Santa Fe is known for art and culture, both ancient and
contemporary. There is always something new going on in the performing and
visual arts. Here are some of the new things you can look forward to in Santa
Fe, New Mexico.
Opening: Meow Wolf – House of Eternal Return
Renowned Santa Fe art collective Meow Wolf recently
announced the opening of the highly-anticipated House of Eternal Return installation.
The House of Eternal Return is Meow Wolf's first permanent exhibition and the
follow-up to their wildly successful The Due Return. Game of Thrones creator,
longtime Santa Fe-resident and supporter of the project George R.R. Martin
says, “House of Eternal Return is going to be like nothing you’ve ever seen
before.” 135 artists are involved in creating 70 different individual immersive
spaces, a 300-person music venue, an arcade with 14 games, four tree houses, an
interactive cave system and more. The exhibition takes audiences of all
ages into a fantastic world of exploratory imagination by way of a radical new
form of storytelling where audiences are immersed within a multi-media art
experience that unfolds through an interactive and magical narrative.
New Performance: Santa
Fe Opera - UnShakeable
In commemoration of 400th anniversary of
Shakespeare’s death, the world-renowned Santa Fe Opera presents “UnShakeable,”
a new opera composed by Joe Illick with libretto by Andrea Fellows Walters. Set
in an abandoned New Mexico theater 25 years in the future, UnShakeable tells
the story of Wyatt and Meridian, Shakespearean actors and former lovers who
have fallen victim to Erasure, a viral pandemic resulting in memory loss.
Exploring themes of memory, connection, and the power of song, UnShakeable
incorporates language from some of Shakespeare’s iconic works to create a
modern romantic comedy. UnShakeable is entirely suited for audiences of all
ages and premieres at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe with a full chamber
orchestra before hitting the road for the 22nd annual Spring Tour, presenting
ten free performances throughout the region.
New Exhibit: Museum of International
Folk Art - Sacred
Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia
Santa Fe has historically been home to a diverse religious
and ethnic population, so it’s only fitting that the new “Sacred Realm” exhibit
is currently featured at the city’s Museum of International Folk Art. “Sacred
Realm” highlights the museum’s wide-ranging Asian collection exploring such
beliefs as magical protection, blessings, and good fortune. This exhibition
presents interesting similarities within the many countries and regions making
up Asia and its more than 50 countries, thousands of ethnic groups, more than
ten language families—encompassing more than 2,000 spoken languages—and is the
birthplace to such world religions as Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism,
Christianity, and Islam as well as many local faiths.
SITE opened two new exhibitions on March 19, WorkSHoP, a new
exhibition exploring the work of the New York-based architecture and design
firm SHoP Architects.
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