There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.
EXTRAVAGANZA ON MUSEUM HILL
September 21, 20241:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Milner Plaza on Museum Hill
FREE Admission All Day
Join us for a celebration of Mexican cultural heritage with a vibrant fusion of music, dance, theater, educational activities, and a live luchador wrestling match on Milner Plaza! This event will highlight some of the rich regional cultural traditions reflected in our current exhibition La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, and honor the history and living traditions of Indigenous communities of Mexico and our region. This event is being produced in collaboration by the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Art and Culture and supported by the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA).
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1:10 PM - Kick things off with an Indigenous Blessing by Former Governor Mark Mitchell, Tesuque Pueblo, followed by a four directions blessing by Danza Tonantzin de Analco.
1:30 - 1:40 PM - Danza del Venado, or traditional Deer Dance performance of the Yaqui Indians by Diego Martinez and Los Niños de Santa Fe’s Adult Ensemble. Introduction by Patricia Pinzón Sánchez, consul of Mexico in Albuquerque.
2:00 - 2:30 PM - Cloud Eagle Dance Group, Jemez Pueblo
2:30 - 3:00 PM - Mariachi Euforia
3:00 - 3:30 PM - Marvel at the hoop dancing of Lightning Boy
4:00 - 5:30 PM - Rock out with Tropa Magica’s electrifying, psychedelic cumbia-centered performance.
5:30 - 6:30 PM - A live Lucha Libre match, Mexican wrestling, produced by Duke City Championship Wrestling
Throughout the run of the program:
Hands-on Art Making at MOIFA and MIAC
Connect with Community Organizations
Food Trucks, paletas, churros, and more!
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FREE Concert
Mariachi Euforia will be performing a part of the Extravaganza on Museum Hill on Sept 21st.
Presented in conjunction with La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste exhibition concert series.
FREE concert. Reserve in Advance Here
The concert series is generously supported by the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA).
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VIVA MEXICO! The Music, Dance, And Poetry of Mexico
September 21, 20248:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Join us in the Vernick Auditorium for a special production by Teatro Paraguas of ¡Viva México! The Music, Dance and Poetry of Mexico. Beginning in an age before Spanish was even spoken in the Americas, continuing up to present times, ¡Viva México! celebrates the incredibly rich heritage of Mexican music, dance and poetry through a fully staged, choreographed production that coincides with the Mexican Día de La Independencia or Independence Day (September 16).
- 8 - 9:30 PM - General Performance Admission | $ 25.00
Singers, musicians and dancers from Teatro Paraguas as well as Ballet Folclórico Xóchitl, Los Niños de Santa Fe, and Music Director Thelma Arguello, come together in a lively performance of songs and dances from Pre-Columbian Aztec times, through the ages of Spanish colonization, Mexican Independence, and up to the modern era. Interspersed between music and dance numbers, actors from Teatro Paraguas celebrate the Mexican poetic tradition through showcasing the poetry of contemporary, living Mexican poets.
Music and dance in the show include the Aztec Tonantzin, 19th century varsovianas, waltzes, serenades, the lively La Cucaracha, ending with the popular Huapango de Moncayo.
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