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to the performing arts activities. The
National Park Service and the Kennedy Center signed a cooperative agreement requiring each party to pay a portion of the operating and maintenance costs based on what proportion of time the building was to be used for performing arts functions. The agreement did not specify who was responsible for long-term capital improvement projects at the Kennedy Center, along with only periodic funding by Congress for one-time projects.
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promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year 7 million people participate in VSA programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in 54 countries around the world. Affiliated with the
Kennedy Center since 2005, VSA was officially merged into the organization in 2011 to become part of the center's Department of VSA and Accessibility.
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called "artistic director" by the press, although that was not the formal title), serving from 1968 to 1970, while
William McCormick Blair, Jr. was its first administrative director. Julius Rudel took over as music director in 1971. In 1972, Martin Feinstein replaced London and held the position of artistic director until 1980.
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concerts, master classes and other teaching sessions. The
Orchestra has given these residencies in 20 states so far: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Nevada, and Wyoming/Montana.
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access. In 1994, Congress gave full responsibility to the
Kennedy Center for capital improvement projects and facility management. From 1995 to 2005, over $ 200 million of federal funds were allocated to the Kennedy Center for long-term capital projects, repairs, and to bring the center into compliance with modern
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include performing artists and groups from all 50 states and an Artist-in-Residence program featuring artists performing several evenings in a month. Every show on the
Millennium Stage is available as a simulcast of the live show at 6:00 pm, and is archived for later viewing via the Kennedy Center's website.
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Millennium Stage provides free performances at 6:00 pm Wednesday through Saturday on two specially created stages at either end of the Grand Foyer. A Millennium Stage film is shown at 3:00 pm on Sundays. A broad range of art forms are featured on the Millennium Stage. These
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National Symphony Orchestra will continue to present Teddy Bear Concerts throughout its seasons. During these concerts, children aged three to five bring their favorite stuffed animal to interactive musical programs featuring members of the NSO. Members of the NSO present NSO Ensemble
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which represents Weber's image of
America (8 × 50 × 1.5 ft.). Four scenes are depicted representing threats to liberty, technology, foreign aid and survival, and free speech. It took the artist four years to sculpt the two reliefs in plaster, creating 200 castings, and another two years for the
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January 29, 1959, led fundraising. Fundraising efforts were not successful, with only $ 13,425 raised in the first three years. President John F. Kennedy was interested in bringing culture to the nation's capital, and provided leadership and support for the project. In 1961, President
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On June 16, 1971, Congress authorized appropriations for one year to the Board of Trustees for operating and maintenance expenses. In following years, the appropriations were provided to the National Park Service for operations, maintenance, security, safety and other functions not directly related
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each year. The annual American Residencies for the Kennedy Center is a program unique to the National Symphony Orchestra and the center. The center sends the Orchestra to a different state each year for an intensive period of performances and teaching encompassing full orchestral, chamber, and solo
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The Kennedy Center's CETA program's mission is make the arts a critical component in every child's education. CETA, which stands for Changing Education Through the Arts, creates professional development opportunities for teachers and school administrators. Each year over 700 teachers participate in
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to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. VSA provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and
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The Kennedy Center hosts residencies for artists to collaborate with the center's performing ensembles, programmers, and community initiatives. The center holds positions for Composer-in-Residence, Education Artist-in-Residence, and Culture Artist-in-Residence. The current artists-in-residence are
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The center sponsors two annual dance residency programs for young people; Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell and the Dance Theatre of Harlem Residency Program, both now in their second decade. The Kennedy Center's Contemporary Dance series offers a wide range of artistic perspectives, from the
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Prior to 1980, daily operations of the Kennedy Center were overseen by the chairman of the board of directors, and by the board itself. Aspects of the center's programming and operations were overseen by various other people. George London was the Kennedy Center's first executive director (often
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significantly delayed construction. The expansion, entitled the REACH, opened on September 7, 2019, with an opening arts festival. The fundraising goal for the new REACH expansion grew to $ 250 million as the project progressed, and the target was achieved just two days before opening. Since its
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In fiscal years 1991 and 1992, Congress recommended that $ 27.7 million be allocated for capital improvement projects at the center, including $ 12 million for structural repairs to the garage and $ 15.7 million for structural and mechanical repairs, as well as projects for improving handicapped
