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Performing Arts

Santa Fe is one of the country's oldest and most beautiful cities with some of the most dramatic sunsets in the world, so it's only natural to find a diverse and dynamic performing arts scene here. Audiences are wowed just about every night of the week.

With everything from theatrical productions and ballet performances to classical concerts, global music jams and slam poetry competitions, Santa Fe's performing arts hold center stage. Our year-round calendar spotlights international and local stars. You'll enjoy famous actors, opera singers, classical musicians, jazz quartets, bands playing blues, folk, country and rock, modern dancers, native storytellers and other gifted performers.

The Santa Fe Opera continues to bring opera stars and audiences from around the world each summer for one of the country's most cherished opera seasons. The city also hosts annual music festivals throughout the year that feature established and emerging musicians and singers from around the world. Santa Fe's own gifted groups of community musicians and choral groups perform year-round as well.

On any given night in Santa Fe, you might see an elite group of Chinese acrobats, a whimsical troupe of Santa Fe circus performers or a beloved Broadway musical. Enjoy a stirring concert put on by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the New Mexico Jazz Festival or a festival devoted to the traditional music of New Mexico's Rio Grande region. Watch the heated artistry of flamenco dancers accompanied by Spanish guitar music. Take in a stellar production of a well-known play or a world premiere of a work by an emerging playwright. Actors travel from around the world to perform here and we also have vibrant community theater groups featuring talented Santa Fe actors.

With more than a dozen venues, from historic theaters to outdoor stages, glorious churches and museum spaces, Santa Fe truly is a performing arts center.

Armory for the Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trl
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 982-7992
The mission of the Armory for the Arts Theatre is to provide the community with an affordable performing arts facility, to develop office space for other non-profit performing arts organizations and to create a center for collaboration.

Center for Contemporary Arts

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-982-1338
The Center for Contemporary Arts is a non-profit multidisciplinary arts organization that seeks to identify, promote and present the work of visionary contemporary artists – both emerging and established -- while stimulating a broader audience for these artists and their work. Through film, media, visual and performing arts, and educational programming, CCA provides an accessible forum for the exploration of new ideas in contemporary art and thought. Includes over 5,000 square feet of exhibition space, plus a 130-seat Cinematheque. Open 10 to 9 Monday through Friday, and 1 to 9 on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free to exhibits. Admission charge for selected events; films at CCA Cinematheque are discounted for members, students, and seniors.

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe

1615 Paseo De Peralta # B
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 992-0591
El Museo, a center of Hispanic culture and learning, showcases and promotes Hispanic art, culture and history. With gallery space and a 200-seat theater, El Museo hosts its own programming as well as community events, classes and workshops.

Greer Garson Theatre

1600 Saint Michael's Drive
Santa Fe, NM
(505) 473-6511
Professionally equipted 500 seat theatre on the campus of the College of Santa Fe.

James A. Little Theater

NM School For The Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-827-6760
Located on the campus of New Mexico School for the Deaf, this theater hosts a diversity of programming from musical concerts and lectures to theatrical performances.

Lensic Performing Arts Center

211 West San Francisco Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505 988 7050
Housed in a recently renovated 1931 movie house, the Lensic Performing Arts Center hosts four to six events each week, all year-round, spanning the gamut of the entertainment world, including theater, dance, music, film, and more. Please check our website for information and a schedule.

Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco

Benitez Cabaret at The Lodge at Santa Fe
750 N. St. Francis Dr.
(888) 435-2636/(505) 955-8562
This acclaimed Santa Fe-based dance company travels the world and returns to the city each summer to perform at the Benitez Cabaret.

