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Saturday
, September 7
Bluestone Stage
7:00pm •
8 Wards of Joy! Film Commissions (Film Screening)
Justice Forum
12:00pm •
Primary (Film Screening)
2:30pm •
"Me and the Light" Film Screening and Live Performances with Lil Buck and Valerie June
4:00pm •
A Vision For the REACH: Kennedy Center Chairman interviews Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter and REACH Architect Steven Holl
6:00pm •
"To Sleep With Anger/ When it Rains" (Film Screening)
Lower Lawn
10:00am •
Tai Chi with US Wushu Academy
1:00pm •
Tai Chi with US Wushu Academy
4:00pm •
Standing Rock
Macaroni Classroom
10:00am •
World Music Workshop with Imani Gonzalez
11:30am •
Telling Your Story through the Blues Workshop with Imani Gonzalez
1:30pm •
The Mobile Music Box
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
North Plaza
4:30pm •
Kazaxe Dance Fitness by Azuka Bom
Presidential Grove
10:00am •
Recycled Art with Jacquie Ehle and Potomac Conservancy
11:30am •
Opening Ceremony: Redeclaration of Creative Independence
1:00pm •
Poem Store with Jacqueline Suskin
5:00pm •
Poem Store with Jacqueline Suskin
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
1:00pm •
National Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
6:00pm •
The Chuck Brown Band (Millennium Stage Event)
8:05pm •
Trombone Shorty
River Pavilion
10:00am •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Erik Bruner-Yang (Maketto)
12:00pm •
GIRLAAA DJs: Legacy Beyond the Trend
7:00pm •
Speech with Arrested Development
8:30pm •
Underground Comedy Stand-Up Showcase
Sardar Classroom
10:00am •
Storytelling Workshop with Diane Macklin
11:30am •
Storytelling Workshop with Diane Macklin
1:00pm •
The Fastest Plane Performance by Story Tapestries
2:30pm •
Magic of the Sea Performance by Story Tapestries
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Mason Bates & Daniel Bernard Roumain (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
1:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
2:30pm •
Kronos Quartet (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
4:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
11:00am •
Master Class: Intermediate Ballet with Tiler Peck
12:30pm •
Master Class: Beychella with MODELS INC. Led by Celebrity Choreographer Iran ‘Bang’ Paylor
2:00pm •
Master Class: Advanced Ballet with Tiler Peck
3:30pm •
Master Class: Breakdown Flexing with Drew Dollaz
Studio J
1:00pm •
Social Practice Residency - Nolan Williams - Open Rehearsal: Stirring the Waters
6:00pm •
Reconcile, Reimagine, and Reclaim: Three Workshops with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Studio K
1:00pm •
Valerie June
3:00pm •
Larisa Martinez
Various Locations
9:30am •
The Future Is Now and I Am It: A Parade to Mark the Moment
Video Wall
8:00pm •
"Love Train" Music Video
9:30pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Sunday
, September 8
Justice Forum
10:00am •
Jazz Animation (Film Screening)
11:30am •
"But Then, She's Betty Carter" (Film Screening)
1:00pm •
"Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment" (Film Screening)
3:30pm •
"Looks of a Lot" (Film Screening)
5:00pm •
"The Glass Shield" (Film Screening)
8:00pm •
"Nightjohn" with Charles Burnett (Film Screening)
Macaroni Classroom
10:00am •
Victor Haskins: Jazz Performance for Families
12:00pm •
Victor Haskins: Jazz Performance for Families
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
7:00pm •
Jason Moran & The Bandwagon with Kelela
8:45pm •
Flying Lotus
River Pavilion
1:30pm •
Roomful of Teeth
8:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Opie Crooks (A Rakes Progress)
Sardar Classroom
12:00pm •
Brandee Younger Workshop
3:30pm •
Film Workshop with Charles Burnett
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
John Coltrane-Inspired Jazz and Meditation Service
11:30am •
Skylight Soundscapes
5:00pm •
Mercury Soul & Jazz Mafia (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
7:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
10:00am •
"Jazz Barre" Class Led by Sidebarre DC
11:30am •
"Jazz Barre" Class Led by Sidebarre DC
1:30pm •
Syncopated Ladies Workshop
3:30pm •
Syncopated Ladies Workshop
Studio J
11:00am •
Jazz Instrument "Petting Zoo"
4:30pm •
The Second City & Kennedy Center's Jazz Comedy Experiment
Studio K
6:00pm •
Brandee Younger: Music of Alice Coltrane (Millennium Stage Event)
8:15pm •
Syncopated Ladies
Video Wall
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Monday
, September 9
Justice Forum
11:00am •
"Every Little Step" (Film Screening)
1:00pm •
"Fences" (Film Screening)
5:45pm •
HBO Bryan Stevenson: True Justice (Film Screening)
Macaroni Classroom
10:00am •
Arts on the Horizon: Stories on the Horizon Class
11:00am •
Arts on the Horizon: Stories on the Horizon Class
2:30pm •
Arts on the Horizon: Off the Page!
