New March Calendar From Week 2.19

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: MARCH 2018
THE FOLLOWING PUBLICITY CONTACT NUMBERS ARE NOT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
All events and prices are subject to change without notice.
Free performances are held each evening at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018

7 p.m.* Concert Hall The Kennedy Center
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
rbroe@kennedy-center.org
Donald Runnicles, conductor
MAHLER/COOKE Symphony No. 10
*AfterWords, post-performance discussion with NSO Director of

Artistic Planning Nigel Boon
Schedule: Thu., Mar. 1 at 7 p.m.; Fri., Mar. 2 at 8 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 3 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $15–$89
8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater

New Levant Initiative presents A World Premiere:
Ibrahim Maalouf’s Levantine Symphony No. 1, featuring the
National Chidren’s Chorus
The New Levant Initiative is honored to presented distinguished
trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf in the world premiere of
his impassioned composition, Levantine Symphony No. 1.
Tickets: $25–$35
8 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

Shear Madness Brendan Padgett, (202) 416-8004
Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this record- bepadgett@kennedy-center.org
breaking comedy is Washington’s hilarious whodunit. After more
than 13,200 performances, the show has stayed in great shape.
Performances are ongoing.
Tickets: $54
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018

7 & 9 p.m. Terrace Gallery The Kennedy Center
KC Jazz Club: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
featuring poets Elizabeth Alexander & Yusef Komunyakaa cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
Jason Moran and his Bandwagon unite with poets Elizabeth
Alexander and Yusef Komunyakaa for an evening of poetry and
music.
Tickets: $26–$30
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater

Bowen McCauley Dance presents
Une Soirée de Danse
Bowen McCauley returns to the Terrace Theater for two
performances of a program titled Une Soirée de Danse.
Schedule: Fri., Mar. 2 and Sat., Mar. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $40

(See March 1) rbroe@kennedy-center.org
* ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with
Anna Celenza at 6:45 p.m.

(See March 1) bepadgett@kennedy-center.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018

10:15 a.m. Grand Foyer The Kennedy Center
Sound Health: Community Yoga Maria Rodriguez, (202) 416-8442
Join us Saturday mornings for a FREE all-levels vinyasa yoga mtrodriguez@kennedy-center.org
class in the Grand Foyer—part of the Kennedy Center’s Sound
Health program connecting the performing arts to mind-body
wellness. An instructor from a different local yoga studio will lead
each session.
Tickets: FREE
6 & 9 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center


KC Jazz Club: Mingus Big Band Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus, The Mingus Band cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
celebrates the music of composer, bassist, and bandleader
Charles Mingus (1922–1979), who merged gospel and blues to
create a soulful feel of hard bop.
Tickets: $45
7 p.m. Opera House The Kennedy Center

Washington National Opera Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Don Carlo rbroe@kennedy-center.org
Family ties fray and unravel in Verdi’s spectacle of forbidden
passion, political intrigue, and shattering betrayal set at the height
of the Spanish Empire. More than 20 years have passed since
WNO last staged this grand masterpiece in four acts, and now a
solid-gold cast heralds its return in this stunning new production.
Schedule: Sat., Mar. 3; Mon., Mar. 5; and Sat., Mar. 17 at 7 p.m.
Thur., Mar. 8; Wed., Mar. 14; and Fri., Mar. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 11 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $45–$300

Bowen McCauley Dance presents
Une Soirée de Danse
(see March 2)
8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater The Kennedy Center

Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Celebrating the 80th birth year of legendary R&B singer/songwriter cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
Bill Withers, Blue Note recording artist José James explores
Wither’s deep musical catalog from “Ain’t No Sunshine” to “Just the
Two of Us.”
Tickets: $25–$55

* ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with
Anna Celenza at 6:45 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2018

1:30 & 4 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center
NSO Music for Young Audiences Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Two Divas and a Bear rbroe@kennedy-center.org
Join NSO violinist Marissa Regni, soprano Kari Paludan, and
everyone’s favorite stuffed animal as they explore the human voice
along with the voice of the violin! Age 3+
Tickets: $20
2 p.m. Terrace Theater

The National String Symphonia presents Charlie Barnett's
Retablos
David A. Fanning conducts the world premiere of Charlie Barnett's
Retablos featuring percussionist Mark Carson.
Tickets: $45–$55

8 p.m. Concert Hall

Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends: New Worlds
The acclaimed actor and renowned cellist team up to showcase
core American values in literature and music. Murray brings his wit
and charm to classic songs, prose, and poetry by Twain,
Hemingway, Whitman, Bernstein, Gershwin, Foster, and more in
dialogue with Vogler’s transfixing Stradivari cello.
Tickets: $49–$199
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center
Mariachi Flor de Toloache Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Latin Grammy® nominees Mariachi Flor de Toloache make New leholland@kennedy-center.org
York City history as its first and only all-women Mariachi Group.
Founded in 2008, group members hail from Mexico, Puerto Rico,
Dominican Republic, Cuba, Australia, Colombia, Germany, Italy,
and the United States. The result of this cultural bouquet is an
edgy, versatile and fresh take on traditional Mexican music.
Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE
7 p.m. Opera Hall The Kennedy Center

(See March 3)

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018


Bowie State University Marching Band Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
The Bowie State University Band Program, under the direction of leholland@kennedy-center.org
Dr. Adolph E. Wright, is comprised of the “Symphony Of Soul”
Marching/Pep and Concert bands, as well as the Jazz Ensemble
and “Symphony Of Soul” Orchestra. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE
Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Abridged) Brendan Padgett, (202) 416-8004
The D.C. premiere of this live vocal and theatrical presentation bepadgett@kennedy-center.org
offers a radical, queer reading of American history with fabulous
entertainer Taylor Mac and local performers. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: $39–$119
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018

(See February 1) bepadgett@kennedy-center.org

DCDIT presents Abdu Ali Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Baltimore rapper Abdu Ali raps, sings, and chats over unothodox leholland@kennedy-center.org
and future sounds. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater The Kennedy Center

DEMO by Damian Woetzel: NOW Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
The former NYCB principal dancer curates and hosts an evening BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
of recent commissions and D.C. premieres from some of today’s
most creative voices in dance and music. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: $39–$49

5:30 p.m. The Phillips Collection (1600 21st St NW, Washington,

DC)
Jason Moran at The Phillips Collection
Pianist and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran
offers personal, improvisatory musical responses to Ten
Americans After Klee, an exhibition at the Phillips Collection. Part
of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE

Peabody New Music Ensemble Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Baltimore’s Peabody Institute presents its new music group, Now leholland@kennedy-center.org
Hear This (NHT). The program includes works by George Crumb,
Steve Reich, and Kate Soper. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Kelly O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Tamar Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Zach Borichersky, tenor
Daniel Bubeck, countertenor
Brian Cummings, countertenor
Nathan Medley, countertenor
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Edward Maclary, director
ADAMS The Gospel According to the Other Mary

*AfterWords, Gianandrea Noseda will conclude the opening night
with a post-performance panel discussion, joined by John Adams,
Mason Bates, and Kelley O'Connor.
Schedule: Thu., Mar. 8 at 7 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 10 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $15–$89
7:30 p.m. Opera Hall The Kennedy Center

(See March 3)

5:30 p.m. The Phillips Collection (1600 21st St NW, Washington,
DC)
Myra Melford at The Phillips Collection
Pianist Myra Melford offers personal, improvisatory musical
responses to Ten Americans After Klee, an exhibition at the
Phillips Collection. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE

So Percussion Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Famed percussion quartet So Percussion plays works by John leholland@kennedy-center.org
Cage, Caroline Shaw, and Vietnamese-American composer Viet
Cuong. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE
7 p.m. Atrium The Kennedy Center

DIY Junkestra: Instrument-Making Workshop Eileen Andrews, (202) 416-8448
This Explore the Arts workshop gives participants an opportunity to ETAndrews@kennedy-center.org
build their own musical instruments. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: $15
7:30 p.m. Terrace Gallery The Kennedy Center

Renée Fleming VOICES Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Laura and Linda Benanti rbroe@kennedy-center.org
The Story Goes On
Join Tony Award® winner (and brand new mom) Laura Benanti
and her mother Linda Benanti on a musical journey through the
special relationships between a mother and daughter.
Tickets: $69–$99
7:30 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

Critical Breaks Reading Series Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Chasing Mehserle cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
This captivating performance piece examines race, class, gender,
and privilege through the lens of a fictional character as he
processes the real-life murder of Oscar Grant.
Schedule: Fri., Mar. 9 and Sat., Mar. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20

8 p.m. Concert Hall The Kennedy Center

Philip Glass’s 20 Etudes: A 5-Pianist Collaboration with Philip Eileen Andrews, (202) 416-8448
Glass, Jason Moran, Aaron Diehl, Devonté Hynes, and Jenny ETAndrews@kennedy-center.org
Lin
Contemporary classical piano meets jazz improvisation in this live
musical performance featuring Glass in his eagerly awaited
Kennedy Center debut, along with our Artistic Director of Jazz
Jason Moran and three other pianists. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: $29–$79
10 p.m. Dupont Underground The Kennedy Center

Dupont Underground featuring The Washington Chorus Maria Rodriguez, (202) 416-8442
Join a pop-up party at Dupont Underground, Washington’s funky mtrodriguez@kennedy-center.org
an innovative art space. The Washington Chorus will perform a
vocal mash-up with DJ Justin Reed, exploring sonic textures of
16th century madrigals and 20th century minimalism. Part of
DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: $10

9:30 & 11:30 a.m. Grand Foyer The Kennedy Center
Sound Health: Second Saturdays: Sitar Arts Center Maria Rodriguez, (202) 416-8442
Singing, storytelling, and drumming are for everyone! Sitar Arts Center mtrodriguez@kennedy-center.org
invites you, your family, and your friends to gather in a circle and
engage in the arts through these timeless experiences. All ages are
welcome, but best enjoyed by children under 8.
Tickets: FREE

(See March 3) mtrodriguez@kennedy-center.org
2 p.m. Terrace Theater Washington Performing Arts

Washington Performing Arts presents Amanda Sweet, (347) 564-3371
David Fung, piano Amanda@bucklesweetmedia.com
A past winner of the Queen Elizabeth International Music
Competition and the Arthur Rubinstein Piano International Masters
Competition in Tel Aviv, David Fung makes his solo Washington
Performing Arts debut in this season’s Hayes Piano Series, having
made a powerful impression as the recital partner of violinist Chad
Hoopes in 2016.
Tickets: $45


University of Maryland’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Gamer Symphony Orchestra presents From Bits to Brass: A leholland@kennedy-center.org
Symphonic Adventure through Video Game Music, original
orchestral arrangements of music from iconic games. Part of
DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE

KC Jazz Club: Myra Melford with Snowy Egret Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Myra Melford cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
returns to the Kennedy Center with her quintet. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: $26–$30
7:30 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

Critical Breaks Reading Series Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Chasing Mehserle cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
(See March 9)

* Special ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with composer
John Adams, Sister Helen Prejean, Yolanda Pierce, Susan
Timoney and Dr. Sherry Davis Molock. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
(See March 3)

4 p.m. Eisenhower Theater

Turnaround Arts Talent Show
Turnaround Arts is a national program of the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, run in partnership with the U.S.
Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts,
local partners, and private foundations. The program infuses high-
quality arts-based learning through the school day and beyond to
support overall school reform efforts, boost academic
achievement, and increase student engagement in schools facing
some of the toughest educational challenges in the country.
Tickets: FREE

Orange Grove Dance Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Orange Grove Dance presents the world premiere of Remnants, leholland@kennedy-center.org
combining virtuosic athleticism with provocative multimedia design.
Tickets: FREE
7:30 p.m. Atrium The Kennedy Center

