
about us
The Keshet Story
Founded in 1996, Keshet is an Albuquerque-based nonprofit which exists to inspire and unite community by fostering unlimited possibilities through dance, mentorship and a creative space for the arts. Uniting the arts, the artist and the audience, Keshet invites you to engage, experience and be inspired through bold explorations of movement and celebrations of community.
Located at Keshet Center for the Arts, all of Keshet’s programming is based on the core values of inclusion, authenticity, excellence, opportunity, fluidity and personal growth.
Global to Local; Local to Global
Exchanging contemporary dance through:
- Keshet International Dance Residencies and Events Year round programming of performances, master classes, shindigs, gatherings, and makers space with international and national visiting contemporary dance artists at the Keshet Center for the Arts; bringing global to local.
- Keshet New Dance Works – Creation and Touring (Keshet Dance Company) New works created for and with Keshet by local, national, and international choreographers; created locally, toured globally.
The Business of Art
Advancing the arts economy through:
- Keshet Ideas and Innovation Community (KIIC, pronounced “kick”) A business incubator and resource programming for arts entrepreneurs; championing the value of the artist and the arts economy.
- Makers Space and Residency Opportunities Multiple residency formats supporting performing artists at the Keshet Center for the Arts.
Intersection of Arts & Justice
Moving life’s narrative through:
- Movement + Mentorship = Metamorphosis (M3) Keshet’s M3 Program uses the vehicle of dance to engage, educate, and empower incarcerated and paroling youth and young adults.
- Arts & Justice Network (AJN) New Mexico’s network of community partners, launched and managed by Keshet, to support system-impacted youth within the full juvenile justice continuum via the arts. The Network focuses on direct services & professional development/peer learning, research & evaluation, and youth driven policy/advocacy initiatives, supporting local and national juvenile justice reform.
- Movement for Mercy co-created performance installations with system-impacted youth; including residencies and partnerships throughout the U.S.
Community Dance Education & Performance
Propelling movement in excellence, personal groupth, inclusion, authenticity, fluidity and opportunity, through:
- Community Dance Classes Everyone should dance! Keshet classes are available to all levels, ages, and abilities from beginner to professional; from age 2 to 102. To insure these classes are truly available to all, Keshet offers an unlimited, non-competitive scholarship program for dancers under 18 years old, and a Work/Study trade program for dancers 18+.
- Mixed Ability/Adaptive Dance Insuring that dance programming is available and accessible to all dancers, including dancers and choreographers with differing physical and/or developmental abilities.
- Keshet Pre-Professional Education (KP3) Comprehensive programming for students to pursue focused training in dance technique, choreography, performance and/or technical theater; preparing them for a career and/or higher education in their fields of interest.
- Community Engagement Programming Includes the Title I Homeless Project, DEA Dance Project, and many other community partnerships.
- Community Performance Series Highlighting the talent of our local and regional community, Keshet’s Community Performances have included Nutcracker on the Rocks, Alice, Winter and Spring Dance Concerts, Choreographers’ Showcases, and more!
Keshet Dance Company is a 501 c3 non-profit and have been in good standing since 1996. Our EIN number is 85-0436623.
