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Dynamic pop artist BANKS performs "Waiting Game" with the National Symphony Orchestra as part of the "Declassified: Ben Folds Presents" concert series at the John F. Kennedy Center For The P…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Jaques Morelenbaum is a cellist, composer, arranger, and musical producer who has worked with great names of Brazilian music, such as Caetano himself, as …
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: From Kampala, Uganda, Jon Muq is a vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who makes soul-filled pop music celebrating the magic of human connecti…
Indie rock star Julien Baker performs "Ziptie" with the National Symphony Orchestra as part of the "Declassified: Ben Folds Presents" concert series at the John F. Kennedy Center For The Per…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Martha Wainwright is beginning again. The beguiling performer and songwriter returns with Love Will Be Reborn, released in August. Wainwright's fifth stud…
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NEW PRODUCTION
Only her love can set him free.
Florestan suffers in a secret underground cell, unjustly incarcerated for his polit…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Eliot Seppa is well known as one the most sought-after bassists in the D.C. area in jazz, R&B, gospel, musical theater, and more. Through years of experie…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Shannon Gunn's Saffron Ensemble"including strings, synth, rhythm section, and trombone"premiered at the 2022 Jazz and Freedom Festival in Washington, D.C.…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Ebban and Ephraim Dorsey are 20- and 21-year-old saxophonists, composers, bandleaders, and rising stars in the contemporary jazz scene. The multi-talented…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Featuring the music of composers both from Africa and the diaspora, this show highlights the dynamism and originality present within this tradition. As th…
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Help us celebrate 5 years of artistic vision and expression!
In 2019, we celebrated the opening of the REACH with you"…
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Kennedy Center Dance Curators Jane Raleigh and Alicia Adams make some helpful sug…
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how The Washington National Opera crafted their 2024 production of Puccini's Turandot! With the help of Costume Designer Linda Cho, Set Designer Wilson Chin…
Join us for an all-access look at the Washington National Opera's 2024 production of Puccini's "Turandot." Dive behind the scenes with Director Francesca Zambello, Costume Designer Linda Cho…
Grammy-nominated Carlos Simon is a multi-genre composer and performer who is a passionate advocate for diversity in music. Carlos is a unique voice and sought-after cultural ambassador for n…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: "At the heart of Tarbox's music is his guitar, as raw as it is charismatic. It creates an electricity that courses through every song."
"Twangville
Micha…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: QUEER. LATINX. TEXAN.
Gina Chavez is a wife, philanthropist, and an award-winning independent musician. She is a 2020 Latin Grammy® nominee for Best P…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Holographic Principle is an exceptional all-star band of inventive musicians put together by drummer and composer Ronnie Burrage.
Burrage grew up in St. …
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Presented in collaboration with the Reed Society.
This Sufi inspired vocal group, founded in 2009 in Montreal, is led by Qari Sidi Anwar Barrada from Mor…
In a live moderated conversation, Social Impact Senior Director Victoria Murray Baatin will host a discussion with the Peter Marks (former Washington Post theater critic) and Naveen Kumar …
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Find joy in the communities we create through dance! Join us for another exciting National Dance…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Glen David Andrews, a native son and a beloved musician of New Orleans, is a warrior for cultural preservation at a time when indigenous traditions are be…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: As a resolute preservationist, storyteller, and instrumentalist, Dom Flemons has long set himself apart by finding forgotten folk songs and making them li…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: "The real thing, people."
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Martin Sexton returns with what Rolling Stone calls his "soul-marinated voice," acoustic guitar, and a suitcase full…
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: The Sensational Barnes Brothers are a musical blend of old and new, a real gem in the gospel/soul scene. As PopMatters states, "The brothers run through a…