2024-25 Season
NMSA’s 2024-25 Season of performances and exhibitions highlighting the creations of all five departments.
More events, details and ticketing options will be added frequently! To see our full listing of events, please visit our calendar page here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah Pfisterer at sarah.pfisterer@nmsa-ai.org
Celebrate the artistry of NMSA students with this season’s events!
Fall Semester 2024
PAST EVENTS
Dance & Music Department Present: Strings + Song + Dance
Date & Time: Friday, December 6th, 5:30 pm
Location: St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Description: This event is a vibrant celebration of collaboration, marking the second occasion that these departments come together in this space to showcase the exceptional talent of our young artists. Audiences will be treated to the inspiring sounds of our String Orchestra and Choir, beautifully complemented by original works from the Dance Department.
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Theatre Department Presents: “Puffs”
Date & Time: Saturday, December 7th, 3:00 pm
Location: Northern New Mexico College
Nick Salazar Center for the Arts
921 N. Paseo de Oñate, Española, NM
Description: We are proud to partner with Northern New Mexico College to bring the Española community a free, spellbinding theatrical experience! Join us for “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic,” a heartwarming and hilarious story about courage, friendship and finding your own kind of magic—even if you feel like a side character.
Families, friends and community members! Please join us to experience the magic firsthand and see why the arts are essential to fostering creativity and connection.
Learn more about “Puffs” and reserve your FREE seats now!
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Music Department Presents: Winter Concert
Date & Time: Thursday, December 12th, 6:00 pm
Location: Zane Bennett Gathering Space @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave, 87501
Description: Join us for a festive evening of music as we celebrate the spirit of winter! Enjoy performances featuring holiday classics, seasonal favorites, and heartwarming melodies that will get you in the holiday mood. Perfect for the whole family!
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Visual Arts Department Presents: Visual Arts Holiday Art Fair Sale
Discover Young Talent! Local, affordable & original art!
Date & Time:
Thursday, December 12th, 5-6 pm
Friday, December 13th, 5-6 pm
Saturday, December 14th, 10 am-2 pm
Location: NMSA’s Thaw Visual Arts Gallery, 500 Montezuma Ave.
Description: A wide range of visual artworks will be for sale by students in the Visual Art Department. Students receive 50% of all sales; the remaining 50% benefits the New Mexico School for the Arts Visual Art Department supply budget.
Everyone’s Invited! Join us for this free, public event. No tickets required!
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Creative Writing & Literature Department Presents: Poinsettia Poetry Slam
Date & Time: Friday, December 13th, 6-8 pm
Location: NMSA, Zane Bennett Gathering Space, 500 Montezuma
Description: Get ready for an electrifying evening at NMSA’s third annual Poetry Slam! Join us as our back-to-back champion, Sofia Salazar, defends her crown in a fierce competition open to all students, who have auditioned for a chance to perform. This is more than just poetry—it’s an interactive event where writers, performers, judges, and the audience all play a role in who wins. Expect clapping, snapping, stomping, and maybe even some playful booing as students go head-to-head, delivering powerful and inspiring original works in a thrilling display of creativity and passion. It’s going to be a fun, energetic night of slam poetry.
Spring Semester 2025
Dance Department Presents: In (E) Motion
Date & Time: Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Zane Bennett Gathering Space @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave, 87501
Description:
Link: Get Tickets!
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Visual Arts Department Presents: Senior Exhibition, “Sonder”
Date & Time: Friday, April 11, 5:00- 6:30 pm
Location: Thaw Visual Arts Gallery NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description: Coming Soon.
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The Art Institute Presents: ArtSpring 2025 “Illuminate! Reflections & Projections.” Friends and Family performances
Date & Time: Thursday, April 24, 6:00-7:00 pm, Friday, April 25, 2:00-3:00pm & 6:00-7:00pm.
Location: The Zane Bennett Gathering Space @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description: Coming Soon.
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The Art Institute Presents: ArtSpring 2025 “Illuminate! Reflections & Projections.” Gala
Date & Time: Saturday, April 26, 5:45-8:30pm.
Location: The Vladem Museum of Contemporary Art followed by a performance at the Zane Bennett Gathering Space @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description: Coming Soon.
Musical Theater Class Presents: Head Over Heels: The Musical
Date & Time: Thursday, May 1st, 7:00 pm, Friday, May 2nd, 7:00 pm, Saturday, May 3rd 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Location: Zane Bennett Gathering Space @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave, 87501
Description: A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, Head Over Heels, follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band the Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” and “Mad About You.”
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PAST EVENTS
Creative Writing & Literature and Theatre Departments Present: Dramatic Writing and Theatre Staged Reading
Date & Time: Thursday, March 20, 6:00-7:00 pm
Location: The Bluedio @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description:
The Creative Writing and Theatre Departments unite for an electrifying evening of staged readings! Experience the power of storytelling as original scripts, crafted by our talented writers, come to life through the performances of our skilled actors. Don’t miss this dynamic fusion of words and performance—an unforgettable night of drama, creativity, and theatrical magic!
