Spring Performing Arts  Preview
• February 14, 2024

Duke Ellington 125   Born and raised in Washington, D.C., orchestra leader and composer Edward Kennedy Ellington was nicknamed “Duke” early on for his sense of style. These events celebrate the […]

World Premiere of ‘Grounded’ Opens WNO Season  
• November 2, 2023

It made sense for “Grounded,” a Metropolitan Opera commission, to have its world premiere in Pentagon-adjacent Washington, D.C. Opening in the Kennedy Center Opera House on Oct. 28, the show […]

Fall Performing Arts Preview
• September 13, 2023

DANCE   Partnering with Dupont Underground, The Washington Ballet will pop down for four pop-up performances (Sept. 28, 29 and 30). TWB’s main fall event, “Such Sweet Thunder: An Evening Inspired […]

On the Cutting Edge: Woolly Mammoth’s Maria Goyanes  
• May 22, 2023

Why in the world would Maria Goyanes leave New York’s Public Theater, birthplace of “Hair,” “A Chorus Line” and “Hamilton” (which she helped produce), for a relatively small company in […]

Weekend Roundup, March 30 – April 2
• March 30, 2023

As March is “going out like a lamb,” the busy spring season has officially begun. So much to do this weekend, including seeing “The Jungle” at Woolly Mammoth, checking out […]

Fall Arts Preview: Performing Arts
• September 14, 2022

OPERA   The D.C. United stadium will become a square in Seville when Washington National Opera brings “Carmen” to Audi Field for this fall’s free Opera on the Field (Sept. 25). […]

2022 Spring Arts Guide
• March 9, 2022

The D.C. arts scene has awakened from its winter slumber. Enjoy performances, art exhibits and more this spring with this arts guide.   Performing Arts   “Catch Me If You Can” at […]

STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin Enthralls at Cultural Leadership Breakfast
• November 22, 2021

When, in his 20s, Simon Godwin decided to leave the Royal and Derngate Theatres in Northampton, England, to study clowning, mime and acrobatics at the London International School of Performing Arts, his soon-to-be-former boss declared: “Your […]

Cultural Leadership Breakfasts to Return Nov. 18, Dec. 16 
• November 11, 2021

The Georgetowner’s monthly Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series — which presented insider talks by 38 leaders of D.C.-area museums, theaters, performing arts venues, dance companies and other arts organizations before going on […]

Weekend Round Up: October 7-10
• October 7, 2021

Another weekend is upon us! Enjoy a weekend of concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival and Sunset Tour, the last weekend of Oktoberfest, a […]