UNM’s Theatre and Dance Department’s Chris Garcia, eric hall and Paul Paradise present “Menergy: A Collection of Male Choreography,” Thursday through Saturday at Theatre X at 7:30 p.m. The showcase will explore topics such as sexual identity, sexual abuse and ways of communicating through dance.
It is a performance for mature audiences only. Tickets cost $6 for general admission and $4 for students, faculty and staff and are available at the UNM Ticket office, 277-4569, or at any tickets.com outlet.
The musical fairy tale “Many Moons” will be performed by the Albuquerque Children’s Theatre Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale Ave. S.W. “Many Moons” is the story of a princess who falls ill when longing for the moon. A friend teaches her that music can allow her to create unknown worlds, and the musical opens with Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at tickets.com and by calling 1-800-905-3315. For reservations, call the ALT Box Office at 242-4750.
The First International Fiesta de Salud titled “Walking Together Towards Natural Healing,” will run Friday and Saturday at UNM’s Smith Plaza, near the Duck Pond. For $5, students can observe discussions and demonstrations of natural medicines by folk healers, curanderas, physicians and nurses from Cuernavaca, Morelos and Mexico City. For more information, call UNM’s Women’s Resource Center at 277-3716.
Santa Fe studio musician and songwriter John Egenes will perform at Solid Grounds Coffee House, at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 4601 Juan Tabo Blvd. N.E., Saturday at 6:30 p.m. It is a free, all-ages event.
The Effing Piebald Fruitcake Puppet Theater will perform the two original comedic plays “The Lonesome Cowpoke” and “Screwed the Pooch” at the Harwood Art Center, 1114 Seventh Ave. N.W., Saturday and April 14 at 8 p.m. The puppet company, which recently transferred from Knoxville, Tenn., to Albuquerque, explores adult and twisted themes, so be forewarned that this may not be the best event for children. Admission is $5 at the door. For more information, call 242-6367.
UNM’s non-silver photography class will open its show “To Brush The Surface,” Sunday at The Blue Dragon cafÇ, 1517 Girard Blvd. N.E. The exhibit will run through mid May and an opening reception will be held on April 13 at 6 p.m.
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The Los Angeles-based BellRays will perform at the Launchpad, 618 Central Ave. S.W., Monday night with opening band Sourvein. The show starts at 10 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door. For more information, call 764-8887.
Although the title of Josh Aronson’s film summons associations with the work of William Faulkner, “Sound and Fury” is an utterly engaging documentary about a deaf family’s battle over a controversial medical device — the cochlear implant.
The cochlear implant is a surgical device which gives deaf people the chance to hear. “Sound and Fury” explores the Artinian family struggle to allow their daughter, Heather Artinian, to receive such an implant — with the fear that Heather will reject her family’s Sign Language and ultimately forget about deaf culture. Imbedded further within the film is the complication that Heather’s parents, Peter and Nita, are outspoken advocates of the anti-implant deaf community. Moreover, Peter’s brother and his wife learn that their newborn is deaf and decide to use the implant.
Having been nominated for an Academy Award for best feature length documentary, “Sound and Fury” is Aronson’s most personal work to date. Upon seeing the film for the first time Aronson reported that tears welled in his eyes, and upon learning of his Oscar nomination, he reported that a knot welled in his stomach.
The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave. N.E., will screen “Sound and Fury” two times Monday — the first showing will be held at 5:30 p.m., followed by a discussion with Aronson himself, and the second at 8 p.m. The event is free. For more information, call 255-1848.
