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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2 pm & 7 pm New Year’s with the Opera is a fun variety show featuring Opera Southwest’s most beloved recent performers, the Albuquerque Youth Symphony, and the Opera Southwest Chamber Orchestra. With a variety of opera favorites and light classics, there is something for everyone to ring in the New Year. Please join us this […]
7:30 pm As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots to create inviting new folk music. Founded by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, the band has established an international fan base due to relentless touring, tireless activism, and no small degree of stubborn […]
