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  • Jesús Muñoz Flamenco, Live!

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

    8 pm, both evenings Jesús Muñoz Flamenco presents the company’s new production, Live!, showcasing the artistry of 12 internationally renowned dancers and musicians from Spain to Latin America. Participating performers have composed for platinum flamenco albums, prestigious dance companies, and popular artists such as José Merce, El Barrio, Marc Anthony, and Andrea Bocelli. Jesús Muñoz Flamenco takes a year-long hiatus from themed productions to dive into an exploration of ideas and the explosive dynamic of flamenco collaboration. Highlights of Live! combine exciting pieces from the past with (more...)

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  • Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: Real Women Have Curves

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    March 3-6, March 10-13, & March 17-20, 2016 7:30 pm—Thursday-Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Josefina López’ original drama about five immigrant women working in a tiny sewing factory in East Los Angeles in 1987 highlights issues of gender politics and the Latina immigrant experience, as the action follows the course of a summer at the factory and the women talk about their lives, loves, and deepest desires. The playwright also co-authored the screenplay for the award-winning film of the same title, which premiered in 2002. Presented in partnership with Teatro (more...)

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  • Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Ceci Bastida

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

    Due to personal reasons and circumstances beyond the NHCC’s, Avokado Artists’ and the artist's control, the Ceci Bastida show originally scheduled for March 5th at the National Hispanic Cultural Center has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016. We are very excited to bring Ceci Bastida to the Center for the kick-off-the-summer event! Tickets for the June 25th event will be on sale soon. Call the NHCC Box Office for more information. 7:30 pm Born and raised in Tijuana and now living in Los Angeles, Ceci Bastida was one (more...)

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  • Film: La piedra ausente

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    7 pm This documentary by Sandra Rozental and Jesse Lerner explores the present-day relevance of relics from the past. It relates the story of the journey of the colossal stone statue (23 feet high and 168 tons) of a pre-Hispanic rain deity, thought to be Tlaloc, from the village of San Miguel Coatlinchán, where it had lain for centuries in a dry riverbed, to its present location in front of Mexico City’s Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia. The removal of the statue caused a rebellion in (more...)

  • Aliento: State Street Ballet’s Carmen

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

    7:30 pm—Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Inspired by Georges Bizet’s blazingly popular score, State Street Ballet’s original full-length production of Carmen has dazzled audiences from coast to coast. Choreographer William Soleau retells the tale of the magnetically beautiful gypsy and her desperate lover in a contemporary ballet style that weaves together both classical and modern influences. Intricate storytelling, enigmatic choreography, and Bizet’s passionate, immortal music make this Carmen a true tour-de-force of theatrical drama. $12, $17, $22 w/ $2 off for students, seniors, and NHCC members

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  • Film: Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ To Do

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    7 pm A career retrospective of the Broadway legend  who created iconic roles including Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Velma in Chicago, featuring interviews, archival performance footage, and newly filmed songs from Rivera’s concert repertoire. A two-time Tony Award winner and the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, Chita Rivera was also the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors Award. Presented in partnership with New Mexico PBS. English; 60 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; (more...)

  • Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Vanessa Zamora

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    7:30 pm Born in Tijuana, Baja California to parents who were both pianists, acoustic folk-pop singer/songwriter Vanessa Zamora became interested in the performing arts as a child. She began piano lessons at the age of eight, and continued a year later with guitar and drums. While a student at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, she began uploading videos covering favorite songs by various artists on YouTube and social networking sites. When her melodic vocals and skilled musicianship attracted increasing attention, she added her own original compositions. Her (more...)

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  • Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Buika

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

    7:30 pm A star in contemporary world music, jazz, flamenco, and fusion, Buika is one of the most sought-after performers on the world stage today.  Born to African parents in Mallorca, Spain, she is often compared to Nina Simone, Chavela Vargas, and Cesaria Evora.  Her recordings have received multiple awards, including several Latin Grammys, and her 2013 release, La noche más larga, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. Her latest album, Vivir sin mieda (2015), fuses elements of reggae, ragga, flamenco, R&B, Afrobeat, (more...)

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  • Film: ¡Ay, Carmela!

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    7 pm Filmmaker Carlos Saura returns to his bitter childhood memories of the Spanish Civil War in this 1990 film. Carmela, her husband Paulino, and their assistant Gustavete are traveling entertainers, touring the countryside to perform before Republican troops. When they are arrested in Franco-controlled territory, a theatre-loving Italian Fascist commander attempts to bargain with them to stage a burlesque of the Republic in exchange for their freedom. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. Spanish with English subtitles; 103 minutes; rated PG-13. Free ticketed event; tickets available (more...)

  • Film: Las Maestras de la República

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    7 pm Pilar Pérez Solano’s 2013 documentary pays homage to unsung heroes—the many women, mainly primary school teachers, who worked to bring about a more just and equitable society in the brief years of the Second Republic of Spain. Representing a new generation of Spanish women, they were educated and trained together with the men to be the teachers needed by a new Spain. Their work was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, and they were ostracized and persecuted by the Franco regime. Presented in partnership with (more...)