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Visual Arts Department Presents: Junior Envision Exhibition
Date & Time: Friday, March 14, 5:00- 6:30 pm
Location: Thaw Visual Arts Gallery NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description:
Each Spring semester, our Junior Visual Artists embark on new personal projects, with teacher and peer guidance, to develop a series of self-expressive pieces featured in this collective class exhibition. Students research artists and themes of their choosing as they merge personally meaningful concepts and media. As a group, they learn to install the exhibition with instructor support and develop pre-professional visual arts skills along the way.
The Junior exhibition is an example of one of VA’s many intentional skills scaffolding experiences. “Envision” supports students by developing their ability to research and build a personal body of work in preparation for their Senior Thesis Exhibition and eases them into the challenge of balancing creative freedom and responsibility to a deadline
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Theatre Departments Presents: One Act Play Festival
Date & Time: Friday, March 14, Bill A, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Saturday, March 15, Bill A 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Bill B, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Sunday, March 16 Bill B 2:00-4:00 pm
Location: The Bluedio @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description: Come experience All Night Diner II, a showcase of eighteen original short plays written by our incredible Sophomore theater students! With performances split into two unique groups—featuring nine plays each—you won’t want to miss a single moment. Join us and support the next generation of playwrights! Get your tickets now!
Ticket Tailor Link: Get Tickets for Bill A! Ticket Tailor Link: Get Tickets for Bill B!
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Creative Writing & Literature and
Visual Arts Departments Present: Convergence II
Date & Time: Friday, January 31st, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Thaw Visual Arts Gallery NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave. 87501
Description:
This exhibition and accompanying catalog, “Convergence II”, brings together select artwork created by Visual Arts Department students and poems crafted in response to these artworks by NMSA’s Creative Writing & Literature Department. Poetry and visual artwork are experienced as a call and response in the catalog, arranged in pairs according to inspiration and collaboration.
“Convergence” celebrates the inspiration inherent in our creative community at New Mexico School for the Arts and supported by our generous partners at RiskPress Foundation: Charlie Pendergast and Kevin Connor. RiskPress’ offer to sponsor and produce the publication spurred a semester-long collaborative project uniting our two art departments in this second iteration of the “Convergence” publication. We are so grateful for their energy and encouragement!
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Music Department Presents: Junior Recitals
Date & Time: Tues, Feb 11, Wednesday, February 12, 6 pm
Location: Zane Bennett Gathering Space @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave, 87501
Description:
Junior Music Students will showcase their talents in a recital, performing a diverse selection of musical pieces that highlight their growth, artistry, and dedication.
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Music Department Presents: Junior Recitals
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb 13
Location: Room 122 @ NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave, 87501
Description:
Junior Music Students will showcase their talents in a recital, performing a diverse selection of musical pieces that highlight their growth, artistry, and dedication.
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Music Department Presents: Junior Recitals
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 18 6 pm
Location: NMSA, 500 Montezuma Ave, 87501
Description:
Junior Music Students will showcase their talents in a recital, performing a diverse selection of musical pieces that highlight their growth, artistry, and dedication.
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Creative Writing & Literature Department Presents: Of the Self, Public Reading
Date & Time: Thursday, February 20, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Form and Concept – 435 Guadalupe Santa Fe, NM
Description: NMSA’s Creative Writing and Literature Department presents our February public reading, Of the Self – an evening of exploring identity through the written word.
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Theatre Department Presents: The Crucible
Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 22, 2:00-4:00 pm & 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 23; 2:00-4:00 pm
Location: Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Description: Please join us for a chilling tale of hysteria, power, and betrayal. The Crucible brings Arthur Miller’s timeless classic to life in a gripping new production directed by NMSA theatre chair, Barbara Hatch. Set in Salem in 1692, the play follows John Proctor as he fights to save his name and those he loves from a society consumed by fear and accusations of witchcraft. As paranoia spreads and justice bends to the will of the powerful, the lines between truth and lies blur, forcing the town to confront its darkest impulses.
Ticket Tailor Link: Get Tickets!
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Theatre Department Presents: The Crucible @ Northern New Mexico College
Date & Time: Saturday, March 8th 2:00 – 4:30pm
Location:NNMC Nick Salazar Center for the Arts, 87532
Description: New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) and Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) invite our community to join us for a free production of an American theater classic, “The Crucible” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025, in the NNMC Nick Salazar Center for the Arts.
More than 30 NMSA theatre students—24 actors and a dedicated crew of 8 behind the scenes—bring Arthur Miller’s story to life in a bold, unforgettable production directed by NMSA’s Theatre Chair, Barbara Hatch.
Tickets are free and are available at the door, or you can reserve them ahead of time.
Ticket Tailor Link: Reserve Tickets to The Crucible @ NNMC!
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