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The Sweet Spot & Street Light
6/26/2017 at 6:00 PM
Join Sweet Spot Aerial Productions and Street Light Circus on a tour de force of Washington's top
circus talent! This cabaret of modern circus arts will dazzle and amaze all ages, and the show will
conclude with the opportunity for audience members to engage with the talent through a moderated
Q&A.
Presented in collaboration with Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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The Sweet Spot
Street Light Circus
Target Family Night: UniverSoul Circus
6/25/2017 at 6:00 PM
UniverSoul Circus is a combination of circus arts, theater, music, and audience interaction that
embraces and celebrates urban pop culture from around the world. Since its inception in 1994,
UniverSoul has evolved into an amazing spectacle, pushing the limits of imagination with daring and
innovative performances featuring diverse blends of performers from virtually every continent.
Presented in collaboration with Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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UniverSoul Circus
Tim Mislock (of Hedwig And The Angry Inch)
6/24/2017 at 6:00 PM
Tim Mislock will be performing solo ambient guitar compositions from his upcoming record Now Is
The Last Best Time, which explores the role of a primary caretaker aiding an Alzheimer’s patient.
The music explores the ideas of love and sacrifice through sound.
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Tim Mislock
Hometown Sounds: Will Eastman
6/23/2017 at 6:00 PM
Will Eastman is a Washington, D.C.–based DJ, record producer, and the founder/owner/operator of
the world-renowned U Street Music Hall nightclub. After nearly two decades as a DJ—in which he
helped transform the D.C. dance music scene—he released his debut full-length album Hilo in
2017, which featured collaborations with Patrick Baker, Eau Claire, and Outputmessage.
Part of a monthly local music series featuring D.C. musicians, created in partnership with D.C.–
based podcast and website Hometown Sounds.
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Will Eastman
"You, Me, Them, Everybody" Live
6/22/2017 at 6:00 PM
A talk show hosted by Brandon Wetherbee featuring guests from across the cultural spectrum. A podcast since 2008. The AV Club likes us. Tonight’s guests include host of The Washington Post podcast "Can He Do That?" Allison Michaels, standup comic Alyssa Cowan and Haywood Turnipseed Jr. for Color Commentary.
Featured Artist(s)Brandon Wetherbee
Jazztopad Festival Presents Marcin Masecki feat. Jerzy Rogiewicz: Ragtime
6/21/2017 at 6:00 PM
Marcin Masecki, one of Poland’s most compelling pianists, is joined by drummer Jerzy Rogiewicz in
a program of classic ragtimes and stride-piano hits. The music of James P. Johnson, Fats Waller,
and Eubie Blake is presented along with their Polish counterparts, Henryk Wars and Jerzy
Petersburski.
The American edition of the Jazztopad Festival is presented by the National Forum of Music,
the Polish Cultural Institute New York, in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, National
Sawdust, Jazz Gallery, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center,
Victoria Jazz Festival and TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Jazztopad Co-Partners:The Adam Mickiewicz Institute / Culture.pl, Embassy of the Republic of
Poland in Washington, D.C.
Jerzy Rogiewicz
Marcin Masecki
DC Jazz Festival presents Bass-ically Yours: Kristopher Funn
6/19/2017 at 6:00 PM
Kristopher Funn was born and raised in Baltimore. He began playing the trumpet at age four and took up the double bass at age 14 upon entering high school. After graduating with an honors degree in computer science, Funn decided to pursue a career as a professional jazz musician, performing in several venues in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areas. His band The Corner Store reminds him of his childhood—the corner store does not always have what you need, but they sure do have things you find yourself guilty of wanting from time to time.
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Kristopher Funn
Ani Cordero: Querido Mundo
6/18/2017 at 6:00 PM
Ani Cordero is a passionate Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist. Her political protest and love songs, collected on her new album Querido Mundo (Dear World), is Ani's love letter to a complicated world, addressing several themes including immigration, Black Lives Matter, feminism, and government corruption.
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Ani Cordero
Sunset Oasis
6/17/2017 at 6:00 PM
Through the choreography of Adriane Whalen, audience members will be enraptured in the beauty of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Dance. Each dance story performed will mesmerize and leave you feeling a rebirth towards a new day.