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
The Broadway Collective (Millennium Stage Event)
River Pavilion
3:00pm •
DC Playwrights Forum with Aaron Posner and Karen Zacarías
7:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Kwame Onwuachi (Kith and Kin)
8:15pm •
Dave Harris's "Everybody Black"
Sardar Classroom
11:30am •
InterAct Story Theater
1:30pm •
InterAct Story Theater
3:30pm •
Storytelling for Seniors with Candace Wolf
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
12:00pm •
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Musicians (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
1:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
2:00pm •
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Musicians (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
3:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
4:00pm •
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Musicians (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
5:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
6:00pm •
Behind the scenes of “Amazing Grace:” The Gospel According to Aretha Franklin; Performance & Panel Discussion
Studio F
10:00am •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
Studio J
1:00pm •
Broadway Collective: Dance Master Class
3:00pm •
Broadway Collective: Acting Master Class
4:15pm •
Broadway Collective: Vocal Master Class
Studio K
8:00pm •
Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Daniel Bernard Roumain's "The Just and the Blind"
Video Wall
8:00pm •
"Amazing Grace" (Film Screening)
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Tuesday
, September 10
Bluestone Stage
7:10pm •
"An Occupation" Installation Performance by Amrita Hepi
Justice Forum
11:00am •
In Conversation with Yalitza Aparicio
2:00pm •
Panel: Native Artists in the Performing Arts
4:00pm •
Panel: The New Contemporary in Native American Art
Lower Lawn
12:45pm •
Didgeridoo Demonstration by David Williams
1:00pm •
Come to the Circle: Hoop Dance & Stories by Ty Defoe
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
Presidential Grove
1:15pm •
Storytelling by Rose Powhatan
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
Keali'i Reichel (Millennium Stage Event)
7:30pm •
A Tribe Called Red with Uptown Boyz
River Pavilion
10:00am •
Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
12:00pm •
Graffiti Live Painting by Raiz
2:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Cable Smith (The Royal)
6:00pm •
Live Clay Sculpture Demonstration with Virgil Ortiz
6:00pm •
Graffiti Live Painting by Raiz
Sardar Classroom
6:00pm •
Stencil Art Making with Frank Buffalo Hyde
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
10:00am •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
Studio J
5:00pm •
Moving into the Future Workshop
Studio K
8:30pm •
In the Roundhouse: Contemporary Native American Music
Video Wall
8:30pm •
Short Films by Steven Paul Judd and Katherine Freer (Film Screening)
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Wednesday
, September 11
Justice Forum
10:00am •
Classical Talks
12:00pm •
"Duke Ellington's Washington" (Film Screening)
1:30pm •
"Seymour: An Introduction" (Film Screening)
4:00pm •
"El sistema" (Film Screening)
7:30pm •
Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast
Macaroni Classroom
2:30pm •
"El Sistema" Workshop with Katie Wyatt
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
1:00pm •
NSO Mainstage Rehearsal: Alan Menken and Broadway Stars with the National Symphony Orchestra
4:00pm •
DC Strings Workshop Rehearsal
6:00pm •
DC Strings Workshop (Millennium Stage Event)
8:00pm •
