Whole Group Field Trip: Saturday, November 5th

Whole Group Share:

Monday, December 5th

2017-18 Application Due: Tuesday, March 28th

Apprentice Recital/Spring Exhibit:

Saturday, May 6th ________________________________

November 4th: 1st Quarter Log DUE

January 27th: 2nd Quarter Log DUE

March 31st: 3rd Quarter Log DUE

June 9th: Final Log DUE

Save the Dates

*Apprentice Recital will take place at Signature Theatre in the Shen Rehearsal Hall.

*The Spring Apprentice Exhibit will take place

at the Shirlington Library (adjacent to Signature Theatre).

Arlington Public Schools

Fine Arts

Apprentice Program

2016-2017

Welcome!

Allison Gilbert Apprentice Program Coordinator

Arts Education Office 2110 Washington Boulevard

Arlington, VA 22204

703-228-6299 Allison.Gilbert@apsva.us

Follow @APSArts on Twitter @APSArtsEd on Instagram

Congratulations!

The Apprentice Program is designed for students in grades 10-12 who are exceptionally talented and committed to visual arts, music, theatre, and/or dance. Instructional, performance, exhibit, and service opportunities are available for selected students. Attached are several opportunities available for Apprentices. There are many other opportunities out there, so feel free to get creative and explore the arts! I will be sending out additional opportunities throughout the year and welcome any suggestions. Should you have any questions, concerns, ideas, etc. my contact information is listed below. Best wishes on a wonderful and creative school year. I look forward to working with each of you!

As an Apprentice during the 2016-17 school year, I commit to the following: Read through information and share with parent(s) or guardian

(s). Complete and return program request form by Friday, September

23rd Complete at least 75 hours of arts experiences beyond those

required by school-based arts courses Complete and return quarterly participation logs and reflections. Note: PLEASE turn in on time. I am confident this will not be an

issue, but failure to do so results in an “Incomplete” on your report card (4th quarter results in a “failing” on report card). Failure to remove an incomplete by the next grading period results in a failing grade.

1st Quarter: Friday, November 4th 2nd Quarter: Friday, January 27th 3rd Quarter: Friday, March 31st 4th Quarter: Friday, June 9th Attend required events (max. 2 excused absences):

Whole Group Field Trip (Signature Theater): Saturday, November 5th, 1:00 pm

Whole Group Meet/Share: Monday, December 5th, 4:30 pm Spring recital (showcase)/exhibit:

Saturday, May 6th, 1:00 pm Mark your calendars! Some tickets may be exchanged for other

dates. Contact Allison Gilbert for more information (allison.gilbert@apsva.us or 703-228-6299).

Use all tickets/registrations reserved! Tickets and workshop fees are free to the student. Students are expected to reimburse Apprentice Program for tickets/registrations committed but not used.

Please note: Transportation and chaperones are not provided unless indicated. Parents/guardians are responsible for students safety before, during, and after all arts opportunities.

Communicate with Allison Gilbert regarding any questions, concerns, scheduling conflicts in a timely manner. (allison.gilbert@apsva.us or 703-228-6299).

Share/communicate with the Apprentice community about additional performances, recitals, exhibits, opportunities in the arts.

Have a wonderful and creative year!

Save the Dates

Whole Group Field Trip: Saturday, November 5th

Whole Group Share:

Monday, December 5th

2017-18 Application Due: Tuesday, March 28th

Apprentice Recital/Spring Exhibit:

Saturday, May 6th

November 4th: 1st Quarter Log DUE

January 27th: 2nd Quarter Log DUE

March 31st: 3rd Quarter Log DUE

June 9th: Final Log DUE

Info What are the responsibilities of an Apprentice? Complete at least 75 hours of arts experiences beyond

those required by school-based arts courses. Attend Group Share/Group Field Trip/Recital Attend ONE group get together (hosted by 2nd years) Pick at least ONE program outside of your discipline. Complete and return quarterly participation logs and

reflection/evaluation forms. Note: Please turn in on time. Failure to do so will result in an “Incomplete” on your report card. Failure to remove an incomplete by the next grading period results in a failing grade.

