Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Major Concert Halls & All-Purpose Auditoriums
Center for Contemporary Arts and Cinematheque,
1050 Old Pecos Trail.
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505/982-1338.
www.ccasantafe.org.
Lensic Performing Arts Center,
211 W. San Francisco St.
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505/988-7050.
www.lensic.com.
St. Francis Auditorium,
Museum of Fine Arts, Lincoln and Palace aves.
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505/476-5072.
Santa Fe Playhouse
Founded in the 1920s, this is the oldest extant theater group
in New Mexico. Still performing in a historic adobe theater in the Barrio de Analco, it
attracts thousands for its dramas, avant-garde theater, and musical comedy. Its popular
one-act melodramas call on the public to boo the sneering villain and swoon for the
damsel in distress.
142 E. de Vargas St.
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505/988-4262.
www.santafeplayhouse.org. Tickets
from “Pay What You Wish” to $20, depending on the show.
Theater Grottesco
Finds
This troupe combines the best of comedy, drama,
and dance in its original productions performed each spring, summer, or fall, at whatever
venue suits the performance. Expect to be romanced, shocked, intellectually stimulated,
and, above all, struck silly with laughter. Look for upcoming winter shows as well.
551
W. Cordova Rd., #8400.
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505/474-8400.
www.theatergrottesco.org. Tickets $10-$25.
Theaterwork Studio
This community theater goes out of its way to present
refreshing, at times risky, plays. In an intimate space on the south end of town, Theater-
work offers seven main-stage productions a year, a broad variety including new plays and
classics by regional and national playwrights. Expect to see works by such names as
Brecht, Shakespeare, and Victor Hugo.
1336 Rufina Circle (P.O. Box 842).
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505/471-1799.
www.theaterwork.org. Tickets $10-$18. Call for performance times.
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Dance Companies
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
In its second decade, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet brings
classically trained dancers to Santa Fe and Aspen. Performances are an eclectic repertoire
by some of the world's foremost choreographers. The season is year-round, with perfor-
mances at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.
550-B St. Michaels Dr.
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505/983-5591;
www.
aspensantafeballet.com. Purchase tickets at the Lensic
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505/988-1234.
Tickets $20-$58.
María Benitez Teatro Flamenco
Finds
You won't want to miss this cultural
treat. True flamenco is one of the most thrilling of dance forms, displaying the inner
spirit and verve of the gypsies of Spanish Andalusia, and María Benitez, trained in Spain,
is a fabulous performer. The Benitez Company's “Estampa Flamenca” summer series is
performed nightly except Monday from late June to early September. The María Benitez
Theater at the Lodge at Santa Fe is modern and showy, and yet it's intimate enough so
you're immersed in the art.
Institute for Spanish Arts, P.O. Box 8418. For tickets call
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888/435-
2636,
or the box office (June 16-Sept 3;
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505/982-1237
). www.mariabenitez.com. Tickets $30-
$50.
