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2018–2019 Programs for Young Audiences
Each season, the Kennedy Center Education Division’s Performances for Young Audiences reach nearly 200,000 students locally and nationally. With productions for students in Pre-K through 12th grades and stories from the whimsical to the profound, there’s something for everyone. We invite you to take a sneak peek at what the Education Division has in store for local school audiences in the 2018–2019 season! The full Education Brochure will be published in August 2018, with registration for schools beginning August 20. To learn how the student, teacher, or school in your life can experience the wide array of performing arts programming offered at the Kennedy Center, email kced@kennedy-center.org, or call (202) 416-8835.
2018–2019 Programs for Young Audiences: Learn MoreNational Dance Day Returns July 28
Watch, listen, and dance at this community celebration of National Dance Day at the Kennedy Center, culminating in a night of Dancing Under the Stars. Launched in 2010 by The Dizzy Feet Foundation and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, National Dance Day encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health. Come as you are and bring your whole family for a day of dance performances and lessons, all hosted by New York City Ballet principal dancer Ashley Bouder. With performances ranging from Virginia's Xuejuan Dance Ensemble to the competitive dance group Velocity Dance, National Dance Day will feature special guest dancers, interactive dance lessons, and performances in a wide variety of dance styles. The official National Dance Day routine for this year’s event will be led by So You Think You Can Dance All-Star Comfort Fedoke. See the full lineup on our website and stay tuned for the official dance routine video!
National Dance Day Returns July 28: Learn MoreOpera in the Outfield® Returns on Sep. 29
Washington National Opera celebrates the 11th season of free opera broadcasts at Opera in the Outfield®, Presenting Sponsor Mars, Incorporated, on Sat., Sep. 29 at Nationals Park. Hosted by WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, this family community event features an outdoor broadcast of The Barber of Seville, a rapid-fire romp known to audiences for its instantly recognizable overture. The hilarious WNO production stars audience favorite Isabel Leonard, dashing American tenor Taylor Stayton in his WNO debut, and thrilling Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky in his U.S. debut. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pre-show family activities and the broadcast begins at 7 p.m. More information is available at OperaintheOutfield.org
Opera in the Outfield® Returns on Sep. 29: Learn MoreKennedy Center News Now Online
Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The May-August issue features Artes de Cuba: From the Island to the World, our two-week festival of Cuban culture; the third annual District of Comedy festival; a semi-staged concert of How to Suceed in Business Without Really Trying; musicals Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations and The Color Purple; Royal Shakespeare Company's thrilling new production of Hamlet; and much more!
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