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Planet Earth Arts New Play Festival
1/31/2017
Theater Alliance presents the First Washington D.C. Planet Earth Arts New Play Festival with six short plays focused on the human relationship to the natural environment. Experience the energy and excitement of D.C. playwrights unleashing their imaginations inspired by the Anacostia River Watershed and its relationship to the historic African American community through which it flows.
Presented in collaboration with Stanford University’s National Center for New Plays & Planet Earth Arts, and in partnership with D.C.’s Department of Energy & Environment.
Featured Artist(s)
DC Cathro,
Jennifer Clements,
Avery Collins,
Annalisa Dias,
Kitty Felde, &
Skye Landgraf
*This program contains strong language and mature content.
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Recent Broadcasts
Hugar
3/24/2019 at 6:00 PM
Icelandic natives Hugar—comprised of multitalented instrumentalists and musicians Bergur Þórisson and Pétur Jónsson—have forged a musical lane of their own with a genre-defying sound. With acclaim from tastemakers like The Line of Best Fit, The Independent, and The Guardian, Hugar now gears up for the next step in its musical journey, having recently signed to Sony Music Masterworks.
Presented as part of DIRECT CURRENT
Hugar
Blacks in Wax
3/23/2019 at 5:45 PM
This performance will start at 5:45 PM!
This year’s Blacks in Wax stage performance will showcase young activists who have made an impact in the country and the world through their public protests and involvement. From elementary school aged children to college level emerging young adults, they have “shown up” to support civil rights initiatives, college programs, gun laws, and more. Young people have followed in the footsteps of great community leaders and taken up the charge lending their voices and their lives.
The live wax museum will be held in the Hall of Nations from 4:30–5:45 p.m., with a performance on the Millennium Stage at 5:50 p.m.
Blacks in Wax
B.B. King Tribute featuring Memphis Gold & Ms. Zeno
3/22/2019 at 6:00 PM
Long inspired by B.B. King’s delta blues stylings, Memphis Gold plays music with an authentic, home-grown American sound. He will be performing works by B.B. King to honor the man who created them. Joining him will be Ms. Zeno the Louisiana Mojo Queen—performing the rough powerful vocals of Koko Taylor, often referred to as “The Queen of the Blues.”
Featured Artist(s)Memphis Gold
Ms. Zeno
Vishtèn: Horizons
3/21/2019 at 6:00 PM
Vishtèn: Horizons features original compositions that amalgamate current and traditional musical genres. The rhythm of Vishtèn’s foot percussion and mouth music merge effortlessly with the violin, guitar, accordion, mandolin, flutes, piano, bodhrán, and jaw harp, offering an experience that demonstrates the richness of traditional sounds.
Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada.
La Francophone
Lubana Al Quntar and Ensemble: Two Millennia of Musical Kinship
3/20/2019 at 6:00 PM
Dramatic, ethereal, and resilient, Damascus-born Lubana Al Quntar is a world-renowned coloratura soprano. She returns to the Kennedy Center alongside popular oud player, Ramy Adly, double bassist, John Murchison, percussionist, Nezih Antakli, and pianist Edvinas Minkstimas and a six-person choir to celebrate and honor the tradition of Syriac and Aramaic music in a contemporary light.
Presented in collaboration with Media and Arts for Peace (MAP).
Lubana Al-Quntar
Ramy Adly
John Murchison
Nezih Antakli
Edvinas Minkstima
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