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Smart, Funny & Black: The Amanda Seales Takeover
Comedian, writer, and producer Amanda Seales returns to the Kennedy Center June 6-8 for a three-night, multifaceted residency exploring the intersection of comedy, Hip Hop, and jazz. Seales has created multi-genre performances that utilize her witty commentary on culture to entertain and inform audiences. The performances include Mo' Betta Wu: Jazz from the 36 Chambers (June 6), a reinterpretation of Wu-Tang's debut album through jazz, theatrics, and humor; Smart Funny & Black: Hip Hop Culture Edition (June 7), a live comedy game show experience; and I Be Knowin’ (June 8), a stand-up show featuring her "blacktastic" brand of comedy.
Smart, Funny & Black: The Amanda Seales Takeover: Learn MoreBallet Across America Celebrates Women's Creativity and Leadership
Exploring the breadth and depth of artistry within American ballet, the Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America series returns May 28–June 2 for seven performances in the Opera House. This season’s engagement features deeper looks at women in ballet with companies led by distinguished Artistic Directors, Virginia Johnson (Dance Theatre of Harlem) and Lourdes Lopez (Miami City Ballet), and works choreographed by women. Dance Theatre of Harlem performs a co-commission by Claudia Schreier and Jessie Montgomery, and both companies are featured in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission by renowned choreographer Pam Tanowitz for a one-night-only celebration on May 31.
Ballet Across America Celebrates Women's Creativity and Leadership: Learn MoreKennedy Center News Now Online
Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The March-April issue features ballet performances from New York City Ballet and Mariinsky Ballet; the return of DIRECT CURRENT, our celebration of contemporary culture; the Broadway Center Stage production of The Who's Tommy; World Stages international performances from Sweden, Egypt, the Middle East, and North Africa; comedy, jazz, opera, symphony, and much more!
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