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Keshet In Meow Wolf’s Blob!
Part 1: Metamorphosis in Motion: a conversation with Shira Greenberg, Founder and Artistic Director at Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts We were delighted to speak with Meow Wolf about our work at the intersection of arts and justice and the deep importance of...
See What’s Happening
How to Ask A More Beautiful Question? REVIEW
How to Ask A More Beautiful Question? By Tamara Johnson With A More Beautiful Question, Keshet Founder and Artistic Director Shira Greenberg is tapped almost uncannily into the...
Join the Momentum!
New Works! New Energy! Join the Momentum! As we approach the year-end giving season, join the momentum and invest in Keshet’s growth with a gift to support our work in the...
U.S. Small Business Administration Congressional Community Project Award supports Arts Entrepreneurship at Albuquerque’s Keshet Ideas and Innovation Community
September 30, 2024 – Keshet Dance Company and Center for the Arts has been awarded a Congressional Community Project Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration, to support...
Dance Data Project Talks To Shira Greenberg
This special edition of Pointe by Pointe celebrates dance companies engaging meaningfully and authentically with the people in their communities - and Keshet is featured! DDP sat...
FY22-23 Annual Report
This Annual Report highlights a year of positive community impact through dance, performance, mentorship, and celebration of the arts, all made possible by YOU! [dflip...
Meet Keshet’s 2024-2025 Board!
Meet the incredible individuals who make up the Keshet Board!PresidentMarla was introduced to Keshet in 1999 while stage managing Nutcracker on the Rocks. Somewhere between the...
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts Annual Report FY21-22
Read the FY21-22 Annual Report below!
Keshet In Meow Wolf’s Blob!
Part 1: Metamorphosis in Motion: a conversation with Shira Greenberg, Founder and Artistic Director at Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts We were delighted to speak with Meow...
The 2024 Fall Newsletter is Here!
The 2024 Fall Newsletter is coming soon to a mailbox near you! Can't wait until you have the real deal in your hands? Never fear, the online version is here! [dflip id="10515"...
Talent, Opportunity, and the Creative Process
Talent, Opportunity, and the Creative ProcessOn-Site with Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts, Erika Randall, and Teena Marie Custer ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Albuquerque, NM is known...
2024 ABQ Wine Classic Auction Book
$2 Million Gift From the Yield Giving Open Call Awarded Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts
$2 Million Gift From the Yield Giving Open Call Awarded Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 19, 2024 – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving...
2024 Spring Scholarship Fund Campaign!
Spring Into Possibilities with Keshet! Keshet is a strong believer in mentorship and the power of dance to build and shape our community. When we have access to the arts and a...
2024 Little Dancer Big Dancer Mentorship Breakfast!
Join us on Saturday, March 9, for the Little Dancer Big Dancer Mentorship Breakfast from 9:00am to noon! All little dancers - ages 2-12 years - can take a FREE dance class on...
Keshet Ideas and Innovation – Over 40 Visiting Artists This Spring!
Keshet invests in Albuquerque’s creative economy with a series of programs supporting arts entrepreneurs and audience engagement this spring! This spring, Keshet will support...
Diverting from Detention: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline A Conversation for Educators and Education Advocates
Keshet’s Arts and Justice Initiatives Creative Team (AJCT) presents Diverting from Detention: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline A Conversation for Educators and Education...
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts presents Everett Company!
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts presents Everett Company: Bliss Body and Parables from Prison Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome Everett Company...
Community Conversation: Dismantling the School To Prison Pipeline Resource Guide
Food Assistance Organization Name: La Plazita InstituteAddress: 831 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105Website: https://laplazitainstitute.org/ Organization Name: Roadrunner...
Hear Here Festival Artist Call – Applications Open!
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts’ OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS for Albuquerque’s Hear Here Festival! Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, in partnership with the City of...
The YLC is now the AJCT!
Keshet’s Youth Leadership Council has generated an updated name - the Arts and Justice Creative Team! One of the specific needs that Keshet has been seeing over time is for Youth...
Keshet awarded grant from Meow Wolf Foundation!
Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts receives $7,500 grant from Meow Wolf Foundation supporting the healing power of art Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts has received a...
Move With Us!
Let’s move together this giving season to create change in our community! Please join us with a year-end gift to support Keshet’s movement to celebrate and create positive change...
Keshet 2024 Winter/Spring Newsletter!
Our Winter/Spring 2024 newsletter is HERE! Get a sneak peek at our upcoming class schedule, performance season, events, & MORE! Trouble reading the...
Keshet Presents: Anemoia
by Tamara Johnson, independent reviewer Anemoia, the newest work by Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, is a coming-together in multiple, gorgeous ways. The title of the piece...
Giving Tuesday is November 28!
Join Keshet’s movement to celebrate dance, creativity, and community! Join Keshet this Giving Tuesday and help raise $10,000 in support of unlimited possibilities! Giving Tuesday...
Keshet Dance Company named 2023 National Dance Project Production Grantee!
We are incredibly honored and excited to share that Keshet Dance Company has been named a 2023 National Dance Project Production Grantee! The National Dance Project is one of the...