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Beginning in 2013, the center commenced with an 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m) expansion project on four acres in the center's South Plaza. The expansion adds classroom, rehearsal, and performance space and includes three pavilions (the Welcome Pavilion, the Skylight Pavilion, and the River
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helped finance a structure dedicated to the performing arts. The legislation required a portion of the costs, estimated at $ 10–25 million, to be raised within five years of the bill's passage. Edward Durell Stone was selected as architect for the project in June 1959. He presented preliminary
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An initiative of the Millennium Stage, the Conservatory Project is a semi-annual event occurring in February and May that is designed to present the best young musical artists in classical, jazz, musical theater, and opera from leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges and
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In 1991, the board created the position of chief operating officer to remove the day-to-day operations of the Kennedy Center from the chairman and board. Lawrence Wilker was hired to fill the position, which later was retitled president. The artistic director continued to oversee artistic
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designs to the President's Music Committee in October 1959, along with estimated costs of $ 50 million, double the original estimates of $ 25–30 million. By November 1959, estimated costs had escalated to $ 61 million. Despite this, Stone's design was well received in editorials in
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The Kennedy Center offers one of the few open-air rooftop terraces in Washington, D.C.; it is free of charge to the public from 10:00 a.m. until midnight each day, except when closed for private events. The wide terrace provides views in all four directions overlooking the
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The Kennedy Center presents festivals celebrating cities, countries, and regions of the world. The festivals are filled with a wide range of performing arts, visual arts, cuisine, and multi-media. In 2008, the center presented an exploration of the culture of Japan entitled
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approximately 60 courses that focus on ways to integrate the arts into their teaching. The Kennedy Center's CETA program also partners with sixteen schools in the Washington DC Metro area to develop long-range plan for arts integration at their school. Two of these schools,
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The two theaters of The Millennium Stage are equipped with lights, sound systems, and cameras. Every free event performed at this stage is recorded and archived on the Kennedy Center's website. These archives have been available to the public for free since 2009.
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Women in Jazz Festival, the first festival by a major institution promoting outstanding female jazz artists; Beyond Category, featuring artists whose work transcends genre; the Platinum Series, with internationally acclaimed headliners; Jazz Ambassadors with the
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is a 268 capacity flexible interior space located at The Reach. Complete with a cafe this space offers brilliant views of the Potomac River. A wall of windows allows for natural sunlight and views of the reflecting pools and the Presidential Grove of Ginkgo
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The Kennedy Center is the only U.S. institution that presents a free performance 365 days a year, daily at 6pm (12 noon on December 24). The Millennium Stage, created as part of the center's Performing Arts for Everyone initiative in 1997 and underwritten by
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The 2008–2009 season programming for Performances for Young Audiences reached more than 100 performances for young people and their families and over 110 performances for school audiences. The season included four Kennedy Center-commissioned world premieres:
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designed the Kennedy Center. Overall, the building is 100 feet (30 m) high, 630 feet (190 m) long, and 300 feet (91 m) wide. The Kennedy Center features a 630-foot-long (190 m), 63-foot-high (19 m) grand foyer, with 16 hand-blown
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is large multipurpose rehearsal room located at The Reach. This space is larger than Studio J with a capacity of 164. Equipped with ballet barres and mirrors this space can be a green room, rehearsal space, breakout room or used for a reception or
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was commissioned to select a site and provide design suggestions for the center. From 1955 to 1958, Congress debated the idea amid much controversy. A bill was finally passed in Congress in the summer of 1958 and on September 4, President
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is the largest multipurpose room at The Reach. With a capacity of 350 this space contains a viewing balcony and can be used for a variety of events, performances, theater, or breakout sessions. It is now home to the Kennedy Center Jazz
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World premiere performances of Kennedy Center-commissioned works have been offered through a commissioning program for new ballet and dance works. These works have been created by America's foremost choreographers—Paul Taylor,
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of the Concert Hall, Opera House, plaza-level public spaces, and a new fire alarm system. The renovations projects were completed 13 to 50 percent over budget, due to modifications of plans during the renovations resulting in
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Theater located adjacent to the Hall of States. Designed by the architectural firm Richter Cornbrooks Gribble, Inc. of Baltimore, the new theater incorporates a computerized rigging system; and a digital video projection
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donated $ 50 million to the center. A groundbreaking ceremony took place in December 2014. Originally estimated to cost $ 100 million, the cost of the project grew to $ 175 million, and design changes and a major
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Since its establishment in September 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has showcased jazz in solo, various ensembles, and big band settings. In 1994, the Kennedy Center appointed Dr.
