It is an intertribal presentation, directed by John Williams, that will be performed by students from Albuquerque Public Schools. The program will include two Native American songs, two winter stories accompanied by performances, and a Native American dance that allows for audience participation. This activity will also allow attendees to develop communication and life skills. Instituto Cervantes, AMP Concerts, and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present the second edition of (more...)
Baila! Baila!’s: Christmas in New Mexico
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Saturday 2:00 pm Sunday 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 theatre-goers of all ages. In 2022, Baila! Baila! will be celebrating its 33rd year in spectacular fashion. Christmas in New Mexico (more...)
Christmas Joy
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:00 pm & 6:30 pm Saturday 2:00 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 will present the 38th season of its Bravos Award-winning holiday production, Christmas Joy. Over sixty-five classically trained dancers will once again inspire audiences in the National Hispanic Cultural Center's Albuquerque Journal Theater. They come to us with a collection of moving and inspirational classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dance performances choreographed to traditional (more...)
Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7 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 and Ms. Roadrunner and lavish western Victorian-era (more...)