Alma Thomas,Breeze Rustling Through Fall Flowers, 1968, Gift of Franz Bader, 1976September 7–22, 2019The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is
expanding in 2019 with the REACH—our new, immersive
arts campus. The REACH’s innovative indoor and outdoor
spaces put you at the center of the art—where you can chart
your own course and connect to what moves you. Join us
for 16 days of exciting free performances and interactive
experiences as we open this cultural hub to the community.
Learn more about the celebration at
Kennedy-Center.org/REACHMUSEUM MARVELS
Sculpture intermixes with augmented reality at
the Renwick Gallery’s exhibit, Ginny Ruff ner:
Reforestation of the Imagination, going on through
Jan. 5. At the Phillips Collection, take in the
powerful The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of
Global Displacement through Sept. 22 and witness
the wonders of European Post-Impressionist art
with Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of
Everyday Life, Oct. 26 – Jan. 26, 2020. Be awed
by new work from feminist icon Judy Chicago at
the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Sept.
19 – Jan. 20, 2020) and the incredible abstract
paintings of Pat Steir at the Hirshhorn Museum
(Oct. 24 – Sept. 7, 2020).
ThRILLER THEATRE
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts celebrates the opening of the REACH,
its dynamic, state-of-the-art expansion, with a
free festival with live music, dance and other
performances, Sept. 7-22. On the stage, Theatre
Week (Sept. 10-29) makes it easy to catch musicals,
dramas and comedies at playhouses throughout
the region with $15 and $35 tickets. Works by
August Wilson take center stage with Jitney (Sept.
13 - Oct. 20) at Arena Stage, dedicated to American
theater, and Fences (Sept. 27 – Oct. 27) at historic
Ford’s Theatre. Catch a jaw-dropping rhythmic
dance performance from Step Afrika!, one of the
most beloved African American dance companies
Theatre Week 2019Phillips CollectionFAME, The Musical, Gala Hispanic Theatre, photo by Stan Weinstein