Moving People Dance Santa Fe

Moving People Dance Santa Fe

2536 Camino Entrada
Santa Fe, NM 87010
505-438-9180
Moving People Dance Santa Fe is a vibrant contemporary dance company based in Santa Fe, and hosts the Santa Fe Dance Festival each June. Moving People offers dance instruction which is grounded in classical technique, with fresh innovation and various dance genres. The pre-professional student company Moving People Too! performs the beloved holiday extravaganza "Swingin' Suites", and "Louder Than Words" in the spring. Classes from beginner to professional levels, ages 8 to adult. (Over 20 adult classes are offered each week) Classes include ballet, contemporary ballet, modern, jazz, jazz funk, tap, improv, Flamenco, Folkloric, Gyrokinesis® , Pilates mat, Twist & Tone, Swing, and Salsa.

Paolo Soleri Ampitheater

1501 Cerrilos RD
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Railyard Performance Center

1611 B Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe NM 87501
(505) 982-8309

Saint Francis Auditorium

107 W. Palace Ave
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 476-5072
Located inside the Museum of Fine Arts, this historic auditorium hosts classical music concerts, author readings, lectures and many other entertaining and educational events.

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

PO Box 853
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 983-2075
The Chamber Music Festival offers world class musicians in collaboration with one another playing both traditional chamber pieces as well as modern pieces, jazz, world music and more. Each season runs from early July through late August and features a variety of well known individual performers, groups and ensembles.

Santa Fe Concert Band

(505) 471-4865
This is the oldest musical group in Santa Fe, tracing its roots back 125 years. The name has changed several times since the beginning, but not the tradition: The band still performs free public concerts throughout the year. Its repertoire includes patriotic songs, marches, a variety of classical, popular and Broadway tunes adapted for concert band, as well as number of wonderful songs of Mexican, Spanish, and New Mexican origin which are virtually unknown in the other 49 states.

Santa Fe Desert Chorale

500 Montezuma Avenue suite 118-B
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-2282
This fully professional 20 member chamber chorus has been noted for its variety in programming and virtuosity of performance. Critics and audience members alike have consistently praised the Chorale for presenting some of the world's most significant and engaging repertoire, from the ancient to the modern in performances of the highest artistry. Performing in some of Santa Fe's finest venues including the Lensic Center for the Performing Arts, Loretto Chapel, St. Francis Auditorium, St. Francis Cathedral, Santa Maria de la Paz, and the Eldorado Hotel Pavilion, the Chorale presents concerts during June, July, August, and December.

Santa Fe Performing Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505/984-1370
Santa Fe Performing Arts (SFPA) devoted to educational and professional theatre in New Mexico, utilizing performing arts as a powerful tool for educating the youth in our community, developing a professional Adult Resident Company dedicated to innovation and excellence, and providing the community with a performing arts center that is affordable and fosters professionalism. Santa Fe Performing Arts school delivers comprehensive, educational, on-site and outreach programs for children and teens in all of the performing arts disciplines. The adult theatre program is a resident company committed to professional excellence with an emphasis on the development of new works. The performing arts center - the Armory For The Arts Theatre - provides the community with an affordable performing arts facility and collaboration center.

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-4262
The Playhouse offers never-produced playwrights the chance to see their work on stage and first-time performers the opportunity to be on stage with seasoned actors. The Playhouse welcomes everyone who wants to participate in live theater.

Santa Fe Pro Musica

211 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2091
(505) 988-4640
This organization brings some of the finest musicians and performers in the U.S. and from around the world to perform chamber works in ensembles of various sizes from September through May. Guest performers often are featured.

The Santa Fe Opera

Box 2408
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2408
(505) 986-5955 or (800) 280-4654
This world renowned venue is an amphitheater in the rolling hills just outside of Santa Fe with views of the surrounding Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains. Not only is the setting spectacular but the performers, musicians, set design and productions are of the highest caliber. The season runs from late June through the end of August every year.

The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra

Box 9692
Santa Fe, NM 87504-9692
(505) 983-3530
The popularity and repertoire continue to grow for this wonderful community orchestra and chorus. The season is made up of subscription concerts, special event concerts and regularly scheduled performances plus concerts with other regional symphonies.