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Why Kevin Hart Deserves the Mark Twain Prize | 2024 Mark Twain Prize
Hear what some of comedy's bright stars had to say about this year's recipient of the prestigious award.
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Laufey performs "Magnolia" with the National Symphony Orchestra | NEXT at the Kennedy Center
Jazz superstar Laufey performs "Magnolia" with the National Symphony Orchestra as part of Ben Folds' DECLASSIFIED series which challenges artists to re-imagine their work through an orchestral lens.
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dodie performs "Lonely Bones" with the NSO | NEXT at the Kennedy Center
dodie performs "Lonely Bones" with the National Symphony Orchestra as part of Ben Folds' DECLASSIFIED series which challenges artists to re-imagine their work through an orchestral lens.
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Laufey Performs Amazing Version of 'From the Start' with the NSO | Next at the Kennedy Center | PBS
Jazz artist, @laufey joins the National Symphony Orchestra to perform a refreshing rendition of her piece "From the Start." Laufey’s vocal and instrumental skills take over the stage while the orchestra kicks off the contemporary jazz tone that provides a new sentiment and meaning for listeners.
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2024 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
Celebrate the esteemed recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship: virtuoso vocalist/pianist Amina Claudine Myers, prolific saxophonist Gary Bartz, Grammy-winning trumpet player Terence Blanchard, and Artistic Director of the DC Jazz Festival Willard Jenkins. This concert event features performances by 2024 recipients, powerful tributes, special guest artists, and more.
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Leyla McCalla - “Mèsi Bondye” w/ National Symphony Orchestra | DECLASSIFIED
Acclaimed multi-hyphenate Leyla McCalla (formerly of the Grammy®-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops) performs "Mèsi Bondye" with the National Symphony Orchestra on July 20th, 2022 as part of the “Declassified: Ben Folds Presents” concert series
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Sequoia "REDWOOD" Snyder and Liany Mateo perform "Feed the Fire" | NEXT at the Kennedy Center
Liany Mateo and Sequoia “REDWOOD” Snyder perform “Feed the Fire” by the late Geri Allen, a renowned American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. Featured in NEXT at the Kennedy Center on PBS.
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Washington National Opera Playlist: American Opera Initiative
Talented creative teams. Powerful stories. All-original opera. WNO’s acclaimed commissioning program for contemporary American opera enters its 11th exciting season—showing how short opera can move and inspire us!
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NEXT at the Kennedy Center Cynthia Erivo and Friends
A New Year’s Eve Celebration
Cynthia Erivo, enchanting star of the stage and screen, invites you to ring in the New Year with her magnificent friends Ben Platt and Joaquina Kalukango as they bring their powerful voices and favorite songs to the Kennedy Center. Erivo takes the audience on a journey through a diverse repertoire of songs that have shaped her artistic sensibility from Broadway and Motown, to Rock and R&B.
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46th Kennedy Center Honors Playlist
Watch coverage of the events leading up to the #KCHonors and highlights of the big event itself. Return to this playlist to see new videos as they're added.
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Playlist SNL at the Kennedy Center
Watch performances by and for comedians from the cast of Saturday Night Live at the Kennedy Center.
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Millennium Stage
See what’s coming and watch recent performances of our free in-person and livestreamed series.
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Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)
Mary Lou Williams: Next Jazz Legacy Festival, Day 2
Sat. May 11, 2024 6p.m.
Join us for the debut performance from the third cohort of Next Jazz Legacy, a national apprenticeship program for women and non-binary improvisers in jazz with the intersection of gender and race as a guiding principle. The mission of Next Jazz Legacy is to increase opportunities for musicians most underrepresented in the art form and to create waves of lasting change that benefit the whole community.
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Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)
Jewish American Heritage Concert
Wed. May 15, 2024 6p.m.
Join us in the heart of our Nation’s Capital to honor Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) with an electrifying concert featuring the rich tapestry of traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe, Turkey, Cuba, South America, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)
Only Make Believe: Marvelous Mickey Circus Star!
Thu. May 16, 2024
Only Make Believe performs interactive and accessible theatre for children in hospitals, care facilities, and schools dedicated to serving children with disabilities. Now is your chance to experience a rare public performance! Step under the Big Top into the magical world of the circus.
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Kennedy Center Honors Video Hub
Experience our new home for 44 years of Honors memories captured on film.
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Inventor of Magic: Illusionist Kevin James
Kevin James is one of today’s most innovative magicians, known for creating several unique magical effects, such as the Floating Rose, performed by many magicians around the world including David Copperfield. He is currently touring with The Illusionists.
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SNL at the Kennedy Center
Watch performances by and for comedians from the cast of Saturday Night Live at the Kennedy Center.
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Broadcast & Streaming
The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Premieres May 11 at 10/9C on NETFLIX
The Kennedy Center presents the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Kevin Hart. Meet the new recipient and watch performances, interviews, and other highlights from past events.
NEXT at the Kennedy Center on PBS An Evening with Jacob Collier, Laufey, and dodie
Ben Folds invites the virtuosic Jacob Collier, rising superstar Laufey, and chart-topping English singer-songwriter dodie to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra and challenge them to reimagine their music through an orchestral lens.
The Kennedy Center Honors
Celebrate the 46th Honorees: actor and comedian Billy Crystal; acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick.
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Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speeches
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An Exclusive Live Session
Cody Fry - “Over the Rainbow” | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original
Hear his intimate, soulful rendition of the classic song in this exclusive solo performance from the grand Concert Hall of The Kennedy Center.
Ben Rector - “Dream On” | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original
Ben Rector delivers a passionate solo rendition of his song in The Kennedy Center’s grand Concert Hall.
Ben Rector with Cody Fry - “The Men That Drive Me Places” | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original
The two performers deliver an acoustic rendition of Rector’s composition during an intimate live session in the Concert Hall of The Kennedy Center.
Arts Education
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Five(ish) Minute Dance Lessons—African Dance Playlist
In this series, dancer Rujeko Dumbutshena and drummer Farai Malianga show you how to dance traditional African dances and drums and their place in African history.
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Five(ish) Minute Dance Lessons—Latin Dance Playlist
Have you ever wanted to take a Latin Dance class but didn’t have enough time? In this series, Latin Dance instructors Ricardo Loaiza and Elba Garcia prep you to dance the night away! Once you’ve practiced all three dances, find a local Latin Dance club or bust these moves at the next school dance! Wepa!
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Dave Grohl on Starting a Band
Dave Grohl talks about musical identity, tells the story of the creation of his first band, and how important drive is to following your dreams.
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Fascinating Stories
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Inventor of Magic: Illusionist Kevin James
Kevin James is one of today’s most innovative magicians, known for creating several unique magical effects, such as the Floating Rose, performed by many magicians around the world including David Copperfield. He is currently touring with The Illusionists.
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Webby Anthem Award Winner! Reframing the Narrative: Blacks in Ballet
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A Super Story of Super Kids - The Supernumeraries of the Nutcracker at The Kennedy Center
See what it takes to perform as the soldiers, mice, party guests and more in the famous production.
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DECLASSIFIED With Ben Folds and the NSO
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