Pasatiempo

19/07/2025

Benjamin Britten’s "The Turn of the Screw" — a one-set, two-act, small-cast chamber opera under the stage direction of Luisa Muller and with conductor Gemma New — opens tonight at Santa Fe Opera. Mark Tiarks talks with Muller and New, as well as the child actors starring in this atmospheric Henry James tale.

Conductor Gemma New and stage director Louisa Muller explore what makes the production such a potent addition to the Santa Fe Opera season.

18/07/2025

"ISC Santa Fe begins it's run of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" today, with cast member Geoffrey Pomeroy saying "I think we’re going to lean into the darkness of the material” and Artistic Director Ariana Karp telling Pasa: "A goal for this play is balancing wonder and terror, and exploring how those experiences are two sides of the same coin.” Get your ticket for the production being staged at New Mexico Actors Lab to find out what they mean!

Incite Shakespeare Company Santa Fe's staging of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" runs through the end of July.

18/07/2025

COVER STORY: "In the Clouds," an exhibition of McCreery Jordan's work at Gaia Contemporary (Gaia Santa Fe) features about 30 of the artist's abstract landscapes. A reception is 5-9 p.m. today

McCreery Jordan’s enchanted abstract landscapes are the jewels on the new Gaia Santa Fe walls.

18/07/2025

Art on Barcelona Gallery hosts "Abstract Apocalypse," impressionistic oil paintings by local artist Claire Kerven; reception 3-5 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe, 107 W. Barcelona Road, 917-566-0708.
https://www.uusantafe.org/art-on-barcelona.html
(Due to space restrictions, this exhibit opening at Art on Barcelona Gallery was not included in today's Pasa Week calendar).

15/07/2025

"The Turn of the Screw" is up next in the 2025 Santa Fe Opera season. It opens Saturday, and we have your essential primer for boning up on the suspenseful chamber based on a Henry James novella.

Long story short: A young Victorian-era woman gets her first job, as a governess at an isolated country house, only to discover that her duties include performing exorcisms in addition

11/07/2025

🌎 ON THE COVER: The International Folk Art Market kicks into gear this weekend, offering a cultural exchange and highlighting humanity's need to beautify our worlds. Check out Pasa's coverage, starting with this profile on Emily Trujillo with Chimayo Weavers - Centinela Traditional Arts 🌎

Emily Trujillo of Chimayó's famed Centinela Traditional Arts introduces a new collaboration with Zeitgeist Dance Company that threads music and movement into the art of weaving.

09/07/2025

Every year in July during the International Folk Art Market, Santa Fe is reminded that music is the great unifier. Bands and performers from across the country and from abroad descend on the city at the same time as more than 150 artists from more than 50 countries, to the delight of shoppers enjoying sounds and songs from often very distant lands.

Global musicians provide a tapestry of tunes to accompany the artistry of the International Folk Art Market.

08/07/2025

In addition to a huge slate of concerts this summer, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is launching a symposium called "BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music," with three hour-long sessions presented by leading neuroscientists, with subjects like How Music Captivates: The Science; Music, Memory, and the Aging Brain; and Music and Child Brain Development.

There's a bountiful harvest of chamber music to be gleaned this summer, courtesy of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, plus Chatter, Chamber Music at San Miguel Chapel, and Music

04/07/2025

🇺🇸 COVER STORY 🇺🇸 In her exhibition "We Are the People" at Aurelia Gallery, artist Scooter Morris shows her stripes through works that incorporate flags as a befitting backdrop for current affairs.

In her exhibition "We Are the People," artist Scooter Morris shows her stripes through works that incorporate flags as a befitting backdrop for current affairs.

03/07/2025

If you've ever wondered how Pasa contributor Mark Tiarks came to , then read on as he spills the tea in this week's Editor's Note space.

“What got you interested in opera?” is a question often heard among frequent attendees. The answer usually credits a family member or friend for taking the questionee to a classic.

01/07/2025

When it comes to doing right, you can’t go wrong by choosing an American Original. And that is exactly what is delivering by inviting musician Junior Brown to play at its Fourth of July concert at Kit Carson Park.

The artist brings his genre-defying roster of music to Taos for a July Fourth performance at Kit Carson Park.

30/06/2025

SITE SANTA FE's 12th International is under way and here's everything you need to know. And for our profile on curator Cecilia Alemani, follow the link in the comments.

The 12th International opens Friday, June 27, and Pasatiempo breaks it down for you.