Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company Presents Yjastros By Design

8 pm—Friday 2 pm & 8 pm—Saturday Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company Presents Yjastros By Design, the seasonal culmination of the company’s progression and evolution. This season’s performances show the company’s resurgence from a challenging period that has deepened the members’ resolve to continue honing their flamenco expression in new ways. Yjastros By Design features intricate re-imaginings of choreographic masterpieces set on Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company by Artistic Director Joaquín Encinias, together with guest artist Lidón Patiño from Castellón, Spain, and other choreographers. Both Encinias and Patiño will take the (more…)

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Compañía Flamenca Nino de los Reyes

8 pm (MST) More information and tickets available HERE. Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Compañía Flamenca Nino de los Reyes –PerpetuARTE (lucha contra la extinción) Grammy-award winning flamenco dancer Nino de los Reyes presents his latest work, PerpetuARTE, an exploration of artists’ will to survive and prevail against even the most difficult of circumstances. Baile, Dirección: Nino de los Reyes Baile: Triana Maciel Prats, Isaac de los Reyes Guitarra: José Luis de La Paz

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Caminos Flamencos

8 pm (MST) More information and tickets available HERE. Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Caminos Flamencos – Nuestro Camino “In a tribute to resilience and longevity in a post-pandemic world, Nuestro Camino celebrates Caminos Flamencos’ 28-year history as one of the most prolific and eclectic flamenco companies in the U.S. Honoring Festival Flamenco Alburquerque in its own journey, Nuestro Camino features the talents of its longtime company members. Emmy winning Artistic Director Yaelisa, a second-generation flamenca, brings a performance of rich improvisatory simplicity and gratitude for a life well-lived.

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Yjastros: The American Flamenco Company with invited guests

8 pm (MST) More information and tickets available HERE. Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Yjastros: The American Flamenco Company with invited guests Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company showcases choreographies from flamenco’s top creators. Join Yjastros for a special evening featuring invited guests Vicente Griego y Revózo Juan Siddi Chuscales Valeria Montes and Juani de la Isla

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Compañia Flamenca Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Angeles

8 pm (MST) More information and tickets available HERE. Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Compañia Flamenca Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Angeles – Mestizaje Puro Acclaimed flamenco artists residing in Los Angeles, Compañia Flamenca Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Angeles present Mestizaje Puro, a powerful new flamenco show. “Embracing our Cosmic Mestizaje and channeling and honoring the Ancestors. Flamen-Curando the colonial wound and claiming our birthright to and inheritance of the art that is Flamenco, the art that became our collective cry for freedom and our medicine, just (more…)

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 2021: Compañía Flamenca Irene Lozano “Lachiqui de Málaga”

8 pm (MST) More information and tickets available HERE. The National Institute of Flamenco and Festival Flamenco Alburquerque present Compañía Flamenca Irene Lozano “Lachiqui de Málaga” – Las Mujeres Que Habitan en Mi. From renowned flamenco dancer Irene Lozano “Lachiqui de Málaga” comes the new show “Las Mujeres Que Habitan en Mi,” a stunning tribute to all of the women and the possibilities that have influenced her life and art.

¡Música del Corazón!—Mariachis y Flamencos: New Mexico’s Beloved Stepchildren

3 pm Free community event on the NHCC YouTube Channel HERE On the wings of melody, rhythm, and poetry, ¡Música del Corazón! concerts, featuring new groups and different traditions each year, tell us as much about our past as about our future. The concerts honor the contributions of John Donald Robb, Sr., former dean of UNM’s College of Fine Arts and a recognized music pioneer, and are dedicated in memory of his son, John Donald Robb, Jr., a driving force in the development of the UNM John (more…)

Pre-Performance Talk: Yjastros: Xicano Power

7:15 pm Friday, 3:15 pm Saturday A special pre-show conversation before the Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company: Xicano Power performance will take place in the NHCC Visual Arts Museum. National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present the Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company in Xicano Power. Xicano Power is the seasonal culmination of Yjastros’ progression and evolution. This performance made its world premiere at the 2023 Festival de Jerez, marking the first time a company from the United States was ever invited to perform in the prestigious international (more…)

Virtual: Inside Yjastros

8 pm (MTS) Virtual performance with a digital viewing pass. Get pass HERE Link and password will be sent to you one hour before the premiere, providing 48 hours of access. In 1999, Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company set forth on an artistic journey that would become America’s most distinctive flamenco project. This revolutionary performance entity combines the mosaic quality of the American repertory company with the authentic idiom of flamenco, creating a living archive of choreographic masterworks.

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