Alan Menken and Broadway Stars with the National Symphony Orchestra
River Pavilion
12:00pm •
District5: "S P A C E D O U T"
2:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Adam Greenberg
5:00pm •
Piano Trio
Sardar Classroom
4:00pm •
Steven Reineke Master Class
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
7:00pm •
National Sawdust (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
Studio F
11:00am •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
2:00pm •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
Studio J
10:00am •
NSO Chamber Group – Open Rehearsal
1:00pm •
Sound Health: Let's Make Music Together! Benefits of Community Music Therapy
4:00pm •
NSO Duo - "Guess That Composer"
5:00pm •
NSO Chamber Group – “Concert of Visuals”
Studio K
11:00am •
Alan Menken Master Class
1:00pm •
Joseph Kalichstein & Abeo Quartet Master Class
2:30pm •
Joseph Kalichstein & Abeo Quartet Open Rehearsal
6:00pm •
Joseph Kalichstein & Abeo Quartet
Video Wall
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Thursday
, September 12
Bluestone Stage
6:00am •
Daybreaker at the REACH
Justice Forum
1:00pm •
"Once in a Hundred Years" (Film Screening)
5:00pm •
Sound Health: Panel with Renée Fleming, Dr. Charles Limb, and Dr. Francis Collins
Macaroni Classroom
3:00pm •
Rap Improvisation Workshop with Freestyle Love Supreme Academy
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
8:15pm •
Renée Fleming, Angelique Kidjo, and Jason Moran in Concert
River Pavilion
5:00pm •
UrbanArias
7:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Kevin Tien
Sardar Classroom
10:00am •
Sound Health: Second Saturdays Workshop
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
6:00pm •
The Mellow Tones, Afro Blue, and Soloman Howard (Millennium Stage Event)
Studio F
11:00am •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
2:00pm •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
Studio J
12:00pm •
Singercize! Improving Parkinson's Disease Symptoms through Singing
Studio K
12:00pm •
Song as Community: Seeking Purpose and Well-Being in Music
3:30pm •
Master Class: Harolyn Blackwell
7:00pm •
Music and the Voice: Brain Mechanisms of Vocal Mastery and Creativity
Video Wall
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Friday
, September 13
Justice Forum
3:30pm •
"Selma, Lord Selma" with Charles Burnett (Film Screening)
6:15pm •
Horizontal Hostilities and Collective Liberation Panel
7:45pm •
Behind the Lens: "Dark City Beneath the Beat" (Panel Talk)
Macaroni Classroom
11:30am •
Collective Futures in Music: DJ Genie
12:30pm •
Collective Futures in Music: DJ Trillnatured
1:30pm •
Collective Futures in Music: DJ Toyo Mansi
2:30pm •
Collective Futures in Music: Kotic Couture
3:30pm •
Collective Futures in Music: EN'B
5:00pm •
DJ Divine
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
5:00pm •
TT The Artist with DJ Mighty Mark and TSU Dance Crew
7:00pm •
The Archives
8:30pm •
Thievery Corporation
River Pavilion
12:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Johny Spero (Reverie Restaurant)
6:00pm •
Congo Sanchez
8:00pm •
ELIN
Sardar Classroom
1:00pm •
Music Improvisation and Beatmaking Workshop with Baltimore Boom Bap Society
3:30pm •
Music Improvisation and Beatmaking Workshop with Baltimore Boom Bap Society
6:30pm •
Baltimore Boom Bap Society with Shodekeh and J. Pope
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
5:00pm •
Eighteenth Street Lounge (Skylight Soundscapes Activation)
Studio F
10:00am •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
2:00pm •
Iphigenia Workshop with Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter
Studio J
5:00pm •
