John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Calendar of Events 11/01-11/08

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts calendar of events for the fall months has just been released. All events are subject to change without notice. Free performances are held each evening at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009

1 & 3 p.m. Concert Hall
NSO FAMILY CONCERT

Spooky Sounds and Scary Tales

Keep the Halloween costume party going and come dressed in your spookiest get-up for this "spirited" Sunday afternoon concert event. Conductor Brad Lubman and the NSO will be wearing their own trick-or-treat outfits as they perform Steven Reineke's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with narrator Lynda Carter and music from other scary tales. It's guaranteed to be a ghoulish good time! For age 5 and up. Come early for the Musical Instrument "Petting Zoo," a project of the Women's Committee for the NSO. Immediately following the 3 p.m. performance, meet Brad Lubman and special guests for a free Kids' Chat.

Tickets: Box $18; All other seats $15

1:30 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Kennedy Center

Cate Blanchett stars as Blanche DuBois in the U.S. premiere of Sydney Theatre Company's production of Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, directed by Liv Ullmann. With a story that pits the false gentility of the southern Belle Blanche against the earthiness of her working class sister Stella and her short-tempered brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire is a collision of character that keeps audiences holding on tight from beginning to end. Through Nov. 21.

Schedule: Tue.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 10/31 at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 11/7, 11/14, & 11/21 at 1:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets: Tue. & Wed. Eves.: Box $110; Orch. $80; Balcony $58, $25. Sat. Mats.: Box $110; Orch. $90; Balcony $58, $25. Thu.-Sat. Eves., Sun. Mats.: Box $110; Orch. $90; Balcony $62, $25

1:30 & 4 p.m. Family Theater
BARRIO GRRRL!

Spunky 9 year old Ana, and her imaginary friend Amazing
The Kennedy Center

Voice, dedicate their lives to saving the barrio and all who live in it. But Ana, who lives with her abuelo (grandfather), is growing up. She misses her mother, who is a soldier in Iraq, and she will soon have to make the decision between the grandeur of her fantasies and the little miracles that happen every day. This funny and warmly truthful play will make your heart sing. Age 9 and up. Through November 15.

Schedule: Sat. 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, and 11/14 at 11 a.m., 1:30 & 5 p.m.; Sun. 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, & 11/15 at 1:30 & 4 p.m.

Tickets: All seats $18

3 & 7 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS
The Kennedy Center

Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this record-breaking comedy is Washington's hilarious whodunit. After more than 9,600 performances, the show has stayed in great shape, keeping all the bounce, body, and shine of opening night. ABC-7 News's Arch Campbell says Shear Madness is "the most fun I ever had at the Kennedy Center."

Schedule: Tues.-Fri. at 8 p.m.; Sat. at 6 & 9 p.m.; Sun. at 3 & 7 p.m.

Tickets: All seats $42, unless noted otherwise

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009

7 p.m. Opera House
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Ariadne auf Naxos

Tragedy and comedy collide when two sets of performers - one an opera company and the other a commedia dell'arte troupe - are forced to perform together. The results are cleverly amusing and surprisingly touching in this brilliant jewel by Richard Strauss for lovers of opera and theater. The production is conducted by Andreas Delfs and features Iréne Theorin, Pär Lindskog, and Lyubov Petrova, Sung in German with English supertitles. Through November 13. Note: Supertitles may not be visible from the rear of the orchestra.

Schedule: 10/24, 10/31, & 11/2 at 7 p.m.; 10/28, 11/5, 11/10, & 11/13 at 7:30 p.m.; 11/8 at 2 p.m.

Tickets: Tickets range from $50 to $300. Contact Washington National Opera Audience Services at (202) 295-2400 or (800) US-OPERA, or visit dc-opera.org.

8 p.m. Concert Hall
World Premiere of "COSMIC REFLECTION"

Classical Archives is presenting the world premiere of Nolan

Gasser's narrated symphony, "Cosmic Reflection." The musical composition portrays the complete history of the Universe, from the Big Bang to the present day. The performance by the Boston University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro David Hoose, and featuring narration by Carey Harrison, son of Rex Harrison, along with a video presentation by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; the concert will also feature the acclaimed American Brass Quintet.