Maintain arts commitments at your home school. Attend required events (max. 2 excused absences):

Whole Group Field Trip: Sat., Nov. 5th Whole Group Share: Monday, Dec. 5th Apprentice Recital/Exhibit: Saturday, May 6th

How do I register for specific opportunities? Complete and return Program Request form by Friday,

September 23rd Mark your calendars! Some tickets may be exchanged

for another performance by the same company. Contact Allison Gilbert to make arrangements.

USE your tickets! Reimburse the Apprentice Program for tickets/registrations committed but not used.

Some productions may have adult themes. For more information, please review the description and visit the organization’s website.

Transportation is not provided unless indicated. Experiences not listed are also an option. Get

creative—just be sure to keep track!

Dance Dorrance Dance Thursday, October 06, 2016 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower MacArthur "Genius Grant"-winning tap dancer and choreographer Michelle Dorrance's company is joined by renowned musician Toshi Reagon for an exciting Kennedy Center premiere. The Blues Project promises to be both a musical and visual treat. Danish Dance Theatre Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower After its sold-out appearance in the 2013 Nordic Cool festival, one of Europe's leading dance companies returns with Black Diamond, a dramatic work with striking scenography and lighting to enhance the full-bodied, athletic choreography. San Francisco Ballet: Cinderella Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House The world-renowned company performs Christopher Wheeldon's visually imaginative production inspired by the Brothers Grimm and Perrault fairy tales--featuring Prokofiev's dramatic music, ingenious puppetry, and spectacular sets and costumes. STREB Extreme Action Saturday, November 05, 2016 at 2:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower This thrilling and death-defying company has "a daring… performance style that borrows from dance, extreme sports, and Hollywood-style stunt work" (The New Y ork Times). SEA is a gripping work that speaks to the "action hero" in all of us.

Performance Locations Arena Stage

At the Mead Center for American Theater 1101 Sixth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.,

the facility is only one block from the Waterfront (SEU) green line Metro stop

arenastage.org

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566

Via metro: Foggy Bottom/George Washington University Station (on the Orange and Blue lines, at 23rd and I streets, NW) . From there it

is a short walk via New Hampshire Avenue OR use the FREE Kennedy Center Shuttle (signs are towards the left as you exit the

escalator). The shuttle departs every 15 minutes kennedy-center.org

Signature Theatre

4200 Campbell Ave. Arlington, VA 22206 sig-online.org

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Lansburgh Theatre 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

Gallery Pl-Chinatown station on the Red, Yellow and Green Lines – Use the Arena/7th Street exit and walk two blocks straight down 7th

Street, downhill and away from the Verizon Center. Sidney Harman Hall

610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004 Gallery Pl-Chinatown station on the Red, Yellow and Green Lines –

Use the Arena/7th Street exit. Harman Hall is visible one block to your left.

shakespearetheatre.org

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 600 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Via metro: Take the Metro to the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station on the Red, Yellow, or Green lines. Use the 7th and H Street

exit, and we are two blocks away.

Resources Smithsonian Resident Associates Program The Smithsonian Associates offers more than 1,000 educational and cultural programs each year. Programs include: Lectures/Seminars, Performances/Films, Courses, Studio Arts Classes, Study Tours and more! For more information: http://smithsonianassociates.org/

Performance Opportunity—For ALL

Signature in the Schools introduces students to the working environment of professional theatre. The production team includes a professional playwright

and director as well as professional set, lighting, sound, and costume designers, and a professional actor

joins the all-student cast and crew.

Auditions are Thursday, October 6th OR Friday, October 7th @ 3:30 PM

at Signature Theatre.

