Dec 03 Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick lauded at Kennedy Center Honors gala By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal, actor Queen Latifah, prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick, opera singer Renée Fleming and music star Barry Gibb, are being feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 7:33 Composer Tania León honored for her pathbreaking impact on music By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A major American composer, with her own deeply American story to tell, is receiving recognition for a lifetime of work. Jeffrey Brown talks to newly-minted Kennedy Center honoree Tania León for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
Jan 13 Kennedy Center to honor Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, others in rescheduled ceremony By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events. The honorees are country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen,… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 7:25 Best-selling children's author Mo Willems on sparking creativity and joy By Paul Solman Author and illustrator Mo Willems has sold millions of children’s books and created beloved characters, including the Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant and Piggie. Now he’s the Kennedy Center’s first education artist-in-residence, making new kinds of work for both kids… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 7:46 With newly expanded campus, Kennedy Center aims to make art an experience for all By Jeffrey Brown The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., is expanding its vision and offerings as it enlarges its physical footprint for the first time in its 50-year history. The institution hopes to showcase a range of… Continue watching
Aug 19 Trump to skip Kennedy Center arts awards By Associated Press Past presidents and first ladies have hosted a reception for honorees at the White House before the Kennedy Center gala and sat with them at the televised event. Continue reading
Jul 02 Trump vows to support and defend religious freedom in U.S. By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump told a gathering of evangelical Christians that the threat of terrorism is "one of the most grave and dire threats to religious freedom in the world today."… Continue reading
Apr 25 In "Ballet Across America," Misty Copeland and Justin Peck paint dance's diverse future By Michelle Harven, Dayana Morales Gomez “I hope that American ballet will continue to evolve in a way that really embraces who we are as artists and Americans,” Copeland said. Continue reading
Mar 23 LISTEN: This composer makes music inspired by national parks By Brad Turner, Colorado Public Radio Plenty of classical composers have turned to nature for inspiration. Composer Stephen Lias does, too. But his focus is a little more specific. Composer Stephen Lias. Photo: Boulder Philharmonic Over the last two decades, Lias has written… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 2:21 Artist's 'earth harp' a site to behold — and hear By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, installation artist William Close is creating a new kind of musical space with his invention, the earth harp. By fixing 1,000-foot strings to mountain peaks, arches, the tops of skyscrapers, canyon walls… Continue watching