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A free spirit comes at a price in Bizet's blockbuster tragedy. An incredible cast performs this vibrant D.C. premiere production directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by Evan Rogister…
Get tickets now to the next "Let's Go There" discussion on May 21, 2022: https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2021-2022/garrett-mcqueen-carmen/
"Let's go there""to the topics that challe…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : Lush harmonies and heartfelt lyrics, often with a wink or quirky twist, await you with the brilliant, award winning singer/songwriter duo: Griefcat. Grie…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : Born in Washington, D.C., vocalist and composer Heidi Martin has shared the stage as a featured vocalist with Nicholas Payton, Tim Warfield, and George B…
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2021-2022/to-kill-a-mockingbird/
All rise for Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-…
Four-time Emmy Award winner Dan Levy honors Joni Mitchell during the 44th Kennedy Center Honors.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 44th Honorees …
Washington National Opera brings a thrilling season of grand, full scale opera"featuring Verdi's Il trovatore, Richard Strauss's Elektra, Tesori and Thompson's Blue, Puccini's La bohème, an…
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2021-2022/yemandja/
Angélique Kidjo's "Yemandja" | May 6 & 7, 2022
Inspired by her ancestors, her family, and Africa's re…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra emerge from the orchestra pit and take their place on the Millennium Stage to share the rich and vari…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : With a consistently combustible live show honed through countless performances, Rare Essence, aka The Wickedest Band Alive, is Washington's premier Goââ…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : A 7-piece band from Bogotá, Colombia, Chontadelia is rooted in the iconic marimba de chonta and steeped in the Pacific coast's Afro-Colombian culture,…
"Let's go there""to the topics that challenge us or demand wrestling with. This series invites figures from arts, culture, academia, politics, and more to use opera as a prism to examine and…
Kevin Nealon presents a special SNL Weekend Update honoring Lorne Michaels during the 44th Kennedy Center Honors.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate th…
Beanie Feldstein, Kate Baldwin, and Taylor Trensch perform "Friends" for Bette Midler during the 44th Kennedy Center Honors, with an introduction by Scarlett Johansson.
The John F. Kennedy…
Jimmy Fallon honors Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels during the 44th Kennedy Center Honors.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 44th Honor…
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2021-2022/Beastgirl/
Explore the myths that define us.
Book by C. Quintana and Music by Janelle Lawrence
Directed b…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : Originally a guitarist and pianist, Margot Macdonald now focuses on unconventional vocal accompaniments, created and looped live into 20-part rhythmic a …
GRAMMY Award Winner, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, 2020 United States Artists Fellow- Dom Flemons is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in Chicago with his family. He has brande…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : Akua Allrich & The Tribe will present a soul-stirring performance with an exciting repertoire of original compositions as well as celebrated tribute piec…
https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2021-2022/nso-declassified-ben-folds/
Following his recent trip to space, legendary actor and musician William Shatner joins NSO Artistic Advisor Ben…
Welcoming new companies and returning favorites.
Reimagining literary tales and celebrating world cultures.
We're pushing the boundaries of dance in a season you don't want to miss!
Our ne…
Dedicated to Joseph "Yossi" Kalichstein, the 2022-2023 Fortas Chamber Music Concerts season features Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Dover Quartet, Caroline Shaw, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Gr…
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2021-2022/the-other-side/
Education Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Woodson's simple yet powerful book comes to life …
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage : "A work of brooding soul eloquence, alt-rock wiriness, atmospheric pop sweetening and folk-inflected naturalness" " NPR Music
Based in Minnesota, but wi…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage :
Kenny Endo in collaboration with the National Cherry Blossom Festival
World-class artist Kenny Endo celebrates 45 years in taiko, his adventurous spiri…