Staff
Staff Directory
Shira Greenberg, Founder and Artistic Director: Shira@KeshetArts.org
Adrian Moore Trask, Director of Business Advancement: Adrian@KeshetArts.org
Megan de Roiz Yankee, Advancement Manager: Megan@KeshetArts.org
Ana Lopes Arechiga, Director of Programming: Ana@KeshetArts.org
Lindsay Shettlesworth, Human Resources Director: Lindsay@KeshetArts.org
Danielle Estabrook, Full Charge Bookkeeper: Danielle@KeshetArts.org
Sophia Phillips, M3 Education Director: Sophia@KeshetArts.org
Emily Dunkin, Database Manager: Emily@KeshetArts.org
Carolyn Tobias, Communications Director: Carolyn@KeshetArts.org
Truitt McKinney, Digital Communications Coordinator: Marketing@KeshetArts.org
Sarah Gonzales, Pre-Professional Education Director: Sarah@KeshetArts.org
Marissa Reynolds, Community Resource Manager (+ Volunteers): Marissa@KeshetArts.org
Alissa Trujillo, Community Relations Manager: Alissa@KeshetArts.org
Sebrena Figueroa, Keshet Conceirge: Sebrena@KeshetArts.org
Diana MacNeil, Costumer: Diana@KeshetArts.org
Lara Segura, Youth Leader Program Manager: Lara@KeshetArts.org
Jaden Adeyemi, Youth Leader
Emani Brooks, Youth Leader
Juliana Gorena, Youth Leader
Alyssa Lopez, M3 Youth Advisor
Paul Cuffee, Tech & Facilities Manager: Paul@KeshetArts.org
Eddie Carrion, Tech & Facilities Support
Company Dancers:
Ana Lopes Arechiga, Ana@KeshetArts.org
Sonia Bologa, Sonia@KeshetArts.org
Lara Segura, Lara@KeshetArts.org
Teaching Faculty:
Ana Lopes Arechiga
Sarah Bennett
Sonia Bologa
Sonya Garcia
Sadie Gelb
Sarah Gonzales
Nichole Goodmann
Shira Greenberg
Diana MacNeil
Sophia Phillips
Marissa Reynolds
Lara Segura
Lindsay Shettlesworth
Alana Tobias
Adrian Moore Trask
Samantha Archuleta
Peter Bennett
Alisa Damolt
Angel Gomez
Gabriel Gonzales
Sarah Groth
Marta Lichlyter
Shane Montoya
Corey Nagel
Jake Sheets
Board of Directors
Board President:
Tom Wolinski, Fiasco Fine Wine
Immediate Past Board President:
Randy Trask, New Mexico Trade Alliance
Board Vice President:
Manuel Montoya, Associate Professor of International Management and Global Structures / Chair of Creative Enterprise, UNM Anderson School of Management
Treasurer:
Randy Trask, New Mexico Trade Alliance
Secretary:
Sean Herring, Senior International Business Regulatory Affairs Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories
Members at Large:
Toni Balzano
Arlyn Crow, Adams + Crow Law Firm
Dovya Friedman, Utility Agency
Shira Greenberg, Founder & Artistic Director, Keshet
Liz Groth, Nurse, Presbyterian Health Care
Amanda Spinney, Sandia National Laboratories
Amy Stangel, Hanseatic Management Services
Supporters
Supporters
- Aroha Philanthropies
- Jewish Federation of New Mexico
- National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council
- Nusenda Foundation
- Sandia Foundation’s Hugh and Helen Woodward Fund of the Albuquerque Community Foundation
- Southwest Capital Bank
- Wells Fargo Foundation
WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
Keshet (Keshet Dance Company) is a private, non-profit organization according to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are tax-deductible.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
Keshet would like to thank our entire Cast of Characters, especially those in the following supporting roles whose financial and in-kind contributions make a difference in supporting “unlimited possibilities” in Fiscal Year 2019-20 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).
* All or a portion of the gift is in-kind
~ Sustainers Club member
Celebrating Dance & Community: Keshet is the guest of Silverkite Podcast
Learn about Keshet with Pat Allen: Weekly Edition Fall 2019
Producers ($10,000+)
Albuquerque Community Foundation
Bernalillo County – Board of County Commissioners
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of New Mexico
City of Albuquerque – Cultural Services Department
Elizabeth Lonergan, PT, DPT*
Eurasia Foundation
Peacock Law P.C.*
PNM Resources Foundation
McCune Charitable Foundation
McCune Charitable Foundation – New Mexico Collaborative Zone Grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
United Way of Central New Mexico
Vintage Albuquerque
Choreographers ($5,000-$9,999)
Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation
City of Albuquerque – Urban Enhancement Trust Fund CARES
Relief Fund
New Mexico Arts
New Mexico Humanities Council
Nusenda Credit Union Foundation
Osteostrong Albuquerque Midtown*
Sandia Foundation’s Hugh and Helen Woodward Fund of the Albuquerque Community Foundation
Southwest Capital Bank
Stephen and Kristine Wade
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wray & Girard, P.C.