Mason Bates’s KC Jukebox: California Mystics Eileen Andrews, (202) 416-8448
The journey in ambience, rhythm, and texture explores music by ETAndrews@kennedy-center.org
composers from California’s past and present, using Bedouin-
inspired tenting and pillows to transform our Atrium into an
immersive and inviting environment. Standing room only. Part of
DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: $25

PunjabTronix Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
In PunjabTronix, cutting-edge live electronica and digital leholland@kennedy-center.org
projections meet traditional Punjabi folk music. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE



DCDIT presents Keir Neuringer and Irreversible Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Entanglements collective leholland@kennedy-center.org
Keir Neuringer and Irreversible Entanglements collective performs
a night of politically driven free jazz. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE

Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields Michelle Pendoley, (202)416-8196
In this multimedia D.C. premiere, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, MAPendoley@kennedy-center.org
Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and conductor Julian Wachner reprise
their Grammy®–nominated account of Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize–
winning oratorio recalling Pennsylvania’s coal-mining past. Part of
DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: $29


Horse Lords Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
With Horse Lords, drums, bass, saxophone, guitar, and percussion leholland@kennedy-center.org
create deep, hypnotic grooves of bold new American rock ‘n’ roll.
Tickets: FREE
7:30 p.m.* Opera Hall The Kennedy Center

(See March 3)
*audio described


Jamal Gray & Uptown Arts Showcase Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Progressive, explorative responses to today’s society led by Hip leholland@kennedy-center.org
Hop artist and veteran arts organizer Jamal Gray and local artists.
Tickets: FREE
7 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

Opera Master Class with Eric Owens Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Observe the two-time Grammy® winner—a star of WNO’s Don rbroe@kennedy-center.org
Carlo and one of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program
Artists-in-Residence for the 2017–2018 reason—as he leads a
master class for pre-professional singers.
Tickets: $12

Yefim Bronfman, pianist
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances, Noa. 1, 17, 10, 20, and 21
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 2 and 3
R. STRAUSS Salomé’s Dance
*AfterWords, post-performance discussion with NSO Director of

Artistic Planning Nigel Boon
Schedule: Thu., Mar. 15 at 7 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 17 at 8 p.m.; Sun.,

Mar. 18 at 3 p.m.
Tickets: $15–$89
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater Young Concert Artists

Young Concert Artists presents Erol Gurol, (212) 307-6656
Anthony Trionfo, flute erol@yca.org
Young flutist Anthony Trionfo offers an eclectic program which
includes a Premiere by YCA Composer-in-Residence Katherine
Balch.
Tickets: $45
7:30 p.m. 9:30 Club (815 V St NW, Washington, DC) The Kennedy Center
Mason Bates’s Mercury Soul Eileen Andrews, (202) 416-8448
New music will meet electronica, projected visuals, and immersive ETAndrews@kennedy-center.org
stagecraft in this visceral “classical race” featuring new music by
some of today’s most talked-about composers. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: $25, on sale @ the 9:30 Club website

DCDIT presents Suzanne Ciani Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Synthesizer performance from pioneering electronic artist and five- leholland@kennedy-center.org
time Grammy® nominee Suzanne Ciani. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE
7 p.m. Terrace Theater The Kennedy Center
Wild Style 35th Anniversary Film Screening, Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Discussion & Demo cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
Experience the rise of early Hip Hop as documented by Wild Style,
often considered Hip Hop’s first motion picture, with a special
screening, discussion, and demo in celebration of the 35th
anniversary of the New Directors/ New Film screening
Join us for a post-screening discussion facilitated by Ahearn, along

with special guests Fab 5 Freddy, Grandmaster Caz, and Busy
Bee, along with a DJ demo by Grand Wizard Theodore, the
inventor of the Scratch technique.
Tickets: $25
7:30 p.m. Opera Hall The Kennedy Center

(See March 3)

Philip Glass’s Koyaanisqatsi: Film & Music with the Philip Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Glass Ensemble rbroe@kennedy-center.org
The legendary American composer’s iconic multimedia
collaboration with experimental filmmaker Godfrey Reggio receives
its Kennedy Center premiere, with the Philip Glass Ensemble and
The Washington Chorus performing the score live. Part of DIRECT
CURRENT.
Tickets: $20–$70

