30 Years of Keshet

Keshet Dance Company & Center for the Arts is celebrating 30 years of impact in dance, mentorship, and social justice. This milestone event honors Keshet’s legacy while looking toward the future, reinforcing our commitment to community, creativity, and justice. The year of programming will include performances, events, and other unique opportunities to bring our community together in celebration!

Keshet Dance Company was founded in Albuquerque, NM in 1996 with a commitment to breaking barriers in the dance field. Over the past 30 years, Founder and Artistic Director Shira Greenberg has grown Keshet to a powerhouse in the Albuquerque arts community, going from a volunteer-run organization in the 90s to over 30 staff members in 2025–including full-time employment for Company members, a rarity in the dance industry!

Company repertory includes the groundbreaking production Nutcracker on the Rocks, an ABQ holiday staple for 20 years that featured professional, pre-professional, and community dancers together, and Movement for Mercy, an iterative contemporary dance performance examining & re-imagining US juvenile justice systems, co-created by collaborating artists inside and outside of prison walls.

Keshet’s 30th anniversary season brings:

• a new Company show with an original score by local composer Zachariah Julian and choreography by Keshet Company Dancer Ana Lopes Aréchiga,
• a look at choreography from Founder/Artistic Director Shira Greenberg,
• a large multi-phase renovation project for the Keshet Center for the Arts
• and so much more!

Looking forward, Keshet’s future is full of unlimited possibilities!