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is a 144 seat lecture hall located at The Reach. Intended for film screenings, presentations, and ensembles this space is equipped with projection screens and the seats have a table arm for note-taking,
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is a multipurpose rehearsal room located at The Reach. This space is complete with ballet barres mirrors. Suitable for a green room, meeting space, reception, or dinner. This space has a capacity of
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designed the Kennedy Center's auditoriums and their acoustics. A key consideration is that many aircraft fly along the Potomac River and over the Kennedy Center, as they take off and land at the nearby
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The Opera House, in the middle, has approximately 2,347 seats. Its interior features include walls covered in red velvet, a distinctive red and gold silk curtain, given by the Japanese government, and
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of New York introduced a bill to authorize funds to plan and build a cultural center. The bill included provisions that the center would prohibit any discrimination of cast or audience. In 1955, the
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Concerts, connecting music with various school subjects such as science and math, Kinderkonzerts, introducing kids to orchestral instruments and classical composers, as well as NSO Family Concerts.
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Located at The Reach and with capacity for 425 this vaulted ceiling space offers expansive views of the river and hosts events, receptions and dinners under the multiple glass skylights.
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foremost masters of the genre to the art form's newest and most exciting artists. In the 2008/2009 series, the Kennedy Center recognized Modern Masters of American Dance, bringing
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The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, formally known as the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, maintains and administers the center and its site.
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On June 8, 2016, it was announced that the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences-commissioned musical Elephant & Piggie's We are in a Play!, with book and lyrics by
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in 2009. The Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays has provided critical support in the development of 135 new theatrical works. In 2011, a new production of
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Authorized by the 1958 National Cultural Center Act of Congress, which requires that its programming be sustained through private funds, the center represents a
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was named the first female artistic director in 1980, a position she held until 1990; she was also the first person to be formally invested with that title.
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Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell is a three-week summer ballet intensive for international pre-professional ballerinas ages 14–18.
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to help develop the National Cultural Center, and serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Stevens recruited First Lady
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6275:
6268:
5789:Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
5655:Music venues of Washington, D.C.
5578:National Mall and Memorial Parks
5490:United States Air Force Memorial
5159:Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
4589:McGlone, Peggy (June 24, 2015).
4564:"Kennedy Center Names New Chief"
3351:Swain, Marianka (June 7, 2016).
2363:Architecture of Washington, D.C.
2313:United States Information Agency
1999:In 1977, the Opera House hosted
1648:, also a Pulitzer Prize-winner;
1337:Performances for Young Audiences
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507:in 1935 on plans to establish a
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6801:John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
6418:U.S. presidential election 1960
6191:Federal housing segregation ban
6072:Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
5946:U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
5611:Commemorating African-Americans
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3107:. Smithsonian Institution. 1994
3078:. Smithsonian Institution. 1994
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1780:, and the American premiere of
1367:, a new play by Marco Ramirez;
1201:needs additional citations for
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676:breaks ground December 2, 1964.
660:
154:Washington, D.C., United States
7098:Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
5938:President of the United States
5835:Entertainment and Sports Arena
5599:Public art in Washington, D.C.
4096:McGlone, Peggy (May 8, 2018).
3618:Gans, Andrew (June 15, 2011).
3599:(Press release). April 6, 2021
2459:
2406:
2402:. October 21, 1962. p. 2.
2282:is the chairman of the board.
1954:Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
1292:Merce Cunningham Dance Company
1181:
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785:stops), and for its scale and
633:. Other major donors included
621:and the other $ 20 million in
588:
566:, and quickly approved by the
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7063:Edward Durell Stone buildings
6515:John F. Kennedy document hoax
6509:Happy Birthday, Mr. President
6503:Coretta Scott King phone call
6441:Birthplace and childhood home
6324:A rising tide lifts all boats
6211:Presidential Medal of Freedom
4477:The Christian Science Monitor
2368:
2227:
1996:ballet played for two weeks.
1489:Japan! culture + hyperculture
133:Show map of the United States
62:Kennedy Center seen from the
7103:Theatres in Washington, D.C.