Albuquerque Business First covers Keshet!
Are you a subscriber with Albuquerque Business First? Check out this article about Keshet and a recent $1.2m grant from the EDA - and all our ambitious plans for it! "Shira...
Keshet 2023 Fall Newsletter!
Our Fall 2023 newsletter is HERE! Get a sneak peek at our upcoming class schedule, performance season, events, new merch, & MORE! Trouble reading...
Keshet’s Anonymous Community Demographic Survey
Keshet’s first annual Anonymous Community Demographic Survey is LIVE! In our continuous efforts to better serve and understand our community, we are excited to announce the...
Keshet Mask Policy Update
As you may know, Bernalillo County transmission rates are low (COVID-19 By County) and the New Mexico COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has expired. Additionally, President...
Keshet’s Arts & Justice Initiatives to host National Youth Summit
Keshet is hosting a National Arts and Justice Youth Summit from March 15-18, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visitors from five cities across the country will convene for a few...
2023 Spring Scholarship Fund Campaign!
Ignite the dream of dance! Help raise $10,000 for Keshet’s Unlimited, Non-Competitive Scholarship Program, which offers free and sliding-scale payment options to ensure that...
New Partnership in Albuquerque’s Creative Sector!
Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce that New Mexico’s creative sector will soon see a considerable boost, as Arts Hub and Keshet have joined in a...
Meet the 2023 Makers!
Keshet is over the moon to finally announce the 2023 Cohort for the Makers Space Experience! The Keshet Makers Space Experience (MSE) is a cohort-based 10-day residency program...
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Our Spring 2023 newsletter is HERE! Get a sneak peek at our upcoming class schedule, performance season, events, & MORE!Having trouble reading? Click...
2022 End of Year Giving
Unleash unlimited possibilities through the transformative power of dance! Together, we can make a difference for our community through the arts. As 2022 comes to a close, help...
Don’t Miss “Hevel!”
by Tamara Johnson, independent reviewer Whether you’re a dance lover or creatively curious, do yourself a favor and see Keshet Dance Company’s Hevel! Titled after the Hebrew word...
Giving Tuesday 2022
WOW! WE REACHED OUR GOAL! THANK YOU! Together, this #GivingTuesday you helped raise $10,018 for Keshet programming, supporting continued community connectivity and unlimited...
Diary of a First Year KP3 Student
One of Keshet's wonderful Pre-Professional (KP3) dancers, Lyra, is writing a short series of posts, letting us into the life of a KP3-er. Read on to find out what the KP3 program...
Fall 2022 Newsletter
Our Fall 2022 newsletter is out! Get a sneak peek at our upcoming class schedule, performance season, events, & MORE!Having trouble reading? Click...
Keshet Programming Update: COVID-19
Last Updated: May 15th, 2023
give the gift of unlimited possibilities
Spring 2022 Scholarship Fund Campaign Give the gift of unlimited possibilities!Help raise $15,000 for Keshet’s Unlimited Non-Competitive Scholarship Program, which offers...
Together we give…
...Together we dance. Together we grow! Together, we can make a difference for our community through the arts. As 2021 comes to a close, help Keshet raise $25,000 in support of...
FY2020-21 Annual Report
annual reportFY20-21 Table of Contents: Letter from Founder and Artistic Director25th AnniversaryCommunity Education and EngagementKeshet Ideas and Innovation...
SWREDA recognizes Keshet for its outstanding economic impact!
Cheers to the creative economy! The Southwest Region Economic Development Association (SWREDA) honored five recipients with the 2021 Star of the...
Keshet Dance Company engages virtual platforms to continue international exchanges.
"International Dance Exchange continues between Keshet Dance Company and Sderot's Liat Dror Nir Ben Gal Company" The Jewish Link - Fall 2021 To view the full article, click on...
Keshet’s 25th Birthday: Dancing + Advancing with YOU
Join us to celebrate and support Keshet's 25th Anniversary today! DONATE HERE Your gift supports our ongoing arts and justice initiatives, the New Mexico arts economy, and...
The Intersection of Arts & Justice – A Community Roundtable Conversation
Photo: Standing: Julie Gorena, Keshet Youth Leader; Leaning forward: Sonia Bologa, Keshet Dance Company member; Photo credit: Pat Berrett FREE: Register Here With support from...
Celebrate Through Giving Together!
Center photo by Pat Berrett Donate HERE today! As Keshet begins to celebrate our 25th Anniversary -- we look back on our deep history, at this unique present moment, and toward a...
FY2019-20 Annual Report
annual reportTable of Contents: Letter from Founder and Artistic Director Community Education and Performance Youth Scholarship Little Dancer Big Dancer...
Celebrating Keshet’s 25th Anniversary Season
Engage. Experience. Be Inspired. "Unlimited possibilities" since 1996. VIRTUAL EVENTS: Register here for e-tickets & event links July 2021 Saturday, July 24, 2PM MSTKeshet...
Keshet Dance Company creates new work for SOMOSAbq
See this performance in SOMOSAbq Reimagined: October 9-11, 2020 - @SOMOSABQ Created in collaboration and with special recognition to the members of the Albuquerque community who...