Divas ($2,500-$4,999)
Adams+Crow Law Firm
City of Albuquerque – Urban Enhancement Trust Fund
Robert and Janet Ford
Mark Hartman
Perrianne Houghton,
In Memory of Dane C. Houghton Munk
Jewish Federation of New Mexico
KOBQ-FM (93.3 The Q)*
Lovelace Health System
Positive Energy Solar
UnityBPO
Starlets ($1,000-$2,499)
A+ Marketing Consultants*
Albuquerque Academy
Pat Berrett Photography*
Lani and James Casady
Dan and Karen Gelb
V and Roy Goforth~*
Granberg Law
Green Jeans Farmery
Greenberg/Kornblum Charitable Fund
Midtown Sports & Wellness*
Maria Montoya Chavez and
Leland Chavez
Lee and Kenneth Moore
Yashoda Naidoo
Bradley Peterson
Jennifer Moore Plane
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Stephen Rehnberg and Susan Burgener
Southwest Mail Center*
Mary Ellen and Ron Shettlesworth
Alexandra Smith
Terry Swack and Louis Weitzman
VMWare Foundation
Taylor and Katherine Wray
Wray Law PC
Thomas Wolinski~
Principals ($500-$999)
Cristian and Elvine Bologa*,
In Honor of all Keshet’s staff, students, and volunteers, who all make it such
a special place
Chocolate Properties LLC
Real Estate Consultants
Cravens Law LLC
EconoLodge Midtown*
Fiasco Fine Wine LLC*
Dovya Friedman and George Hausner*
Colleen Grathwol and Scott Ferguson,
In Honor of Sean Grathwol
Emily and Arand Harmon-Pierce
KidPower Therapy Associates PC
Michael McCall
Beth Mohr and Janet McHard
Manuel Montoya~
mOTivating Access*
New Mexico Dancewear*
Mary Anne Newhall*
OGB Architectural Millwork
Deborah Peacock and Nate Korn
Brad Raisher and Melissa Freeman
Miriam Rand
Red Rock Roasters*
Sadie’s of New Mexico
Selina Sarmiento
Lindsay and Alan Shettlesworth
Southwest Composites
Stone Age Climbing Gym
Sutin, Thayer & Browne, P.C.
Lauren Tresp*
Ensemble Members ($100-$499)
Harold and Carole Albert
Cynthia Allison and Cari Kerkhoff,
In Memory of Nancy Oliphant
Kathy and Stephen Altobelli
The Andres Family
Anthony Anella
Anonymous (4)
Dana and Justin Ball*,
In loving memory of dancer Linda Lee Levering, grandmother and mother
of a grateful KP3 dancer and a Keshet community class dancer
Toni Balzano and Johnny Chandler
Nicole and Carlos Barela*
Judith Bennahum
David Bernstein and Erika Rimson,
In Honor of Adrian and Shira
Burt & Company CPAs, LLC
Pat and Tanya Call
Carroll Strategies
Isaac Chavez,
In Honor of My Teachers,
Sarah and Sadie
Regina Chavez Puccetti and Daniel Puccetti
Judith Chazin-Bennahum and
David Bennahum
Sunny Chirieleison and Steven Hartman
Barbara Cisneros
Harry and Terry Cohen
Donald Cole,
In Memory of Kristie Brown
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Julia Coyte
Phil Crosby*
Arlyn Crow and Sam Adams
Carolyn Dorfman
Barbara Egelman
Elias Law
Maggie English and Alan Mason
Sebrena Figueroa
Jennifer Fischer
Sen. Roberto and Mrs. Charlene Gonzales,
In Honor of Sarah Gonzales
Jim and Ann Gosack
Jessica Greaves
Barb Greenberg,
In Memory of Alice Weitzman
Shira Greenberg and Rick Letscher,~
