Kennedy Center

All Family Members Are Not Created Equal

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Philanthropy, Joan Weill, Signature Theater, Edward Norton, Boards, Board Members, Arts, David Rubenstein, Frank Gehry, Kennedy Center, Alvin Ailey, Culture News

Every time you read about or visit the new Signature Theater, think of Edward Norton and one of his most powerful performances -- as a family member of staggering importance.

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Washington National Opera Preview At Kennedy Center Opera House: HuffPost DC Top 5 For May 23, 2012

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Squeeze, Video, Evan Keeling, Critical Exposure, Scott White, Memorial Day Parade, Washington National Opera, Rock and Roll Spelling Bee, American City Diner, Garbage, Kennedy Center, DuClaw Brewing Company, DC News

1. Washington National Opera Season Preview Concert At Kennedy Center Opera House If pop music isn't your thing but still want to enjoy the finer sou...

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Blog 150: My Visit to Skidmore

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Zankel Hall, Ariana Huffington, Arts, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, Huffington Post, Kennedy Center, Culture News

Spending two days with these students in classes and lecture was exciting and enlightening. They know far more about arts management than I could have dreamed of at that age.

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A 'Scandal' Only a Reporter Could Love

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Dc Council, District of Columbia, Tom Sherwood, Jim Nathanson, Mark Seagraves, Davis Kennedy, Kennedy Center, Washington Dc Media, Dc-Ethics, Washington Dc Newspapers, DC Media, DC News

Many are obsessed with the ethics issues in Washington D.C., and at a recent panel discussion, the question was asked again: Who focuses more on ethics issues in any government -- the public or the press?

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TONIGHT: Yo-Yo People at Kennedy Center

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Mastadon, Video, Renegade DC, Dance in the Circle, Eurochannel Short Films Tour, Styleliner, Colin Quinn, Saranuta and Fwiends, Look Both Ways Street Arts Across America, The Last Hour of Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu, Mark Lanegan, Kennedy Center, Yo-Yo People, DC News

TOP 5 PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 1.) Yo-Yo People At Kennedy Center The Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America series continues with the aptly...

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TONIGHT: Changing Face of Photojournalism at Corcoran

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Pygmalion, Steve Jobs, Tim Hetherington, Corcoran, Swami Yomahmi, Spiritualized, Changing Face of Photojournalism, Eurochannel Short Films Tour, European Union Embassy Open House, Sleeping Soldiers, Slidepollajax, Beltway Poetry Grand Slam, Kennedy Center, DC News

TOP 5 PICKS FOR MONDAY, MAY 7 Monday, May 7 1.) Tim Hetherington And The Changing Face Of Photojournalism At Corcoran A companion to "Tim Hetheri...

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What's Going On: The Youth Radio Remix

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Poverty, Youth Radio, Crime, Vietnam War, War, Npr, Violence, Brandon Mcfarland, All Things Considered, What's Going on Now, America, Urban, Marvin Gaye, Kennedy Center, Veterans, Video, Entertainment News

If there aren't enough musicians these days producing albums that will help Americans cope...we can always reach back into the vault.

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Weekend To-Do Guide: Hit Up The Howard Theatre

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, Weekend Guide, District of Columbia, Rob Delaney, Washington D.C., The Fillmore Silver Springs, Moscow Festival Ballet, DC Brau, Crawfish, Iceland, Kennedy Center, DC News

WASHINGTON --This weekend calls for a little celebration. With clowns. At a fundraiser for a charity that brings circus performers to refugee camps. ...

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Choosing the TEDMED 20 Great Challenges of Health Care

Rosina Samadani | Posted 04.03.2012

Next week, 1,200 innovators, entrepreneurs, industry and government stakeholders, artists, and health care practitioners will attend the annual TEDMED conference in Washington, D.C.

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An Inspiring Performance

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Ticket Prices, Opera, Jonathan Miller, Arts, Washington National Opera, Cosi Fan Tutte, Kennedy Center, Arts Engagement, Arts News

From now on, when I hear people say that opera is a dying art form, that it is outmoded, that young people could never enjoy it, that it is too long, or too serious, or too expensive, I will remember this performance of Così fan tutte.

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Any Given Child: A Progress Report

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Springfield, Any Given Child, Education, Sarasota, Portland, Arts, Austin, Sacramento, Arts Education, Kevin Johnson, Las Vegas, Kennedy Center, Arts Funding, Education Arts Funding, Education News

One challenge that is universally experienced is the shrinking pool of public funding for arts education. No one who works in arts education can ignore this reality.

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Roy Blunt Booed, Called 'Devil'

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Video, Roy Blunt, Blunt Booed, Blunt Devil, Health Care Reform, Contraception Rule, Blunt Amendment, Senator Roy Blunt, Kennedy Center, Politics News

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) raised eyebrows Monday evening when he was unceremoniously booed during an appearance at the Kennedy Center's D.C. CAP-ital Sta...

