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DC Theatre Scene coverage of the 2010 INTERSECTIONS plays. Review of 2010 Washington Savoyards' production of Treemonisha; The Washington Post recommends its "What To See" list from the 2011 INTERSECTIONS festival; The Atlas Performing Arts Center's website listing of selected INTERSECTIONS performances Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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 Atlas Performing Arts Center opened in March 2005. [8] The nearly 60,000 square feet (5,600 m 2) facility boasts one 260 seat proscenium theatre, one large flexible seat black box theatre and two smaller Lab Theatres. There are three dance studios, managed by Joy of Motion Dance Center.
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
[39] [37] The three-stage theater complex is now the second-largest performing arts center in Washington, DC, after the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is the largest regional theater in D.C. [5] [39] Arena Stage re-opened in October 2010 with Oklahoma!. [13] [2] The capacity of its three theaters follows:
Performances are now given in the Opera House of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Opera in Washington, DC had become established after World War I and it did flourish for a time as the Washington National Opera Association [1] until the Depression and World War Two years, and into the 1960s in various outdoor opera venues ...
SHH is the latest addition to the existing Lansburgh Theatre to create the new "Center For the Arts". Construction began in November 2004 and it opened on September 15, 2007. [1] Jack Diamond designed the theatre and Paul Beckmann of the DC firm Smithgroup designed the building that houses the theatre at a cost of $89 million.
www.kennedy-center.org /nso The National Symphony Orchestra ( NSO ) is an American symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1930 by cellist Hans Kindler, its principal performing venue is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts .