The ink wasn’t even dry on the stimulus package, which guaranteed the Kennedy Center $25 million, and the arts organization was already laying off members of the National Symphony Orchestra. Per a report from the Washington Post, the orchestra members, who are worth $1.6 million per month on the payroll, will get one additional paycheck at the end of this {…}
The Kennedy Center has canceled all performances until March 31 due to the coronavirus. In a statement the Kennedy Center announced that its “highest priority is the health and well-being of all our patrons, artists, volunteers, and staff. In conformance with the specific public health recommendations issued by D.C. Health and Mayor Bowser, and due to the increasing threat of COVID-19, {…}
(Credit: Jonathon Tichler) The REACH has announced its “inclusive, multi-genre, multidisciplinary” 2019 Opening Festival, which marks its first-ever expansion to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For the purpose of this article, we focus on opera-related events. The Festival’s “Opening Day” will “illustrate the breadth of experience that the REACH is designed to foster,” according to the {…}
Jamie Barton has postponed her upcoming recital at the Kennedy Center. The Kennedy Center announced that due to “illness Barton postponed her upcoming Kennedy Center recital on Saturday, March 23, as part of the Renée Fleming VOICES series.” As a result, the performance has been moved to Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. in the Family Theater. Barton will appear {…}