New Mexico Ballet Company

LAST CHANCE to experience New Mexico Ballet Company’s Choreographers’ Collective today at 2PM at the Keshet Center for the Arts!

Come support local artists pushing creative boundaries through an eclectic afternoon of original works by local choreographers and dancers. From bold contemporary movement to unexpected storytelling, this show celebrates the incredible artistic voices thriving right here in our community.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see fresh new work, support local performing arts, and celebrate the creativity of New Mexico artists.

📍 Keshet Center for the Arts
🕑 Today at 2PM

KeshetCenterForTheArts DancePerformance

Experience the creativity, passion, and diversity of Albuquerque’s dance community today at NMBC’s Choreographers’ Collective ✨

Join us at 2PM at Keshet Center for the Arts for an exciting afternoon of original works by local choreographers featuring an incredible range of movement styles, artistic voices, and talented dancers from across our community. From contemporary to culturally inspired works, this showcase celebrates the richness and diversity of dance in New Mexico.
Come support local artists, discover new voices in choreography, and be inspired by the power of live performance.

📍 Keshet Center for the Arts
🕑 Today at 2PM

CHOREOGRAPHERS SPOTLIGHT:
Elyse Fahey

Elyse Fahey is a multidisciplinary dance artist from Albuquerque, NM. After completing her training at the Merce Cunningham School in New York in 2006, Elyse began her professional career working with Doug Varone and Dancers, J. García Dance Company, Donna Jewell, and as a freelancer. Her choreography has featured at Carmel Dance Festival, SOLOCOREOGRAFICO in Germany and France, winning the Audience Choice Award, and Cora Dance Festival in Italy. Elyse is the executive director of Studio Sway, a community hub for freelance and independent contemporary dance artists in Albuquerque. She produces concerts, intensives, residencies, and festivals, including the upcoming FRINGE Festival in association with Festival Flamenco Albuquerque 39.

NMBC is very grateful for the opportunity to work with a promote voice of artists within our community. The inclusion of Elyse's piece "NOVA" in our performance highlights the freedom we feel as artists through dance and makes for the perfect closing number of our performance. Here's what Elyse had to share about the piece:

"NOVA was made in 2023 during Elyse's artist residency with the Keshet Makers Space Experience, and funded by a Resiliency Residency grant from the City of Albuquerque's Urban Enhancement Trust Fund. The piece is a celebration of Elyse's first and most beloved dance form, contemporary jazz. "

Be sure to join us TODAY for NMBC's Choreographers' Collective!!!

📅 May 16 & 17
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Keshet Center for the Arts

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now—secure your seat and support dance in our community!

CHOREOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT:
Robbie Rodriguez

Robbie Rodriguez is a dancer, instructor, and choreographer from Albuquerque, NM. Growing up, Robbie trained with elite Dance & Theatre where they specialized in dance theatre based production. In addition, he has studied on scholarship with Joffrey Ballet School in New York City and State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, California. He has had the opportunity to appear in various movies including Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West. Currently, Robbie is a member of the New Mexico Ballet Company where, in addition to dancing, he is the Marketing and Operations Director as well as a rehearsal coach and choreographer for the company. He has originated roles in many of the company’s productions including Jack in Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin in Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, and Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera. His teaching and choreography can be seen throughout the state of New Mexico in various master classes, workshops, performances, and competitions. He is the proud director of Albuquerque Dance Collaborative and a graduate of the University of New Mexico where he coached for the school’s Lobo Dance Team for 10 years and is currently adjunct faculty in the Theatre & Dance department.

For this year’s Collective, Robbie is sharing two original works. One entitled “Maybe” is a piece choreographed for his competition team Albuquerque Dance Collaborative and is about the moment after hardship where you choose to not allow the situation to have power of you.

The second piece is “Cell Block Tango” set on a cast of talented Company Dancers. This piece showcase the strength of these women while being thrown many challenges like dancing on chairs in heels!

Come out this weekend and see all of the amazing work the dancers have been putting into this show!

May 16th and 17th at 2p
Keshet Center for the Arts
Get your tickets now!!

‼️CHOREOGRAPHERS’ COLLECTIVE‼️

Choreographers’ Collective is a space for discovery, risk, and artistic growth. Designed to uplift emerging voices, this initiative gives younger and less experienced choreographers the opportunity to step into the creative process, experiment freely, and bring their ideas to life onstage.

Join us May 16th and 17th for this special performance highlighting the versatility of our company in a celebration of artistry in motion!

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🎬That’s a wrap on Aladdin and the Magic Lamp!

Thank you to the wonderful cast, crew, musicians, staff, and volunteers who brought this wonderful production to live! Thank you to our fearless leader Kelly Ruggiero for sharing your vision and creativity with us! Thank you to for sharing the stage with us and showing what talent our arts community has to offer! And thank you to everyone who came out and watched the show! Supporters like you help keep the arts alive-we hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did!

UP NEXT:
Choreographers’ Collective
May 16th and 17th
Keshet Center for the Arts

Wishing everyone at the **New Mexico Ballet Company**—our dancers, families, supporters, and the entire community—a joyful and peaceful holiday season! ✨
Thank you for being part of our journey and for sharing your love of dance with us. We can’t wait to begin dancing together in the new year and to create even more beautiful moments on stage. 🩰🎉

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✨✨ Final Weekend of The Nutcracker at Popejoy Hall! ✨✨

Step into a world of magic, music, and holiday wonder as New Mexico Ballet Company presents the final weekend of The Nutcracker Ballet at Popejoy Hall! 🎄🩰

Experience the timeless holiday classic brought to life with a FULL live orchestra performed by the incredible New Mexico Philharmonic. 🎶

This year’s performances sparkle even brighter with special guest stars Tyler Angle and Miriam Miller from New York City Ballet—bringing their world-class artistry to Albuquerque for an unforgettable holiday celebration. ✨

Whether it’s your annual tradition or your very first time, this is the perfect way to kick off your holiday season with family, friends, and pure festive magic.

🎁 Don’t wait—tickets are disappearing fast!
✨ Join us for the FINAL weekend and let the wonder of The Nutcracker warm your heart.

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