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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
As one of the nation's busiest cultural institutions, the Kennedy Center is both a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy and a world-class performing arts destination. Each year, the Center hosts more than 3,000 performances of music, dance, and theater across a multitude of stages – from grand venues like the Opera House, Eisenhower Theater, and Concert Hall – home of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Wasington National Opera – to more intimate spaces like the Family Theater, Terrace Theater, and KC Jazz Club.
Calendar of Events
| Oct 7 - Jan 31 | Shear Madness |
| Apr 26 - Aug 19 | The Washington Ballet 2013-2014 Season |
| May 10 - Aug 7 | National Symphony Orchestra 2013-2014 Season |
| May 10 - Jun 12 | National Symphony Orchestra Pops 2013-2014 Season |
| May 10 - Aug 7 | Fortas Chamber Music 2013-2014 Season |
| May 11 - Jul 24 | Washington National Opera 2013-2014 Season |
| May 11 - Aug 7 | Kennedy Center Theater 2013-2014 Season |
| May 11 - Jun 12 | Kennedy Center Contemporary Dance 2013-2014 Season |
| May 11 - Aug 7 | Kennedy Center Ballet 2013-2014 Season |
| May 24 - May 26 | Washington National Opera: Show Boat |
| May 24 - May 25 | Shen Wei Dance Arts |
| May 25 - Jun 23 | The Guardsman |
| May 30 - Jun 1 | National Symphony Orchestra: John Adams, conductor / Jeremy Denk, piano, plays Ravel |
| Jun 1 | Politics, Propaganda, Prokofiev: The Intriguing Saga of Alexander Nevsky, with Yvonne Caruthers |
| Jun 4 - Jun 9 | Ballet Across America III |
| Jun 6 - Jun 8 | National Symphony Orchestra: Jakub Hrusa, conductor / Augustin Hadelich, violin & Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano |
| Jun 8 - Jun 9 | NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Violins, and Trombones, and Bears, Oh, My! |
| Jun 8 - Jun 9 | Washington National Opera: American Opera Initiative: The Tao of Muhammad Ali (A Ghost Story) |
| Jun 11 - Jul 7 | Anything Goes |
| Jun 11 | Theater Look-in: The Guardsman |
| Jun 13 - Jun 15 | National Symphony Orchestra: Matthew Halls, conductor / David Hardy, cello, plays Dutilleux |
| Jun 14 | DC Jazz Festival: Jazz Meets the Latin Classics |
| Jun 20 - Jun 22 | National Symphony Orchestra: Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, plays MacMillan & Saint-Saëns |
| Jun 22 | NSO Kinderkonzert: Peter & the Wolf |
| Jun 23 | The Legacy of Bob Marley |
| Jun 25 | Theater Look-in: Anything Goes |
| Jul 9 - Aug 18 | The Book of Mormon |
| Jul 13 | Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra of the USA: Valery Gergiev, conductor |
| Aug 31 - Sep 2 | 12th Annual Page to Stage |
| Sep 24 - Oct 6 | Million Dollar Quartet |
| Oct 2 | Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Emerson String Quartet |
| Oct 5 | Cecil Taylor, Solo Piano
With Jason Moran |
| Oct 5 | Cecil Taylor, Solo Piano
With Jason Moran |
| Oct 11 | ACS: Allen, Carrington, Spalding |
| Oct 17 - Oct 19 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago |
| Oct 29 - Nov 10 | Sister Act |
| Nov 1 | Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Tommy Tune |
| Nov 2 - Nov 3 | Man of the House |
| Nov 2 | Django Reinhardt Festival All-Stars |
| Nov 8 | Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Lucie Arnaz |
| Nov 12 | Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Enso String Quartet |
| Nov 12 - Nov 17 | Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty--New Adventures |
| Nov 15 | Something to Sing About: Kathleen Battle, soprano
with Cyrus Chestnut, piano |
| Nov 22 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 1: Classical |
| Nov 22 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 2: Jazz with Dianne Reeves |
| Nov 23 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Concert with the National Symphony Orchestra: Steven Reineke, conductor / Renée Fleming, host |
| Nov 23 - Dec 31 | Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play! |
| Nov 23 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 4: Pop / Rock |
| Nov 23 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 3: Country / Bluegrass |
| Nov 23 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 3: Country / Bluegrass |
| Nov 24 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 5: Musical Theater with Sutton Foster |
| Nov 24 | Renée Fleming: American Voices: Master Session 6: Gospel with Kim Burrell |
| Dec 5 | Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Cantus: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 |
| Dec 5 - Dec 6 | Ballet Hispanico |
| Dec 6 | Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Patina Miller |
| Dec 14 | 50 Years: The Life, Passion, and Music of Arturo Sandoval |
| Dec 17 - Jan 5 | Elf The Musical |
| Dec 25 - Jan 19 | Flashdance--The Musical |
| Dec 30 | Fortas Chamber Music Concert: The Last Stand Quartet, with Special Guests: An Evening of Shakespeare in Words and Music |
| Dec 31 | A Jazz New Year's Eve: Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Nat King Cole Tribute with Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli |
| Dec 31 | New Year's Eve at The Kennedy Center with Ellis Hall |
| Jan 21 - Jan 22 | Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Takács Quartet: Bartók Quartets 1, 3, 5 |
| Jan 27 | Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Matthias Goerne, baritone & Christoph Eschenbach, piano: Die schne Müllerin |
| Jan 28 - Feb 16 | Peter and the Starcatcher |
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
800-444-1324 phone 202-416-8524 TTY website
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