Intersections - a New America Arts Festival
February 19 - Mar 7 2010 Atlas Peforming Arts Center - 1333 H Street NE - Washington, DC
See Our 2012 Festival Café Concerts & Special Events
Adventure Theatre and Jazz Academy of Music
Adventure Theatre and Jazz Academy of Music
Bud, Not Buddy Actors and live jazz musicians bring to life in a theatrical reading the Newberry Award-winning story of a resilient young hero.
Saturday, Feb 25 at 11:00am & 1:00pm
Sprenger Theatre
45 min
$8
For ages 5 & up
www.jazzacademy.org
Samia Mahbub Ahmad
Samia Mahbub Ahmad
Spirit of Unity A culture-bridging concert featuring a renowned North Indian classical vocalist and world fusion ensemble.
Sunday, March 4 at 2:00pm
Lang Theatre
60 min
$15, $10 student/senior
For ages 8 & up
alight dance theater, DancEthos & Glade Dance Collective
Alight dance theater, DancEthos & Glade Dance Collective
Life in Motion: A Trio in Perspectives Three modern dance ensembles present multi-media pieces that compellingly respond to issues of our time.
Sunday, Mar 4 at 4:30pm
Lang Theatre
60 min
$20, $15 student/senior/military
For ages 12 & up
www.DancEthos.org
www.gladedance.org
Arena Stage's Voices of Now Mentor Ensemble
Arena Stage's Voices of Now Mentor Ensemble
Mixed Message A from-our-lives performance by an award-winning teen ensemble that decodes the new-America messages they send and receive each day.
Sunday, March 4 at 2:00pm
Lab 2
50 min
FREE
For ages 8 & up
Christylez Bacon
Christylez Bacon
Washington Sound Museum Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist Christylez unites his distinctive sound with traditional musicians, all over a cup of tea!
Sprenger Theatre
60 min
$15, $10 student/senior
For ages 12 & up
B-Fly Entertainment
B-Fly Entertainment
Thursday, Mar 1 at 8:00pm
Sprenger Theatre
65 min
$20, $15 student/senior
For ages 12 & up
BodyMoves Contemporary Dance Company
BodyMoves Contemporary Dance Company
Essence of Dance: A Cultural Perspective A culture-fusing celebration of African American dance by an outstanding Maryland-based youth performance company. Join in the performance by taking a pre-performance workshop (11:30am).
Saturday, Mar 3 at 1:00pm
(Workshop 11:30am - 12:15pm)
Sprenger Theatre/Lab 1
90 min
$15, $10 student/senior
For ages 5 & up / Workshop for 8 & up
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra
The Re-write of Spring: Stravinsky for Big Band Big band meets Stravinsky when Darryl Brenzel conducts a 17-piece ensemble in a new take on a world-changing classic of 20th century music.
Lang Theatre
65 min
$20, $15 student/senior
For ages 8 & up
Bowen McCauley Dance
Bowen McCauley Dance
Perspectivoyage Three artists – a dancer/choreographer, an actor/writer and a visual artist-- take an un-seated audience on a journey of changing perspectives via the Grand Canyon.
Thursday, Feb 23 at 6:30pm & Friday; Feb 24 at 6:00pm & 8:30pm
Lab 1
50 min
$10
For ages 12 & up
Capital City Symphony
Capital City Symphony
New Atmospheres for Orchestra A classical orchestra collides with an amplified ensemble and a live electronic processor to create a whole new musical sound.
Sunday, Feb 26 at 5:30pm
Lang Theatre
65 min
$20, $15 student/senior
For ages 8 & up
Charles H. Clyburn
Charles H. Clyburn
Family Folktales Folktales filled with laughter and learning are shared by a master storyteller in griot style – handing them down to the next generation.
Saturday, Mar 10 at 3:30pm
Lab 1
45 min
$8
For ages 5 & up
Rachel Ann Cross
Rachel Ann Cross
Happy Mojo Guitar Multi-Wammie-Award winning musician celebrates her rising from the ashes of a house fire with a triumphant new song cycle with her band, the Sparks.
Friday, Mar 9 at 9:30pm
Lab 2
50 min
$15, $12 student/senior
For ages 8 & up
DC-Area Playwrights’ Group
DC-Area Playwrights’ Group
360º of America Diverse DC playwrights take a look at America from all angles in eight brand new short plays written for INTERSECTIONS and read by the playwrights. Add your lens to the perspective when we open the mic to audience members to share a story in 360 seconds.
Thursday, Feb 23 at 7:30pm
Saturday, Feb 25 at 9:30pm
Lab 2
90 min
$12, $10 student/senior
*For ages 16 & up
DC Swing! of DC's Different Drummers
DC Swing! of DC's Different Drummers
Tea Dance Celebration Swing to tunes from DC’s favorite LGBT big band and raise a glass to the finale of INTERSECTIONS.
Sunday, Mar 11 at 5:30pm
Sprenger Theatre
90 minutes
$15, includes one drink from our cash bar and lite bites.
For ages 8 & up
DCypher Dance
DCypher Dance
Access Granted. Joy of Motion Dance Center's adult hip-hop company unleashes their passion for jazz, tap, modern and pop-fusion AND their amazing hip-hop moves. Dance Party to follow!
Friday, Mar 2 at 9:30pm
Sprenger Theatre
90 min
For ages 16 & up
The Delta Players and the Northeast Senior Singers
The Delta Players and the Northeast Senior Singers
Buses Are A Comin': The Freedom Riders in Song and Story A full-of-heart community performance presented by elders of H Street NE, with special guest teen orators from Ford's Theatre's "Speak Like the President" program.
Saturday, Feb 25 at 3:30pm
Lab 2
60 min
FREE
For ages 8 & up
Peter Di Muro PDM: Public Displays of Motion
Peter Dimuro PDM: Public Displays of Motion
Future Preludes Dancers of all genres -- from ancient hula to classical ballet -- respond to the Preludes of Rachmaninoff in a concert created by a DC dance visionary.
Thursday, Mar 8 at 7:00pm
Friday, Mar 9 at 7:00pm
Sprenger Theatre
60 min
$20, $15 student/senior
For ages 8 & up
Dissonance Dance Theatre
Dissonance Dance Theatre
Cinema Key moments in American cinema inspire a multi-disciplinary exploration of universal connection presented by DC’s exciting ballet-fusion company.
Saturday, Mar 3 at 9:30pm
Sunday, Mar 4 at 2:30pm
Sprenger Theatre
75 min
Saturday, Mar 3 at $30, $15 student/senior,
Sunday, Mar 4 at $25