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Whether your cultural interests are high brow or pop or somewhere in between, Santa Fe’s reputation for celebrating the human spirit encompasses renowned opera, theater, literature, film, painting and sculpture, folk art, and a dozen festivals and markets that draw locals and visitors from around the world. Read more about Arts & Culture...
The Santa Fe TV Show
by Editor • The Santa Fe TV Show
Mar 11, 2010
We are excited to bring you an entertaining web based TV SHOW that "shows off" Santa Fe and all of New Mexico! This monthly, web show will include the very best of the local flavors of New Mexico from our interesting people, the amazing outdoors, and the very best of Santa Fe and really--all of New Mexico! We will also feature "local" hosts as guides as we journey and explore our gorgeous state!
La Tienda at Eldorado and The Art Garden
Against the Grain
Against the Grain runs through March 30 at the La Tienda Exhibit Space
by Editor • SantaFe.com
Mar 5, 2010
La Tienda at Eldorado and The Art Garden are proud to sponsor Against the Grain, a new and energetic exhibition featuring the works of 18 talented artists. The exhibition, led by Santa Fe artists Christopher Merlyn and Pablo Ancona, features original paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings and mixed media work by a range of accomplished and innovative artists.
The 2010 Opera Season Schedule
by Editor • SantaFe.com
Oct 23, 2009
The Santa Fe Opera's 2010 Season includes three "top-ten" operas-celebrated classics by Puccini, Mozart and Offenbach-along with a major world premiere and a charming comedy by Benjamin Britten.
Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys
by Jeffrey Laing • SantaFe.com
Feb 23, 2010
For the first three weekends in March, Santa Fe Performing Arts Company (SFPA) will present the 1972 beloved Neil Simon comedy The Sunshine Boys (SB) at the Armory for the Arts on Old Pecos Trail (Santa Fe). The premise is simple. Aging Al Lewis and Willy Clark are a successful vaudeville team of four decades (“Lewis and Clark”) who are no longer in show business due to a rancorous and unwanted (by Willy) break up. It is eleven years later and CBS wants the duo to reunite for a special show on the history of comedy.
The Laugh of the Irish
The Arden Players’ Production of Three Short Irish Comedies
by Jeffrey Laing • SantaFe.com
Feb 19, 2010
Presently known for mounting well-received productions of Shakespeare and Moliere, The Arden Plays (TAP) will continue their mission of performing masterpieces of world drama for Santa Fe audiences. In time for St. Patrick’s Day, “The Laugh of the Irish” (LOI) is composed of three twentieth century Celtic short comedies—John Millington Synge’s “In the Shadow of the Glen,” George Bernard Shaw’s “The Dark Lady of the Sonnets,” and John B. Keane’s “The Matchmaker.” The plays will all be directed by TAP Founder and Artistic Director Deborah Dennison. LOI will be presented the first three weekends in March at the Teatro Paraguas Studio (3221 Richards Lane, Suite B).
Arts & Culture in Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe is a small town, but large in its embrace of the arts, and its many cultural attractions. Perhaps best known as a center for visual art, Santa Fe offers a huge variety of performing arts as well. Music, dance and theater all play a vital role in the life of Santa Fe. In addition, many of the country’s most creative writers call Santa Fe their primary home.
The Santa Fe Opera is a unique venue that attracts both an international audience and international performers. This year’s season, which runs from July 3rd through August 29th includes performances of La Traviata, Don Giovanni, The Elixir of Love, Alceste, and The Letter. Located just north of the city, the Santa Fe Opera is an open air celebration, and tickets usually sell out well in advance of performances. The “tailgate” parties that are held in the parking areas of the Opera complex prior to performances are not to be missed.
The Lensic Performing Arts Center in downtown Santa Fe produces theatrical, dance and musical events, as well as performances of the spoken word. When the Santa Fe Opera is not in season, the Lensic provides large screen digital projection and sound from the Metropolitan Opera. This incredible facility was built in 1931 and attracted performers such as Rita Hayworth, Roy Rogers, Judy Garland and Yehudi Menuhin. A completely remodeled and updated Lensic opened in April 2001 with state of the art audio and video systems, while still preserving the historic nature of one of Santa Fe’s most important facilities.
The annual Santa Fe Film Festival is held in December and attracts new works from directors and producers all over the world. Smaller venues for the performing arts abound in Santa Fe, ranging from large halls to coffee shops and bistros. In the performing arts, there’s always something new happening in Santa Fe.
