National Water Dance "Moving Forward Together"
2024-04-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | NM
Keshet Dance is excited to join the National Water Dance Projects once again in assembling a national movement choir for the Annual National Water Dance! Keshet will be performing in-person at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, and will be live streaming our Water Dance piece simultaneously with dancers across the country, starting at 2 pm MST on April 20th, 2024.
Anastasia Knodle (Diné- The Navajo Nation, and one of her known clans: Todích’íí’nii which translates to Bitter Water) and Lara Segura from Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts invite audience members on a multidisciplinary, interactive journey, “Moving Forward Together”, that will explore and nurture a deep personal connection to water as both a sacred and essential resource for human survival. This journey showcases a story of the Navajo Twin Warriors with dance, spoken word, and community engagement. Specific to the Southwest, this work speaks to the June 2023 Supreme Court denial of water rights set forth in US treaties with the Navajo (Diné) Nation. Weaving together process and impact, this project delivers a powerful, environmentally conscious, educational, and inspirational experience
National Water Dance will take place on Saturday, April 20th, just two days before Earth Day, making this a unique opportunity to engage with the community in deep and creative conversations around water usage, scarcity, and environmental justice.
Audience members are encouraged to bring: Water bottle, sunscreen, appropriate shoes and clothing for the outdoors, sunglasses, hats, and an open mind.
The performance is FREE
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
2901 Candelaria Rd., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Parking Day-Use Fee: $3.00 per vehicle (exact cash or check) Friends of the RGNC permit holders and NM State Parks Annual permit holders enter free with valid permit displayed.
National Water Dance (NWD) is a biennial event which gathers dance teachers, practitioners, choreographers, and community members to take part in simultaneous dance across the nation. The mission of NWD is to “promote dance as a vehicle for social change by increasing awareness of environmental and social issues through collaboration with the artistic, educational and scientific communities. The primary goal of the National Water Dance is to bring awareness and encourage change in the areas of water use, conservation, environmental justice, and the growing urgency of climate change action.

Keshet Dance Company New Works - "A More Beautiful Question"
2024-11-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
November 1-9, 2024
Mixed repertory new works performed by Keshet Dance Company
It is the more beautiful questions which guide our paths to investigate the genuine problems, allowing us to activate the most creative, meaningful solutions. The eight invited choreographers investigate this rich concept through their own unique creative lens, movement vocabularies, and life perspectives, resulting in an evening of inquiry, exploration, revelation, and joy.
Investigative choreographers who have created new works being premiered in this unique project include Shira Greenberg, Ana Lopes Aréchiga, Erika Randall & Teena Marie Custer, Elysia Pope & Juliana Gorena, Lara Segura, and Diana MacNeil.
Join us as we find our way to the more beautiful questions!
Tickets on sale now!
$0-$40 sliding scale
Friday, November 1, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Saturday, November 2, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Friday, November 8, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Saturday, November 9, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Special Post-Show Reception with Artists Saturday, November 2!
(Show + Reception $50)
This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Keshet Dance Company New Works - "A More Beautiful Question"
2024-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
November 1-9, 2024
Mixed repertory new works performed by Keshet Dance Company
It is the more beautiful questions which guide our paths to investigate the genuine problems, allowing us to activate the most creative, meaningful solutions. The eight invited choreographers investigate this rich concept through their own unique creative lens, movement vocabularies, and life perspectives, resulting in an evening of inquiry, exploration, revelation, and joy.
Investigative choreographers who have created new works being premiered in this unique project include Shira Greenberg, Ana Lopes Aréchiga, Erika Randall & Teena Marie Custer, Elysia Pope & Juliana Gorena, Lara Segura, and Diana MacNeil.
Join us as we find our way to the more beautiful questions!
Tickets on sale now!
$0-$40 sliding scale
Saturday, November 2, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Friday, November 8, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Saturday, November 9, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Special Post-Show Reception with Artists Saturday, November 2!
(Show + Reception $50)
This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Keshet Dance Company New Works - "A More Beautiful Question"
2024-11-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
November 1-9, 2024
Mixed repertory new works performed by Keshet Dance Company
It is the more beautiful questions which guide our paths to investigate the genuine problems, allowing us to activate the most creative, meaningful solutions. The eight invited choreographers investigate this rich concept through their own unique creative lens, movement vocabularies, and life perspectives, resulting in an evening of inquiry, exploration, revelation, and joy.
Investigative choreographers who have created new works being premiered in this unique project include Shira Greenberg, Ana Lopes Aréchiga, Erika Randall & Teena Marie Custer, Elysia Pope & Juliana Gorena, Lara Segura, and Diana MacNeil.
Join us as we find our way to the more beautiful questions!
Tickets on sale now!
$0-$40 sliding scale
Friday, November 8, 7:00pm – TICKETS
Saturday, November 9, 7:00pm – TICKETS
This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Keshet Dance Company New Works - "A More Beautiful Question"
2024-11-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
November 1-9, 2024
Mixed repertory new works performed by Keshet Dance Company
It is the more beautiful questions which guide our paths to investigate the genuine problems, allowing us to activate the most creative, meaningful solutions. The eight invited choreographers investigate this rich concept through their own unique creative lens, movement vocabularies, and life perspectives, resulting in an evening of inquiry, exploration, revelation, and joy.
Investigative choreographers who have created new works being premiered in this unique project include Shira Greenberg, Ana Lopes Aréchiga, Erika Randall & Teena Marie Custer, Elysia Pope & Juliana Gorena, Lara Segura, and Diana MacNeil.
Join us as we find our way to the more beautiful questions!
Tickets on sale now!
$0-$40 sliding scale
Saturday, November 9, 7:00pm – TICKETS
This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

30th Anniversary Kickoff! Welcome Reception & ‘Open Marley’ Night
2025-10-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Mingle with Keshet dancers, collaborators, and alumni while enjoying food and drinks. Then, step onto the stage floor for an Open Marley — our twist on open mic night — where anyone can share (and enjoy) a performance! Dance and spoken word are both welcome.
This event will now be in our Black Box Theater!
RSVP here!
Join the open marley by signing up here!

