The REACH glows again for Lunar New Year with a free display of stunning lanterns, all crafted by Chinese artisans. Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with colorful creatures and flowers across the campus. Special CHINA Plus and KOREA Plus weekends offer refreshments, character photo opportunities, and free giveaways. January 22–February 2, 2020. Featuring: Shanghai Chinese Orchestra led by Conductor Muhai Tang, REACH Winter Lanterns Display, Chinese New Year Family Day with hands-on activities for all ages, Chinese and Korean evenings at The REACH with performances and crafts, and Beijing Bamboo Orchestra on the Millennium Stage The gu-zheng (Chinese plucked zither), which was invented over 2,300 years ago, has 21 strings and is played using picks often made of turtle shell in the old days. The highly-respected Alice Gu-zheng Ensemble was founded in 2002, and have 443 performances for the last 20 years in Washington DC Metropolitan area. The National Children’s Chorus is excited to collaborate with the National Ballet of China, which returns to enchant audiences with its dazzling blend of Western ballet and Chinese culture. This captivating production tells the story of a family’s Chinese New Year celebration, set to Tchaikovsky’s treasured Nutcracker score, celebrating Kennedy Center - National Ballet of China: Chinese New Year Friday, January 31, 2025 | 9:00am-6:30pm Details: With its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture, National Ballet of China will thrill you with its luminous fusion of traditions, telling the story of a family’s Chinese New Year celebration—set to Tchaikovsky’s treasured Nutcracker score.This colorful, fresh tale Your family is invited to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Kennedy Center’s annual Lunar New Year celebration! Hosted on January 25, 2025, on their Millennium Stage, this unique annual event features live entertainment, including lion dancing and more that highlight Chinese Culture. Stephanie Chou, a Chinese American jazz composer Two children visit the Community Altar at the Hella Good Deeds Lunar New Year Night Market on Jan. 25, 2025. The Year of the Snake begins on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Up To Date heard how Asian KC Chinese New Year Family Day: 1:30–4:30 p.m. Free activities for children of all ages, including arts and crafts, a traditional costume photo booth, zodiac stickers, and demonstrations of A boy watches a lion dance during the 2019 Lunar New Year Celebration at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on Feb 9, 2019. A boy watches a lion dance during the 2019 Lunar New Year Celebration at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on Feb 9, 2019. [Photo by Zhao Huanxin/chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese New Year Family Day was celebrated at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday in Washington, DC. Enjoy an insider’s look as National Ballet of China rehearses Chinese New Year (A Ballet in Two Acts) on stage. Dance scholars provide informational commentary, via wireless headsets, about the choreography, dancers, and history of the form. Opera House. With its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture, National Ballet of China returns to thrill audiences with its luminous fusion of traditions, telling the story of a family’s Chinese New Year celebration—set to Tchaikovsky’s treasured Nutcracker score. Opera House. With its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture, National Ballet of China returns to thrill audiences with its luminous fusion of traditions, telling the story of a family’s Chinese New Year celebration—set to Tchaikovsky’s treasured Nutcracker score. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. announces the return of A Lunar New Year Celebration. January 27–February 6, 2022. Featuring free activities: REACH Winter Lanterns display Chinese and Korean evenings at the REACH Giveaways, food trucks, and photo opportunities with characters Millennium Stage performances on January 29 and Jan. 23, 2017. The Chinese Year of the Rooster gets into full swing with musicians, dancers and a schedule of programs so full that it takes three Washington cultural organizations to present it: the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts—in partnership with the Chinese Opera House. With its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture, National Ballet of China returns to thrill audiences with its luminous fusion of traditions, telling the story of a family’s Chinese New Year celebration—set to Tchaikovsky’s treasured Nutcracker score. NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Eve TUNE IN TUES., DEC. 31, 2024 ON PBS at 8/7c. Join Sara Bareilles for a career-spanning New Year's Eve! Since her first mega-hit “Love Song,” Bareilles has become one of the most acclaimed singers and songwriters of her era. Prepare to welcome the Year of the Snake with lion dancing and musical performances at the Kennedy Center on the Millennium Stage! This year’s musical performance will feature Stephanie Chou, a Chinese American jazz composer, saxophonist, and singer. Join us for FREE film screenings in the Justice Forum every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and FREE performances in the Grand Foyer Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 6 p.m. Prepare to welcome the Year of the Snake with lion dancing and musical performances at the Kennedy Center on the Millennium Stage! This year’s musical performance will feature Stephanie Chou , a Chinese American jazz composer, saxophonist, and singer who seamlessly blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop
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