Code Listen Workshop
Studio K
6:00pm •
Night Glitter (Millennium Stage Event)
8:00pm •
Champion Sound Band
Video Wall
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Saturday
, September 14
Justice Forum
10:15am •
"Dave Chappelle's Block Party" (Film Screening)
12:30pm •
"Fresh Dressed" (Film Screening)
3:00pm •
"Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America" (Season Premiere Screening: AMC First Look)
5:30pm •
Shaolin Jazz: Can I Kick It? "Blade" with DJ 2-Tone Jones (Film Screening)
Macaroni Classroom
10:00am •
DJing Workshop with Words, Beats & Life (Youth Session)
11:00am •
DJing Workshop with Words, Beats & Life (Youth Session)
3:00pm •
DJing Workshop with Words, Beats & Life (Adult Session)
4:00pm •
DJing Workshop with Words, Beats & Life (Adult Session)
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
3:00pm •
ill Camille
4:00pm •
DJ Set: Beverly Bond
5:00pm •
Kokayi & Friends
6:00pm •
DJ Set: Beverly Bond
7:00pm •
TH1RT3EN featuring Pharoahe Monch, Marcus Machado, and Daru Jones
8:00pm •
DJ Set: Beverly Bond
8:30pm •
De La Soul
River Pavilion
1:00pm •
Culture Talks: The Future Is Female - A Conversation on Women in Hip Hop with Maimouna Youssef, ill Camille, and Beverly Bond
3:00pm •
Culture Talks: Sound Architects – A Producer Conversation with Large Professor and 9th Wonder
5:00pm •
Culture Talks: Hip Hop Listening Session—Native Tongues Edition
6:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Tim Ma (American Son)
Sardar Classroom
12:00pm •
“Q.U.E.E.N.S. = Quantam*, Unique, Energy and Essence of Nubian Sisters” presented in partnership with Hi-ARTS
12:45pm •
“Q.U.E.E.N.S. = Quantam*, Unique, Energy and Essence of Nubian Sisters” presented in partnership with Hi-ARTS
1:30pm •
Austin Dean Ashford: "Black Book"
2:15pm •
Austin Dean Ashford: "Black Book"
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
1:00pm •
DJ Set: DJ RBI
2:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
3:00pm •
DJ Set: DJ Miss H.E.R
4:30pm •
DJ Set: Large Professor
6:00pm •
DJ Set: Bobbito Garcia
8:30pm •
Soul in the Horn with Natasha Diggs and Dprosper
Studio F
1:00pm •
Social Practice Residencies - Sage Dolan Sandrino
1:00pm •
Thhrift’s Thrift - A Clothing Swap and Young Artists Meet Up
Studio J
12:00pm •
Breaking Master Class with Words, Beats & Life
2:00pm •
Breaking Master Class with Words, Beats & Life
Studio K
4:00pm •
J.PERIOD Presents The Live Mixtape [The Healing Edition] feat. Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh
6:00pm •
J.PERIOD Presents The Live Mixtape [The Healing Edition] feat. Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh (Millennium Stage Event)
TBA
12:00pm •
Paint Jam
Video Wall
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Welcome Pavilion
10:00am •
#Lifein5 Video Booth
Sunday
, September 15
Bluestone Stage
10:00am •
Family Yoga Session led by Circle Yoga
Justice Forum
10:45am •
"Jim Henson in Washington, D.C." (Film Screening)
1:00pm •
"America to Me" with Steve James (Film Screening and Discussion)
6:00pm •
"Hoop Dreams" with Steve James (Film Screening and Discussion)
Lower Lawn
11:00am •
Squonk Opera: "Hand to Hand"
1:30pm •
Squonk Opera: "Hand to Hand"
4:00pm •
Squonk Opera: "Hand to Hand"
Macaroni Classroom
10:15am •
Cantemos y Bailemos
11:30am •
Documentary Workshop with Steve James
2:00pm •
Journey to Africa: Sharing Family Experiences
3:30pm •
Art for All: Make Dance Puppets with Marquetta Johnson
5:30pm •
Art-Making with Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
Presidential Grove
10:00am •
Composition Quest
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
12:00pm •
"MO-a-PALOOZA LIVE!"
