Found Objects Flamenco Like You Mean It Appreciate the folkloric Spanish art form known as flamenco, but don’t fully grasp the history and culture behind it all? Yjastros 34: The [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 14, 2019 Read More
La López Returns: Famed Chicana Painter Póla López Is Back For Qué Chola Exhibit Famed Chicana Painter Póla López Is Back For Qué Chola Exhibit Born and raised in Las Vegas, N.M., Póla López nows lives in Los Angeles and is one of the best-loved painters in contemporary [...] Michael Rascon \ Mar 07, 2019 Read More Póla López (courtesy of the artist)
He’s Bringing Funny Back: Comedian Will Spottedbear Is Back In Burque Comedian Will Spottedbear Is Back In Burque I caught up with Will Spottedbear on the phone as he drove from Minneapolis to Oklahoma City a few days ago. Spottedbear says [...] Alisa Valdes \ Mar 07, 2019 Read More Will Spottedbear (courtesy of the artist)
Creative Conjuring: Local Artists Talk Process Local Artists Talk Process I posed the question “What is your creative process like?” to four local artists. Here are the answers they gave.Eryn Bent, Singer-SongwriterI’m an [...] Alisa Valdes \ Mar 07, 2019 Read More
Author Profile: Jennifer Givhan Poet Jennifer Givhan Writes Us A Thing When you’re writing about a writer as deft and decorated as Albuquerque’s Jennifer Givhan, the most sensible thing to do is to throw [...] Alisa Valdes \ Feb 28, 2019 Read More
The Secret Painter Vicente Telles Grapples With Growing Fame In my experience, there are really only two kinds of artists in the word. There are those mediocre practitioners who strut through life, [...] Alisa Valdes \ Feb 28, 2019 Read More Albuquerque santero and painter Vicente Telles is a rising star in the national postmodern Chicano art scene. (courtesy of the artist)
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ballet Rep Shines In A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ballet Repertory Theatre of New Mexico is once again staging the full-length classical ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the KiMo Theatre, and [...] Alisa Valdes \ Feb 28, 2019 Read More Katherine Liljestrand as Titania, Queen of the Fairies, in Ballet Repertory Theatre of NM’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Jeff Giese)
Albee Damned (Good) Local Actresses Dish On Their Roles In Pulitzer-Winning Play Edward Albee is one of the best playwrights the United States has ever produced. As with many great writers, he came from a [...] Alisa Valdes \ Feb 21, 2019 Read More Left to right: Actresses Lacey Bingham, Laura Norman and Tilcara Webb star in Aux Dog Theatre's rendition of Three Tall Women. (VJ Liberatori)
Poetry Out Loud Abq Local Teens Compete In Nationwide Poetry Competition This Sunday, Feb. 24, all of the past and present poet laureates for the City of Albuquerque will perform their work at Bookworks [...] Alisa Valdes \ Feb 21, 2019 Read More Last year's competitors in the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition. Support this year's crew by attending a reading at Bookworks Sunday Feb. 24. (Tim Keller photography)
Found Objects Spring Into Dance The University of New Mexico’s dance department kicks off its 2019 spring production season with the faculty dance concert, Forefront, opening Friday, Feb. [...] Alisa Valdes \ Feb 21, 2019 Read More