Join us for a new performance by the Portrait Gallery’s first Choreographer-in-Residence, Dana Tai Soon Burgess. This suite of modern dances pays homage to vocalist Marian Anderson, an icon who broke racial barriers through her […]
Category: Plays & Performances
3feb – THE “BLACKITY BLACKITY BLACK” SHOW
“We all have a goal of bringing people together by challenging their biases and perspectives, amplifying the voices of folks often unheard, and making space for all types to be. To simply be. These things […]
1feb An Afternoon with Dr. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson Home, 1pm 1538 Ninth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 On Saturdays in February (1, 15, 29), the afternoon tours of the Carter G. Woodson Home NHS will be joined by “Dr. Carter G. Woodson,” […]
The Fannie Lou Hamer Story; “I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired” 25Jan
Come Celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend with us! Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye, which means “beautiful heart that sings”, embodies the heart, passion, and activism of Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin combined with the […]
24Feb Brunch & Children’s Show 11am $
AKWAABA returns this February to Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) and NationHouse will host a brunch and the children’s show. Founded by socially conscious visual and performance artists who attended Howard University in the late […]
23Feb Going for Freedom: True Accounts of Flight in Verse 2:30pm
Southeast Library 403 7th St SE Washington DC 20003 202 698-3377 Celebrate Black History Month at the Southeast Neighborhood Library! In costume and using monologue and original poetry, Marcia E. Cole will recount dramatic and imaginative escapes […]
18Feb The Legacy of Harriet Tubman 1pm
A One-Woman Performance by Cortenia Smith Please join us for “The Legacy of Harriet Tubman” featuring the brilliant actress Cortenia Kay Smith. This one-woman performance reveals the true spirit of Harriet Tubman, a legendary former […]
13Feb Play Reading/Discussion: Black Pearl Sings:Playwright Frank Higgins 12pm
Frank Higgins’ play is set in Depression-era Texas and, while based on some of the early musicologists’ collecting folk songs, imagines a meeting between a White musicologist from the Library of Congress and a jailed […]
8Feb COLLAGE DANCE COLLECTIVE RISE 2019 7:30pm $
THEARC 1901 Mississippi Ave SE Washington DC Collage honors the legacy and contributions of giants and pioneers, from past to present. RISE showcases the company’s sheer athleticism and emotional conviction through powerful, historically inspired performances. […]