For more information contact David Zobell at Signature Theatre: 571-527-1857 or

zobelld@signature-theatre.org

Dance Cincinnati Ballet: Nutcracker Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House Our annual presentation of this holiday favorite brings the D.C. premiere of a bright and colorful production featuring elaborate scenery, whimsical stage effects, awe-inspiring acrobatics, and entrancing choreography from Artistic Director Victoria Morgan. Pilobolus:Shadowland Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 8:00 PM GWU Lisner Auditorium Experience the mind-bending world of the company the Huffington Post hailed as “a triumph of ingenuity” with the D.C. premiere of Pilobolus’s Shadowland, an evening-length piece following the dreamlike world of a young girl. Equal parts dramatic and comedic,Shadowland incorporates moving screens, projected images, and front-of-screen choreography all set to a rhythmic original score by American film composer David Poe. American Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House ABT marks its annual engagement with this lavish, romantic tale of ill-fated passion, dreamlike transformation, and ultimate forgiveness set to Tchaikovsky's glorious score and featuring choreography by Kevin McKenzie after Petipa and Ivanov. Mariinsky Ballet: The Little Humpbacked Horse Wednesday, February 01, 2017 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House For its annual engagement, the legendary Mariinsky brings Alexei Ratmansky's charming contemporary take on the classic Russian fairy tale in a D.C. premiere showcasing plenty of personality, humor, and creativity with a score by Rodion Shchedrin.

Dance Alvin Ailey Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 1:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House The much-loved company returns for its annual engagement! Its program includes both cherished favorites and newly debuted works. The Huffington Post proclaims it "a rich source of creativity and exacting expertise [that] never runs dry."

Hamburg Ballet: Little Mermaid Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House Returning for the first time in 13 years, the company performs the D.C. premiere of John Neumeier's adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fable. Geared toward adults, this stunning production is a darker meditation on love, loss, and alienation. Urban Bush Women Saturday, April 08, 2017 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower The celebrated, all-female company known for vivid performances and intelligent dance pieces performs a new work that explores the legacy of jazz musician John Coltrane, visualizing his life's work through dance and eye-catching multimedia components.

Group Field Trip @ Signature Theater Saturday, November 5, 2016 @ 1:00 pm

Freaky Friday When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.Freaky Friday, a new musical comedy based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day. With a score by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal andIf/Then and a book by Parenthood’s Bridget Carpenter, Freaky Friday is a delightfully entertaining world premiere musical for anyone with a perfectly imperfect family.

National Performing and Visual Arts College Fair

Sunday, November 6th 1:00—3:30 pm

For college-bound students interested in pursuing undergraduate programs of study in dance, graphic design, music, liberal arts, photography, theatre and more. Attendees will learn about educational and career opportunities; admission and financial aid; audition and entrance requirements; and will meet representatives from colleges, universities conservatories, and festivals. FREE.

Walter E. Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW

For more information: www.nacacnet.org

FYI

Small Group Events Hip Hop Nutcracker Friday, December 16, 2016 at 8:00 PM Strathmore Arts Center A holiday mash-up for the whole family, The Hip Hop Nutcrackerre-imagines Tchaikovsky’s classic score through explosive hip-hop choreography. A dozen all-star dancers, an on-stage DJ, and an electric violinist bring the traditional Nutcracker story to life in contemporary New York City. AAC: Artist Meet/Greet and Tour Friday, February 03, 2017 at Arlington Arts Center Take a tour of the Arlington Arts Center and have the chance to meet a few of the resident artists/tour their studio space and ask questions. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - performance & meet/greet Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Kennedy Center The sensational and hilarious all-male dance troupe performs in drag and on pointe. Dance enthusiasts and casual audiences alike will be amazed and entertained by the technical skill and uproarious antics of the Trocks. Q & A with Managing Director and select dancers immediately

Dance Ballet Across America Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House Our celebration of innovation and diversity in American ballet returns, this season curated by stars Justin Peck and Misty Copeland, who'll explore ideas central to the John F. Kennedy centennial with several companies across multiple programs.

New York City Ballet Wednesday, June 07, 2017 at 7:30 PM Kennedy Center Opera House The acclaimed company's annual visit brings two programs featuring works by today's hottest choreographers--Justin Peck, Christopher Wheeldon, and Alexei Ratmansky--along with George Balanchine's Square Dance, Tarantella, and The Four Temperaments.