Featured Artist(s)Adriane Whalen
DC Jazz Festival presents Bass-ically Yours: TrioVera
6/16/2017 at 6:00 PM
The members of TrioVera bring their lyrical and highly evolved style to interpretations of material from composers ranging from Jerome Kern to Richie Bierach, as well as performing their original compositions.
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TrioVera
DC Jazz Festival presents Bass-ically Yours: Herman Burney's Ministerial Alliance
6/15/2017 at 5:00 PM
Born in Washington, D.C., Herman Burney was raised in the arts-nurturing state of North Carolina.
Burney grew up in church listening to Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and James Cleveland, and
during these years, he played clarinet, drums, and tuba.
Pre-show talk to be live-streamed at 5 pm.
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Herman Burney
DC Jazz Festival presents Bass-ically Yours: Tommy Cecil Trio
6/14/2017 at 6:00 PM
Jazz bassist Tommy Cecil has been active in the Washington, D.C. jazz scene since 1976 when
he moved from his hometown of Baltimore. He has since established himself as one of the most in-
demand players in the area.
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Tommy Cecil
DC Jazz Festival presents Bass-ically Yours: James King
6/12/2017 at 6:00 PM
James King is an accomplished bassist whose musical career spans more than 40 years on both the national and international stages. King has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since 1977, where he is currently a member of the Gary Bartz Quartet and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
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James King
DC Jazz Festival presents Bass-ically Yours: Amy Shook
6/11/2017 at 5:00 PM
Since moving to the East Coast in 2003, Amy Shook has become one of the most in-demand
upright bassists in the
Washington, D.C./Baltimore area, coveted for her huge sound and infectious, driving groove.
Pre-show talk to be live-streamed at 5 pm.
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Amy Shook
The Touch Combo
6/10/2017 at 6:00 PM
The Touch Combo, featuring Manuel Medina
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Manuel Medina
Palaver Strings
6/9/2017 at 6:00 PM
Palaver Strings, a musician-led string orchestra, is dedicated to the collaborative interpretation of classical masterworks. Formally founded in 2014 by a group of young musicians from the Boston area, each member of Palaver Strings is passionate about taking classical music beyond the concert hall to engage with diverse and new audiences.
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Palaver Strings
NSO Youth Fellows
6/8/2017 at 6:00 PM
The NSO Youth Fellows, a National Symphony Orchestra training program for young instrumentalists, present an evening of solo performances by graduating seniors of the Fellowship Program, including Yukino Takehara (violin), Amelia Bailey (violin), HeeYun Jeon (cello), and Alexander Day (flute).
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NSO Youth Fellows
Chamber Dance Project
6/7/2017 at 6:00 PM
Chamber Dance Project’s performance brings in the band with the entrance of Mosche Brass performing live, creating the rousing New Orleans atmosphere of Rue Noir choreographed by New York choreographer Jennifer Archibald. Witness a preview of the new ballet Songs by Cole, with Cole Porter’s music performed live onstage, choreographed by award-winning choreographer Diane Coburn Bruning. Then swing with D.C. Hip Hop artist Victor Adebusola’s work Festival, with the band joining the dancers, then leaving the stage for an encore, getting the crowd up and dancing with them.
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Chamber Dance Project
Vocal Arts D.C.
6/6/2017 at 6:00 PM
Vocal Arts D.C. presents Art Song Discovery, featuring bass-baritone Zachary Burgess and soprano Chloé Olivia Moore, winners of the 2016 Vocal Arts DC competition, in a varied program of songs in different languages and styles.
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Vocal Arts DC
Levine Music
6/5/2017 at 6:00 PM
Levine Music is one of the country’s largest nonprofit community music schools, with over 3,000 students of all ages and abilities at five campuses throughout the Washington, D.C area. This performance features students from the prestigious Honors Program, the school’s most dedicated and motivated students between the ages of eight and 18 who serve as Levine’s musical ambassadors.
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Levine Music
The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts
accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center's mission to its community and the nation.
Additional funding for the Millennium Stage is provided by Bernstein Family Foundation, The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc., The Meredith Foundation , The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A.J. Stolwijk, U.S. Department of Education, and the Millennium Stage Endowment Fund.
Millennium Stage Endowment Fund - James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs, Fannie Mae Foundation, the Kimsey Endowment, Gilbert† and Jaylee† Mead,
Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Anonymous, and other gifts to secure the future of the Millennium Stage.
Kennedy Center and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts.
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