Image courtesy of Bidewell Photography

New Mexico is blessed with so many overwhelmingly talented people and sometimes putting together a conceptual piece of art can take a village of these artists. While Miraculum is a show compiled from multiple photographers, models and stylists, it is all manifested and executed through the vision of the walking sculpture herself, Felicia Davis. The exhibition's name comes from the small red fruit, the miracle berry, which contains miraculin and causes taste receptors to interpret flavors to be far sweeter than normal. Felicia hopes to alter the receptors of viewers, making this alternate reality of photographs that much sweeter. Each image in the collection is unaltered, captured portrait-style. Stop by Strangeflock Gallery on Friday, Feb. 1 at 4:30pm for the opening reception and a meet and greet with collective of artists that contributed to this show. It is on display through Feb. 28 for all ages, though there is implied nudity in many of the images. Take in all of the magic for free.

  (Mayo Lua de Frenchie)

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By most measures, Jonathan Larson’s musical play RENT is the game-changing show that changed the face of Broadway musicals forever when it was first staged back in 1996. Albuquerqueans can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning production right here at home, as the tour stops at Popejoy Hall Friday Feb. 15 at 7:30pm; Saturday Feb. 16 at 2 and 8pm; and Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1pm. RENT is a creative re-imagining of the classic Puccini opera, La Bohème, and follows seven struggling artists in lower Manhattan’s East Village over the course of one year. The tragic backstory of RENT is that Larson died suddenly from an undiagnosed genetic heart problem the night before the show opened off-Broadway. He never got to see its incredible success; but you can, for a price. Tickets are $48 to $83.

  (Alisa Valdes)

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So, you don’t like the way men are managing the world? Playwright Drue Robinson has an idea that might help. Withhold sex. Just, like, stop fucking the bastards. Tell them that unless and until they get their shit together, it will be no nookie for them. This is the premise behind Robinson’s play Lysistrata: A Woman’s Perspective, opening at Vortex Theatre Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30pm and runs through Sunday, March 3. An adaptation of the original play by Aristophanes, Robinson’s version tells the story of the conflict between Sparta and Athens from the point of view of the wife of one of the military leaders, with insightful comedic results. It is not hyperbole to call this a work of genius, as Robinson is literally a Mensa Scholar in creative writing. (Alisa Valdes)