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The Kennedy Center Lets the Good Times Roll: Ben Rector & Cody Fry Perform with the National Symphony Orchestra

The Kennedy Center Lets the Good Times Roll: Ben Rector & Cody Fry Perform with the National Symphony Orchestra

By Isabella Wylie February 2, 2023

★★★★★ Imagine hearing a viral TikTok sound transcribed by a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, played by a world-renowned symphony. Unreal, right? Well, for two nights in January, this was...

Georgetown Outdoor Art Exhibit Highlights Importance of Climate Action

Georgetown Outdoor Art Exhibit Highlights Importance of Climate Action

By Eli Kales March 25, 2022

Eight large-scale photographs are set up around the Georgetown neighborhood as an offshoot of the Kennedy Center’s documentary photography exhibition “COAL + ICE,” combining environmental activism,...

Cuban Orchestra Faces Travel Challenges on Annual GU Trip

Cuban Orchestra Faces Travel Challenges on Annual GU Trip

By Harrison McBride February 21, 2020

Members of Cuba’s Lyceum Mozartiano of Havana are completing a visit and cultural exchange program with the Georgetown University Orchestra after travel complications threatened the annual program.  As...

Pepperland Delights With Beatles Tribute Performance

‘Pepperland’ Delights With Beatles Tribute Performance

By Ethan Knecht December 5, 2019

Mark Morris’s “Pepperland” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is no exercise in mid 20th-century nostalgia, despite the fact that the show is a tribute to The Beatles’ 1967...

KENNEDY CENTER WEBSITE | With new changes to previously contentious aspects of the storyline, Paquita shows off its merits as a riveting, accessible ballet that is grounded in expressive acting.

Mariinsky Ballet Updates ‘Paquita’ for Modern Audiences

By Sarah Keisler October 17, 2019

Many contemporary audiences find classical ballet culture alienating, but the Mariinsky Ballet’s rendition of “Paquita” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts pushed the form of dance...

KENNEDY CENTER / INSTAGRAM | The Kennedy Center is debuting a new immersive performing arts center during a two-week-long festival that started Sept. 7.

Kennedy Center Debuted Outdoor Arts Space With Festival

By Moira Ritter September 13, 2019

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will debut the Reach, its first major expansion since its opening in 1971, kicking off with a two-week-long festival that began last Saturday.  The...

KENNEDY CENTER | Despite moments of less-than-perfect execution throughout the program, the choreography and production reestablished the New York City Ballets status as a trend setter in dance.

The New York City Ballet Displays Potential at Kennedy Center

By Ethan Knecht April 18, 2019

Kanye West and the 1940s Broadway hit “On the Town” may have little in common, but the New York City Ballet tries to convince you otherwise through its program “New Works and New Production.” An...

@MADINAMANIA/TWITTER | Georgetown presented this years John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award to community activist Hawah Kasat at the 17th annual Let Freedom Ring celebration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Community Activists Celebrate King’s Legacy

By Ashley Zhao January 25, 2019

Georgetown University partnered with the Kennedy Center for the 17th annual “Let Freedom Ring!” ceremony on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrating King’s life and legacy by acknowledging those who...

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Georgetown University and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are collaborating on a three-part series for students to attend free performances.

Students Can Attend Free Kennedy Center Performances With New Series

By Sana Rahman October 24, 2018

The Georgetown-Kennedy Center Seminar Series, launching in November, will enable Georgetown students to attend three performances at the center free of charge and engage in post-performance discussions...

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A teacher at Duke Ellington School of the Arts is on leave after allegations of sexual assault surfaced Oct. 14.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts Teacher on Leave After Sexual Assault Allegations

By Walker Miller October 24, 2018

The chair of the literacy and media department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts is being investigated by Washington, D.C. police after allegations of sexual assault against a minor were raised...

Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture Dwandalyn Reece, Georgetown University Distinguished Artist in Residence and Kennedy Center Artistic Director of Jazz Jason Moran, and Associate Professor of the History Department Maurice Jackson discussed the state of jazz in Washington, D.C.

DC Jazz Threatened by Gentrification, Says Kennedy Center Artistic Director of Jazz Jason Moran

By Dustin Hartuv October 4, 2018

Gentrification threatens Washington, D.C. jazz and art, jazz musician and composer Jason Moran said at an event Tuesday in Copley Lounge. Moran, a distinguished artist-in-residence at Georgetown...

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The New York City Ballet Performs ‘Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck’ at The Kennedy Center

By Ethan Knecht April 4, 2018

It seems unlikely that an art established on 17th century royal French etiquette and modern 20th century abstractions can progress into the 21st century. Yet, in “Works by Balanchine, Martins &...

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