3:00pm •
Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choirs
6:00pm •
Dan + Claudia Zanes with Friends (Millennium Stage Event)
7:00pm •
Muppet Trivia
River Pavilion
10:15am •
The String Thing
1:30pm •
"123 Andrés"
3:00pm •
DJ Family Dance
8:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Gil Welsford & Sandra Tran (Nicecream)
Sardar Classroom
11:00am •
Kennedy Center Scrollathon with the Ladd Brothers
2:00pm •
Kennedy Center Scrollathon with the Ladd Brothers
4:00pm •
Kennedy Center Scrollathon with the Ladd Brothers
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Baby Rave
11:30am •
Skylight Soundscapes
12:15pm •
CityDance POP! Workshop
1:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
2:30pm •
CityDance POP! Workshop
3:30pm •
Journey to Africa: Sharing Family Experiences
4:30pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
1:30pm •
Infinite Monster
Studio J
10:00am •
Take a Break Space
Studio K
10:00am •
Christylez Bacon: The Human Beatbox
2:00pm •
Christylez Bacon: The Human Beatbox
4:00pm •
Story Pirates
Upper Lawn
10:15am •
Hoops, Health & Healing
1:30pm •
FazaFam by Dance & BMore
2:30pm •
Hoops, Health & Healing
4:30pm •
FazaFam by Dance & BMore
Video Wall
7:30pm •
Sing-Along with "The Muppet Movie" (Film Screening)
9:10pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Welcome Pavilion
1:30pm •
Composition Quest
Monday
, September 16
Justice Forum
11:00am •
"America to Me" Episode 1 (Film Screening)
12:30pm •
"America to Me" Episode 2 (Film Screening)
Lower Lawn
3:40pm •
Squonk Opera: "Hand to Hand"
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
DC Public Schools Educator Showcase (Millennium Stage Event)
River Pavilion
8:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Jerome Grant
Skylight Pavilion
12:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
3:30pm •
Educator Open House Registration
4:30pm •
Educator Open House: Conversation with Mo Willems and Dr. Carla Hayden
TBA
10:00am •
Kennedy Center Field Trip
Video Wall
8:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Tuesday
, September 17
Justice Forum
12:30pm •
"America to Me" Episode 3 (Film Screening)
2:00pm •
"America to Me" Episode 4 (Film Screening)
Macaroni Classroom
5:00pm •
Community Jam hosted by Dance and BMore
Moonshot Studio
3:00pm •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
Leftist (Millennium Stage Event)
River Pavilion
11:00am •
IMPROVment®: Improvisational Movement for Brain and Body Health
6:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Marcelle Afram (Bluejacket Brewery)
Skylight Pavilion
12:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
3:00pm •
Infinite Monster
Studio J
5:00pm •
IMPROVment®: Improvisational Movement for Brain and Body Health
Studio K
7:30pm •
The Time Machine Roast
Upper Lawn
10:00am •
Kennedy Center Field Trip
Video Wall
8:00pm •
"Black Panther" (Film Screening)
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Wednesday
, September 18
Justice Forum
10:30am •
"America to Me" Episode 5 (Film Screening)
11:45am •
"America to Me" Episode 6 (Film Screening)
1:00pm •
"America to Me" Episode 7 (Film Screening)
5:30pm •
The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor in conversation with actress Rosdely Ciprian
Macaroni Classroom
5:00pm •
Collecting our Stories Across All Five Senses
Moonshot Studio
4:00pm •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
After School Dance Fund and DC Casineros (Millennium Stage Event)
River Pavilion
6:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Johanna Hellrigl (Doi Moi)
Skylight Pavilion
12:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
3:00pm •
Infinite Monster
Studio K
10:00am •
Kennedy Center Field Trip
5:00pm •
Hip Hop and Social Justice with Olmeca
Video Wall
7:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Thursday
, September 19
Justice Forum
12:30pm •
"America to Me" Episode 8 (Film Screening)
2:00pm •
"America to Me" Episode 9 (Film Screening)
3:15pm •
"America to Me" Episode 10 (Film Screening)
5:00pm •
Outside In with Hakim Bellamy
Moonshot Studio
4:00pm •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
Kennedy Center Youth Showcase (Millennium Stage Event)
River Pavilion
10:00am •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Chef Scott Drewno and Chef Danny Lee (CHIKO)
Skylight Pavilion
6:00pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
3:00pm •
Infinite Monster
Studio K
7:00pm •
Robert Glasper Acoustic Trio - Featuring Vicente Archer and Justin Tyson with DJ Jahi Sundance
Upper Lawn
10:00am •
Kennedy Center Field Trip
Video Wall
7:15pm •
"Show Boat" Washington National Opera Broadcast (Film Screening)
9:45pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Friday
, September 20
Justice Forum
3:00pm •
You Me Them Everybody Live Podcast
6:00pm •
"Inside Jokes" hosted by Reese Waters with Patton Oswalt (Millennium Stage Event)
8:30pm •
"Yeah, But Still" Podcast with Brandon Wardell
Macaroni Classroom
4:45pm •
The Second City's Teen Improv Basics Workshop
Moonshot Studio
4:00pm •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
River Pavilion
10:00am •
Kennedy Center Field Trip
2:30pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Erik Bruner-Yang
6:30pm •
"District of Comedy" Stand-Up Showcase
8:30pm •
"District of Comedy" Stand-Up Showcase
Skylight Pavilion
6:30pm •
"District of Comedy" Stand-Up Showcase
8:30pm •
"District of Comedy" Stand-Up Showcase
Studio F
4:00pm •
The Second City's Improv Jam
5:30pm •
The Second City's Sketch Comedy Hour
7:15pm •
The Second City's Sketch Comedy Hour with Jon Glaser and Rachel Dratch
9:00pm •
The Second City's Improv Jam with Jon Glaser and Rachel Dratch
Studio J
7:30pm •
"Joke-E-Oke" Hosted by Harmon Leon
9:00pm •
"Joke-E-Oke" Hosted by Harmon Leon
Studio K
7:00pm •
Robert Glasper Acoustic Trio - Featuring Vicente Archer and Justin Tyson with DJ Jahi Sundance
Video Wall
8:30pm •
"Love, Gilda" (Film Screening)
10:00pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Saturday
, September 21
Bluestone Stage
6:00pm •
DC Dance History Interactive Lecture & Performance (Millennium Stage Event)
Justice Forum
10:00am •
Dance + Disability (Film Screening)
11:45am •
"NY Export: Opus Jazz" and Shorts (Film Screening)
1:30pm •
"No Maps on My Taps" (Film Screening)
3:00pm •
"Ballet Now" with Tiler Peck (Film Screening + Discussion)
5:30pm •
Films by Jodie Mack: Dusty Stacks of Mom and other films
7:30pm •
Films by Jodie Mack: The Grand Bizarre and short films
Macaroni Classroom
10:30am •
Interactive Dance and Film Workshop
3:30pm •
Interactive Dance and Film Workshop
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
1:30pm •
Debbie Allen, Tiler Peck, Dominic “D-trix” Sandoval, and Official National Dance Day Routine
8:00pm •
"Fela! The Concert"
River Pavilion
11:00am •
Presto! "The Case of the Vanishing Viola"
1:00pm •
Meet and Greet your Local Chef: Carlos Delgado
4:00pm •
Master Class: Salsa with Gina Safadi
5:30pm •
Master Class: Viennese Waltz with Carol and Herb Traxler
7:00pm •
Master Class: Dancehall Fusion with Raediant Movement
Sardar Classroom
10:00am •
Take a Break Space
12:00pm •
Story Time with The Washington Ballet