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Nordic Is Cool

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Nordic Arts Festival, Ferenc Molnar the Guardsman, Kennedy Center Nordic Arts Festival, Michael Kaiser, Kennedy Center Nordic Cool 2012, Nordic Cool 2013, Kennedy Center, Culture News

WASHINGTON — Nordic artists, including a percussionist who carves instruments from Norwegian glacier ice, will take over the Kennedy Center next...

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'Book Of Mormon,' 'War Horse' Headline KenCen's New Season

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Kennedy Center 2012-2013 Season, Video, District of Columbia, Kennedy Center War Horse, Theater, Dc Around Town, D.C., Kennedy Center Book of Mormon, Kennedy Center, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Art patrons have a lot to look forward to in the coming months now that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has released its sche...

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PHOTOS: Which Theater Productions Got Helen Hayes Award Nominations?

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: DC News, Dc Around Town, Theater, Helen Hayes Awards, Studio Theatre, Synetic Theater, Kennedy Center, Video, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Awards season is finally upon us! No, we're not talking about the Oscars -- which are over with in any regard -- we're talking about the...

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The Power of Financial Planning

Michael Kaiser | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Financial Forecast, Income-Statements, Strategic Plans, Finance, Spending, Arts, Nonprofits, Budgets, Fundraising, Financial Planning, Kennedy Center, Arts News

Organizations that devote time and energy to developing strategic plans must have the courage to imagine truly different futures. And the financial forecasts that should end every plan should reveal one aspect of this new tomorrow.

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YoungArts Week and Young Artists in America

Michael Kaiser | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Miami, Hbo, Young Artists, Arts, Millennials Project, Michael Tilson Thomas, Placido Domingo, Kennedy Center, Masterclass, Millennials, Millennial Generation, Youngarts, Arts News

While not every child today has the opportunity to dance, act, sing or play an instrument, there will always be a group of extraordinary people who have a need to express themselves and the have ability to do so. We need to continue to provide vehicles for these young artists.

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'La Cage Aux Folles' vs. the Super Bowl

Erin Ruberry | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: La Cage, Video, Super Bowl, Musical Theater, Theatre, Theater, La Cage Aux Folles, Kennedy Center, Dc Theater, Washington D.C., Washington DC, La Cage Aux Folles Review, La Cage Aux Folles Dc, DC News

Last night, rather than watch grown men chase each other, I went to the Kennedy Center's La Cage Aux Folles to watch grown men do flips, splits and kicks while wearing four-inch heels.

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Legend, Kennedy Center Program Honors Marvin Gaye

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: John Legend, What's Going on ... Now, Video, Youth Education, District of Columbia, Cleveland, Chicago, Dc Around Town, Music, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kennedy Center, Marvin Gaye, Santa Fe, DC News

WASHINGTON — Grammy award-winning singer John Legend surprised a high school choir Tuesday at the Kennedy Center to help start a program encoura...

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The Lesson of Follies

Michael Kaiser | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Arts, Marriot Marquis Theater, Broadway, Follies, New York City, Kennedy Center, Arts News

When an arts organization has success with a high visibility project, more important artists are willing to collaborate on future projects. I am convinced that this will be one important legacy of Follies.

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Obamas Attend 'Let Freedom Ring' Tribute To MLK (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Michelle Obama, Video, Bobby McFerrin, District of Columbia, Georgetown University, President Obama, Rev. Al Sharpton, Let Freedom Ring Tribute, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mlk, Kennedy Center, DC News

WASHINGTON -- On Monday evening, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended a musical program celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King...

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Obama And Family Marking MLK Day

AP | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King, District of Columbia, Let Freedom Ring, Barack Obama, MLK Day, Civil Rights, MLK Day of Service, Black History Month, Kennedy Center, DC News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. The first family plans to participate ...

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Weekend To-Do: Violinist Itzhak Perlman, 'Billy Elliot' And Sock Puppets (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: DC News, Virginia, Video, District of Columbia, Dc-Around-Town, Dc Around Town, Itzhak Perlman, Into the Woods, Weekend to-Do, Maryland, Kennedy Center, DC News

WASHINGTON -- There's plenty of stuff going on this weekend for music lovers, theater lovers and anyone else into all things artistic. Legendary vi...

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What Production Did The Kennedy Center Just Scrap?

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Christopher Ashle, Pal Joey Production, First You Dream: The Music of Kander and Ebb, Pal Joey, Terrance Mcnally, Stockard Channing, Kennedy Center, Video, DC News

WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center is canceling the centerpiece of its theater season, a new production of the Rodgers and Hart musical "Pal Joey" ...

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My New Year's Project: An Arts Management Treasure Hunt

Michael Kaiser | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Arts, New Year, Ted Pappas, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Kennedy Center, Arts News

I have spent the better part of thirty years trying to learn about the best in arts management practices and I frequently write about specific leaders and organizations that are doing great work.

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