7,093 stories by "The Kennedy Center"
The New Orleans"based band brings to the stage its mind-bending sounds of experimental noise-pop, including sweet psychedelic indie ballads and intense, noise-driven crescendos.
The acclaimed Pakistani singer-songwriter duo has paved the way for many female musicians active on the Pakistani music scene today with original songs and newly interpreted tunes from Afgha…
The New York-based ensemble blends jazz, North African, and Latin American sounds in its celebration of the human voice with original music surrounded by only voices and percussion.
The D.C.-based tenor saxophonist is a skilled leader and intensely expressive musician who specializes in bop and avant-garde jazz.
The emcee, community activist, and six-time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Award winner is a founding member of the anti-violence group One Hood and the creative force behind the ground breaking interne…
Emcee, songwriter, and poet Javier Starks joins #KenCenHipHop to present his#LifeIn5.
Embraced by many of the music industry's biggest names, including Robert Glasper, Common, Miles Mosley,…
The Montreal artist has recorded and toured all over the world, offering his experimental take on live music, film, photography, magic, puppetry, and much more.
The accordionist and vocalist is one of the resurgent leaders of Cajun music.
The Serbian classical guitarist, composer, and arranger performs new arrangements of themes from class films such as The Sting, Dr. Zhivago, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and The Third Man, among …
The Chilean guitarists perform a classical program. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Chile.
A 2007 VSA International Young Soloist Award recipient, the classical violinist plays in honor of the 2012 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Presented in cooperation with VSA. …
This evening of ClancyWorks' most well-regarded dance works features Out to Play (a duet choreographed and performed by Adrienne Clancy & Sandra Lacy), Giving up the Ghost (a solo work perfo…
Program participants play a program that includes Sarasate's Navarra and other classical works.
Listen Local First DC presents the D.C.-based a synth-driven dance-rock quartet.
The group brings lush, energetic, cathartic rock and provocative lyricism to the stage.
Gottaswing, America's largest exclusively swing dance instruction and dance event promotion company, presents a Memorial Day Swing Dance Party with music played by Lady Luck and the Suicide …
Members of the KCOHO perform Alfred Schnittke's String Trio and Robert Kahn's Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 56.
The gifted dancer, choreographer, and founder of D.C.'s Nritya Niketan School of Bharatanatyam & Carnatic Music, performs a bharatanatyam dance program.
A D.C. native, Dashiell is a jazz vocalist, 2010 alumnus of the Center's Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, and graduate of Howard University, where she was a member of the premier vocal jazz ensemb…
This performance will focus on kyogen, a form of traditional Japanese comic theater, and a reading performance by Japanese actress Keiko Matsuzaka.
The group from Japan's top performing arts university performs visually stunning Japanese dances. Part of the 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Students from the Chicago school perform a vocal program showcasing the talents they have honed through intensive voice lessons, performing tours, and competitions.
The ensemble presents an evening of Latin American music as part of its mission to engage the world's great Latin American musicians, artists, and composers.
These Montgomery and Fairfax County student ensembles perform as part of Music in Our Schools Month.
The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. The concert featuring Grammy Award"winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin also includes t…
