2016 Prince George's County Spelling Bee
The Annual Prince George’s County Spelling Bee, sponsored in part by The Washington Informer will be held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall on Friday, March 11th, 2016 at 7PM. The winning student of the Prince George’s County Bee will participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee held at the Gaylord Hotel at the National Harbor. This event is open to the public, we look forward to your attendance!
Kreativity End of Semester Performance
Kreativity Diversity Troupe's End of Semester Performance
Daraja Ensemble
Through Brod's romantic Quintet in C Major, Jolivet's thrilling Sèrènade, Franciax's virtuosic Wind Quintet No. 2 and Damase's lighthearted Dix-Sept Variations, the Daraja Ensemble explores the unique variety that exists within the French wind quintet repertoire.
FARRUQUITO Direct from Spain! Lecture-Demonstration, Improvisation in Flamenco
Born into one of Spain’s most celebrated family of Gypsy flamenco artists, Farruquito made his Broadway stage debut at age five alongside his grandfather, the legendary dancer Farruco. He starred in Carlos Saura’s film Flamenco at age eight, and was directing his own shows by fifteen. In the ensuing years this vibrant young artist has garnered worldwide recognition at the highest level as he continues to deepen his personal approach to flamenco, bringing his family's dance legacy firmly into the 21st century.
Express yourself. February 29, 2016
WORLDWISE Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: NEA and NEH: Fifty Years
The arts and humanities help us to understand the human experience and critical issues such as power, inequality and quality of life. Join us as NEA Chairman Jane Chu, NEH Chairman William Adams and ARHU Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill discuss how the arts and humanities unlock solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges. Discover how the arts and humanities impact public engagement, technological advancement and cultural preservation.
Lost in Wonderland: A reading of Pallas Theatre Collective's new musical
Lost in Wonderland takes the audience back to the literary universe of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, this time through Lewis Carroll’s eyes. As Carroll follows his beloved Alice through his own magical world, he discovers that Wonderland is not as pleasant as he imagined.
American Moor
American Moor is a 90-minute solo play written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb, examining the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare's character, Othello. American Moor is not an "angry black man play." Rather the diverse audiences that have experienced it echo the piece's awareness that we see only what we want to see of one another, and that we all long to be wholly noticed and wholly embraced.
Express yourself. February 26, 2016
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