8 p.m.* Eisenhower Theater The Kennedy Center

Renée Fleming VOICES Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Ute Lemper’s Paris Days, Berlin Nights rbroe@kennedy-center.org
The German singer and actress renowned for her interpretation of
the work of Kurt Weill performs a collection of songs that journey
through Europe and Argentina, featuring the Vogler Quartet.
Tickets: $39–$79
*captioned
9 p.m. Atrium The Kennedy Center

In the Beginning Dance Party: Wild Style Dance Party Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Featuring Grand Wizard Theodore & Grandmaster Caz cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
Join a dance party led by legendary DJs Grand Wizard Theodore
and Grandmaster Caz in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the
New Directors/New Film screening of Wild Style.
Tickets: FREE


Shabazz Palaces Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
Avant-garde Seattle-based Hip Hop duo featuring Digable Planets leholland@kennedy-center.org
alumnus Ishmael Butler and Tendai “Baba” Maraire. Part of
DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE

Discovery Artist in the KC Jazz Club Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Joel Ross Good Vibes cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
Vibraphonist Joel Ross convenes some of his most talented peers
with established veterans for a cross-generational collaboration of
extraordinary jazz.
Tickets: $20–$30

(See March 3)

Potomac Productions presents Lynda Carter: Red, Rock N'
Blues
Lynda Carter returns to the Kennedy Center with her all-star band
for high energy fun and her unique stylings of classic standards,
jazz, country, blues, and original tunes.
Tickets: $55-$110

*ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with Ted Libbey
at 6:45 p.m.


*ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with Ted Libbey
At 1:45 p.m.

WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE: SOPHIA BROUS & MARC Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
RIBOT leholland@kennedy-center.org
Australian performer and National Sawdust artist-in-resident
Sophia Brous joins with New York icon and guitarist Marc Ribot to
premiere a new collaboration with Shazhad Ismaily on percussion.
Tickets: FREE

The Colorado: A Documentary Film & Live Music Experience Michelle Pendoley, (202)416-8196
The D.C. premiere of this groundbreaking music-driven exo- MAPendoley@kennedy-center.org
documentary from filmmaker Murat Eyuboglu features the score
performed live by Grammy®-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of
Teeth and others, with narration by Academy Award® winner Sir
Mark Rylance. Part of DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: $29

National Sawdust Project: M is Black Enough (D.C. Premiere) Lauren Holland, (202) 416-8441
In M is Black Enough, steel pan, cello, drums, and poetry/vocals leholland@kennedy-center.org
create hard-driving rhythms and biting social commentary. Part of
DIRECT CURRENT.
Tickets: FREE


7 p.m. Rehearsal Room The Kennedy Center

Master Class: Mark Morris Dance Group Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
The Explore the Arts Master Class series gives you an opportunity BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
to take classes led by some of the most talented and creative
artists in the world of dance. This participatory, intermediate to
advanced level, class for adults is led by company members from
Mark Morris Dance Group.
Tickets: $15
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater Vocal Arts DC

Vocal Arts DC presents Peter Russell, (202) 669 – 1463
Theo Hoffman, baritone, with Bradley Moore, piano peterrussell@vocalartsdc.org
Vocal Arts DC presents the annual Gerald Perman Fund for
Emerging Artists Recitalists for 2018, young American baritone
Theo Hoffman in his Washington Recital debut, in collaboration
with pianist Bradley Moore.
Tickets: $50

Fortas Chamber Music Concerts Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
Takács Quartet rbroe@kennedy-center.org
Largely considered to be one of today’s best string quartets, the
Grammy®-winning Takács Quartet “stands at the peak of its
powers—at the peak of its profession” (The Boston Globe). Join
them for an evening of classics by Beethoven, Mozart, and
Shostakovich played with fervor and imbued with fresh insight.
Tickets: $55

