Performance Santa Fe announces its 2020-2021 season


Santa Fe, NM —
Performance Santa Fe announced today its exciting 2020-2021 season, which features more performances at more venues across Santa Fe than ever before. The presenting organization’s 84th season marks the first year of programming by Executive + Artistic Director Chad Hilligus, who stepped into the role in July 2019 and promises to take the organization’s strong decades-long legacy to the next level. “My career as a producer, director, and performer has taken me all over the world and shaped my approach to artistic programming,” Hilligus says. “Our 2020-2021 season reflects my vision to build on PSF’s reputation as a cultural leader in Santa Fe’s thriving arts community and to expand the scope and innovation of our offerings.”

Contact Lily Carbone: lily@performancesantafe.org or 505 984 8759


The 2020-2021 Season

Performance Santa Fe’s 2020-2021 season runs from July 19, 2020 through June 12, 2021 and features 29 performances of music, dance, and theater at seven venues across Santa Fe, including a return to the Santa Fe Opera after nearly a decade away and the organization’s first time presenting at Museum Hill’s Milner Plaza. This marks a significant increase in the amount of performances and venues that the non-profit organization has offered from past seasons, which reached a high of 18 events at 4 venues during its 2019-2020 season.

More diversity of genres is also represented this season with offerings of chamber, classical, and jazz music, as well as dance, theater, and special engagements. Highlights include some of the world’s most renowned performers like Joyce DiDonato, Vijay Iyer, and Pinchas Zukerman, along with several new and sensational surprises like Piaf! The Show and global cabaret phenomenon Meow Meow. 

Performance Santa Fe’s notable increase in offerings during its 2020-2021 season is a reflection of Executive + Artistic Director Chad Hilligus’s artistic goals. “My vision is more,” says Hilligus. “More variety, more diversity, more performances, and more venues, while maintaining the highest level of artistic excellence. We want to offer something for everyone throughout the year.”

In line with this vision of more, Performance Santa Fe’s 84th season also sees an increase in collaborations with other arts organizations, including co-presentations with The Santa Fe Symphony and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

“This is an exciting time for the arts community in Santa Fe and I’m proud to be a part of a group of young arts leaders who share a spirit of collaboration and the belief that we can accomplish more together,” Hilligus says. “Daniel Crupi, Cody Hartley, and I all feel strongly about finding creative ways to connect the visual and performing arts and that our audiences will benefit from this kind of cultural innovation.”

With more offerings than ever before, Performance Santa Fe’s 2020-2021 season promises to be its best yet while setting a new standard for future programming.


Performances

Special Engagement
Performance Santa Fe and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum proudly present:
Lara Downes:
Holes in the Sky
Sunday, July 19, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Festival of Song
Jack Swanson, tenor  
Benjamin Taylor, baritone
Sunday, July 26, 2020 | 4 pm
Scottish Rite Temple
Tickets: $45 – $95

Festival of Song
Scott Conner, bass
Alexandra LoBianco, soprano
Sunday, August 2, 2020 | 4 pm
Scottish Rite Temple
Tickets: $45 – $95

Dance
Stars of American Ballet
10th Anniversary
Friday, August 7, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Festival of Song
Audrey Luna, soprano  
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
Sunday, August 9, 2020 | 4 pm
Scottish Rite Temple
Tickets: $45 – $95

Special Engagement
Il Divo
Saturday, September 19, 2020 | 8 pm
Santa Fe Opera
Tickets: TBD

Chamber
Ray Chen, violin
Julio Elizalde, piano
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Dance
More Forever
Caleb Teicher & Company
Conrad Tao, piano
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Theater
Piaf! The Show
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Classical
VOCES8
Friday, November 6, 2020 | 8 pm
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Tickets: $35 – $95

Theater
Theatre Re: The Nature of Forgetting
Friday, November 13, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Chamber
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Dance
Rhythmic Circus: Holiday Shuffle
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Jazz
Spanish Harlem Orchestra: Salsa Navidad
Friday, December 11, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Classical
Eighth Blackbird: Mixtape
Saturday, January 9, 2021 | 7:30 pm
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
Tickets: $45 – $95

Chamber
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
The Complete Bach Cello Suites
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | 7:30 pm
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
Tickets: $45 – $95

Jazz
Cécile McLorin Salvant 
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Special Engagement
Joyce DiDonato: Songplay
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $45 – $125

Special Engagement
Performance Santa Fe & The Santa Fe Symphony proudly present:
Martha Graham Dance Company
75th Anniversary of Appalachian Spring
Friday, March 5, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Theater
Meow Meow: Pandemonium
Friday, March 26, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Classical
Los Romeros
featuring
Isabel Leonard
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Chamber
Beatrice Rana, piano
Saturday, April 17, 2021 | 7:30 pm
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
Tickets: $45 – $95

Chamber
Jerusalem Quartet with
Pinchas Zukerman & Amanda Forsyth
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Classical
Chanticleer featuring 
The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus
Maxine Thévenot, organ
Saturday, May 8, 2021 | 8 pm
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Tickets: $35 – $95

Jazz
Vijay Iyer Sextet 
Friday, May 21, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $105

Dance
Charlotte Ballet
Cinderella: A Fairy-Tailored Classic
Saturday, June 5, 2021 | 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 6, 2021 | 4 pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35 – $115

Special Engagement
Birds in the Moon: A Chamber Opera
Saturday, June 12, 2021 | 8 pm
Milner Plaza at Museum Hill
Tickets: $10 General Admission | $35 VIP Seating Area


2020-2021 Subscriptions + Tickets

Subscriptions to Performance Santa Fe’s 2020-2021 season are available May 4 – May 31, 2020 for patrons who purchase a minimum of 10 tickets. Subscription order forms are available at PerformanceSantaFe.org. Special Engagements are not eligible for purchase with subscriptions.

Once filled out, patrons can return their Subscription Form by mail to:
Performance Santa Fe
300 Paseo de Peralta, Suite 102
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501

Member Pre-Sale Days are June 1 & 2, 2020. People who donate a minimum of $100 to Performance Santa Fe’s Annual Fund are considered “Members” and are invited to purchase tickets ahead of the general public during this time. For more information or to become a member today, visit PerformanceSantaFe.org.

Single tickets go on sale June 3, 2020 and are available through the Performance Santa Fe box office: PerformanceSantaFe.org | 505 984 8759. Tickets to Special Engagements are available for purchase at this time.


 

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