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211 West San Francisco Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 Telephone: 505-988-7050 www.lensic.org
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From left: David Crosby, BalletBoyz, Kristine Opolais in Manon Lescaut, Geoff Hoyle, Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe (photo: Rosalie O’Connor), Paula Poundstone, Teju Cole, Casuarina, Conrad Tao (photo: Brantley Gutierrez)
Shakespeare at The Lensic Lensic Presents is proud to bring you the following theatrical events in partnership with First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare, on exhibit at The New Mexico Museum of Art February 6–28 (on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library).
Celebrating 15 Years as Santa Fe’s Nonprofit Performing Arts Center
The Lensic Performing Arts Center turns 15 in 2016! Thanks to your generous support, we’ve been Santa Fe’s nonprofit home for the best in music, dance, theater, film, and more since 2001.
Free Big Screen Classics Movies!
Ever the Twain: Shakespeare in Mark Twain’s America
As a thank you to our community, we’re offering free admission to a special anniversary series of Big Screen Classics movies. See inside, and visit Lensic.org for more details throughout the season.
January 31, 7 pm
Join The Lensic Today
By Lois Rudnick and Jonathan Richards
Join Valerie Plame, Robert Martin, Jonathan Richards, and others for a light-hearted theatrical reading that imagines a meeting between these literary giants.
$10–$15
National Theatre Live in HD: As You Like It February 25, 7 pm
Did you know that ticket sales cover only a small portion of The Lensic’s annual operating budget? We depend on memberships and donations to maintain our historic theater and to support our extensive performance, performing arts education, and community empowerment programs. Become a member today! Email
[email protected] or call 505-988-7050, ext. 1203, for more information.
Captured live at London’s National Theatre and broadcast in HD on The Lensic’s big screen, Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change features Britain’s Rosalie Craig as Rosalind. $22
Geoff Hoyle: Lear’s Shadow February 27, 7 pm
Experience Shakespeare’s King Lear as never before as the Jester (Bay Area theater legend Geoff Hoyle) tells his side of the story. Hoyle will tickle your funny bone and break your heart as he depicts The Fool, King Lear, and all three of the king’s daughters in this stunning solo performance. $10–$35 Presented in collaboration with
We are proud to welcome the Santa Fe Institute’s free Community Lecture Series to The Lensic in 2016. See inside for dates and details.
January
January 1–15 The Lensic is closed for winter maintenance.
Sat The Lensic & Santa Fe Opera 16 The Met Live in HD: Les Pecheurs de Perles Bizet’s melodic romance. 11 am live, 6 pm encore $22–$28 Sun Santa Fe Symphony 17 Bizet, Bach & Shostakovich Guest conductor Ryan McAdams. 4 pm $25–$80
Tue Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture 19 Karissa Sanbonmatsu: Epigenetics and Love Sanbonmatsu is a scientist at LANL. 7:30 pm Free
Wed Lannan Foundation 20 In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom:
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor with Donna Murch
Writer Taylor (From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation). 7 pm $6/$3 seniors & students
at-Sun Santa Fe Pro Musica S 23-24 Classical Weekend Orchestra With pianist Per Tengstrand. Sat 4 pm, Sun 3 pm $20–$69/$12 students Tue AMP Concerts 26 Big Head Todd & The Monsters With Mike Doughty. 7:30 pm $30–$49 Thu Lensic Presents 28 National Theatre Live in HD:
Les Liaisons Dangereuses $
Based on Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel. 7 pm $22
Fri The Lensic & Center for Contemporary Arts 29 Sembene! Film by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman. 7 pm $15–$100 (reception) Sat The Lensic & Santa Fe Opera 30 The Met Live in HD: Turandot Puccini’s extravagant opera of ancient China. 11 am live, 6 pm encore $22–$28
Sun Lensic Presents 31 Ever the Twain: William Shakespeare in Mark Twain’s America
Wed Lannan Foundation 3 Readings & Conversations: Teju Cole with Amitava Kumar
Nigerian-American writer Cole with journalist Kumar. 7 pm $6/$3 seniors & students
Thu Ascension Events 4 An Evening with Paula Poundstone Stand-up comedy. 7:30 pm $36 & $46
SAT Lensic Presents 6 Big Screen Classics Celebrating The Lensic’s 15th Anniversary. 7 pm Free
Thu Lensic Presents 11 BalletBoyz All-male contemporary ballet from London. 7 pm $20–$55
Fri AMP Concerts 12 The Second City: Hooking Up with The Second City Touring comedy revue. 7:30 pm $32–$47
Sat Lensic Presents 13 Big Screen Classics Valentine’s Day movie. 7 pm Free
Sun Santa Fe Symphony 14 Mozart, Weber & Dvorak With guest soloist Michael Ludwig. 4 pm $25–$80
Tue Performance Santa Fe 16 Time for Three Eclectic, classically trained string trio. 7:30 pm $20–$40 Thu WildEarth Guardians 18 Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour Top films from Telluride. 7 pm $17
A theatrical reading, benefiting KSFR, with Valerie Plame, Robert Martin, and Jonathan Richards. 7 pm $10–$15
February
Sat Performance Santa Fe 20 Cameron Carpenter Featuring the International Touring Organ. 7:30 pm $27–$100 Sun Santa Fe Waldorf School 21 Richard Louv: Nature Deficit Disorder Louv is author of Last Child in the Woods. 7 pm $25–$125 (reception)
Wed Lannan Foundation 24 In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom: Winona LaDuke with Mililani Trask
Environmental activist LaDuke. 7 pm $6/$3 seniors & students
Thu Lensic Presents 25 National Theatre Live in HD: As You Like It $ Shakespeare’s comedy stars Rosalie Craig. 7 pm $22
Sat Lensic Presents 27 Geoff Hoyle: Lear’s Shadow $ Hoyle depicts multiple characters from Shakespeare’s King Lear in this solo performance. 7 pm $15–$35
Mon Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture 29 Annalee Newitz: Human Domestication and the Settlement Crisis at the Dawn of Urbanism
Newitz is editor-in-chief of io9. 7:30 pm Free
$
Denotes discounts for Lensic Members & students
Denotes family-friendly events. Denotes Lensic Community Sponsorship.
