D.C. News
Ballet dancers teach you how to groove - Fri, 17 Feb 2012
The Washington Ballet is mounting an all -Twyla Tharp program at the Kennedy Center beginning Wednesday. The performances consist of “Nine Sinatra Songs,” combining the Rat Packer’s tracks with sensual ballroom dancing; “Surfer at the River Styx,” featuring six dancers and an original score by Donald Knaack; and “Push Comes to Shove,” Tharp’s famous crossover ballet created for Mikhail ...
Don’t Be Bored: Athletic Heroism - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Think of the Washington Ballet ’s February program as pure hell for the company’s men but a heavenly gift for any D.C. guy in the dog house for botching Valentine’s Day. Lucky be the lady who gets treated to an evening of ballet and Sinatra. Also lucky: local fans of choreographer Twyla Tharp.
Bring On The Laughter: Stages of Healing welcomes Washington Improv Theater - Thu, 16 Feb 2012
To promote healing through the performing arts, the Stages of Healing (SOH) series at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) welcomed the Washington Improv Theater (WIT) group to the hospital for a performance Feb. 8.
Valentine’s Day date tips from Washington Improv Theater - Fri, 10 Feb 2012
Say you have a date for Valentine’s Day. Hooray! The hard part is over, right? Wrong. As anyone who has ever braved the world of dating can attest, dates are to awkward moments as political debates are to gaffes. Given the fact that a date can kind of feel like going on a job interview with someone who wants to see you naked at some point, the potential for disaster is . . . high. Read full ...
Cast Announced for Village Theatre's It Shoulda Been You - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
It Shoulda Been You, the new musical about the perfect wedding that quickly unravels, will play Washington's Village Theatre beginning March 14.
N.Y. Giant Mario Manningham leaves mark on Washington Theatre - Wed, 15 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON— Before Mario Manningham made the crucial catch for the Giants against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, somehow managing to keep his toes inbounds by a matter of inches after Eli Manning threw a long pass down...
Obama calls black museum symbol for all Americans - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political and cultural figures joined to break ground for a new museum celebrating black Americans on Wednesday, with President Barack Obama calling it a symbol of Americans' shared history. The $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture will be the only national museum devoted solely to black life, art, history and culture. The site is scheduled ...
Black history museum to break ground with Obama - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
A new national museum telling the history of black life, art, and culture will soon begin taking shape as the 19th museum in the Smithsonian Institution to explore stories that have sometimes been left out on the National Mall.
Smithsonian's black history museum to break ground in DC with help from Obama, Laura Bush - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
WASHINGTON - A new national museum telling the history of black life, art, and culture will soon begin taking shape as the 19th museum in the Smithsonian Institution to explore stories that have sometimes been left out on the National Mall.
Black History Museum to Break Ground With Obama - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Smithsonian's black history museum to break ground in DC with help from Obama, Laura Bush
