Brendan Murphy's awe-inspiring 22-foot BOONJI spaceman sculpture, "A Step Forward," is constructed with carbon fiber and eight layers of silver-based chrome finish, weighing 3,000 lbs. Jitis…
Conan O'Brien honors Lorne Michaels during the 2004 Mark Twain Prize ceremony at The Kennedy Center. The Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes individuals who hav…
Join Aneeshwar Kunchala for an inspiring journey through the extraordinary art featured at the Kennedy Center's EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky festival, March 28"April 20, 2025. ðŸ…
Each week, we invite you to pause, breathe, and enjoy moments of beauty through symphonic excerpts"performed live on the Kennedy Center stage. Whether you're waking up, reflecting, or resett…
Experience the powerful opening of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, performed live by the National Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda. The first movement sets the tone with its brooding i…
Saxophonist and bandleader Brad Linde beautifully showcases "Facades," a movement from Philip Glass's iconic "Glassworks." Brad Linde's tribute to Philip Glass includes performances of the …
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Vocalist composer Heidi Martin received the 2024 Berger-Carter Berger Fellowship from Rutgers Dana Library Jazz Studies Dept., for her …
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Tamagawa University Dance and Taiko Group has been touring the world since 1961, visiting Mexico, England, Greece, Canada, Malaysia, Ru…
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Back by popular demand! Based out of Washington, D.C., Carly Harvey combines blues, jazz, and Soul to produce a unique sound. She is t…
The Kennedy Center is a launchpad for imagination in Earth to Space, a bold, multi-week festival celebrating the intersection of the arts and the cosmos. Now through April 20, experience b…
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb "The most danceable hip-hop on the planet!" "Havana Cultura Telmary is a Cuban rapper, musician, and spoken-word artist. Her music eff…
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Marty Risemberg is a percussionist and composer in the Washington, D.C. area who performs with an eclectic mix of contemporary ensemble…
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Hailed by American Songwriter as "one of America's most intriguing, creative, and idiosyncratic voices," Eilen Jewell rises from the as…
Conan O'Brien has long been a featured guest at the #MarkTwainPrize for American Humor. This time, he's the one taking the main seat. Take a look at his appearances over the years and tune i…
Experience the sweeping drama of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman Overture, performed live by the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gianandrea Noseda. This electrifying overture…
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/festivals-series/earth-to-space/ For three weeks, EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky will fill the Center with musicians and astronauts, poets and…
For the calendar year 2026, we join the Kennedy Center in its shared theme, "The Promise of the US," a celebration of 250 years of America. To do our part in building an American opera reper…
Join us in celebration of American artists in our 2025"2026 season of Fortas Chamber Music Concerts! We celebrate multiple generations of American musicians that intersect with the past and …
A night at the symphony has the power to inspire, to challenge, and to unite us beyond words. This season, the NSO begins a new journey of sound and discovery"through cherished classics, gro…
Grazyna Auguscik, one of the most intriguing contemporary vocalists on today's world jazz scene, delivers a mesmerizing performance of Louis Armstrong's "A Kiss to Build a Dream On," live at…
Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Take a seat at an int…
Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Comedy greats and lon…
Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Comedy greats and lon…
Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Comedy greats and lon…
Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Comedy greats and lon…