Homecoming / Homegoing: Weaving Expressions of Community, and Healing at the Phillips@THEARC
Homecoming / Homegoing: Weaving Expressions of Community, and Healing at the Phillips@THEARC

In Run Away But Come Back Petit Marronage Act 1, the artwork depicts two Black men at a plantation. Behind them is a cabin with a red, blue, and white striped roof set against a starry navy sky fabric. With a comforting arm around the first, the man on the left looks calmly out to the plantation. The man on the right looks towards the horizon with a sad expression. To the right, five men are cast in varying silhouettes of the American Flag. A fabric of red and yellow flowers frames the entire scene. The artwork Run Away But Come Back Petit Marronage Act 2 portrays a similar scene with women as the central figures.

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The New York Circus Project Twists ‘Hamlet’ into an Acrobatic Extravaganza at Union Market
The New York Circus Project Twists ‘Hamlet’ into an Acrobatic Extravaganza at Union Market

The New York Circus Project‘s HAMLET, a contemporary circus adaptation of the Shakespearean classic performed at Union Market Dock 5 in Washington, DC, this past month, took the flexibility of what is generally accepted as Shakespeare’s most successful story to a literal place, with several tricks up their sleeve

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Potomac River Shen Series at Union Station: A Panorama of Ecological Landscapes
Potomac River Shen Series at Union Station: A Panorama of Ecological Landscapes

At Washington, DC’s Union Station passenger railway waiting area, you'll come across a series of murals spanning the upper walls from Gate A through L. The murals, entitled The Potomac Shen River Series, were created by local artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann. They’re the second installation of Art @ Amtrak at Union Station, part of Amtrak's initiative to revitalize the station and enhance the travel experience for its visitors.

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Our Take on the 2024 DC/DOX Documentary Film Festival
Our Take on the 2024 DC/DOX Documentary Film Festival

The DC/DOX Documentary Film Festival returned to the district this June, once again providing a platform for emerging filmmakers innovating documentary storytelling. Held from June 13th to 16th, the festival showcased a diverse range of documentaries on big screens across the city. These films tackled critical topics like LGBTQ+ shelters and the controversial reinstatement of Arizona's abortion ban.

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Alexandre Diop: Jooba, Jubba, L'Art du Defi, the Art of Challenge at the Rubell Museum in Washington, DC
Alexandre Diop: Jooba, Jubba, L'Art du Defi, the Art of Challenge at the Rubell Museum in Washington, DC

The Art of the Challenge part of the Alexandre Diop: Jooba, Jubba, L'Art du Defi, the Art of Challenge exhibit at the museum, showcases five potent works by the French-Senegalese artist. Diop tackles complex themes such as colonialism's lingering effects, violence, and suffering. While the themes he explores are timeless, his choice of found materials adds a fresh perspective, transforming them into a powerful commentary on the contemporary issues he grapples with

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Reimagined 'Company' Offers a Modern Take on a Classic at the Kennedy Center
Reimagined 'Company' Offers a Modern Take on a Classic at the Kennedy Center

“Phone rings, door chimes, in comes… Company?” That refrain is one of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest earworms (second only perhaps to “Bobby, Bobby baby, Bobby bubi, Robby,” etc. in the same song). And, in the shaky touring production of Marianne Elliott’s inventive reimagining of the beloved musical, playing at the Kennedy Center through March 31, it presents more like a cautious question than a confident declaration.

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In 'Penelope,’ a Heroine Spins a New Yarn Out of a Classic Epic at Signature Theatre.
In 'Penelope,’ a Heroine Spins a New Yarn Out of a Classic Epic at Signature Theatre.

If Bravo had been spinning off franchises in the 12th century BC, one can only imagine that Penelope would be the wine-soaked breakout star of the Real Housewives of Ithaca. Known to classicists as Odysseus’ faithful, languishing queen in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Penelope takes on a darker edge in a new musical bearing her name by composer and lyricist Alex Bechtel and co-book writers Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz. A pseudo-cabaret that asks audiences to consider the story from her point of view, Penelope runs at Arlington’s Signature Theatre through April 21. 

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Tough Conversations and The Legacy of History in ‘The Niceties’
Tough Conversations and The Legacy of History in ‘The Niceties’

“It’s certainly important to have these conversations in real life. But in real life, either emotions take over or, at the other extreme, people are too careful to really address the issues. There’s certainly a lot of anger expressed in The Niceties, but, for the most part, the characters stay on point,” says director Kevin O’Connell.

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Bullets Falling Upon Deaf Ears: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain of Private Jones
Bullets Falling Upon Deaf Ears: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain of Private Jones

Playwright Marshall Pailet was captivated by Private Jones’ story and dreamed for many years of telling a First World War story through a unique lens—the true story of Private Jones, a deaf, Welsh sniper. Melding dramatic moments with comedy, music, and innovative sound design, Private Jones seeks to replicate Jones’ experience theatrically for both the hearing and hard-of-hearing audience.

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The Lehman Trilogy: A Bracing Sign of the Times
The Lehman Trilogy: A Bracing Sign of the Times

Whether an indulgence of the market or a rebellion against it, Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy is undoubtedly a triumph. Since its translation into English by Mirella Cheeseman and its significant adaptation by playwright Ben Power, the play has carved out a generous space in the theater world, touring and transferring between theaters across Broadway, LA, and the West End for the past seven years.

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