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The expert Indonesian artists perform Mwathirika, a non-verbal production set in 1965 during the infamous "Year of Living Dangerously" when thousands of Indonesians were jailed and murdered.…
As part of its Ninth Annual Dance DC Festival, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities presents this event which uses dance to highlight the jovial, forbidden, divine, and sanguine mask…
This festive program highlights the music of pianist, composer, and orchestra leader Stan Kenton.
Baltimore's instrumental rock group brings their experimental sounds to the stage with songs from their most recent release, Remote Unelectrified Villages.
The ensemble from the United Kingdom presents a vocal performance.
Participants in the three-week summer program that brings passionate, talented young musicians together collaborate for a performance featuring classical singers and pianists.
Enjoy some of classical music's most inspiring and enduring orchestra works featuring strings. Music Director Gianandrea Noseda leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a performance filmed …
The Chinese folk music group experiments with an exciting blend of Mongolian folk music and more modern styles such as punk rock.
The soul/R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was a participant on Bravo's Platinum Hit and is a 2010 VSA International Young Soloists Award recipient whose diverse mix of sounds …
The singer and guitarist, widely known for his fourth place finish on the 10th season of American Idol, rocks the stage with his heavy rock sound and powerhouse vocals. Presented in cooperat…
The recipient of the 2012 Marian Anderson Award"a grant for American singers in mid-career"performs a free recital.
Ten holiday tracks, one hour, nine DC artists: Don Kim, Justin Trawick, Gordon Daniels, Sam McCormally, Wytold, Bobbie Allen, Madia, Tiffany Thompson, Alex Vans.
The group presents a performance of traditional Ethiopian dance and music.
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Born and raised in Buena Vista, Paraguay, the Las Vegas"based harpist and composer mesmerizes audiences with his delightful and sometimes surprising repertoire. Part of Homegrown: The Music …
In an evening curated by award-winning actress, director, playwright, and Artistic Director of the DC Hip-Hop Theatre Festival Kamilah Forbes, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Gregory Porter's…
Listen Local First D.C. presents the D.C. band known for its raucous but refined blend of Appalachian and Midwestern old time and bluegrass, New Orleans ragtime and traditional jazz, haunted…
Company dancers offer a Balanchine program featuring selections of works that will be performed, in full, during their 2012"2013 season.
The acclaimed ensemble performs a program of pop, Broadway, folk, and classical music.
Elizabeth Schulze conducts students in Britten's Matinee Musicales and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. The winner of the SMI Concerto Competition performs as a soloist.
Led by Israel's acclaimed female vocalist Mika Karni, this ensemble of Israeli, Moroccan, Yemenite, and Ethiopian musicians and singers combines traditional Jewish melodies with African ethn…
The acclaimed Chinese instrumentalist and vocalist combines circular breathing and throat-singing techniques with the sounds of the jaw harp and calabash flute.
The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center presents performers from the Inuvialuit settlement region of Northwestern Canada in celebration of the 18th Inuit Studies conference.
The DC-area community music school offers instruction and ensembles for all ages.
The Grammy®-winning bluegrass guitarist, fiddler, banjoist, and vocalist offers a solo concert while in town to honor the life and work of folk singer Woody Guthrie.