Sunday, October 23, 2016
Original works of George Balanchine drift onto The John F. Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower stage by The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Under the direction of Suzanne Farrell, who was once the protég…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:59AMSaturday, April 9, 2016
Howard University’s annual spring dance concert, held this weekend at the Ira Aldridge Theater, brings forth emerging artists. In collaboration with The Washington Ballet’s Studio Compan…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:06PMFriday, March 25, 2016
Hamlet, a modern, dramatic contemporary ballet based on William Shakespeare’s original, The Tragedie of Hamlet, published in 1603 premieres in The Kennedy Center. An “ongoing dialogue be…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:05PMSunday, March 6, 2016
“Freedom is coming tomorrow!” exclaims the students of Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts in Sarafina! a musical written by Mbongeni Ngema and directed by Eric Ruffin that…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:46PMWednesday, February 24, 2016
Marius Petipa’s, Raymonda, still continues in ballet for the 118th year since its world premiere on January 7th, 1898. This week, the romantic ballet, set in three acts, is brought to the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:07PMTuesday, January 19, 2016
The spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was present this past Monday, January 18th, in the John F. Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall for the fourteenth annual Let Freedom Ring Celebration. T…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:17PMMouse in House, a funfilled show for children, is full of poetry, dance, and wonderful media effects. Performed by Jane Franklin Dance Company, the show is based on the book Mouse of Amh…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32AMMonday, December 14, 2015
On December 12th, 2015, The Kennedy Center Jazz Club showcased a ten-piece jazz ensemble from Philadelphia: the Fresh Cut Orchestra. The show, located in a private room in the Terrace Galler…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:02PMTuesday, December 8, 2015
The thematic music of Dmitri Shostakovich echoed the halls of the Embassy of Austria from the multi-talented artists of the Russian Chamber Art Society. Seven classically trained musician…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:05AMMonday, December 7, 2015
A melody of memories whirled through my seat during The Christmas Revels, a collaboration of artistic ventures through A Medieval Celebration of the Winter Solstice in Music, Dance and Drama…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:10AMFriday, November 20, 2015
A world of color streamed with feet pointed and backs arched, amazed at the auspicious shapes; I witnessed dance prevail in SPEKTRUM, Howard University’s Dance Arts Student Showcase. Deep …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:21PM 