Tickets: Only available in the 1st Tier and 2nd Tier at $20 each.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009

12 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
In Conversation: Cate Blanchett
The Kennedy Center

Explore the Arts presents Sydney Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director and Academy Award®-winning actress Cate Blanchett as she sits down with moderator Emily Mann, Artistic Director for McCarter Theatre, to discuss her career on the stage and screen and the American premiere of STC's production of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Tickets: $15 ($13 Subscribers/Members)

7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
A Streetcar Named Desire (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS (See November 1)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009

7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
A Streetcar Named Desire (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
AVANTI ORCHESTRA
of the Friday Morning Music Club

Pablo Saelzer, conductor
Andrea Segar, violin (2009 Washington International Competition winner)
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, ("Scottish")
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
KODÁLY Dances of Marosszék

Tickets: Free, tickets available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS (See November 1)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009

7 p.m. Concert Hall
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
National Symphony Orchestra

Part of Focus on Russia
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
Schedule: 11/5 at 7 p.m.; 11/6 & 11/7 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: Box $85; Parterre $59; Orch. $78, $59, $50, $45; 1st Tier $59, $45, $25; 2nd Tier $45, $20

7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
A Streetcar Named Desire (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
Pro Musica Hebraica Presents APOLLO ENSEMBLE
An Evening of Baroque Jewish Music

David Rabinovich, artistic director
Hanna Kopra, mezzo-soprano (Clemenza)
Immo Schröder, tenor (Rigore)
Ken Gould, baritone (Dio)
Pro Musica Hebraica

CACERES Le-el elim
MARCELLO Salmo Decimoquinto
ROSSI Trio sonatas
UNKNOWN Dio, Clemenza e Rigore

Tickets: All seats $38

7:30 p.m. Opera House
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Ariadne auf Naxos (See November 2)
Washington National Opera

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009

7:30 p.m. OC Eisenhower Theater
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
A Streetcar Named Desire (See November 1) This performance is captioned.
The Kennedy Center

7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
McCOY TYNER
WITH THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The Kennedy Center

Fred Irby III, music director, HUJE

NEA Jazz Master and five-time Grammy®-winning pianist McCoy Tyner's legendary blues-based piano style "has never sounded better; his left hand summons a thunderous undercurrent while his right cuts a kaleidoscopic swath through the undertow" (All About Jazz). He is joined by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble led by music director Fred Irby III, a member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.

Tickets: All seats $30

8 p.m. Concert Hall
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (See November 5)
National Symphony Orchestra

8 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009

11 a.m. and 1:30 & 5 p.m. Family Theater
BARRIO GRRRL! (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Theater
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
A Streetcar Named Desire (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

3 p.m. Atrium
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR IN RUSSIAN COMPOSERS
WITH YVONNE CARUTHERS

"Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff"
National Symphony Orchestra

Russian composers have made extraordinary contributions to the musical lexicon. Join National Symphony Orchestra cellist Yvonne Caruthers for the first of two Explore the Arts sessions exploring four influential Russian composers. Part of Focus on Russia. Note: The NSO does not perform in this event. Addl. date: Dec. 12, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
Tickets: Each session: $15 ($13 Subscribers/Members)

5 p.m. Opera House
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
Götterdämmerung - In Concert
Washington National Opera

In this epic conclusion of Wagner's Ring cycle, Brünnhilde and Siegfried embark on a quest to restore Alberich's ring to the Rhine, bringing about the devastation of Valhalla and the gods. This special concert presentation features original cast members from WNO's Ring, including Ian Storey, Iréne Theorin, Gordon Hawkins, and Alan Held. Philippe Auguin conducts. Sung in German with English supertitles.

Schedule: 11/7 at 5 p.m.; 11/15 at 2 p.m.

Note: Supertitles may not be visible from the rear of the orchestra.

Tickets: Tickets range from $40 to $210. Contact Washington National Opera Audience Services at (202) 295-2400 or (800) US-OPERA, or visit dc-opera.org.

6 & 9 p.m. Theater Lab
SHEAR MADNESS (See November 1)
The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
THE WASHINGTON KOREAN DANCE COMPANY Presents Spirit of Korea
Washington Korean Dance Company

One of the leading Korean cultural organizations in the country, the troupe is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve and promote traditional Korean dance in the United States. Tickets: All seats $40

8 p.m. Concert Hall
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (See November 5)
National Symphony Orchestra