6714:Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences
6166:Communications Satellite Act
5714:Atlas Performing Arts Center
5603:American Revolution Statuary
5362:United States Botanic Garden
3884:Smith, Tim (March 6, 2007).
2200:is the landscape architect.
2140:
2085:The Millennium Stage in 2019
2031:, was taped there, shown on
1481:
1160:George Washington University
672:(left) watches as President
527:, but nothing materialized.
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6616:Gravesite and Eternal Flame
6474:Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana
6397:1960 presidential primaries
6305:We choose to go to the Moon
6171:Community Mental Health Act
5446:Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
5441:Arlington National Cemetery
5199:St. John's Episcopal Church
4829:Lyndon Baines Johnson Grove
3072:"War or Peace, (sculpture)"
2984:Raichel, Daniel R. (2000).
2888:Weeks, Christopher (1994).
2713:The John F. Kennedy Library
2346:
1825:Broadway: Three Generations
1796:Tennessee Williams Explored
1628:National Symphony Orchestra
1288:Martha Graham Dance Company
1031:Entrance to the Theater Lab
969:National Symphony Orchestra
846:Bust of John F. Kennedy by
734:National Symphony Orchestra
539:Stanford Research Institute
368:National Symphony Orchestra
320:September 8, 1971
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6402:1960 presidential campaign
6335:State of the Union Address
6299:American University speech
6186:Federal affirmative action
6016:Presidential Proclamations
5668:Carter Barron Amphitheatre
4709:African American Civil War
3935:"The Kennedy Center at 50"
3132:Spartanburg Herald-Journal
2959:. Westview Press. p.
2715:. Retrieved: March 6, 2020
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1984:United States Bicentennial
1881:
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1802:' classic plays) in 2004,
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1148:Arlington County, Virginia
1137:River and rooftop terraces
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639:Marjorie Merriweather Post
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5521:National Liberty Memorial
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5463:Marine Corps War Memorial
5451:John F. Kennedy gravesite
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5398:Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
5388:Arlington Memorial Bridge
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4960:Statues of the Liberators
4950:Theodore Roosevelt Island
4945:Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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4284:The Architect's Newspaper
3980:General Accounting Office
2413:Tom (February 24, 2014).
2339:and the Secretary of the
2216:The Architect's Newspaper
2132:Renovations and expansion
2077:Millennium Stage Archives
1946:Washington National Opera
1547:Great Vibes, A Salute to
1312:Paul Taylor Dance Company
1001:Washington National Opera
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6654:Civil Rights Act of 1964
6642:Profile in Courage Award
6236:All-Channel Receiver Act
6206:Pilot Food Stamp Program
5408:Francis Scott Key Bridge
5225:Freedman's Bank Building
5144:National Building Museum
5137:National Capitol Columns
4844:Law Enforcement Officers
3380:"Ceta: Program Overview"
2953:Roth, Leland M. (1982).
2498:Meersman, Roger (1980).
2395:Lewiston Morning Tribune
2327:, the Superintendent of
2059:The Kennedy Center at 50
1941:Washington Concert Opera
1712:The Conservatory Project
1268:Pacific Northwest Ballet
1244:
1023:Other performance venues
521:National Cultural Center
487:discussed ideas for the
247:United States government
6893:Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
6816:John F. Kennedy Stadium
6649:Twenty-fourth Amendment
6231:Voter Education Project
5825:Charles E. Smith Center
5779:Madam's Organ Blues Bar
5678:National Sylvan Theater
5557:National Slave Memorial
5194:Smithsonian Institution
5149:National Gallery of Art
5050:Capitol Reflecting Pool
4902:Nuns of the Battlefield
4861:Martin Luther King, Jr.
2341:Smithsonian Institution
2317:Commission of Fine Arts
2119:Kennedy Center at night
2069:hosted, and First lady
2019:American Ballet Theatre
1906:American Film Institute
1685:Of Rage and Remembrance
1502:
1351:, a musical adapted by
1349:The Trumpet of the Swan
1300:Mark Morris Dance Group
1256:American Ballet Theatre
1101:American Film Institute
897:Save Outdoor Sculpture!
