Angélique Kidjo's new musical theater work comes to the Kennedy Center by Mark Jenkins

"Yemandja," a new musical theater work cowritten by Angélique Kidjo, her husband and daughter at the Kennedy Center.

In the galleries: Rejuvenating the obsolete into unconventional art by Mark Jenkins

Two artists explore objects in a new perspective.

In the galleries: A satire on images of women and the objects they advertise by Mark Jenkins

Artist echoes surreal views of females conjoined with mechanical objects

In the galleries: Two photographers focus on the pastoral beauty of Arlington by Mark Jenkins

Frank Hallam Day and Anne Rowland will discuss their commissioned projects Tuesday.

In the galleries: Bodies that are more than flesh and bone by Mark Jenkins

Human forms are tangential to many of the artists in Hillyer Art Space's "Flesh & Bone II."

For Shakespeare's 'Tempest,' A Motley Makeover by Mark Jenkins

Washington playwrights struggle to be heard by Mark Jenkins

Theaters need actors and directors. They need stagehands, wardrobe supervisors and lighting technicians. And, of course, spectators. But they do not need playwrights. Libraries are lousy wit…