Free performances daily at 6 p.m.
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This September, the Kennedy Center welcomes a diverse line-up to the Millennium Stage, including a variety of performances ranging from Brazilian martial arts to swing dancing to The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Plus, we've got our annual Page-to-Stage and Open House Arts festivals. Make your way to the Kennedy Center this month for fun FREE performances!
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FREE 6 P.M. SHOWS IN SEPTEMBER
Programs and artists subject to change.
1 Tue Sérgio Barrenechea
The flutist, who performs extensively with his pianist wife Lúcia in Duo Barrenechea, plays a solo recital.*
2 Wed João Paulo Figueirôa
This award-winning classical guitarist has performed throughout Argentina, Europe, the U.S., and Brazil.*
3 Thu Benjy Ferree
The DC singer-songwriter draws on rock, country, blues, and more in Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee, a musical eulogy to Bobby Driscoll, the child star who portrayed Peter Pan in the 1953 Disney feature.
4 Fri Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Violinist Michelle Kim, cellist Igor Zubkovsky, and pianist Anna Ouspenskaya play Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme and Beethoven's Sonata for Violin and Piano.
8th ANNUAL PAGE-TO-STAGE
Get a sneak peek at new plays and musicals being developed in the Washington area! Go to kennedy-center.org/newplayfestival for a complete schedule and the latest updates.
5 Sat Adventure Theater / Imagination Stage / Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences
Showcase of selections from new commissioned musical theater projects for young people: Adventure Theatre's Flat Stanley; Imagination Stage's Ferdinand and the Bull, The Dancing Princesses, and Talk Like a Pirate; and KCTYA's The Living Heirloom.
6 Sun Taffety Punk Theatre Company
A play written by Richard Byrne and directed by Marcus Kyd, Burn Your Bookes demystifies alchemy and examines its key role in the politics and technology of the Renaissance.
In the Family Theater
7 Mon Signature Theatre
Works by composers Michael John LaChiusa, Ricky Ian Gordon, Joseph Thalken, Adam Guettel, Adam Gwon, and Matt Conner.
8 Tue Abadá-capoeira DC
Capoeira Night: The 500-year-old Afro-Brazilian martial art brings together fighting techniques, acrobatics, dance, percussion, and songs.*
9 Wed Sergio Monteiro
This young pianist won First Prize of the 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition.*
LOCAL DANCE COMMISSIONING PROJECT
This ninth annual project features world premiere commissioned dance performances by Washington-area choreographers.
10 & 11 Thu & Fri Jason Ignacio – The Mountain
Ignacio's work focuses on Filipino culture, environmental preservation, and economic moderation.
17 & 18 Thu & Fri Tehreema Mitha – Blue Jeans
Mitha's work examines immigrants, immigration, and the symbolic role of jeans in the U.S.
12 Sat 2009 Open House Arts Festival: Byron Cage
Gospel Music Heritage Month Celebration features one of gospel music's most dynamic and popular artists, the Stellar Award winner singing his biggest hits and music from his new CD, Faithful to Believe.
In the Concert Hall
13 Sun PT Walkley
An opener for Coldplay, the New York folk rocker plays music from Mr. Macy Walks Alone, a concept album about trust fund kid Audrey Macy, her evil record executive father, and the songwriter he exploits, Calvin the Coroner.
14 Mon Metro DC Dance Awards
Dance performances by Urban Impact, Maryland Youth Ballet, and the DC Cowboys; presentation of the award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education.
15 Tue Justin Jones
Jones is a solo acoustic guitar–playing singer-songwriter with a mighty fine harmonica.
16 Wed Wayne Newell and Blanche Sockabasin
The duo plays traditional music from Maine's Passamaquoddy Tribe. †
19 & 20 Sat & Sun The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Kennedy Center's own ballet company provides a sneak peek of repertory being prepared for the 2009–2010 season.
In the Family Theater
ROADHOUSE
Theater Lab
In conjunction with the Kennedy Center's Explore the Arts program, Roadhouse highlights various forms of American social dance. Lessons 6–6:30, Dancing 6:30–7.
21 Mon The Nighthawks: Blues Dancing
Maryland's blues and roots rock pioneers have earned a reputation as one of the best and hardest working bands around.
28 Mon The Oklahoma Twisters: Swing Dancing
Fiery fiddles, galloping guitars, and all-star rhythm section inspire an infectious mix of swing, two-steps, waltzes, and polkas.
22 Tue The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington: Icon 09
Local youth display their talents in dancing, singing, monologues, and more, and receive awards and scholarships.
23 Wed Sonic Circuits Preview
Original music by Nine Strings and Pilesar; unscored, unrehearsed, and totally improvised music by The Twenty-first Century Ensemble; and Mind Over Matter Music Over Mind with sound generated, borrowed, and relocated.
24 Thu Vandaveer
This is the alt-folk song-singing/record-making/globetrotting project by DC-by-way-of-Kentucky tunesmith Mark Charles Heidinger, whose recently released Divide & Conquer was hailed by Rolling Stone as "jarring new folk."
25 Fri 2009 NEA Heritage Award winner: Edwin Colón Zayas
The Puerto Rican composer, arranger, and director is best known as a musician with a passion for the cuatro, a guitar-like instrument with five sets of double strings.
26 Sat Elikeh
This collective of like-minded roots musicians performs its own brand of African roots music, combining traditional rhythms from Togo with 1970s Afro-funk.
27 Sun Jon & Ben Carroll
This singer-songwriter, father-son duo brings accomplished acoustic guitar playing to their original soul/folk music.
29 Tue Balkan Quartet
Specializing in Gypsy music, these versatile musicians from the heart of the Balkans perform music from the region.
In cooperation with Embassy of Serbia.
30 Wed Eva Lopez
The French modern jazz singer sings the greatest titles of the French repertoire and original compositions.
In cooperation with Embassy of France.
* Brazil Week: Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Brazil.
† Part of the Homegrown: The Music of America concert series, presented by The Library of Congress American Folklife Center.
For more information, call (202) 467-4600.
Sorry, no free parking for free performances.
Take Metro to the Foggy Bottom/GWU station (Orange/Blue)
then ride the free red shuttle at the top of the escalators,
departing every 15 minutes to and from the Kennedy Center until midnight.
Happy Hour 5-6 p.m. nightly! Half-price food and drink in the Grand Foyer bars.
 | The Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival kicks off the 2009–2010 season with a celebration highlighting spectacles for the stage and street and the 14th Annual Multicultural Children's Book Festival. September 12 at 12:00 p.m. | Throughout the Center | All Day |
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