893:Smithsonian Institution
476:can be seen at the left
450:Smithsonian Institution
7010:← Dwight D. Eisenhower
6947:Eunice Kennedy Shriver
6741:Harvard Kennedy School
6659:Apollo 11 Moon landing
6552:A Nation of Immigrants
6026:Presidential limousine
5055:Congressional Cemetery
4896:Navy – Merchant Marine
4201:"Welcome to the REACH"
4027:GAO Report to Congress
3649:The Hollywood Reporter
3101:"America, (sculpture)"
3044:"Welcome to the REACH"
2928:. Bloomsbury. p.
2337:Secretary of Education
2331:, the Director of the
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1561:, A Career Celebration
1438:in Kensington, MD and
1280:Suzanne Farrell Ballet
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832:Steven Holl Architects
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643:John D. Rockefeler III
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274:Performing arts center
6929:Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
6917:Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
6609:attending dignitaries
6181:Executive Order 11110
6062:Alliance for Progress
5999:Judicial appointments
5739:DAR Constitution Hall
5242:United States Capitol
5060:DAR Constitution Hall
3922:DC Metro Theater Arts
2843:(September 2, 1971).
2753:(September 3, 1971).
2618:(September 6, 1971).
2333:National Park Service
2305:Librarian of Congress
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1959:Young Concert Artists
1936:The Washington Ballet
1911:The Washington Chorus
1866:Kennedy Center Honors
1859:
1852:Kennedy Center Honors
1679:The NSO recording of
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1386:The Phantom Tollbooth
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1166:embassy to the east.
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1005:Kennedy Center Honors
952:
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668:
576:National Park Service
474:the Watergate complex
471:
293:Millennium Stage: 235
6709:U.S. five cent stamp
6669:Kennedy Space Center
6317:Ich bin ein Berliner
6125:Cuban Missile Crisis
6115:Bay of Pigs Invasion
6021:Presidential pardons
5473:Netherlands Carillon
5297:Constitution Gardens
4987:Victims of Communism
4839:Marquis de Lafayette
4759:Dwight D. Eisenhower
4542:on February 17, 2013
2992:. Springer. p.
2918:Huxtable, Ada Louise
2841:Schonberg, Harold C.
2788:. September 6, 1971.
2479:on November 29, 2006
2325:District of Columbia
2299:members such as the
2243:Marta Casals Istomin
2111:VSA (Kennedy Center)
2065:on October 1, 2021.
2006:Caesar and Cleopatra
1872:'s Board of Trustees
1788:Sondheim Celebration
1276:San Francisco Ballet
1210:improve this article
1017:Dwight D. Eisenhower
919:Queen Sofia of Spain
595:President Eisenhower
544:Dwight D. Eisenhower
297:Terrace Theater: 490
34:Kennedy Space Center
7017:Lyndon B. Johnson →
6905:Tatiana Schlossberg
6887:John F. Kennedy Jr.
6704:U.S. postage stamps
6699:Kennedy half dollar
6689:Cultural depictions
6542:Profiles in Courage
6246:Revenue Act of 1962
6094:Trade Expansion Act
5954:U.S. Representative
5881:Washington Coliseum
5607:Civil War Monuments
5413:Pennsylvania Avenue
5403:Constitution Avenue
5110:Library of Congress
5002:Washington Monument
4876:George B. McClellan
4866:Korean War Veterans
4724:Mary McLeod Bethune
4536:The Washington Post
4480:. February 29, 1980
4451:The Washington Post
4260:. September 7, 2019
4181:on October 29, 2018
4120:"Expansion Project"
4102:The Washington Post
3856:The Washington Post
3823:The Washington Post
3790:The Washington Post
3785:: An Artistic Coup"
3778:(January 2, 1977).
3752:. January 2, 1977.
