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NHCC Book Club

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm The NHCC is thrilled to announce that we will be reconnecting in person with lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the far reaches of Latinidad. We will meet on the last Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. In April, we will be reading Afterlife, by Julia Alvarez. Afterlife tells the story of an immigrant writer, reeling from her beloved husband’s sudden death in the wake of her retirement, whose life is further (more…)

An Evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca

30th Anniversary of Blood In, Blood Out Featuring Special Guest Melina Martinez 6:30 pm: Reception and Book Signing 7:30 pm: Readings Join us for an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Blood In, Blood Out on Saturday, April 27 at 6:30 pm. Located in the Bank of America Theatre, this event will feature a reception and book signing for the Blood In, Blood Out Coffee Table Book from 6:30 – 7:30 pm as well as readings featuring Melina Martinez and Jimmy (more…)

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Fiesta Flamenca Saturday

8:00 pm National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Fiesta Flamenca! The Saturday performance features Karime Amaya, Manuel Liñán, Mercedes de Córdoba, & Estévez/Paños. Please note: the Saturday Fiesta Flamenca will have different cast of performers than the Friday night Fiesta Flamenca. $65, $82, $95, $110 & $125 * This price includes a $4/ticket NHCC fee

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Fiesta Flamenca Friday

8:00 pm National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Fiesta Flamenca. The Friday performance features Adela Campallo, Rafael Campallo, Eduardo Guerrero, María Moreno, & Yjastros. Please note: the Friday Fiesta Flamenca will have different cast of performers than the Saturday night Fiesta Flamenca. $65, $82, $95, $110 & $125 * This price includes a $4/ticket NHCC fee

Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest

Convergence x Crossroads: Street Art from the Southwest is an exhibition in the Art Museum at the National Hispanic Cultural Center that showcases the vibrancy and ingenuity of the street art scenes in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, and Northern Mexico presenting artworks by artists who identify as Chicano/a/x, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and Native American.  The artists whose work is featured in the exhibition use the street as their medium to create graffiti and/or murals. On the street, their work is widely accessible to passersby, yet also ephemeral. (more…)

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Manuel Liñán y Compañía: Muerta de Amor

8:00 pm National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present Manuel Liñán y Compañía in Muerta de Amor. A space where desires and dreams exist, which are nourished by the longings of the past. The 12 artists on stage guide us in this tribute to love, in the broadest sense of the word, and its consequences. Muerta de Amor is musically inspired by and takes as its starting point “La Copla”, an update of this genre, bringing new sounds and structures, inspired by this framework and its (more…)

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Mercedes de Córdoba y Compañía: Sí, Quiero

8:00 pm National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present Mercedes de Córdoba y Compañía in Sí, Quiero Considered one of the most powerful and authentic dancers of her generation, Mercedes de Córdoba brings her celebratory personal work to the U.S. for the first time. Sí, Quiero is a categorical answer that admits no doubt. An anachronistic oath, and a forceful and necessary cry that vindicates commitment as a revolutionary act. This beautiful work reaffirms the act of wanting through an artistic discovery of what one is (more…)

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 37: Eduardo Guerrero: Bailar no es Solo Bailar

8:00 pm National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present Eduardo Guerrero y Compañía in the U.S. premiere of Bailar no es Solo Bailar. The incredible Cádiz-born Eduardo Guerrero brings Bailar no es Solo Bailar to the stage, a work full of profound expression. Guerrero aims to dive into the basics in a humble, simple way, without distracting artifacts and observe what happens when we let the minimal invade us, that innocent dance of the beginning returns to our body – what happens when we eliminate all (more…)

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