Theatre & Dance

Master’s of Fine Arts Dramatic Writing program candidate aniello fontano’s play summertime | an interlude harkens back to a different era. “This play is a love letter to small neighborhoods,” he explained. “Places that still...

There’s no telling where a degree from The University of New Mexico might take you. Estevan Velasco-Romero of Clovis ended up in the Caribbean aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship as a singer and dancer. A shy child, Velasco-Romero was born in...

The City of Albuquerque’s 2019 Creative Bravos Awards recognize people who bring depth and creativity to their communities, including several from The University of New Mexico.  Trupthi Panickor | School of Architecture and Planning Trupthi Panickor...

A toss of the skirt, a flick of the wrist and the crook of a finger, eyes demurely downcast or locked in smoldering intensity, the strumming and drumming, clapping, tapping, swirling, and stamping. Flamenco, the passionate, dramatic dance and music born...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Theatre and Dance announces the world premiere, 1n2ian (“Indian”) by Jay B. Muskett, a third-year student in UNM’s award winning MFA in Dramatic Writing Program. 1n2ian, directed by Gleason Bauer, will be...

The UNM’s Opera Theatre will be joining forces with the UNM Symphony Opera to perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance for one weekend only. Pirates of Penzance will be performed at the UNM Center of the Arts in Keller Hall at Feb. 28,...

The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance begins its 2019 spring production season with the faculty dance concert, FOREFRONT, Feb. 22 through March 3 in Rodey Theatre.

Nearly 2,000 students will earn their degrees from The University of New Mexico as part of the Fall Class of 2018 – each one with an inspirational story sure to inspire others. Their commencement celebration is the culmination of many years of hard work,...

It’s safe to say Sabrina Baca has worked hard towards her degree. Baca is a theater major receiving a Bachelor of Arts that took five-and-a-half years, switching her major, and three different campuses to complete.  Right out of high school in Belen,...

The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance presents As You Like It, a play by William Shakespeare directed by Shepard Sobel. The play is a timely tale of transformation amidst the trials and triumphs of every kind of love. One of...