3750:The Washington Post
3718:The Washington Post
3306:The Washington Post
2280:David M. Rubenstein
2258:In September 2014,
2205:David M. Rubenstein
2188:. The architect is
2027:, choreographed by
2001:George Bernard Shaw
1988:Mikhail Baryshnikov
1794:musicals) in 2002,
1608:Cheek to Cheek Tour
1543:Dee Dee Bridgewater
1402:New Victory Theater
1296:Limón Dance Company
1272:Pennsylvania Ballet
1175:Washington Monument
1156:Department of State
1114:The Terrace Theater
1108:The Terrace Gallery
866:by German sculptor
803:Ada Louise Huxtable
770:Edward Durell Stone
709:Pennsylvania Avenue
635:J. Willard Marriott
557:The Washington Post
535:Arthur George Klein
532:U.S. Representative
440:Edward Durell Stone
342:Structural engineer
336:Edward Durell Stone
289:Family Theater: 320
285:Concert Hall: 2,465
182:38.8957°N 77.0559°W
178: /
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6983:John F. Fitzgerald
6965:Jean Kennedy Smith
6875:Jacqueline Bouvier
6821:Kennedy Expressway
6791:Runnymede memorial
6592:in popular culture
6493:Castle Hot Springs
6031:Presidential yacht
5692:Theaters and clubs
5337:National Arboretum
5332:Meridian Hill Park
5169:National Cathedral
5132:National Arboretum
4982:United States Navy
4940:Jean de Rochambeau
4824:Jefferson Memorial
4809:Holodomor Genocide
4621:The Kennedy Center
4569:The New York Times
4507:The New York Times
4422:The New York Times
4394:The New York Times
4366:The New York Times
4338:The New York Times
4286:. December 2, 2020
4230:The Kennedy Center
4205:The Kennedy Center
4175:The Kennedy Center
4124:The Kennedy Center
3959:The Kennedy Center
3955:"Millennium Stage"
3943:. October 1, 2021.
3898:on March 24, 2007.
3776:Kriegsman, Alan M.
3668:The Kennedy Center
3597:The Kennedy Center
3519:The Kennedy Center
3408:The Kennedy Center
3254:The Kennedy Center
3216:Clark Construction
3198:The New York Times
3172:The Kennedy Center
3048:The Kennedy Center
2851:The New York Times
2786:The New York Times
2761:The New York Times
2676:The New York Times
2626:The New York Times
2309:Secretary of State
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2186:Rock Creek Parkway
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1732:Jacqueline Woodson
1721:Artist Residencies
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647:Robert W. Woodruff
604:Jacqueline Kennedy
551:federal government
495:actors during the
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346:Severud Associates
295:Opera House: 2,347
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6995:Billie and Debbie
6959:Robert F. Kennedy
6786:Portland memorial
6766:Brooklyn memorial
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6532:Why England Slept
6294:Inaugural address
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6256:Wetlands Loan Act
6079:Flexible response
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5820:Capital One Arena
5774:Lisner Auditorium
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5615:Outdoor sculpture
5483:Pentagon Memorial
5367:West Potomac Park
5307:East Potomac Park
5269:Watergate complex
5220:Treasury Building
5209:The Arts of Peace
5164:National Archives
4784:James A. Garfield
3982:(February 1993).
3891:The Baltimore Sun
3168:"Theater Rentals"
3003:978-0-3879-8907-5
2970:978-0-0643-0086-5
2939:978-0-8027-1707-8
2903:978-0-8018-4713-4
2751:Curtis, Charlotte
2472:SRI International
2274:Board of Trustees
2260:Deborah F. Rutter
2182:pedestrian bridge
2045:'s production of
1842:Bernadette Peters
1662:Michael Daugherty
1658:george WASHINGTON
1530:Mary Lou Williams
1404:in January 2017.
1242:
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1070:Skylight Pavilion
899:program surveyed
742:Alberto Ginastera
720:Leonard Bernstein
697:Lyndon B. Johnson
674:Lyndon B. Johnson
612:Jarold A. Kieffer
485:Eleanor Roosevelt
454:Watergate complex
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6911:Jack Schlossberg
6899:Rose Schlossberg
6881:Caroline Kennedy
6776:Hyannis memorial
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6498:Hammersmith Farm
6446:Kennedy Compound
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4992:Vietnam Veterans
4955:Taras Shevchenko
4913:John J. Pershing
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4849:Lincoln Memorial
4804:Holocaust Museum
4799:Ulysses S. Grant
4779:Thomas Gallaudet
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2091:Millennium Stage
2015:Elizabeth Ashley
1973:Inauguration Day
1820:Pittsburgh Cycle
1792:Stephen Sondheim
1702:James A. Johnson
1652:Sixth Symphony,
1650:William Bolcom's
1585:'s 80th Birthday
1476:KieranTimberlake
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1046:Millennium Stage
953:The 51st annual
925:, June 3, 1976.
783:Washington Metro
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600:Roger L. Stevens
525:Judiciary Square
497:Great Depression
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