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Update: National Symphony Orchestra Musicians Strike Over Contract Dispute with Kennedy Center Resolved

After a brief strike period, the Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) leadership have announced they have reached a new 18-month labor agreement with the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, AFM Local 616-710.
Photos: Patricia Clarkson, Ronan Farrow, Zac Posen And More Turn Out To Celebrate the Carnegie Hall 2023-24 Season

Patricia Clarkson, Ronan Farrow, Zac Posen, Liev Schreiber, and Elizabeth Segerstrom joined Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 2023–2024 season. See photos from the evening. 
Photos: Adam Sandler Honored at 24th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

See photos from the 24th annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoring Adam Sandler.
Music Institute Raises More Than $765,000 At Annual Gala Benefit June 2

Celebrating more than 90 years of advancing innovation, access, and excellence in music education, the Music Institute of Chicago welcomed 200 guests to its Annual Gala Benefit on Thursday, June 2 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.
BWW Review: ABT FORWARD at Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center's 50th anniversary (whose celebrations have largely been pushed back a year due to the pandemic) coincides with the golden anniversary of the annual residency there of New York's American Ballet Theatre, whose first performance there came the day after the venerable Washington Performing Arts center opened in 1971.
Music Institute of Chicago Announces Gala Benefit

Celebrating more than 90 years of advancing innovation, access, and excellence in music education, the Music Institute of Chicago will host its annual Gala Benefit on Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Place.
BWW Review: THE CARTOGRAPHY PROJECT at The Kennedy Center

It was a long road to create 'The Cartography Project' - some 20 months, says Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter - dating back to the national and international uprisings following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. But, she said, in exploring the role that art and artists can play in social change, 'process is as important as performance.'
Cody Renard Richard, Mj Rodriguez, Camille A. Brown & More Named to Kennedy Center Next 50

An elementary–aged rapper, an award–winning composer, and a dancer defying the stigmas of cerebral palsy, come together in the Kennedy Center Next 50, a new cultural leadership initiative.
Audra McDonald, Joshua Henry, Kelli O'Hara & More to Take Part in Kennedy Center's 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert

The Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert, to be held on September 14 in the Concert Hall, will now be broadcast across the nation on October 1 at 9 p.m. ET as THE KENNEDY CENTER at 50 on PBS.
Sphinx Organization Digitally Presents Two of Its Flagship Programs

The Sphinx Organization, dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts, is presenting its fifth annual and first ever digital SphinxConnect convening, SphinxConnect 2021: UNITY!, from January 28 to 30, 2021.
Kennedy Center Announces Updated 2020-2021 Season: All Scheduled Performances Through April 25 Canceled

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces today that it will cancel all previously scheduled programs through April 25, 2021, due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Washington National Opera's spring productions and much of the late spring and early summer touring theater programs have been canceled.
The Kennedy Center Paid $50 Million for 112 Performances of HAMILTON

The Washington Post has reported that The Kennedy Center paid the Hamilton tour producer $50.4 million for 112 performances. The contract was nearly five times the $10.9 million the Kennedy Center paid for The Book of Mormon in 2015. 
Kennedy Center Announces Fall 2020 On Site & Digital Programming With Renée Fleming, Vanessa Williams & More

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced on-site and digital programming initiatives to bridge the period between now and the 2021 season, which is set to begin on January 14.
Kennedy Center Unveils Long-Term Social Impact Initiatives to Support Anti-Racism

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today revealed ongoing and long-term Social Impact initiatives which leverage the arts for non-arts outcomes and invest in the future.
BWW News: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Cancels Most Previously Scheduled Performances Through the End of 2020

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will cancel most previously announced performances and events through the end of 2020 with some planned programs moving to spring 2021 and beyond, due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 and in accordance with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's current guidelines for re-opening. The Center's leadership, programming, and education teams are exploring digital and, in consultation with health and safety experts, physical methods of enacting the mission of the nation's cultural center and engaging with artists and audiences as our country and region moves through phased reopening.
The Kennedy Center Cancels Most Performances Through The End Of 2020

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will cancel most previously announced performances and events through the end of 2020 with some planned programs moving to spring 2021 and beyond.
Kennedy Center Will Stop Paying National Symphony Orchestra Members With Just a Week's Notice

The National Symphony Orchestra has laid off nearly 100 members with only a week's notice, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
The Music Institute of Chicago Gala Will Honor Evgeny Kissin and Helen Zell

The Music Institute of Chicago hosts its 2020 Anniversary Gala on Monday, April 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Street, celebrating its history as one of the largest and most respected community music schools in the nation. Highlights of this festive evening include presentations of the Dushkin Award to acclaimed pianist Evgeny Kissin and the 11th annual Cultural Visionary Award for Chicago to Helen Zell.
Photo Flash: Sing For Hope Piano Marks Launch Of The REACH At Kennedy Center

Sing for Hope Pianos continue to be embraced as symbols of community, excellence, and access. A newly unveiled Sing for Hope Piano helped mark the much-anticipated opening of The REACH at The Kennedy Center, the first new addition to The Kennedy Center since its grand opening nearly 50 years ago. As the United States' National Cultural Center, The Kennedy Center is the busiest of all U.S. performing arts venues, hosting more than 2,000 performances a year and serving as the home of both the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera. 
HARMAN Professional Solutions Celebrates The Grand Opening Of The REACH At The Kennedy Center

HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, is proud to celebrate the grand opening of The REACH at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

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