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Summer Institute Performances: Circo Latino 2019
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NMThursday at 5 pm Friday at 10 am The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces— come see young artists, ages 8-13, present an original show featuring trapeze, juggling, stilting, acrobatics, clowning, live music, and more. Free event with a suggested donation of $5 Deep gratitude to our sponsors who make the program possible: The McCune Foundation, Nusenda, City of Albuquerque Urban Enhancement Fund, Department of Cultural Affairs, Vintage Albuquerque, and the U.S. Forest Service.
Summer Institutes Performances: Voces 2019
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-306 pm The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces— students from the Voces writing program will perform selected pieces from their month of intensive writing—poetry, prose, monologues and more. Free public event; suggested donation $5 Thank you to the City of Albuquerque for their support of this program.
¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-246 pm to 8:15 pm 6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class. No experience is necessary to participate in this class. 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes. Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends. There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, contact (more...)
Domingos en Arte: La Diabla
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States6 pm Domingos en Arte, the summer music and dance series presented by MelazaMusic and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, enters its fourth season, with concerts scheduled through August. We have invited a wide range of Latin artists for family-friendly summer Sundays that feature live music, drinks, and delicious Latin cuisine in the NHCC’s enchanting Fountain Courtyard. La Diabla, from Tijuana, BC, Mexico, performing on July 7, has been “cumbiando” since before it was cool. The band’s name comes from an old Celso Piña tune, and their (more...)
Salud y Sabor Celebrates Peru: Tradicional
Domenici Education Building - Grand Hall11:30 am to 2:30 pm Salud y Sabor is a free late morning/early afternoon of food, art, health, culture, and entertainment that celebrates our communities and connects families with nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and play. Once a month, community members gather for cooking demonstrations using fresh, locally grown ingredients, fun art and movement activities for kids and adults, health screenings, cultural exchange, and live entertainment. Join us for free samples of local produce and special recipes. All activities emphasize traditional Latin American and Indigenous food and culture, (more...)
Domingos en Arte: Edmar Castañeda
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States6 pm Domingos en Arte, the summer music and dance series presented by MelazaMusic and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, enters its fourth season, with concerts scheduled through August. We have invited a wide range of Latin artists for family-friendly summer Sundays that feature live music, drinks, and delicious Latin cuisine in the NHCC’s enchanting Fountain Courtyard. On July 21, a partnership with Outpost Productions and the New Mexico Jazz Festival brings Colombian-born harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda to the courtyard stage. Castañeda has forged a unique musical (more...)
Quintessence: 7th Annual Summer Choral Festival (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM3 pm in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre, with a 2 pm pre-concert lecture in the Wells Fargo Auditorium Quintessence: Choral Artists of the Southwest present a concert of works from their 7th Annual Summer Choral Festival. Join the 100-voice festival chorus performing glorious works of Brahms and Beethoven for choir and orchestra, and the Scholars' Chamber Chorus performing a fantastic set of works by contemporary women composers. $10 w/ $5 discount for students The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC (more...)
Cardboard Playhouse Presents Disney’s Aladdin, Dual Language Edition
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7 pm—Friday 2 pm—Saturday & Sunday Disney's Aladdin, Dual Language Edition features the Academy Award-winning score from Disney's animated classic, with lyrics in both Spanish and English and a revamped plot that creates dramatic necessity for the bilingual script. The story begins centuries ago, when the royalty of Agrabah spoke one language and the citizens another. Communication is impossible without translation—which is controlled by the evil vizier, Jafar. When the rebellious princess Jazmin and a delinquent street rat, Aladdin, meet in the marketplace, they find something special in (more...)
¡Vamos al Museo!
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:30 am to 12 pm A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building. Please pre-register HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare) This month, work with guest artist Sean Wells who will discuss working in the contemporary style inspired by traditional Spanish Colonial Art forms. She will lead us in a painting workshop using (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States12 pm to 5 pm 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 (more...)