Kennedy Center to kick off 50th anniversary season in September
UPI News Service, 04/06/2021
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will kick off its 50th anniversary season in September.
ADVERTISEMENT The center said in a press release Tuesday that it will reopen and resume performances in mid-September.
Events will include an opening concert curated and hosted by Michael Tilson Thomas and two 50th anniversary weekends featuring free activities for the public.
In addition, the season will feature a new cultural leadership initiative, four artist residencies, seven commissioned works for the National Symphony Orchestra, new plays and other events.
Kennedy Center to reopen in fall 2021, announces lineup for 50th anniversary season
By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the nation’s performing arts center as designated by Congress, has announced plans for its 50th anniversary season.
The season is slated to begin in September 2021 with a grand reopening of its stages and campus. The anniversary season will feature four artist residencies; numerous new works; Washington National Opera (WNO)-led series of operatic works inspired by D.C.’s many monuments and iconic buildings, Written in Stone; seven commissioned works for the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO); the premieres of eight social justice works from the Center’s Cartography Project; and new play commissions under the auspices of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
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