The Havel Project reminds us that the stubborn determination of the individual can undermine totalitarian systems, and that revolutions can be born of childlike imagination and whimsical fun.
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Right to Be Forgotten, a timely new play for the digital age written by Sharyn Rothstein and directed by Seema Sueko, is having its world premiere production at Arena Stage, in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.
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Arena Stage’s production of August Wilson’s Jitney, newly extended through October 27, 2019, is a tour de force. It’s moving.
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Walking through the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ new exhibition, The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction, is a solemn, intimate experience.
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When you think of Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s and 1950s, a New York-centered, male-dominated movement comes to mind.
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Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Fairview, which won the 2019 Pulitzer is an exercise in setting up expectations, subverting those expectations, and then completely throwing them out the window.
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This is what Massumeh Farhad, Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art at the Freer | Sackler Gallery commented when asked about the American media’s portrayal of the exhibit, My Iran: Six Women Photographers, currently on view at the gallery.
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As a child, New Orlean’s born artist, Anne Marchand was enchanted by what lies between the earth and sky.
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Still vocally vibrant and pushing artistic boundaries, Meredith Monk and her vocal ensemble performed her piece Cellular Songs at the Rasmusen Theater located in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC.
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The 2019 Capital Fringe Festival is one of those DC events where you read the schedule and you want to see it all.a
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Thai artist, Rirkrit Tiravanija’s first ever exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Green, brings people together amid political images of violence and protest.
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All hail the QUEENS! International Women’s History Month revs up in DC this month with two Queen-centric openings.
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SUPERFINE!! the fair opened to crowds of art aficionados and new collectors at Union Market / Dock 5 in DC on Halloween night. New to the District, the fair got its start in New York and Miami.
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Turn Me Loose, the story of Dick Gregory, the first Black comedian-activist to radically explore racial comedy premiered in Washington, DC at Arena Stage to enthusiastic crowds, last week.
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Concepts of human migration are explored in a group of sculptures by Mexico-city based sculptor, Betsabee Romero.
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Beloved British graphic artist, Ralph Steadman, sat quietly enough on stage at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center until he decided to take off his shoe and share his new Picasso socks with the audience.
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Politics & Art, now in its fourth year, is an annual event presented by Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Urban Arts Initiative and Councilmember David Grosso.
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Pop-Up Magazine is what happens when a diverse group of artists decides to create a live magazine.
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For its 2017/2018 season, Arena Stage has focused on producing “Power Plays,” performances that are focused on each decade of American history.
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The masterwork of Irish playwright, Brian Friel, is brought to the stage of the Studio Theater in Washington, D.C. in the performance of Translations.
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