Broadway Center Stage: In the Heights Brendan Padgett, (202) 416-8004
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony®-winning first Broadway musical tells bepadgett@kennedy-center.org
the story of a vibrant community on the brink of change in New
York’s Washington Heights neighborhood in this semi-staged
concert performance.
Schedule: Wed., Mar. 21–Sat., Mar. 24 at 8 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 24 and Sun., Mar. 25 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $69–$175


Leah Crocetto, soprano
Veronica Simeoni, mezzo-soprano
Russell Thomas, tenor
Eric Owens, bass-baritone
The Washington Chorus
VERDI Requiem
Schedule: Thu., Mar. 22 at 7 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 23 at 8 p.m.; Sat.,

Mar. 24 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $15–$109
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater Washington Performing Arts

Boris Berezovsky, piano Amanda@bucklesweetmedia.com
A product of the famed Moscow Conservatory, Boris Berezovsky
rocketed to fame as the Gold Medal winner at the 1990
International Tchaikovsky Competition and, after many trips to the
U.S., he spent a large portion of the next two decades focusing on
performance opportunities across Europe. In this rare U.S. recital,
Berezovsky demonstrates the introspective but powerful
performance style for which he is internationally known.
Tickets: $60
7:30 p.m. Opera House The Kennedy Center

Mark Morris Dance Group and Silk Road Ensemble Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
Layla and Majnun BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
Based on an ancient Persian tale as poignant and beautiful as
Romeo and Juliet, Layla and Majnun tells a passionate story of
tragic love. When a young man’s zealous feelings for his childhood
love Layla earn him the nickname Majnun, or “possessed,” his
perceived madness turns their would-be union into scandal,
misfortune, and eternal longing.
Schedule: Thu., Mar. 22–Sat., Mar. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 24 at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: $29–$99

(see March 21) bepadgett@kennedy-center.org

(See March 22)

*ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with Classical WETA’s
Deb Lamberton at 6:45 p.m.



11 a.m., 1:30 & 5 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

Waves, all that Glows Sees Brendan Padgett, (202) 416-8004
Imagine your way to a soothing beach adventure for the very bepadgett@kennedy-center.org
young in this carefully crafted theater experience. Age 18 months–
4 years.
Schedule: Sat., Mar. 24 & Sat., Mar. 31 at 11 a.m., 1:30 & 5 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 25 and Sun., Apr. 1 at 1:30 & 4 p.m.
Tickets: $15
1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Opera House The Kennedy Center

(See March 22)
2 & 8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater The Kennedy Center

2 p.m. Terrace Theater Washington Performing Arts

Roman Rabinovich, piano Amanda@bucklesweetmedia.com
From winning the 2008 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano
Master Competition to being tapped by Sir András Schiff for his
young pianists’ series to stepping in for Murray Perahia in recital at
Mann Auditorium in Tel-Aviv, Roman Rabinovich has garnered
accolades and the attention of the international piano community.
Tickets: $45


KC Jazz Club: Akua Allrich Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
Jazz vocalist and D.C. native Akua Allrich returns to the Kennedy cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
Center to display her extraordinary ability to merge jazz, blues,
soul, and pan-African music into a fluid musical experience.
Tickets: $26–$30

*ForeWords, pre-performance discussion with Classical WETA’s
Deb Lamberton at 6:45 p.m.

1:30 & 4 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center
2 p.m. Terrace Theater The Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center Chamber Players Rachelle Roe, (202) 416-8443
The ensemble of NSO musicians offer a mix of playfulness and rbroe@kennedy-center.org
melancholy in its spring concert with Beethoven’s Duo with Two
Obbligato Eyeglasses for Viola and Cello, Mozart’s String Quintet
in G minor, and Franck’s Piano Quintet.
Tickets: $36
2 p.m.* Eisenhower Theater The Kennedy Center

*captioned



7 p.m. Rehearsal Room The Kennedy Center
Master Class: New York City Ballet Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
The Explore the Arts Master Class series gives you an opportunity BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
to take classes led by some of the most talented and creative
artists in the world of dance. This participatory, intermediate to
advanced level, class for adults is led by company members for
New York City Ballet.
Tickets: $15


