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Performing Arts Centers

Metro DC'S Performing Arts Centers present concerts, theatre, dance, opera, symphony and more. Check CultureCapital for schedules, descriptions and tickets.

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Shen Wei Dance Arts
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Thu, May 23 through Sat, May 25
Blending a traditional Chinese aesthetic with Western dance to extraordinary results, Shen Wei Dance Arts presents Undivided Divided, a site-specific piece where the dancers interact with multimedia, including video and sculpture.
Washington National Opera: Show Boat
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Through Sun, May 26
Featuring legendary songs like "Ol' Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," in a spectacular new production, "this joyous, beautifully mounted entertainment should keep rolling along for a long while to come" (Chicago Tribune).
Rickie Simpkins
Strathmore
Wed, May 29
Rickie Simpkins, master musician, will showcase a collection of invigorating original and traditional melodies featuring fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals along with cello.
Owen Danoff
Strathmore
Wed, June 19
Alone with an acoustic guitar, an Owen Danoff performance is a showcase of thoughtful lyric and song writing. When with a band he joins the ranks of the bassist-turned-lead-singers, la Paul McCartney, and brings on the rock 'n' roll.
The Guardsman
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, May 25 through Sun, June 23
The Kennedy Center presents a brand new production of the 1920s Broadway comedy smash The Guardsman that starred Lunt and Fontanne as newlywed actors, full of fresh love, tender egos, and jealous schemes.
Anything Goes
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Tue, June 11 through Sun, July 7
Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, Cole Porter's first-class comedy features some of musical theater's most memorable standards, including "I Get a Kick out of You," "You're the Top," and, of course, "Anything Goes."