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We Return Fighting: The African American Experience in World War I
We Return Fighting will be a 4,200 sq. ft. temporary exhibition opening at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on December 13, 2019. The exhibition will have three sections, 26 themes, nine media pieces, a photography gallery, and an interactive engagement, anchored in nine African American historical luminary personalities. The exhibition will mainly interpret life experiences of […]
Find out more »Degas at the Opera
Throughout his entire career, from his debut in the 1860s up to his final works after 1900, the Opera formed the focal point of Degas’ output. It was his “own room”. He explored the theatre’s various spaces - auditorium and stage, boxes, foyers, and dance studios - and followed those who frequented them: dancers, singers, […]
Find out more »Coppélia
Coppélia May 13-17, 2020 Choreography after Arthur Saint-Leon with additional staging and choreography by Julie Kent and Victor Barbee. Music by Leo Delibes featuring The Washington Ballet Orchestra.Sometimes getting dolled up can save a life. Witness the famed story ballet of love, magic, and trickery in a fun and fanciful combination of wild events that […]
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