Music NSO: Valcuha/Ax Saturday, October 08, 2016 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Emanuel Ax, whose "pianism is always thoughtful, lyrical, [and] lustrous" (The Washington Post) returns in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1. Juraj Valcuha also conducts Shake-speare-inspired works by Korngold, Dvorák, and R. Strauss. Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio Saturday, October 08, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club One of the most outstanding young interpreters of jazz in Cuba, Harold López-Nussa has given concerts in the most important theaters in Cuba, as well as on notable stages and international festivals. Wild Lines, Jane Ira Bloom plays Emily Dickinson Friday, October 14, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club In a new work for jazz quartet and spo-ken word, 21st-century soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom explores the poetry of 19th-century visionary Emily Dickin-son. Fred Hersch Trio Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club Guggenheim Fellow, pianist, and composer Fred Hersch brings his imaginative approach to classic jazz standards in a performance alongside bassist John Hebert and drummer Eric McPherson.

Additional Opportunities

Classroom Assistant Opportunity/Other Volunteer Work Throughout the year, AAC welcomes volunteers who are interested in working in our classrooms as instructors' aides. Volunteers assist with classroom preparation and cleanup, art projects, and the supervision of students during lunch and other breaks. Classroom Assistant Volunteers are needed weekday afternoons during the school year and throughout the day during APS' spring and summer breaks. Email: information@arlingtonartscenter.org. National Portfolio Day at the Corcoran College of Art and Design Saturday, November 19, 2016 For more information: www.portfolioday.net/ Scholastics Visual Arts Gold Key Opening Reception and Awards Monday, March 6, 2017 Central Library (Awards Ceremony @ Wash-Lee) Check with your art teacher about deadlines and

submission requirements Smithsonian Resident Associates Program The Smithsonian Associates offers more than 1,000 educational and cultural programs each year. Programs include: Lectures/Seminars, Performances/Films, Courses, Studio Arts Classes, Study Tours and more! For more information: http://smithsonianassociates.org/

Visual Arts

Visual Arts Figure Drawing, pen and ink and wash, with figure painter Jackie Saunders (Saturdays) 4/22 and 4/29 at 12:00 – 4:00 pm Capture the spirit and vitality of the human figure with pen and ink. Contour, cross‐contour, and rhythmic lines interact with washes of diluted ink to create expressive, lively figure drawings. (Model will be clothed throughout workshop). Loca on: Arlington Arts Center Watercolor with Liz Macklin TBD Students will paint a series of objects, using Long Branch

Nature Center’s indoor and outdoor scenery as inspira on. Students will explore brush techniques, alterna ng color sources, se ng up composi on, deciding on color pale e and determine posi ons of lights and darks in pain ng.

Loca on: Long Branch Nature Center Printmaking with Claudia Vess (Winter/Spring TBD) A contemporary approach to monotype prin ng, dry point and etching, including experimental and tradi onal materials and processes, including advanced techniques for experienced etchers. Loca on: Lee Arts Center

Music Lakecia Benjamin Experience Friday, October 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club Though her own music is immersed in the vintage sounds of James Brown, Maceo Parker, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Meters as well as classic jazz, charismatic and dynamic tenor saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin's soaring, dance floor-friendly grooves take the classic vibe to a whole new level. Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 8:00 PM Sixth & I Historic Synagogue It took a decade as a couple for “banjo royalty” Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn to officially team up musically, on a 2016 Grammy Award–winning album and tour. It was worth the wait. Said the Guardian, “ In the duo’s hands, their com-bined total of ten strings can span the range of a piano, a blues band, or an entire symphony orchestra.” The pair blend their divergent techniques—Washburn uses the traditional claw hammer picking method, Fleck the three-finger Scruggs style—into an unforgettable evening, “[trading] ad-libbed lines like jazz veterans, sparring with enviable crisp-ness” (NPR). Terence Blanchard/E-Collective Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club Multiple Grammy-winning trumpeter and film score com-poser Terence Blanchard, who continues to push the bounda-ries of sound, purpose, and reach for the art form, performs with his contemporary electronic quintet. NSO: Noseda/Romeo & Juliet Saturday, November 05, 2016 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall In the first of the 16/17 season's programs exploring the mu-sical legacy inspired by Shakespeare's literary works, NSO Music Director Designate Gianandrea Noseda conducts the entirety of Prokofiev's ballet score Romeo and Juliet.

