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Thursday, December 19, 2019 - Sunday, December 22, 2019 TicketsNew Year's Eve at the Kennedy Center: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin
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Next Generation Leaders Scholarship
The Kennedy Center has announced the inaugural Next Generation Leaders Scholarship, a training program designed to increase diversity in arts administration by supporting historically underrepresented populations. The Next Generation Leaders Scholarship seeks to remove some of the systemic barriers that prevent talented individuals from entering the field of arts administration by offering a 10-week intensive training program, mentorship, and a $4,500 scholarship. Open to college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates representing either cultural diversity or socio-economic diversity, the program consists of a rigorous course to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for future arts leaders. Applications are open now for the inaugural program that begins in Summer 2020 with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2020.
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Working in conjunction with the Kennedy Center Social Impact team, the Culture Caucus is an assembly of DC individuals, organizations, and initiatives that we honor, financially support, and hold space for in our programming of the REACH. The Culture Caucus is our means of curating community. It reflects our evolving belief that we can be a leader of social practice and creative community empowerment as well as the nation’s beacon for the performing arts.
Culture Caucus at the REACH: Learn MoreMoonshot Studio Open Saturdays and Sundays
From dance and beat making to poetry and animation, the Moonshot Studio in the REACH offers free activities for people of all ages to explore their artistry and learn something new. Open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors can learn to draw just like Mo Willems, make a Mo-A-Trope (it’s a zoetrope with Mo in it!), create their own mixes using sounds, rhythms, and beats at the Mixmaster Station, and more!
Moonshot Studio Open Saturdays and Sundays: Learn MoreKennedy Center News Now Online
Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The January-February issue features winter dance engagements by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, American Ballet Theatre, and The National Ballet of Canada; exciting jazz, comedy, and Hip Hop performances in the new Club at Studio K; National Symphony Orchestra Pops concerts with Diana Ross, Megan Hilty, and Cheyenne Jackson; Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative and Don Giovanni; and much more!
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