Arts
Classical Echoes in Oak Hill Cemetery
Bruni Brought ‘French Touch’ to the Birchmere
February 15, 2018
•The former first lady of France’s sold-out show in Alexandria, Virginia, promoting her second album in English, was Carla Bruni’s first American engagement since 2014.
Disney on Ice: ‘Frozen’ at Capital One Arena
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Just in time for the Winter Olympics, “Disney On Ice presents Frozen!” fired up the Capital One Arena Feb. 14 and will be there through Feb. 19. Fans can see […]
Weekend Round Up February 8, 2018
February 8, 2018
•Some options this weekend: tasting chocolate, cooking Indian food, learning about bridal etiquette and attending classical, jazz and choral concerts.
Tragic Love, Choreographed by Cranko
February 7, 2018
•To spark some much-needed love and reconciliation in the nation’s capital — where Republicans and Democrats are acting like Montagues and Capulets — the Washington Ballet is presenting “Romeo & […]
Halcyon Hosts Arts Lab Open House
January 25, 2018
•The former Fillmore School now houses studios for Halcyon’s artist fellows; a dance studio named for Septime Webre and the “one-room” Mysa School.
Encounters with ‘Hamlet’
January 24, 2018
•Once encountered — preferably onstage, acting a part, however small, but also as a high school English assignment — William Shakespeare and his most familiar creation, “Hamlet,” about that melancholy […]
A Half-Dozen Gone But Remembered
January 22, 2018
•Our writer salutes musicians Edwin Hawkins and Dolores O’Riordan, sportscaster Keith Jackson, little- and big-screen stars Doreen Tracey and Dorothy Malone and Sen. John Tunney.
Richard Thomas Is Here for ‘The Humans’
January 11, 2018
•In the midst of the second leg of its national tour, Stephen Karam’s Tony Award-winning play is at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater through Jan. 29.
‘A New Day’ at Golden Globes
January 8, 2018
•Receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Oprah Winfrey gave what was described as the speech of all speeches. “Time is up,” she said.
Women’s Voices Theater Festival Returns to D.C.
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A citywide collaboration that launched the 2015-16 season, the 2018 edition comprises 13 world premieres and 10 American or regional premieres.