Music Pedrito Martinez Group Saturday, November 05, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club The Grammy-nominated group, led by the consummate master of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and the batá drum, returns to the Center with music from their latest album, Habana Dreams Wayne Shorter Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower NEA Jazz Master Wayne Shorter returns with a work co-commissioned by the Kennedy Center inspired by recent interpretations of the Big Bang theory that describe the expansion of the universe as an "unfolding" of matter in the time and space continuum. NSO Pops: E.T. 11/26/2016 at 2:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Thanksgiving weekend, Steven Spielberg's touching sci-fi film returns with all of the adventure and wonder that made it a classic. Experience the tale as never before on a big screen with John Williams's soaring score performed live. NSO: Handel's Messiah Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Get in the holiday spirit with Handel's epic masterpiece, performed each year with a fresh perspective by the NSO. This year, Laurence Cummings conducts four gifted singers and the University of Maryland Concert Choir in this NSO tradition.

Visual Arts Silk Screening with Jun Lee (Tuesdays) 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/15 at 5:00 ‐ 8:00 pm This five session workshop covers basic silkscreen techniques, as well as computer generated screen imagery. Students will produce a por olio of several edi ons of prints. Loca on: Lee Arts Center Classic Black and White Photography in the Darkroom with Andrea Uravitch (Thursdays) 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 at 3:30 ‐ 6:30 pm Introduc on to 35 mm film photography. Students will learn how to develop the film in a darkroom and enlarge photos. For the students who have done Black and White photography before this will allow you to work in the darkroom and to improve your prin ng skills. Loca on: Career Center photo lab/classroom Jason + Theaster Friday, February 24, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower Jazz pianist Jason Moran teams up with Chicago‐based installa on ar st and sculptor Theaster Gates to remount a work comprising a series of new blues composi ons performed by high school musicians presented in correla on with art and set pieces. Oil Pain ng with Jillian Bonahoom (Saturdays) 2/18 & 2/25 Learn about the materials and techniques of oil pain ng, including layering and alla prima paint applica on, color mixing, and studio safety. Students will complete 1‐2 pain ngs, working from a s ll life and/or a photograph of their choice. Recommended for students with previous pain ng experience (using acrylic, tempera, gouache, etc.) Loca on: Arlington Arts Center

Theatre Theater Apprentice Performance Schedule

at Signature Theatre (For Theater Apprentices Only. Tickets may

become available for non-theater—info will be sent via email)

Jelly’s Last Jam

Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 2:00 PM

The Gulf Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM

Freaky Friday (w/ALL Apprentices)

Saturday, November 05, 2016 at 2:00 PM

Silver Belles Saturday, December 03, 2016 at 2:00 PM

Titanic

Saturday, January 07, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Midwestern Gothic

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Jesus Christ Superstar Saturday, June 03, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Sherrie Maricle & DIVA Jazz Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club Highlighting the centenary of late Kennedy Center Honoree and NEA Jazz Master Ella Fitzgerald, Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra perform selections from Fitzgerald's Ella Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas, and other big band tunes. NSO: Elder/Denk Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Stravinsky's The Firebird and Rimsky-Korsakov's Legend of the Invisible CitySuite bookend the season's first folklore-inspired program. Sir Mark Elder also conducts pianist Jeremy Denk in Ravel's "Left Hand" Concerto. Bud, Not Buddy Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower In 1936, a boy goes looking for his father guided by a band flyer. Jazz master Terence Blanchard composes the music and plays with an ensemble in this world premiere commission adapted from Christopher Paul Curtis's award-winning book. Jason + Jyoti Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Atrium Jason Moran shares the stage with Los Angeles–born singer-songwriter Jyoti in a commissioned musical collaboration that transcends genres and styles and celebrates jazz bassist Charles Mingus.

