7,108 stories by "The Kennedy Center"
Internationally recognized DJ Adrian Bartos aka Stretch Armstrong joins #KenCenHipHop​ to present his #LifeIn5​. The 1990s Hip Hop legend programmed the "Stretch And Bobbito" r…
Join #KenCenHipHop for the virtual version of our Hip Hop Listening Session: #LifeIn5 Edition, led by ethnomusicologist Dr. Fredara M. Hadley. The event features Angie Ange, J.PERIOD, and Xa…
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LIVE: Join the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform from their homes to you…
The Grammy nominee and star of the indie family music scene performs with his group, offering their unexpectedly intelligent and whimsically rocking music, which has been nationally recogniz…
Young musicians, vocalists, and dancers led by WPAS teaching artists perform jazz, classical, world music, and dance, as part of WPAS's multiyear Collaborative Arts Partnership in support of…
The DC dance company returns with Extreme Measures, a mixed repertory program featuring signature and new works.
The New York-based band has left hundreds in the wake of its high-energy, joyously outrageous gypsy punk rock shows, which combine the richness of world music, punk rock attitude, and the sp…
A showcase of premier vocal programs from the D.C. metro area.
The DC"based experimental rock band combines evocative music, unique vocals, and narrative film.
The eight-piece, New Orleans"based ensemble offers an eclectic live show that harnesses the power of horns and drums in the party-like atmosphere of a dance club. Part of The Music of New Or…
Hailing from New York City, it's dedicated to reviving and renewing the music known as Latin bugalú, the sound that sprang from the street corners, transistor radios, pool halls, and club…
Join WNO main stage artists and members of the Cafritz Young Artist Program as they offer an "up close and personal" performance featuring an assortment of arias and ensembles.
Members of the program offer a concert featuring individual violin, cello, flute, and euphonium solo performances.
Students play works by Whittenburg, Bartók, and contemporary composer David Lang. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Join award-winning chefs Mads Refslund of Denmark, Morten Sohlberg of Norway, and Ulrika Bengtsson of Sweden for a demonstration of New Nordic Cuisine. Audience members will be able to watch…
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play classical works.
Four authors perform their most electric writing for a panel of all-star judges who spout off-the-wall commentary and select two finalists for an absurd climax that determines who takes home…
Celebrate the New Year with guitarist Zan McLeod, the New Century Dancers, and other special guests.
The Americana band from Connecticut creates music rooted in the folk and Appalachian mountain music tradition with guitars, banjos, pump organ, mandolin, string bass, musical saw, washboard,…
This varied program features works by Schoenfield and Chopin; selections from Mozart's Don Giovanni; and a performance of ragtime music featuring saxophone ensemble The Moanin' Frogs. Part o…
The Kennedy Center and National Symphony Orchestra Music Director plays piano accompanied by the guest violinist.
The Swedish/Senegalese couple, winners of the "Best Newcomer" prize at the 2010 Swedish Folk and World Music Gala and "Band of the Year" in 2011, combines a variety of styles, influences, an…
The trio fuses traditional elements of hip hop such as human beat-box, rhyming, and storytelling with Indian classical and Post-Western classical music.
The group performs standard jazz tunes in a swing jazz format based on the small bands of the '30s, '40s, and '50s.
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play classical works.