Reimagining the Possibilities, Keshet Coronavirus Relief
Keshet wants to keep our community SAFE, CONNECTED, and CREATING during this global health crisis. During the week of May 17 – 23, we’re inviting you to donate to Keshet,...
Join National Water Dance 2020: Dancing for Water in New Mexico
You can be part of National Water Dance! 1.) As of today, the Abrazos: Environmental Justice Celebration is officially postponed for the following reasons: NM Health Dept...
Woven Together: Weavings and Paintings of Wence and Sandra Martinez
Exhibition at Keshet Center for the Arts March 11 - 28, 2020 Opening Talk and Reception: Wednesday, March 11, 5:00pm - 6:30pm Presented in conjunction with Revolutions...
Little Dancer Big Dancer Mentorship Breakfast
Dancers ages 2 - 10 years take a dance class FREE with an older mentor dance "Buddy" Saturday, February 15th; 8:30am - 11:30am All little dancers ages 2 thru 10 years - can take...
The Children’s Hour LIVE at Keshet Center for the Arts
Saturday, January 25th from 9am - 10am. Kids love to dance, and it turns out dance loves kids of all ages too. The health benefits of dancing extend far beyond our bodies. We...
Giving Tuesday and Keshet
Your gift to Keshet will be MATCHED this #GivingTuesday Give the Gift of Dance! Donate to Keshet on Giving Tuesday (December 3, 2019) and support the positive impact of the arts...
@Midtown Spooktacular Block Party
A safe place for kids and families to have FREE fun! Saturday, October 26th, 4 - 6pm Join @Midtown District businesses from Green Jeans Farmery to Calibers on Cutler Ave....
Celebrate National Dance Day at Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts
All dance classes on National Dance Day - Saturday, September 21st are FREE! 5 EASY STEPS TO REGISTER FOR DANCE CLASS Click the “register for classes online” link – HERE Choose...
AUDITIONS for the 2019 Cast of “Alice, an adventure…”
Join the cast of Keshet's Fall production! Ages 9-109 - all abilities, all backgrounds, from kitchen dancers to...
Piece of Dance History Gifted to Keshet
Horton/Lewitzky set pieces from "Warsaw Ghetto" now hang at Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts [playlist images="false"...
Mentorship Breakfast launches Scholarship Fund Campaign
Little Dancer Big Dancer Mentorship Breakfast Saturday, February 15th; 8:30am - 11:30am All little dancers ages 2 thru 10 years - can take a FREE dance class today and enjoy...
Largest Mural in New Mexico
...is complete on Keshet Center for the Arts! (Watch the timelapse unfold the front of the building) titled "Momentous Momentum Moments" by Mick Burson...
“Alice, an adventure of wonder and wondering” Nov. 9-18th, 2018
Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts presents: For tickets CLICK HERE or call 505.227.8583 Performance dates: November 9th -18th,...
Mural Fest @Midtown Block Party
Join in the celebration of community and help to paint the largest mural in New Mexico! Saturday, September 29th; 3 - 6pm in the parking lot of Keshet Center for the Arts (4121...
AUDITIONS for the 2018 Cast of “Alice, an adventure…”
Join the cast of Keshet's newest production! Ages 8-108 - all abilities, all backgrounds, from kitchen dancers to...
2018 Scholarship Fund Campaign: GIVE + SHARE
Help, all children to have an opportunity to DANCE by Giving and Sharing How do I get involved? By contributing - CLICK HERE TO DONATE By...
Vote for Keshet – Best Local Brand NonProfit
CLICK HERE - Support Keshet with your vote for Best Local Brand Non-Profit Each top winner will be announced at the 10th Annual B2B Event on April 24th. PRIZES AND AWARDS Best...
Join National Water Dance 2018_Dancing for Water in NM
You're invited! Keshet Dance Company dancers together with pre-professional and community dancers of all ages and abilities invite the community to join the National Water Dance...
New Mexico’s Choreographic Center Gains Momentum and Support
The Keshet Makers Space Experience expands in 2018 with support from...
Open Call for Choreographers!
Keshet Center for the Arts is now accepting choreographer submissions for the 2018 Choreographers’ Showcase. Deadline for Submissions: Monday, January 8, 2018...
Keshet Hires An Adaptive /Integrated Dance Director
Since 1996, Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts has incorporated adaptive dance or physically integrated dance into its programming. In January 2018, Keshet welcomes Silva...
Spiraldynamik® Workshop Coming to KCA
Don't miss this opportunity! Spiraldynamik® Friday, September 15th Spiraldynamik® - addresses: Integral learning of movement Anatomical relationships from head to toe 3D...
AUDITIONS: Keshet’s New Fall Show “Alice, an adventure…”
Join the cast of Keshet's newest production! Ages 8-108 - all abilities, all backgrounds, from kitchen dancers to professional dancers...
AUDITIONS: Navarasa Dance Theater
Would you like to have the opportunity to learn Navarasa Dance Theater Repertory? And perhaps even tour with Navarasa Dance Theater?! Join us at...