Music

Music NSO: Eschenbach/Mulcahy Saturday, February 04, 2017 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Christoph Eschenbach conducts Beethoven's Eighth Symphony and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings on a program that also features NSO Principal Trombone Craig Mulcahy in the orchestra's first performances of Christopher Rouse's Trombone Concerto Jason + Joan Saturday, February 04, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Family Theater Performance and video artist Joan Jonas collaborates with pianist Jason Moran in Reanimation, a multimedia piece inspired by the Icelandic author Halldór Laxness's novel, Under the Glacier (1968) Jazzmeia Horn Friday, February 10, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Jazz Club Winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition and the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Horn returns to headline the KC Jazz Club. Jason + Theaster Friday, February 24, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Eisenhower Jazz pianist Jason Moran teams up with Chicago-based installation artist and sculptor Theaster Gates to remount a work comprising a series of new blues compositions

Theatre Apprentice Workshop Sessions

at Signature Theatre (For Theater Apprentices only)

Intro, Presentation & Ensemble

Friday, September 09, 2016 at 4:00 - 6:00 pm Signature Theatre

Basic Auditioning Skills

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 4:00 - 6:00 pm

OR Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Removing Amateur Qualities (Returning) Friday, September 23, 2016 at 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Cold Reading Techniques (New)

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Apprentice Showcase (all Apprentices) Saturday, May 6, 2017

12:00 (call); 1:30 performance

Theatre Macbeth Saturday, May 06, 2017 at 2:00 PM Harman Hall Provocative director Liesl Tommy brings Broadway savvy, storytelling flair and a revolutionary sensibility to “The Scottish Play,” Shakespeare’s exploration of murderous ambition, fiendish equivocation and a love of terrifying intimacy. In a world beset by civil war and invasion, Macbeth and his artful lady begin a series of

murders, plunging us into the darkest night of the soul. Storms rage, fires burn and night blankets the earth in this tale of sound and fury, accompanied by Shakespeare’s richest poetry. School for Lies Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM Lansburgh From the comic imagination of STC favorite David Ives comes a Baroque buffet. Alceste, Molière’s ruthless French truth-teller, becomes Frank, an aristocrat who despises hypocrisy—and, frankly, doesn’t mind telling you so. His chief delight a well-aimed barb, Frank wreaks havoc in a world of pompous suitors and extravagant ladies, hurling abuse and affection with equal gusto as he vies with admirers for his beloved Celimene.

Music Christie Dashiell Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery Born in D.C., a 2010 Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead alum, and a

member of Howard University's jazz/pop a cappella ensemble Afro-Blue during its hot run on the third season of NBC's hit The Sing-Off, Christie Dashiell is a talented vocalist who has been likened to Sarah Vaughan and Lalah Hathaway. She was also chosen as Washington CityPaper's Jazz Vocalist of the year in 2015. Dashiell's band is comprised of rapidly rising stars in the D.C. jazz scene, including her brother C.V. Dashiell on drums. Part of A Family Affair. Nufonia Must Fall Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 8:00 PM GWU Lisner Auditorium A tender love story between a robot and a human comes magically to life through the imagination of scratch DJ/music producer Kid Koala. Mixing live puppet theater, video, string quartet, electric ukulele, turntables, percussion, and sound effects, Koala has adapted his own, beloved graphic novel for a multi-sensory experience. Directed by K.K. Barrett (Oscar-nominated as production designer for Her), this live adaptation unfolds via real-time video capture of more than a dozen miniature stages and a cast of puppets, all with live scoring courtesy of multi-instrumentalist Koala and the Afiara Quartet.

NSO: Eschenbach/Bar-Josef Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Hilary Hahn brings her "warm tone, stunning technique, and flawless intonation" (The Wall Street Journal) to Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Conducted by Cornelius Meister, the program also features fantasy-influenced works by Dvorák, Janácek, and Richard Strauss. NSO: Marcelaru/Khachatryan Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Cristian Macelaru conducts Beethoven's Violin Concerto featuring the return of Sergey Khachatryan. The program also includes works by Smetana and Sibelius, plus an electronica-influenced piece from Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates.

NSO Pops: Indigo Girls Friday, May 5, 2016 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall The Grammy-winning duo behind hits like "Closer to Fine" and "Galileo" brings its

signature sonic blend of folk and rock to the NSO Pops for an outstanding program of fan favorites from across their groundbreaking career. Jane Monheit Friday, May 05, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Family Theater Vocalist Jane Monheit returns to the Kennedy Center as part of the Renée Fleming VOICES series with a contemporary take on Ella Fitzgerald's songbook, joined by special guest trumpeter Nicholas Payton and others.

