In February and March, The Kennedy Center in Washington will present a varied array of Danish theater and dance through four very different performances for both grown-ups and children, performed by "TEATRET" ("The Theater"), Teatret Gruppe 38 ("Theater Group 38") and the Danish Dance Theater. Audience can enjoyAugust, the award-winning word-less comedy, a funny mash-up of the fantastic creatures of the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, or the crazy adaptation of the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood. The Danish Dance Theater will perform their US premiere of Love Songs, a contemporary take on the cinema noir universe.
The Newseum will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with a new exhibit opening April 12, 2013, featuring several key assassination artifacts that have never been publicly displayed. Some of the items on display in "Three Shots Were Fired" were with Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of his arrest on Nov. 22, 1963. The exhibit also will feature the Bell & Howell 8 mm movie camera used by Abraham Zapruder, the only eyewitness to capture the entire assassination on film. The Oswald and Zapruder artifacts are on loan to the Newseum from the National Archives.
The S&R Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports talented individuals with high aspirations in the arts and sciences, announced the second Overtures Spring Concert Series.
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) announces the winners of its 2013 Tap Scholar Awards, following auditions February 9 during CHRP's annual Winter Tap JAMboree at the American Rhythm Center in Chicago.
Tonight, February 16th at 8pm, join TV and Film aficionados from across Long Island as the Gold Coast International Film Festival presents DENNEHY BY DONAHUE, a very special discussion with Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award Winning actor and Chaminade High School Alum Brian Dennehy hosted by Emmy Award winning and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame TV Host Phil Donahue, happening at Harbor Links located at 1 Fairway Drive in Port Washington, NY.
Author H. R. Underwood has long been fascinated with the assassination of 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. When he sat down to write his new book, "Rendezvous with Death: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy" (published by Trafford Publishing), years of research came bubbling to the surface.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander by the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. An acclaimed stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's four-time Academy Award winning film, inspired in part by the influential Swedish filmmaker's own upbringing, Fanny and Alexander is directed by Stefan Larsson and runs March 7-9 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater as part of Nordic Cool 2013. Press opening night is March 7 at 7:30 p.m.The production is performed in Swedish with English supertitles.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Sirkku Peltola's The Warmblooded by Finland's Tampere Workers' Theatre. Written and directed by Sirkku Peltola, The Warmblooded runs March 2 at 7:30 p.m. and March 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater as part of Nordic Cool 2013. Press opening night is March 2 at 7:30 p.m. The production is performed in Finnish with English supertitles.
In partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Institute for ECE (Exception Child Education, or Special Education) & Arts Integration for Kentucky public school teachers of ECE and Arts & Humanities in grades 3-8.
Today's 'Meet the Press' featured a rare joint interview with outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, with fill-in moderator Chuck Todd. In the clip below, Panetta weighs in on a potential Joe Biden versus Hillary Clinton Democratic Presidential bid in 2016. Check it out below!
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler by Norway's National Theatre. Directed by Peer Perez Øian and adapted by Ole Johan Skjelbred, Hedda Gabler runs February 26-27 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater as part of Nordic Cool 2013. Press opening night is February 26, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The production is performed in Norwegian with English supertitles.
To celebrate the beginning of Black History Month, today the Newseum opens 'Jailed in Birmingham,' a new exhibit featuring a casting of the original jail cell door behind which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was confined after his April 1963 arrest for leading nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Ala. It was in this cell that the civil rights leader penned his historic letter defending civil disobedience. The 'Letter From Birmingham Jail,' written in response to a statement by a group of eight white Alabama clergymen, includes the now-famous quote, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents August by Denmark's "TEATRET" theater company.Directed by Larz Knutzon and winner of the 2007 Best Show Reumert Award (Denmark's foremost recognition in the performing arts). August will run February 23 at 7:30 p.m. and February 24 at 2:00 p.m. as part of Nordic Cool 2013. August is a wordless comedy about the basic human condition. Press opening night is February 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
On October 4, 2013, The New York Pops orchestra - famous for presenting popular programs with a symphony orchestra of the highest quality - will launch its 31st season, a Carnegie Hall series celebrating the stylistic diversity of some of popular music's greatest icons. Music Director Steven Reineke - described by The New York Times as a 'polished, welcoming host' who is 'young and vigorous, with a playful attitude' - will lead the orchestra in a highly anticipated concert season including a night of jazz standards revitalized by international trumpet sensation Chris Botti; a tribute to big band legend Benny Goodman with Montego Glover and clarinetist Dave Bennett; a jolly holiday concert with stage star Ashley Brown; an intimate evening with Broadway's Golden Couple, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley; and a season closer featuring the orchestra and some of the most beloved music written for the silver screen.
Almost everyone is aware of the strange, if sometimes questionable, parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. But the fact is that every American president has one or more astonishing connection with other presidents.
Paul Reid, author of the just released conclusion to 'The Last Lion' trilogy begun by William Manchester, will speak at Burning Coal Theatre Company tonight, January 31st at 6 pm.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Bird in Magic Rain with Tears by Norwegian theater company Winter Guests. Written by Alan Lucien Øyen and Andrew Wale and directed by Alan Lucien Øyen, the production runs in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater February 20-21 as part of Nordic Cool 2013. Press opening night is February 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The production will be performed in English.
World famous songstress Celine Dion will sing at the 2013 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. It's the first time an internationally known star has been invited to the event.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis by Icelandic theater collective Vesturport in collaboration with Lyric Hammersmith (U.K.). Directed and adapted by Gisli Örn Gardarsson and David Farr, the production runs in the Eisenhower Theater from February 20-22 as part of Nordic Cool 2013. Press opening night is February 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The production will be performed in English.
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