In Memory of Oma Sandoval
John and Liz Groth,
In Honor of Sarah Groth
and Michelle Groth
Quang Ha
Mary and Francis Halter
Nancy Hazelman
Jennifer and Lawrence Herrera
Ari and Sean Herring
Cindy Herring,
In Memory of Hazel Schrindel
Emunah Herzog,
In Honor of Shira Greenberg
Matthew Hess~
Tobias Hoellrich
Emily M Holzknecht
Anna Horst and Eberardo Lopez*
Marleen Houlihan
Bob Hume
Lauren Hyde
Norty and Summers Kalishman
Chet and Mary Ellen Karnas
Patricia Katz
Kelly Jo Designs/Kelly Jo Designs
by Wine
Randee and Tony Killeen
Trishelle Kirk
Kroger Co. Family of Stores: Smith’s Food & Drug Inspiring Donations
John Lawton
Trevor Lewis
Heather Licini and Nathan Woodard*
Lone Sun Builders
Ana Lopes Arechiga and Cesar Lopes
Vivian and Donald Lubin
Michael Maccini and Barbara Koenig
Douglas Madison
Bruce Malott and Marla Wood
Margaret Maynard
Kevin McMenemy and Monique Stotts*
Miryam Miller
Doug Moore,
In Honor of Mom Millie
Billy Moore
Adrian Moore Trask and Nathaniel Trask~
Jesse Murray and Jacob Schroder
Jennie Negin and Harold Folley
New Mexico Trade Alliance*
Laura Nitsos
Nusenda Credit Union*
Theresa Palmer and Kurt Christopher~
Elisa Paster
Janice and Stuart Paster
Harold and Karen Pound
PTI Electrical Contractors
R & R Goforth Remodeling
Terra Reed
Jane and Russell Resnik
Ed Ripp
William and Kattia Rojas*
Eleasia and Michael Ross
Vangie Ross and Colandra Gallegos-Ross
Maureen Sanders
Ronna Schelby
Meredith and Timothy Schwall*
Lara Segura
Vanessa Shackleford
Slice Parlor
Dr. James and Joanne Smith
Lisa and Hal Smith
Blair Solon,
In Honor of Sumayya Abouelhassan
Brian and Amy Stangel,
In Honor of Maria Montoya Chavez
Mark and Donia Steele
Noell Stone
Kelly Sullivan,
In Honor of Adrian Moore Trask
Sunny 505
The Taylor-Wright Family
The Daily Grind
Thrive Consulting
Carolyn and Matthew Tobias~
Token Ibis
Tami Trask
Kerry and Todd Trautwein
Alissa and Mat Trujillo*
Brian Tyree and Sandra McDonald,
In Memory of Sheri Book
Shep and Leslie Weinstein,
In Honor of Shira Greenberg
Hugh and Barbara Witemeyer
Paula Wynnycky
Felicia Yates
Linda Zipp,
In Honor of Elaine and Mark Smith,
In Honor of Shira Greenberg
Stagehands ($1-$99)
Boo Abrams
Tenille Akana-Pearson
Elisha and Kashia Allen
Lydia Allen
Amazon Smile
Anonymous (2)
Anita and Edward Aranda*
Bianca Belmonte-Sapien*
Lorie Brau
Richard Buckler
Erica and Greg Castleberry
Frances Chance
Lisa Chaney*
Kristin Cochran
Susan and Randy Cooper
Costco Wholesale – NW Albuquerque*
Costco Wholesale – SE Albuquerque*
Crum & Forster Insurance
Christine Custer
Lacey Daniell-Miller
Laura Devitt*
Donut Mart*
Dr. Jayne M Buttner, DDS MS PC
Sarah Egelman and Dan Clark~
Abraham and Linda Ettedgui
Sheena Ferguson
Kayla Ann Fournier
Marilyn Fuller,
In Memory of Hayes Fuller
Christina Herrera Furst
Josie and Michael Garcia
Leslie Garcia*
Melissa Garland
Alyssa Girard*,
In Memory of Valerie Girard
Cesar Goni and Erin Fugate
Sarah and Marcos Gonzales*
Ellen and Harley Greenberg