March
Wed Lensic Presents 2 TAO: Seventeen Samurai Japan’s Taiko drummers combine percussion and dance. 7 pm $20–$55 Sat The Lensic & Santa Fe Opera 5 The Met Live in HD: Manon Lescaut Puccini’s passionate opera. 11 am live $22–$28 (no encore)
Sat-Sun Santa Fe Pro Musica 5-6 The Lark Ascending With violinist Colin Jacobsen. Sat 4 pm, Sun 3 pm $20–$69/12 students
on-Tue Santa Fe Conservation Trust & The Lensic M 7-8 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Fri Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 1 Mixed Repertory Featuring two new commissions. 7:30 pm $25–$72
Sat The Lensic & Santa Fe Opera 2 The Met Live in HD: Madama Butterfly Puccini’s classic. 11 am live, 6 pm encore $22–$28
Tue Santa Fe Public Schools 5 Choirs Concert Middle and high school choirs perform. 6:30 pm Free
Wed Lannan Foundation 6 In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom: Juan Cole with Phyllis Bennis
Cole is a Middle East scholar. 7 pm $6/$3 seniors & students
The best of Banff. 7 pm $16 one night/$28 both
Tue Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture 15 Gary Marcus: Smart Machines and What They Can Still Learn from People
Marcus directs NYU’s Infant Language Center. 7:30 pm Free
Fri Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 18 Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe With 14 dancers and musicians. 7:30 pm $25–$72
Sat Lensic Presents 19 Lúnasa & Tim O’Brien $ The bluegrass musician joins Ireland’s Lúnasa. 7:30 pm $15–$40
Sun Santa Fe Symphony 20 Brahms & Stravinsky Guest conductor Oriol Sans. 4 pm $25–$80
Wed Lannan Foundation 23 In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom:
Gabrielle Walker with Chris Williams
Walker is a climate change expert. 7 pm $6/$3 seniors & students
Thu Lensic Presents 24 globalFEST on the Road: Creole Carnival $ Haiti’s Emeline Michel, Brazil’s Casuarina, and Jamaica’s Brushy One String. 7:30 pm $20–$45
Sun AMP Concerts 27 An Evening with David Crosby Guitarist, singer, songwriter. $45–$85
Tue Santa Fe Desert Chorale 29 Ailyn Perez and Gary Matthewman in Recital Soprano Perez and pianist Matthewman. 6 pm
Wed Lannan Foundation 30 Readings & Conversations:
Nadeem Aslam with Phil Klay
Writers Aslam and Klay. 7 pm $6/$3 seniors and students
April
Fri Lensic Presents 8 Big Screen Classics Celebrating The Lensic’s 15th Anniversary. 7 pm Free Sun Santa Fe Symphony 10 Four Seasons With violinist Alexi Kenney. 7 pm $25–$80
Tue Santa Fe Institute Community Lecture 12 Carlos Castillo-Chavez: Lessons from
Recent SARS, Ebola, and Flu Epidemics
Castillo-Chavez is a professor of mathematical biology at Arizona State University. 7:30 pm Free
Fri The Lensic & Spanish Colonial Arts Society 15 The 16th Annual Nuestra Música A celebration of New Mexico’s diverse musical heritage. 7 pm $10/Free for seniors
Sat The Lensic & Santa Fe Opera 16 The Met Live in HD: Roberto Devereux The final opera in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy. 11 am live, 6 pm encore $22–$28
Sun Lensic Presents 17 Big Screen Classics Celebrating The Lensic’s 15th Anniversary. Free Fri Santa Fe Pro Musica 22 Conrad Tao in Recital Tao performing Coplan, Ravel, Schumann, and more. 7:30 pm $20–$69/$12 students
at-Sun Santa Fe Pro Musica S 23-24 The Emperor The Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra plays with Conrad Tao. Sat 4 pm, Sun 3 pm $20–$69/$12 students Wed Lannan Foundation 27 Readings & Conversations: Karl Ove Knausgaard with Zadie Smith
Wrtiers Knausgaard (My Struggle) and Smith (White Teeth). 7 pm $6/$3 seniors & students
Lensic Presents events are made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sat The Lensic & Santa Fe Opera 30 The Met Live in HD: Elektra Richard Strauss’s blazing tragedy. 11 am live, 6 pm encore $22–$28
All performance dates and times may be subject to change. Check www.TicketsSantaFe.org for schedule changes and additions. The Lensic is ADA compliant. The Lensic mezzanine and balcony seats require the use of stairs. If mobility is a concern, or if you have special needs, please notify the box office at the time of ticket purchase.
The Lensic is a nonprofit, member- supp or ted organization.