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
12:30pm •
Master Class: Beychella with MODELS INC. Led by Celebrity Choreographer Iran ‘Bang’ Paylor
1:15pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
3:30pm •
Master Class: Floor Barre with Renee Robinson
5:30pm •
Master Class: Stretch with Lucy Bowen McCauley
6:30pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
10:00am •
Master Class: Dancing for All Abilities with MYB Music in Motion
11:15am •
Master Class: Contemporary Dance with Motion X Dance DC
12:30pm •
Master Class: Gaga/people with Candace Scarborough
3:30pm •
Master Class: Tap with Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble
4:45pm •
Master Class: Fitness Dance with LaBlast Fitness
7:00pm •
WNO American Opera Initiative Showcase
Studio J
10:30am •
Master Class: African Dance with Fela! The Concert
11:45am •
Master Class: Classical Indian Dance with Spilling Ink
3:00pm •
Master Class: Chinese Ribbon Dance with Xuejuan Dance Ensemble
4:15pm •
Master Class: Dance for Parkinson’s Disease with Lucy Bowen McCauley
7:00pm •
Master Class: Jazz with Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Studio K
7:00pm •
Robert Glasper’s “Everything’s Beautiful” Tribute to Miles Davis Featuring Bilal
Video Wall
9:30pm •
Installation: Slow Dancing
Sunday
, September 22
Justice Forum
10:00am •
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Showcase: Building a Community of Global Citizens
1:30pm •
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Showcase: Building a Community of Global Citizens
4:00pm •
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Showcase: Building a Community of Global Citizens (including two screenings of "A Towering Task")
Lower Lawn
4:00pm •
Sound Clash: Sister Nancy X DJ Geena Marie X DJ K-Meta
Macaroni Classroom
11:00am •
Film and Animation Workshop with Jodie Mack
4:00pm •
Teen Takeover: Hashtag History: Micropoems in the Digital Age (Session 1)
5:45pm •
Teen Takeover: Hashtag History: Micropoems in the Digital Age (Session 2)
Moonshot Studio
10:00am •
Moonshot Studio: Drop-in Activity Space for Families
4:00pm •
Teen Takeover: Poetry Writing with Youth Council Poets (Session 1)
5:45pm •
Teen Takeover: T-Shirt Making Workshop (Session 2)
PT-109
10:00am •
Virtual Reality Lounge
REACH Plaza Mainstage
6:00pm •
Junior Marvin's D.C. Lovers Rock (Millennium Stage Event)
River Pavilion
2:00pm •
"Look Both Ways" Reading and Discussion with Jason Reynolds
5:45pm •
Teen Takeover: Open Mic (Session 2)
Sardar Classroom
4:00pm •
Teen Takeover: Into to Improv with Washington Improv Theater (Session 1)
5:45pm •
Teen Takeover: Digital Media Workshop (Session 2)
Skylight Pavilion
10:00am •
Skylight Soundscapes
3:00pm •
Teen Takeover: Welcome and Opening Performance
4:00pm •
Teen Takeover: Radical Listening Party (Session 1)
7:30pm •
Skylight Soundscapes
Studio F
10:00am •
Peace Corps Place (15 exhibits)
1:30pm •
Peace Corps Place (15 exhibits)
Studio J
10:00am •
Social Practice Residency: Latinx Youth
1:00pm •
Social Practice Residency: Latinx Youth
4:00pm •
Master Class: Beychella with MODELS INC. Led by Celebrity Choreographer Iran ‘Bang’ Paylor
5:45pm •
Teen Takeover: SOLE Defined Dance Workshop (Session 2)
Studio K
7:00pm •
Robert Glasper's "Everything's Beautiful" Tribute to Miles Davis Featuring Bilal
Upper Lawn
7:00pm •
Howard University Marching Band
Victura Deck (Outside Moonshot Studio)
5:45pm •
Teen Takeover: Golden Hour Photography (Session 2)
Video Wall
7:30pm •
Netflix: HOMECOMING: A Film by Beyoncé
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