7:30 p.m. Opera House
New York City Ballet: Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck/ The Kennedy Center
Robbins Centennial Program Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
New York City Ballet returns with two sensational repertory BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
programs for its annual appearance, including a program to
celebrate the centennials of Jerome Robbins, one of the most
influential dance-makers in the company’s history, and legendary
composer Leonard Bernstein. It also presents three works by
NYCB’s George Balanchine and Peter Martins’s Zakouski, while
Resident Choreographer and Soloist Justin Peck offers the
Kennedy Center premiere of a brand new piece.
Divertimento No. 15 Mozart/Balanchine
Zakouski Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Prokofiev,
Tchaikovsky/Martins
Pulcinella Variations Stravinsky/Peck
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Tchaikovsky/Balanchine
Symphony in Three Movements Stravinsky/Balanchine
Schedule: Balanchine, Martins & Peck: Mar. 27–29 at 7:30 p.m.

Robbins Centennial Program: Bernstein, Glass & Verdi:
Mar. 30 & 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Mar. 31 & Apr. 1 at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: $29–$99

New York City Ballet: Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
(See March 27) BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org


New York City Ballet: Works by Balanchine, Martins & Peck Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445

August Greene Chanel Williams, (202)416-8447
The perfect marriage of jazz, Hip Hop, and soul, August Greene is cpwilliams@kennedy-center.org
the newly formed supergroup featuring emcee Common, pianist
and composer Robert Glasper, and percussionist and producer
Karriem Riggins.
Tickets: $39-$149

New York City Ballet: Robbins Centennial Program Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
Glass Pieces Glass/Robbins
Fancy Free Bernstein/Robbins
The Four Seasons Verdi/Robbins
Part of Leonard Bernstein at 100
(See March 27)


10:30 p.m. Rehearsal Room The Kennedy Center

Creative Movement with New York City Ballet Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445
Experience New York City Ballet in a brand new way in this 75- BALaeger@Kennedy-Center.org
minute movement workshop for adults with little or no dance
training. NYCB dancers lead participants through a ballet warm-up
and movement combinations inspired by repertory in the current
season. Workshops also include a brief Q&A with the artists.
Tickets: $15
11 a.m., 1:30 & 5 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Opera House The Kennedy Center

New York City Ballet: Robbins Centennial Program Brittany A. Laeger, (202) 416-8445


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: MARCH 2018

All events and prices are subject to change without notice.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018

MAHLER/COOKE Symphony No. 10

*AfterWords, post-performance discussion with NSO Director of

Schedule: Thu., Mar. 1 at 7 p.m.; Fri., Mar. 2 at 8 p.m.

8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater

8 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater

8 p.m.* Concert Hall The Kennedy Center

8 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018

6 & 9 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

7 & 9 p.m. Terrace Gallery The Kennedy Center

7 p.m. Opera House The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater

8 p.m. Eisenhower Theater The Kennedy Center

8 p.m.* Concert Hall The Kennedy Center

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2018

2 p.m. Terrace Theater

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

8 p.m. Concert Hall

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018

7 p.m. Opera Hall The Kennedy Center

8 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater The Kennedy Center

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018

5:30 p.m. The Phillips Collection (1600 21st St NW, Washington,

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

Part of DIRECT CURRENT.

Schedule: Thu., Mar. 8 at 7 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 10 at 8 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Opera Hall The Kennedy Center

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2018

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

7 p.m. Atrium The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Gallery The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

8 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

8 p.m. Concert Hall The Kennedy Center

10 p.m. Dupont Underground The Kennedy Center

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018

10:15 a.m. Grand Foyer The Kennedy Center

2 p.m. Terrace Theater Washington Performing Arts

6 & 9 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

7 & 9 p.m. Terrace Gallery The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Family Theater The Kennedy Center

8 p.m.* Concert Hall The Kennedy Center

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

4 p.m. Eisenhower Theater

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Atrium The Kennedy Center

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018

8 p.m. Theater Lab The Kennedy Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018

6 p.m. Millennium Stage The Kennedy Center

7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater The Kennedy Center

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018