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Just Announced! Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, directed by Simon Godwin with Paapa Essiedu in the title role, will come to the Eisenhower Theater for six performances, May 2–6, 2017. The critically lauded production of Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of murder and revenge won raves both for Godwin’s riveting and contemporary vision of Hamlet’s Denmark as a state in west Africa and Essiedu’s revelatory Hamlet at its premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2016. London's The Guardian calls it "a production that makes you feel, even if you are seeing Hamlet for the 50th time, that you are experiencing it anew." Tickets go on sale to Members on Nov. 6 and to the public on Nov. 15.
Just Announced! Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet: Learn More2017-2018 Hip Hop Culture Season Announced
With Hip Hop Culture serving as one of our nation’s greatest cultural assets and ambassadors, The Hip Hop Culture program at the Kennedy Center recognizes Hip Hop’s contributions to global culture and its power to build and transform communities through art and action. Serving as the inaugural curatorial season from Artistic Director and Advisor at Large Q-Tip, the 2017-2018 Hip Hop Culture Season celebrates the early beginnings of the Culture while recognizing its vital and transformative role in contemporary society.
2017-2018 Hip Hop Culture Season Announced: Learn MoreCelebrating Leonard Bernstein at 100
The Washington-area arts community is thrilled to celebrate the international centennial celebration of Leonard Bernstein at 100 — a year of of local, national, and worldwide events that pay tribute to this incomparable artist whose influence and impact on arts and culture in the U.S. and around the world have transcended genres and generations. Throughout the celebration, performances of theater, classical, jazz, choral works, dance and education events will explore and celebrate the many facets of Leonard Bernstein as musician, composer, educator, and humanitarian.
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein at 100: Learn MoreKennedy Center News Now Online
Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The September-October issue features the grand reopening of the Terrace Theater, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to David Letterman, Matthew Bourne's dazzling production of The Red Shoes, NSO Music Director Gianandrea's inaugural performances, Washington National Opera's towering production of Aida, and much more!
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