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Let Freedom Ring Ceremony Honors MLK’s Legacy, Thompson’s Spirit

By Erin Doherty January 18, 2018

John Thompson Jr., Georgetown University’s men’s basketball coach from 1972 through 1999, was known for his commitment to helping his students. He symbolized his investment in his players with...

Celebrating the Kennedy Center’s Centennial

By Alexandra Brunjes June 6, 2017

As part of a yearlong celebration commemorating former President John F. Kennedy’s 100th birthday, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosted a cross-cultural open house on Saturday, May 27. The...

New Take on Old Classic

By Katherine Pietro September 16, 2016

Tackling the realities of socio-economic struggles in rural Kentucky through a modern adaptation of the myth of Philomela, recent Georgetown graduate Olivia Duff’s (COL ’16) play “Appalachian Nightingale”...

Concert Honors Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Molly Cooke January 25, 2016

Washington, D.C. Public Allies Executive Director Nakeisha Neal Jones (GRD ’02) received the annual 2016 John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award at the 14th annual Let Freedom Ring Celebration on Monday...

COURTESY YASSINE EL MANSOURI
Kendrick Lamar played a 15-song set and an encore at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Compton Meets Classical

By Daniel Smith October 23, 2015

Kendrick Lamar does not have a winning track record when it comes to recognition from established, prestigious and predominantly white institutions. At the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, his modern day...

Student Play Makes Debut at Kennedy Center

By Caroline Welch September 11, 2015

Seven actors took to the stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Terrace Theater Monday for a 50-minute reading of the student-written "Pandemopium," Georgetown’s entry to the...

Connor Rohan Wrote a Play!

Connor Rohan Wrote a Play!

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia September 6, 2015

GUSA vice president, improv extraordinaire and rumored Georgetown Heckler contributor strikes again: this time with a play at the esteemed Kennedy Center. Connor Rohan (COL '16) definitely has...

COURTESY MARGOT SCHULMAN

Laughs Abound in Theatrical Murder Mystery

By Nicole Ong February 27, 2015

With its candy-colored set and rapid-fire dialogue, the nation’s second-longest running play “Shear Madness” proves why it has enjoyed such continued success. The show combines comedy hijinks,...

Rangila 2014: A Preview

Rangila 2014: A Preview

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff November 20, 2014

For the past two decades, the South Asian Society has hosted Rangila, a massively popular event showcasing a variety of South Asian dances, performed and choreographed exclusively by students. This year,...

COURTESY SCOTT SUCHMAN
Dance show Rangila will be held at the Kennedy Center this weekend.

Rangila to Grace the Kennedy Center Stage

By Emma Rizk November 7, 2014

The 20th annual Rangila dance show will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on Nov. 22 as a result of structural problems in the show’s usual venue, Gaston Hall. The coordinators...

Study Week Alternatives

Study Week Alternatives

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler April 29, 2013

Feeling overwhelmed by finals? When you start talking about Shakespeare's economic theory or George Washington's impact on the Civil War, you know it's time to take a break.  Luckily for you, Georgetown...

Dark Comic Cracks Up Kennedy Center

By Caitlin DeSantis February 8, 2013

From Beyoncé to Bradley Cooper, Washington, D.C., has been a celebrity mecca in early 2013, but none has been funnier than Louis C.K., who performed two sold-out shows at the Kennedy Center last week....

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