30th Anniversary: Three Tens And Counting
2025-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Keshet Dance Company performs new choreography and previous work reset on Keshet Company dancers! Plus, take a walk down memory lane with a special Costume Fashion Show featuring original costumes through the years!
This event will now be in our Black Box Theater!
$0-$40 sliding scale
Tickets HERE

30th Anniversary: Three Tens And Counting + Farewell Reception
2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
One more chance to see Keshet Dance Company perform, see historical costumes, and spend time together in community! Join us for an afternoon of performance followed by a farewell reception!
This event will now be in our Black Box Theater!
$0-$40 sliding scale
Tickets HERE

Movement for Mercy 2025
2025-11-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
A contemporary dance performance examining & re-imagining US juvenile justice systems co-created by collaborating artists inside and outside of prison walls. Currently incarcerated dancers and choreographers utilize the Keshet artists on the outside as “movement ambassadors,” bringing their voice and vision to audiences on the outside, locally and nationally. This iteration features work by student collaborators at the John Paul Taylor Center in Las Cruces, one of two remaining post-adjudication facilities in New Mexico, and is created in partnership with the Arts for Healing and Justice Network and Project Knucklehead.
Runtime is approx, 40 minutes. After the performance, there will be a talkback and opportunities for questions and discussion.
Tickets $0-$40 sliding scale
FRIDAY tickets here
SATURDAY tickets here
Movement for Mercy 2025 is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, support from the State of New Mexico Economic Development Departments Creative Industries Division, and in partnership with the Arts for Healing and Justice Network and Project Knucklehead.

Keshet Dance Company New Works | Tarrion
2026-04-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Keshet Dance Company New Works presents: Tarrion, a collaboration between Albuquerque-based multimedia composer Zachariah Julian and choreographer, Keshet Company Dancer, and Director of Arts and Engagement Ana Lopes Aréchiga. Tarrion was born from an intense two-week collaborative process during the 2025 Hear Here Festival at Keshet; left feeling like there was more to explore, the creators expanded into a full-length standalone work.
Set on the dancers of Keshet Dance Company, Tarrion is a visceral experience, a visually and aurally exquisite evening-length contemporary dance work that explores concepts of humanity, energy, forces of nature, and the essence/experience of inconclusiveness. Tarrion magnifies opportunities to evaluate our connection in and between bodies and spaces.
Join us in our idiosyncratic world of Tarrion.
Premieres April 10-11, 2026 at Keshet Center for the Arts | 7:00pm
Tickets $0-$40
FRIDAY Tickets
SATURDAY Tickets
Please note that there will be no late entry into the theatre once the performance begins.

"MONARCH" Auditions Open Call!
2026-08-08 10:30 - 13:15 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Keshet Dance Company & Center for the Arts presents: MONARCH, the newest full-length production from Keshet. Featuring a cast of Keshet Company Dancers, Keshet Pre-Professional Students, and community dancers ages 10+, and choreographed by Keshet’s own Laura Orozco Garrett, MONARCH uses the life cycle of a monarch butterfly to explore themes of immigration, loss, transformation, longing, the beauty of life, separation, and ultimately hope.
MONARCH asks us to reflect on the balance of the natural world and the anxiety and fear in today’s political climate. Where is the hope? Who do we turn to? How do we protect the most vulnerable in our community?
Want to join the cast of MONARCH?
We are holding auditions August 8 at the Keshet Center for the Arts! We welcome all dancers of all levels and all physical abilities (ages 10+) who want to dance with us!
August 8 | Ages 10-16 | 10:00-11:15am
August 8 | Ages 17+ | 12:00-1:15pm
Click here for more information, including rehearsal schedule and requirements!
Click here to sign up for auditions!

Keshet Dance Company New Works | MONARCH | November 20
2026-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
MONARCH uses the life cycle of a monarch butterfly to explore themes of immigration, loss, transformation, longing, the beauty of life, separation, and ultimately hope. MONARCH asks us to reflect on the balance of the natural world and the anxiety and fear in today’s political climate. Where is the hope? Who do we turn to? How do we protect the most vulnerable in our community?
MONARCH is a full-length dance production featuring a cast of Keshet community members: Keshet Dance Company professional dancers, KP3 (Keshet Pre-Professional Students), adult dancers, young dancers ages 10+, and all levels and abilities who want to dance with us.
$0-$40 sliding scale
Tickets on sale October 2026!

Keshet Dance Company New Works | MONARCH | November 21
2026-11-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States

Keshet Dance Company New Works | MONARCH | November 22
2026-11-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