Paula Guerrero*
Don Halter
Ronald Halter
Happy Bubbles Platinum Laundry Detergent*
Vanessa Haye
Trudy Hart*
Jennifer and Kevin Hillsey
Andy Huang
Diana Hunt
Vanessa Jacobsohn and Edgar Solis
Angelique Jaramillo*
Amy Jarjusey*
Ani Javian
Linda Johnson
Linda King
Matt and Kelly Kuchar,
For Claudia’s love of dance
Kate Ladenheim
Shaun Leonardo
Karen Liebert*
Donna Lisotto,
In Honor of Olivia Warner-Love
Samantha Lovato*
Jo Ann Lovato
Sara Love*
Timothy MacAlpine
Kenneth MacIntosh
Mary Mackie
Yvonne Marcilla,
In Memory of Javier
Joshlyn Marino
Sandra Marroquin-Evans and Marc Evans
Gina Marselle
Virginia Marshall
Zoe Mattioli
Marlies Metodi
Claudette and Enrique Montoya
Joy and Boris Moquino*
Humberto Morales and Minerva Botancourt*
Mary and Ron Moya
Heather and Andrew Muro*
Sherrisse Noelle*
Scott Obenshain
Dair Obenshain
Steven O’Callaghan
Maria Orozco*
Cher Pacheco*
Becky Peterson
Burt and Shirley Politz
Nataley Quintana
Rachel and Alex Rankin
Andrew G. Rausch Memorial Fund
Gloria Rayford Quezada*
Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ*
Yvette S.
Arlene Safier
Dorothy Sanchez
Delora and Bob Saviteer
Jessica Schiffman and
Christopher Caranta*
Lisa Seifert Weigelt
Nicky Singh*
Jonathan Sisneros
Larry Sklar and Alison Franks
Laura Slivinski
Nina and Alexander Smaragdas*
Nancy Smith,
In Memory of Shira’s Safta,
Alice Weitzman
Kelsey Smith
Stuart Smith
Dave and Jeanne Snodgrass
Ana Stanley
Cheyenne Starnes*
Alexandria and Andrew Steyer
Emily Stovel and William Whitehead*
Erin Tarica and Owen Whooley
Emmy Tither*
Kristine Tollestrup
Trader Joe’s
Allyssa Trujillo
Simon and Wanda Tuck
Erica VanArsdale
Jared Vasquez and Vanessa Apodaca*
RiLeigh Wade*
Jorgie Winsberg and Dennis Soto
Rachel Wiseman*
Keren Wolf (on behalf of the Falck/Shafton/Kornblum/Wolf families), In Honor of Mickey Greenberg
on Father’s Day
Peninah Wolpo and Jesse Kimball*
Brianna Woods*
Map and Directions
Map and Directions
4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (link to Google Maps)
Cutler is just north of Indian School / just south of Menaul
The cross streets are Morningside and Cutler (Keshet Center for the Arts is on the north side of Cutler, just west of Morningside) Morningside is just west of Washington
If you are heading East on I-40 Take the San Mateo exit and drive briefly north (L) on San Mateo. Turn to the west (L) on Cutler – the first street north of the freeway. Continue on Cutler past Washington, and continue just past Morningside, Keshet Center for the Arts will be on your right.
If you are heading West on I-40 Take the San Mateo exit and continue straight…you are already on Cutler! Continue heading this direction (west) on Cutler past Washington, to Morningside. Keshet Center for the Arts will be on your right.
Awards/Honors and Milestones
Awards/Honors & Milestones
2020
With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Keshet launches the Arts and Justice Network.
