Ticketed Events
National Theatre of China: Two Dogs' Opinions on Life
National Theatre of China's improvisational comedy Two Dogs' Opinions on Life explores some of the big questions plaguing Chinese society from a canine perspective.
Sep. 20 - 21, 2011
Terrace Theater
$25.00
CHINA-USA: A Celebration of Music
In a celebration of the fruitful musical exchange between East and West, Chinese and American musicians and singers perform classical and operatic selections from both countries.
Wed., Sep. 21, 2011, 7:30 PM
Opera House
$10.00 - $45.00
National Ballet of China
The National Ballet of China performs a mixed program including excerpts from The Red Detachment of Women and Swan Lake, as well as The Yellow River.
Sep. 22 - 24, 2011
Eisenhower Theater
$25.00 - $60.00
Inner Mongolia Chorus: White Clouds Drifting Home
The Inner Mongolia Chorus brings their unique blend of Western choral techniques and Mongolian traditional songs in White Clouds Drifting Home.
Sun., Sep. 25, 2011, 2:00 PM
Terrace Theater
$15.00
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre: Romance of the West Chamber
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre performs China's most popular romantic comedy, Romance of the West Chamber, about the power of young love to break traditional social barriers.
Sep. 28 - 29, 2011
Terrace Theater
$30.00
Beijing People's Art Theatre: Top Restaurant
The immensely popular play Top Restaurant, from China's premier professional theater company, chronicles the comic ups and downs of a Peking roast duck restaurant over half a century.
Sep. 30 - Oct. 2, 2011
Eisenhower Theater
$25.00 - $60.00
Beijing Dance Theater
China's contemporary troupe fuses ballet and modern dance with traditional dance in its Kennedy Center debut with Haze, performed on a modified stage where the dancers fight to stay afoot, a metaphor linking pollution with spiritual confusion.
Oct. 26 - 27, 2011
Eisenhower Theater
$22.00 - $60.00
Presented by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China in cooperation with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
International programming at the Kennedy Center is made possible through the generosity of the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.
