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June 2019
Summer Institutes Performances: The Manoa Project 2019
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.
$10 w/ $2 discount for students, seniors and NHCC members
Summer Institute Performances: Circo Latino 2019
Thursday 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
6 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.
July 2019
¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
6 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 Elsa Menéndez at elsa.menendez@state.nm.us or 505-246-2261, ex. 34744.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)
Domingos en Arte: La Diabla
6 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 music can be powerful and aggressive, romantic and cheerful, even dark and macabre. La Diabla has been described as La Sonora Dinamita meets Daft Punk, or Andrés Landero meets N.W.A.—but with masks, and with something for everyone to dance to!
$15 Adults w/ a $2 discount for NHCC members. Admission is free for children 12 and younger
Thank you to our Performing Arts Season Sponsors Heritage Hotels and Resorts, the Albuquerque Journal and Southwest Airlines!
Salud y Sabor Celebrates Peru: Tradicional
11:30 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, basic information/free screenings from local Western and alternative health practitioners, and a vibrant atmosphere with art activities, storytelling, and live music.
This event is presented as a partnership between the NHCC, Agri-Cultura Network and Street Food Institute.
This event is free and open to the public
Domingos en Arte: Edmar Castañeda
6 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 path, bringing a wholly original voice to jazz and other genres, and taking the world by storm with his virtuosity and command of his instrument. A consummate collaborator, he has formed partnerships with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Wynton Marsalis, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, among others, and has performed at venues including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and the 10th Annual World Harp Congress. “If you aren’t watching Castañeda in action, you might think you’re listening to an ensemble rather than a solo player…. Between both hands, you hear the overlapping polyrhythms of joropo, a complex, triple-meter dance from South America.” (Hartford Courant)
$20 w/ $5 discount for NHCC members and Outpost members; free for children 12 and younger
Thank you to our Performing Arts Season Sponsors Heritage Hotels and Resorts, the Albuquerque Journal and Southwest Airlines!
August 2019
Cardboard Playhouse Presents Disney’s Aladdin, Dual Language Edition
7 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 one another. Together, they work to transcend the barriers between them, and, with a little magic, help create a better future for themselves and for Agrabah. This touching musical adventure will thrill both Spanish- and English-speaking audiences!
$10, $12, $15 w/ $2 discount for seniors, children 12 and under, and NHCC Foundation members
¡Vamos al Museo!
10:30 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)
For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies
Mundos de Mestizaje
12 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 sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural.
Discover on your own by clicking the link HERE.
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Free