Music Theatre

A Raisin in the Sun Saturday, April 08, 2017 at 2:00 PM Arena Stage Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking masterpiece follows the Younger family yearning for a better life far from the cramped confines of their Chicago tenement. Hope arrives

in the form of an unexpected financial windfall, but family ties are strained when they realize they have differing definitions of the American dream, which dreams get realized and which deferred? Smart People Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM Arena Stage Four intellectuals — a doctor, an actress, a psychologist, and a neurobiologist studying the human brain's response to race — search for love, acceptance and identity in a complex world where political correctness comes face-to-face with cold hard data.

Theatre King Charles III Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM Harman Hall The Queen is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, Prince Charles ascends the throne with Camilla by his side. As Wil-liam, Kate and Harry look on, Charles prepares for the future of power that lies before him…but how to rule? Written pri-marily in Shakespearean blank verse, this modern history play explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwrit-ten rules of Britain’s democracy and the conscience of its most famous family. The Select: The Sun Also Rises Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 2:00 PM Lansburgh A stage littered with liquor bottles and café chairs seamlessly transforms itself from the bistros of Paris to the banks of the Irati River; a long bar table roars to life and charges a cham-pion matador; an out-of-control dance party takes off during a night of nonstop revelry. As the story winds its way through France and Spain and lands in Pamplona where bull-fighting and the fiesta rage in the streets, Hemingway’s nar-rator carries the heavy burdens of a war injury and his inabil-ity to have the woman he loves; a woman whose amorous escapades he follows with bemused but painful fatalism.

Music Meshell Ndegeocello Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 7:00 PM Kennedy Center Atrium Vocalist and bassist Meshell Ngdegeocello returns to the Kennedy Center with a tribute performance to singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Nina Simone (1933-2003).

NSO: Eschenbach/Schultz Saturday, June 03, 2017 at 8:00 PM Kennedy Center Concert Hall Christoph Eschenbach conducts Mahler's transformative "Resurrection" Symphony featuring the return of mezzo-soprano Nathalie Stutzmann, the NSO debut of soprano Golda Schultz, and The Washington Chorus.

Theatre Romeo and Juliet Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM Lansburgh The most famous love story in the world and one of Shakespeare’s early poetic masterworks, Romeo & Juliet follows two star-crossed lovers from love at first sight to eternal life hereafter. Caught tragically between two feuding families, alike in dignity and in enmity, Shakespeare’s immortal young lovers try to fashion a new world amid the violence of the old, but cataclysmic choices and tragic twists propel them toward a final confrontation with fate The Little Foxes Saturday, October 01, 2016 at 2:00 PM Arena Stage There are people who eat and there are those who get eaten. First in line to be served is Regina Giddens, clawing her way to wealth with her equally calculating brothers. When their plan to control the local cotton mill is thwarted, they'll turn to ever more devious schemes, even as it further divides their family.

Carousel Saturday, November 05, 2016 at 2:00 PM Arena Stage Dazzling lights, swinging songs and a bad boy to melt your heart — see why Carousel is the perfect show for the holiday season. When Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan fall in love, little do they realize that his rebellious ways will lead to tragedy. Given a chance to make good, will a lucky star save Billy and those he loves?

Theatre The Secret Garden Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM Harman Hall When 10-year-old Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera epidemic in the British Raj of India, she travels to England to stay with Archibald Craven, her remote and morose uncle, still grieving the death of his wife ten years ago. Terrified of every nook and cranny of the haunted Craven Manor on the Yorkshire Moors, Mary seeks refuge in her late aunt’s mysterious walled garden, where she discovers amazing secrets. Moby Dick Saturday, December 03, 2016 at 2:00 PM Arena Stage Innovative staging fused with bold trapeze and acrobatic work turn this seafaring classic into a death-defying experiment in aerial storytelling. Climb aboard with Captain Ahab and the crew of the good ship Pequod in this harrowing and intoxicating quest for the great white whale. Watch on the Rhine Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM Arena Stage With America on the brink of entering World War II, Fanny's daughter escapes to the D.C. suburbs with her German husband, a man deeply involved in anti-fascist movements. But with an Eastern European guest with ulterior motives also living in their midst, tensions rise as it becomes clear that no one's safety can be guaranteed — at home or abroad.