Looking at President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, it appears the White House is still trying to turn a small, but vital arts grant program over to District control, but the lack of specifics isn’t promising.
One of the cool things about living in D.C. right now is that there are still movers and shakers around who have been instrumental in coaxing the city from its sleepy period a few decades back to its current status as an increasingly cosmopolitan place. Carla Perlo is one of those folks. A Washington-area native, she founded Dance Place in 1980 in an effort to give the region’s few modern dancers another venue for classes and performances. That was back in Adams Morgan, before the rents in that neighborhood went sky high and she was forced to leave.
In its third season, New York based modern dance company KDNY returns to Dance Place this weekend to perform Charges from Domremy, a work inspired by Joan of Arc. In the seventy-minute work choreographed by Kathleen Dyer and performed to Richard Einhorn’s oratio Voices of Light, a cast of thirteen dancers tells the story of Joan of Arc from “the divine voices that led her into battle to her subsequent capture and condemnation by…
FRIDAY: >> This weekend is filled to the brim with events surrounding the 2007 Urban Film Series tour just in time for Black History Month. Dozens of short and feature-length films addressing the black experience are being screened at Regal Cinema Gallery Place, many with panel discussions following. There’s a bevy of established and rising talent to see, but our pick for Friday has to be a conversation and book-signing with the Wizard’s own center…
Sure, you can grind, you can salsa, and maybe even do a little ballroom dancing, but how are you at caopeira? What about bhangra? Can you tell the swing dancers from the hand dancers? The Dance DC Festival aims to introduce us to some of the lesser-known genres of dance, as well as highlight other popular styles. On Friday, you can check out Celebrating Living Traditions at the Calvary Baptist Church, which features three Latin…
If you’re like us, you’ve got more holiday parties to attend this weekend than you can count with your socks off. But just in case you’re still looking for more merriment, here’s a look at this weekend’s offerings. FRIDAY: >> Charm City’s own Lake Trout has been getting stellar reviews for their sophomore effort, Them, Not You. They also spent part of the fall opening up for the Pixies, which makes us so envious, we…
If you’re sitting at your desk at work, a little bored and waiting for the weekend, we recommend surfing on over to the washingtonpost.com MP3 page, where in honor of their 4th birthday, they’ve picked out their top 20 downloads of the year. Otherwise, check out our suggestions for weekend fun below. FRIDAY: >> Vienna, Va. duo the Brindley Brothers, who also own local coffee house Jammin’ Java, bring their catchy hooks and layered harmonies…
Happy Friday, folks. Like we’ve said, enjoy the weather this weekend, eventhough there will be some rain tomorrow. FRIDAY: >> Since we were shamed about omitting them in our January music round-up, let’s make sure to tell you: punk rockers Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are playing the Black Cat. Except, oops — looks like it’s sold out. Sorry. We suck. >> MCCXXIII is donating 100 percent of the proceeds raised at a benefit…
If you’re running out of options for Northwest D.C., why not give Northeast a try? This weekend, Northeast offers the eighth annual Brookland Festival. The festival will feature live music, pub and grub specials, and a dance performance by Dance Place. Historic Brookland is one of the more fascinating neighborhoods of D.C. Home to The Catholic University of America, the neighborhood is also known as “Little Vatican” due to the high cluster of Catholic institutions…