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts was voted the Best Local Nonprofit Brand, by finalist selection through the American Marketing Assoication and then through community votes with the B2B Expo NM.
2018
Keshet Center for the Arts became one of a handful of Choreographic Centers in the nation, and the only of it’s kind to include arts entrepreneur business training in our Makers Space Experience. Ten choreographers from across the USA (arriving in two cohorts) spent 10 days at Keshet Center for the Arts with access to daily rehearsal space, technique classes, business training, and peer support as they developed new work.
Shira Greenberg is one of the first recipients of Women & Creativity’s The Shine Award. The Shine Awards elevate and celebrate the efforts and impact of our community’s women and their contributions to the arts, creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership, and shared vision. Shira was recognized for her commitment to the innovative idea that “dance is for everyone,” which has transformed Albuquerque’s community, creative economy, and the field of dance through the creation of Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts.
Keshet Dance receives the 2018 MINDBODY Visionary Award for being a business that supports our community and makes a positive impact on every person who comes through your doors, honored at the 2018 BOLD conference in San Diego, California.
2017
Keshet formally launches the Keshet International Dance Festival with Navarasa Dance Theater’s (India/Boston/LA) world premiere of Snake and Ladder.
With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Keshet launches the first “Keshet Fellowship for Contemporary Dance” with inaugural Fellow, Silva Laukkanen from Austin, TX.
2016
The 20th annual, and finale run of Nutcracker on the Rocks, is presented at the Keshet Center for the Arts with a 26 show run including beautiful cameo appearances from past cast members over the past 20 years.
Shira Greenberg is a recipient of the 2016 Roslyn S. Jaffe Award, supporting everyday heroes who are making a meaningful impact in communities across the U.S., specifically in the areas of health, education, and social reform.
Keshet presents the Rio Grande Movement Collectors Festival, which is the seed that grows the Makers Space Experience at the Keshet Center for the Arts.
Keshet hosts the first Southwest/Mountain States Regional Convening on Adaptive/Inclusive Dance – co-presented by AXIS Dance Company and facilitated by AXIS’s Founder and Director Judith Smith, with performances by DanceAbility and master classes by DanceAbility Founder, Alito Alessi.
2015
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provides Keshet with seed money to codify the M3 curriculum and launch programming in five pilot communities throughout the U.S. forging partnerships between local dance professionals and the local juvenile justice system of each pilot community.
2014
Shira Greenberg is one of five women nationally to be awarded Traditional Home Magazine’s 2014 Classic Woman Award, recognizing extraordinary women who have made a difference in the lives of their communities.
2013
Keshet provides the rights to Nutcracker on the Rocks to Cohesion Dance Project (Helena, MT), and Cohesion premieres its first annual “Shira Greenberg’s Nutcracker on the Rocks” over Thanksgiving weekend.
Keshet is selected as the first place photo winner in TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Contest.
Keshet closes on the property at 4121 Cutler Ave NE in January, and in August moves in, transforming the former soundstage and adjoining warehouse into the Keshet Center for the Arts.
2012
Keshet is awarded $1,000,000 from the US Department of Economic Development for the creation of the Keshet Ideas and Innovation Center at the Keshet Center for the Arts.
Romania’s Ministry of Culture brings Keshet’s Artistic Director to Bucharest to speak with government officials and arts leaders regarding Keshet’s unique arts initiatives and the creation of the Keshet Center for the Arts.
Keshet becomes an ambassador for City of Albuquerque’s Sister Cities Program, building arts and culture relationships with Rehovot, Israel.
2011
Shira Greenberg, Keshet’s Founder and Artistic Director, is recognized as a Top-Performing CEO by New Mexico Business Weekly, honoring CEOs whose leadership has a positive impact on business and communities in New Mexico.
2010
Keshet receives the Ethics in Business Award, recognizing only one non-profit organization within the state which demonstrates business excellence and the highest standards of ethical conduct, integrity, and civic and social responsibility.
