7,091 stories by "The Kennedy Center"
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Cimafunk is an Afro-Cuban rock star. His name refers to his heritage as a 'cimarrón,' Cubans of African descent who resisted and escaped slavery, as we…
On October 16, 2022, the Kennedy Center threw a free Block Party on the REACH Plaza hosted by Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson and Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran.
It…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Pop Singer - Songwriter, AYO, a graduate of Howard University collaborates with Distrik.Kollective, a collection of creatively forward thinking musicians …
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Germán López is one of the most internationally distinguished "timple" virtuosos from the Canary Islands. Since his professional beginnings, Lópe…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Born and raised in Guatemala, Gaby Moreno grew up inspired by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and Aretha Franklin. She immersed herself in b…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: "Staying true to his Spanish language Folk-Funk-Rock hybrid has paid off." "Billboard
Alex Cuba's sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks, and powerful …
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2022-2023/soldiers-play/
This 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller has rocketed back into the spotlight, thanks to this 2020…
Welcome to Songbook! After writing poems inspired by their favorite authors, kids are invited to spend a day of fun and creativity at the Kennedy Center, transforming their poems into songs …
Welcome to Songbook! After writing poems inspired by their favorite authors, kids are invited to spend a day of fun and creativity at the Kennedy Center, transforming their poems into songs …
Welcome to Songbook! After writing poems inspired by their favorite authors, kids are invited to spend a day of fun and creativity at the Kennedy Center, transforming their poems into songs …
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2022-2023/day-you-begin/
A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission
Based on the Book by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustr…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Rene Lopez is a one-man song factory. Lopez comes from Fania salsa heritage (his father of the same name played on many salsa iconic albums) but as a solo…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: "A brilliant collision of cultures." "The New Yorker
Native & African-American vocalist/songwriter/composer/educator Martha Redbone is known for her uniq…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: As they enter a new cycle, Bear Witness and Tim "2oolman" Hill of A Tribe Called Red are reintroducing themselves as The Halluci Nation, to reflect the ev…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play an assortment of chamber music.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/jazz/2022-2023/ogresse2/
"She falls in love. She eats the guy. She dies." Jazz meets theater in Ogresse, a new musical journey of my…
Famed actor - and Air Force Pilot - Jimmy Stewart reflects on his career after receiving the Kennedy Center Honors.
Hear an extended interview with American composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, and author, Leonard Bernstein as he reflects on his career.
Famed dancer and actor Fred Astaire reflects on his career after receiving the Kennedy Center Honors.
American playwright and essayist, Arthur Miller, talks about his life and works in this extended interview with Mike Wallace.
Often called "the dean of American Composers," Aaron Copland shares his thoughts on music and his career in this extended interview.
"The King of Swing" -- American clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman reflects on his life and career in this extended interview.
