Revolutions International Theatre Festival: Engine, Un día más sobre la tierra

8 pm Engine, from Argentina and France, presents Un día más sobre la tierra, a concert featuring violent and sophisticated guitars, overlapped by the raw voices of two actor-musicians. The songs, woven of Latin American rhythms and rock dynamics, punctuated by simple and powerful theatrical ruptures, poetically tell the story of an ancient device floating unseen over the skies of the world. The elegant protagonists sing without stopping, dance scandalously, and throw themselves on the floor with attractive complicity. Engine, the always invisible machine, carries the rhythm (more…)

Revolutions International Theatre Festival: TRI-CICLO

8 pm Presented by Colombia’s Picnic, TRI-CICLO begins with a direct, personal conversation between the performers and the audience outside the theatre. The audience then settles in for an engrossing journey full of unforgettable characters and situations, improvised in the moment, blossoming from that opening conversation. $26 w/ $6 discount for students & seniors; group rates available

Revolutions International Theatre Festival: Ndere Troupe, Obuntu Pearls

8 pm—Friday 2 pm—Sunday Presented by Uganda’s Ndere Troupe, Obuntu Pearls is the celebration of “the beauty in humanity,” where cultural variation is celebrated as wealth and not a reason for conflict, and where respect is for all—irrespective of socioeconomic status, color, gender, creed, nationality, age or political affiliation. “The reason we call ourselves Ndere (Flute) Troupe is not only because the flute produces very soothing and peaceful music, but, more importantly, because the flute is the only musical instrument that we know exists in all cultures (more…)

Día de los Muertos: Despedida

5 pm to 7 pm Día de Muertos is an annual traditional holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and many Hispanic communities. Join the NHCC and experienced, knowledgeable local artists to learn about the meaning of this celebration, the traditional arts and crafts associated with the celebration and development of ofrendas that honor families and individuals. The National Hispanic Cultural Center will hold its annual Despedida to celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, poetry and hands-on art making at this time-honored community gathering. This is a great event (more…)

Globalquerque 2016 Free Global Fiesta

10:30am – 4pm A free fun-filled day for all ages packed with educational workshops, hands-on art activities, films, and performances. Join us for a variety of international dance classes, a chance to play with circus equipment and musical instruments from around the world, food and crafts for sale in the Global Village, free entrance to the museum, and more! For the full schedule, visit here.

Film: Favela Rising (Brazil)

2 pm ¡Globalquerque!, Avokado Artists, and the NHCC present the International Cinema Series in September; films in this series are presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Twelfth Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 23 & 24. The schedule includes the two films that will be shown during the free Global Fiesta on September 24, including Favela Rising. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, a former drug trafficker turns social revolutionary in Rio de (more…)

Film: Benda Bilili (The Democratic Republic of Congo/France)

12 pm ¡Globalquerque!, Avokado Artists, and the NHCC present the International Cinema Series in September; films in this series are presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Twelfth Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 23 & 24. The schedule includes the two films that will be shown during the free Global Fiesta on September 24, including Benda Bilili. Staff Benda Bilili (in English, “look beyond”) is a group of street musicians in Kinshasa, capital of the war-torn Democratic Republic of (more…)

Film: The Farewell Party/Mita Tova (Israel, 2014)

7 pm ¡Globalquerque!, Avokado Artists, and the NHCC present the International Cinema Series in September; films in this series are presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Twelfth Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 23 & 24. An irreverent, bittersweet tragicomedy by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon about residents in a Jerusalem retirement home, including a longtime amateur inventor who is prevailed upon to build a self-euthanasia machine to help a terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin (more…)

Film: Owl and the Sparrow/Cú Và Chim Se Se (Vietnam)

7 pm ¡Globalquerque!, Avokado Artists, and the NHCC present the International Cinema Series in September; films in this series are presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Twelfth Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 23 & 24. A young orphan girl who refuses to surrender her optimism despite difficult circumstances brings two unlikely strangers together in Stephane Gauger’s comedy drama. Supporting herself by selling flowers on the streets of Saigon, she meets a lonely zookeeper and a beautiful flight attendant, (more…)

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