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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - Thursday, October 25, 2018 TicketsSan Francisco Ballet: 2 PROGRAMS of East Coast Premieres from Unbound: A Festival of New Works
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The Human Journey Announced
The Human Journey is an unprecedented collaboration between three of D.C.'s leading cultural institutions: the Kennedy Center, National Geographic Society, and the National Gallery of Art for the 2018-2019 season. This initiative strives to promote deeper understanding of issues like migration (forced or by choice), exploration, identity, and the resilience of people to overcome the barriers and behaviors that stand in our way. The Human Journey also looks forward at how these forces will continue to shape our collective story and aid us in understanding ourselves in this century.
The Human Journey Announced: Learn MoreDIRECT CURRENT Returns for a Second Season
The Kennedy Center’s two-week celebration of contemporary culture returns March 25–April 7, offering new works, interdisciplinary creations, and creative responses to topical concerns. Showcasing some of the most provocative, original, and pioneering voices in the arts today, DIRECT CURRENT takes place at the Kennedy Center and throughout D.C. at alternative venues, to expand the growing audience for contemporary culture in the nation’s capital. Three of the Kennedy Center’s resident artistic leaders—Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates, Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, and DEMO series director Damian Woetzel—contributed to the programming, which includes talks with prominent thought leaders. Participating artists include composers Caroline Shaw and Du Yun, the National Symphony Orchestra, Bon Iver, Bill T. Jones, and many other world-class collaborators. Tickets are available to Kennedy Center Members on Sep. 4, and to the general public on Sep. 12, unless otherwise noted.
DIRECT CURRENT Returns for a Second Season: Learn MoreA New Brand for a New Era
The Kennedy Center's new visual identity is the manifestation of where the Center has been and where it is going. Conceived by IA Collaborative of Chicago, IL, our new brand is at once monumental and dynamic, a balance of the traditional and the modern. The bold graphic shapes are inspired by the original 1971 building designed by Edward Durell Stone and the architecture of the new REACH complex created by Steven Holl Architects, joined together by an iconic pillar like those that stretch skyward around the building. This visual identity will embrace all the Center's partners and programs, from the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera to education and membership, unifying all the many facets of our institution. As the Kennedy Center enters a new era of growth, this brand is a reflection of the changes happening both inside and outside the building.
A New Brand for a New Era: Learn MoreKennedy Center News Now Online
Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The September-October issue features contemporary dance from Brazil's Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker, San Francisco Ballet with a program of new works, the return of Broadway Center Stage with Little Shop of Horrors, Washington National Opera's new production of Verdi's La traviata, National Symphony Orchestra concerts with film including Star Wars and Get Out, a sneak peek at the REACH expansion, and much more!
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