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The Kennedy Center is the only U.S. institution that presents a free performance 365 days a year, daily at 6pm (12 noon on December 24). The Millennium Stage, created as part of the center's Performing Arts for Everyone initiative in 1997 and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs , features a broad spectrum of performing arts, from ...
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.
Next at the Kennedy Center is a new PBS television series which produces episodes that present and contextualize performances at The Kennedy Center. These episodes spotlight "cultural leaders from the worlds of hip hop, jazz, folk, comedy, modern dance and more." [1] It is produced by the Kennedy Center.
The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts always features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists. Medallions were presented during ...
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 ...
In a night filled with political moments — including multiple nods to President Biden, a Grateful Dead tribute from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and accolades for performers-turned ...
The idea for the Kennedy Center Honors began in 1977, after that year's 10th-anniversary White House reception and Kennedy Center program for the American Film Institute (AFI). Roger L. Stevens , the founding chairman of the Kennedy Center, asked George Stevens Jr. (no relation), the founding director of the AFI, to hold an event for the center.
For twenty consecutive years, the chorale hosted the Kennedy Center's free annual Messiah Sing Along with Maestro Hill directing orchestra, chorus, and 3,000 guests in the Hallelujah Chorus. The chorale's continuing success led to the establishment of a core of paid professional singers and the forming of a sister chamber choir, the Washington ...