7,178 stories by "The Kennedy Center"
The acoustic, song-based group blends Latin jazz, Gypsy swing, and much more to create rhythms, harmonies, and an energy that propels its music.
The Austrian children's author, artist, and puppeteer brings his popular books to life with an amazing array of puppets. A discussion follows the performance. For ages 6"10. Part of Kids Eur…
The California-based musician brings his old-time, down-home music to the stage in a performance featuring his talents on the fiddle, banjo, guitar, and vocals.
The celebrated singer-songwriter team blurs the line between musical theater and pop music with hit songs including "Run Away with Me" and "My Party Dress."
VSA presents the folk-pop Canadian singer-songwriter who has performed his music all over the world, including at the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.
How to Catch a Leprechaun is a new comedy that tells the story of Riley O'Really as he prepares a leprechaun trap and ends up catching more than he's bargained. Part of the 11th Annual Page-…
The Croatian singing group from Washington State presents an evening of Croatian folk music. Part of Homegrown: The Music of America concert series.
Participants in the internationally renowned festival perform an outstanding recital of solo piano music.
The Brooklyn-based art-pop band, gushed over by Bob Boilen of NPR's All Songs Considered, layers homey synthesizers over acoustic guitar, drizzled with vocal harmonies.
The award-winning D.C. a cappella group sings through 900 years of Western music"from Gregorian chant to classic rock to TV theme songs to holiday tunes"in a fresh approach to contemporary a…
The Philadelphia-based troupe weaves visual antics with eclectic sounds to put a modern twist on the good old days of vaudeville.
The 2010 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Faculty Achievement Award winner presents Dreams in the Arms of the Binding Lady, an interdisciplinary collaboration with dancers, a…
Enjoy an hour-long free preview of musical highlights from the upcoming WNO mainstage production by members of the Cafritz Young Artist Program.
Led by Zach Smith, the group plays jazzy and jaunty arrangements of holiday favorites.
The ensemble is the grass-roots folk music component of the U.S. Air Force Band located at Bolling Air Force Base in D.C.
This humorous and moving performance follows Maria and Giulia, two friends who examine the meaning of friendship as they recall and retell memories of many of the experiences they have had s…
The association, which works to strengthen the craft of songwriting by providing an active forum for songwriters and their work, presents a musical showcase featuring Margot MacDonald, Chris…
The group, comprised of some of the best high school and college jazz musicians in the Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey regions, presents a family-friendly concert for all ages.
Masters of Haiti's acoustic twoubadou (troubadour) tradition, Ti-Coca and his band serve up a program that blends Mereng (Haiti's cousin to the Dominican merengue), contra-dance, and Cuban i…
Students in the City of San Fernando, California's Mariachi Master Apprentice Program perform.
This enthralling performance uses constant motion and the energy of dance to present a fanciful and imaginative re-telling of the most exciting story ever heard: the story of us. For ages 5"…
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play Haydn's String Quartet No. 60 and Smetana's String Quartet No. 1.
The group from the province of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa performs its signature blend of classical, pop, and indigenous music.
The University of Hawaii ensemble performs a program of traditional Hawaiian music and dance. Part of the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The Irish storyteller shares a tale about an imaginative little boy who begins to fall asleep, sees a falling star, and decides to chase it, flying on his magic toy box through outer space. …
