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KCBB live is the fifth and final episode of the podcast season. It is a celebration of the power of stories and what happens when we equip the next generation to design solutions that are rooted in the voices of their people.

The career of Sunny Jain is a celebration of cultural diaspora: deep-rooted tradition that ripples outward, changing—and being changed by—the cultures that it touches. He is a composer, drummer, dhol player, and thought leader.

Rogê is a Latin Grammy®-nominated and Brazilian Music Awards-granted artist, songwriter, composer, and musician, considered to be a principal part of the Brazilian popular music scene revival (MPB).

Singer/songwriter Brian Lopez has been influential in defining the desert noir sound of the American Southwest over the past two decades. His recently released fourth solo album TIDAL exudes the famed desert romantic’s sweet magnetism and characteristic Southwestern pop psychedelic tendencies.

Please join the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera in a very special performance honoring one of today’s greatest artists, Renée Fleming. The program will have selections highlighting both her spectacular career and her contribution to opera and beyond.

The Negro Classical Cultural Carnival and Shakespeare Theatre Company join forces to celebrate the beat that connects us all in an evening of music, dance, and theatre. Featuring Shuchi Buch, Voices Unbarred, Jae Anthonee, and many more! 

Disclaimer: Performance contains strong language.

Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn are the world’s favorite Klezmer Band (perhaps self-proclaimed). From Brooklyn, New York, this group has performed their high-energy, virtuosic, and schtick-filled brand of Jewish music to thrilled crowds all over the world.

Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play an assortment of chamber music.

Join us for free movement-based classes on select Saturdays in the REACH. Dancers are invited for three one hour structured classes & an optional Open House Hour. Free, pre-registration is highly recommended. 

The Barefoot Movement invites you to join them for their holiday celebration performance. You’ll hear acoustic renditions of everything from “Run Run Rudolph” and “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” to “O Holy Night” and more!

Join us for a FREE screening of Wild Style. Widely celebrated as hip hop’s first motion picture, Wild Style tells the story of the subway graffiti writer Zoro, played by the legendary Lee Quinones, and his friend Phade, played by Fab 5 Freddy. They navigate a scene filled with artistic rivalries and a creative community that’s ambivalent about the interest it is attracting by the commercial art world.

2023 is the 50th year of Merry TUBACHRISTMAS! events which are presented throughout the world. Since the first TUBACHRISTMAS, musicians of all ages have gathered annually to perform traditional Christmas music arranged by American composer Alec Wilder on the tuba and euphonium.

Kat Edmonson and her band have recorded Christmas classics such as “Jingle Bell Rock,” “O Christmas Tree,” and “Let It Snow.” The award-winning songwriter and her band will perform these yuletide favorites along with Kat’s originals for a magical holiday evening to remember.

Students from the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program will perform chamber music on the Millennium Stage.

Inspired by the culture of the Kurdistan region in Turkey, this performance takes us on a poetic voyage into the life of the minority group from the mountains. Accompanied by modern takes on traditional Kurdish music, this international group of performers shares the experiences of many—like the threads woven into a beautiful global tapestry—through poetry and movement.

The (WMPI) is a talent development program for dedicated student musicians in grades 8–12 from communities that have been historically excluded from classical music and want to pursue music study in college.

See the latest performances from our free series, and delve into full-length encore performances from over 20 years of Millennium Stage.

Eleven black dancers from historically white ballet companies were commissioned by ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp to create and perform a brand new ballet in just two weeks. This is their story...

The Cartography Project seeks to use music as both a source of healing and a way to open dialogue about the future of anti-racism. The NSO, WNO, and Kennedy Center commissions composers and librettists from regions spanning the entire country to create work that responds to an event that has occurred in that region and also asks, “Where do we go from here?”

Active Hope explores how the country’s vanguard artists and arts leaders can shape this transformational, historical, and polarizing moment in history. After emerging from a global quarantine while still figuring out what the new normal is, the second season of our podcast orbits the theme of “Organizing Hope”.

Get the fascinating story behind the new play by Alexandra Palting, the 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center with the Local Theater Residency Program. The piece is named for the number of letters that Alexandra’s grandparents wrote to each other during a three-year long-distance courtship between the U.S. and the Philippines.

The REACH aims to both mobilize people and bring them together. To educate groups in mass, and inspire individual reflection. With bold and engaging programming and a warmly inviting atmosphere, it’s a shared space for collective healing, exploration, and experimentation across disciplines.

Join us for free movement-based classes on select Saturdays in the REACH. Dancers are invited for three one-hour structured classes and an optional Open House Hour. Free, pre-registration is highly recommended. 

Local Theatre Residency is a curated developmental residency program for local DMV theater companies and playwrights. Hosted at the Kennedy Center’s REACH, we seek those who leverage their artistry to amplify stories that are often overlooked.

Catch a FREE screening of impactful films outdoors on the REACH Video Wall.

Office Hours is a curated developmental residency program hosted at the Kennedy Center’s REACH. Provided with access to studio space in the REACH, artists have the sole task of creation. Office Hours seeks artists with an interest on site-specific work and supports the ideas of playful exploration and spatial intervention.

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp Social Impact projects are calling for your help. See our open call auditions and find the right one for you.

Launched as a partnership between Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group, this program offers internationally acclaimed dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease in more than 250 communities and 24 countries. 

KCBB live is the fifth and final episode of the podcast season. It is a celebration of the power of stories and what happens when we equip the next generation to design solutions that are rooted in the voices of their people.

Take a participatory class (sorry, no observers allowed) led by some of the most talented and creative artists in the world of dance.

All hail the QUEENS! Fresh off the heels of Queen Latifah becoming the first female hip hop artist to receive a Kennedy Center Honors, we are celebrating women in hip hop. Come share your favorite songs and let’s listen together.

Enjoy an evening with saxophonist, D.C. native, and Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead graduate Elijah Jamal Balbed—one of the premiere jazz artists in Washington, D.C. Winner of the 2020 DC Jazz Prix Competition, Elijah has performed, recorded, and/or toured with the Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown, Dr. John, Fantasia, The Blackbyrds, Patti Austin, Angelique Kidjo, and many others.

Join us for free movement-based classes on select Saturdays in the REACH. Dancers are invited for three one hour structured classes & an optional Open House Hour. Free, pre-registration is highly recommended. 

The Moonshot Studio at the REACH celebrates creativity and the artist in everyone through hands-on art-making. The recommended age is 5 years old and above. Stop by anytime from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on (most) Saturdays & Sundays to explore our projects.

Moonshot Studio will be CLOSED on December 2nd, 3rd, 24th, and 31st.

Benny Feldman is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City, who recently performed on the Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring series for 2023. Feldman was named one of the New Faces at the 2022 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. He’s known for his one-liners and for performing with Tourette’s syndrome.