2009
Keshet is nationally recognized as one of 15 youth arts and humanities programs to receive the prestigious 2009 Coming Up Taller Award for its work with incarcerated youth at the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center (YDDC). The award is presented by the First Lady, Michelle Obama, at the White House.
Shira Greenberg, Keshet’s Founder and Artistic Director, receives the Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women, recognizing 20 women within the State who have made exceptional contributions and achievements in improving the status of women in New Mexico.
Shira Greenberg receives the New Mexico Business Weekly’s Women of Influence Award, celebrating women who have made a difference in the community, blazed a trail and left a mark on New Mexico business.
2007
The New Mexico State Legislature passes House Memorial 107 “to commend Keshet Dance Company on its dance programs, its educational and social curricula and its provision of mentorship relationships for incarcerated and paroled youth, all aimed at reducing juvenile recidivism rates.”
2006
Keshet becomes one of only a handful of dance companies within the country to offer full-time employment and benefits to professional dancers and staff. [Only 5% -9% of dance companies in major metropolitan areas are able to pay salaries to their dancers – Dance/USA]Shira Greenberg is named one of New Mexico Business Weekly’s 40 Under Forty, recognizing 40 professionals under the age of 40 in the State of New Mexico who “stand out in their fields and are engaged in their communities making New Mexico a better place to live.”
2005
Keshet is awarded the New Mexico Women’s Forum LEAP Award (Leadership, Empowerment and Advocacy Program), presented to only one non-profit organization within the State of New Mexico annually.
2002
Keshet is one of only two recognized programs nationwide by the Peter F. Drucker Award for Non-Profit Innovation for innovative programming – “creating a new dimension of performance and changing people’s lives.”
January 25 (FBG) – Keshet Board and Staff is restructured to insure a focus on mission and programming.
2001
Keshet is awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Keep the Dream Alive Award by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Multicultural Council, Inc. for “creating an environment where the medium of dance is used to build cross-cultural and social bridges to every aspect of society.”
2000
Keshet receives the Albuquerque Arts Alliance’s Bravo Award for Excellence in Dance, determined by public nomination and peer review.
Keshet moves to 214 Coal, which will become its home for the next 13 years.
Keshet receives the National Bravo Network’s “2000 Smart Start – National Arts in Education Award,” awarded by the Bravo Network to only four arts organizations within the United States.
1998
The “Keshet Center for the Arts” business plan is written, mapping the future plans for the organization.
1997
Shira Greenberg discovers the 214 Coal property for lease and begins bugging the realtor, which will continue for the next 3 ½ years, until Keshet finally gets to move into that property.
Keshet premieres Shira Greenberg’s Nutcracker on the Rocks at Rodey Theater, with a dedicated cast of 13 dancers, some crazy crew members, and a whole lot of shenanigans.
Land Acknowledgement
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Land Acknowledgement
At Keshet, we believe that one of the roles of the arts is to make the invisible, visible. We also believe that it is not the responsibility of those who have been made invisible to remind us that they are still here.
Therefore, as a committed ally and as artists, Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts wishes to acknowledge and recognize the indigenous people and place where we stand, and the Pueblo, Ancestral Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, and other indigenous peoples who have had a presence in New Mexico and who have traveled this land.
We give gratitude to the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.
We pay our respects and honor their ancestors past, present, and future, and recognize their continued existence and contributions to our society.
Please take a moment to honor these ancestral grounds and celebrate the resilience and strength of the indigenous peoples of this land which we gather on today.
We would also like to acknowledge the many peoples who did not arrive on this land by choice. We welcome everyone, however you arrived here, in this space, today and always.
February 3, 2020: Thank you to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Tricklock Company, and the New England Foundation for the Arts / National Dance Project for their contributions to the development of this statement.
Contact Us
Contact Us
Keshet Center for the Arts
4121 Cutler Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505.224.9808 / info@KeshetArts.org
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