7 pm Before Night Falls, based on the writer’s autobiography of the same name, is the story of Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, born in rural Oriente province in 1943. After joining the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959, Arenas moved to Havana, where he joined a circle of writers and […]
7 pm Mondays in the Sun (Los lunes al sol) follows five unemployed shipworkers in the Spanish port city of Vigo. Down on their luck, they pass their time at La Naval, a bar that one of them opened after the shipyard closed, and face their futures in makeshift ways—encouraging each other to search for […]
8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Marco Flores in Entrar al Juego. In this contemporary and very theatrical production, Flores manipulates space and experiments with time—slowing it down, speeding it up, and changing its direction to open up a temporary timeline from another world and trap people and objects in an alternative […]
8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Jesús Carmona in Impetu’s, an evening of extraordinary contemporary flamenco along with classic Spanish dance. From his beginnings as a dancer in other companies through the founding and maturation of his own company, Jesús Carmona has always aspired to have his creations serve as a showcase […]
7 pm An epic drama of power, passion, and betrayal set during the Spanish Inquisition. Celebrated painter Francisco Goya is drawn into a web of deception when his muse and inspiration Inés is imprisoned for heresy against the Church, and he seeks to free her with the help of Inquisitor Brother Lorenzo. When the duplicitous […]
8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Fiesta Flamenca, a star-studded evening of music and dance illustrating the range of dynamic styles presented in Festival Flamenco. Elegance, sophistication, and physical brilliance challenge the audience to experience flamenco in all of its forms. Juxtaposing heritage and innovation, this vibrant display of artistry highlights the distinctive […]
2 pm Join Vanessa Fonseca, Assistant Professor, English - Arizona State University; Levi Romero, Assistant Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies – University of New Mexico; and Trisha Martínez, Ph.D. Student, American Studies – University of New Mexico, as they discuss the Manito Trail. This is an interdisciplinary ethnographic project documenting Hispanic New Mexican, or Manito, […]
4 pm to 7 pm Join us for the New Mexico True Closing Celebration for Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque 2017. The closing celebration for the festival’s 30th year, sponsored by the National Institute of Flamenco, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New Mexico Tourism Department, will […]
10 pm to 1 am Join us for Festival Flamenco: The After Party to close out Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque’s 30th year! After our final show, we will be having a party on the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Plaza Mayor, featuring the band Son Como Son. Food trucks and a beer garden will be […]
7 pm It’s that time again! The Barelas Coffee House and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present the second annual Remember the Time Allstar Friends Dance and Concert. Get ready to enjoy music from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s performed by some of Albuquerque's favorite entertainers. We'll have you dancing, singing, and reminiscing through […]
7 pm An innocent desire blossoms into a romance for the ages in this stunning epic, based on Gabriel García Márquez’ best-selling novel. At the turn of the 20th century, youthful romantic Florentino Ariza spots the beautiful and sheltered Fermina Daza and immediately falls in love. Denied by her father, he refuses to give up […]
6 pm On Point Dance Studio presents our 2017 Summer Recital. Students will perform routines they have learned during the spring semester—a combination of folklorico, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and contemporary dance. $12, $17, $22 The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC […]
7 pm Vicky and Cristina, two young Americans spending a summer in Spain, meet a charming Casanova and his beautiful but volatile ex-wife. When they all become romantically entangled, the sparks begin to fly in hilarious fashion, lighting up the stunning city of Barcelona. The sexy, romantic comedy has been described as “one of Woody […]
Thursday—8 pm Friday—8 pm The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces—join the Manoa Project Teen Ensemble for a stirring performance of a fully produced original show written and created by a group of theatre students who have trained and worked together over four weeks. The performance, inspired by themes of community, agriculture, […]
Thursday—5 pm Friday—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, exploring themes of community, agriculture, farming and our relationship with nature as presented in the NHCC Art Museum exhibit Outstanding in […]
7 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 that explore their own inner voices and the themes of community, agriculture, farming and our relationship with nature represented in the NHCC Art Museum’s current exhibit Outstanding […]