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The Kennedy Center as seen from the air on January 8, 2006 (before construction of the REACH expansion). A portion of the Watergate complex can be seen at the left. The idea for a national cultural center dates to 1933 when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt discussed ideas for the Emergency Relief and Civil Works Administration to create employment for unemployed actors during the Great Depression. [3]
The NSO regularly participates in events of national and international importance, including performances for ceremonial state affairs, presidential inaugurations and official holiday celebrations, including the annual National Memorial Day Concert in May and A Capitol Fourth concerts on July 4. The NSO presents a 52-week season of ...
This plan was expanded upon by Carter T. Barron in 1947, as a way to memorialize the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C., as the U.S. national capital. As Vice Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commission, Barron envisioned an amphitheatre where "all persons of every race, color and creed" in Washington could attend musical, ballet, theater and other performing arts productions.
The 47th-annual Honors ceremony recognized four artists and an organization with its lifetime achievement award on Sunday in Washington, D.C.: singer Bonnie Raitt, trumpet player Arturo Sandoval ...
The Kennedy Center is unveiling a massive new expansion designed to transform the relationship between audience and artist while revitalizing the performing arts complex for a new generation. The ...
English: Title: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C Physical description: 1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller Notes: Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.; Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the ...
On Dec. 27, CBS aired the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors special. Each year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts selects honorees for lifetime artistic achievements.This year, the ...
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House Foggy Bottom: 1971 2364 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater Foggy Bottom: 1971 1164 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Family Theater Foggy Bottom: 1971 324 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Theater Lab Foggy Bottom: 1971 388