By Francesca Faccani Overlooking the Potomac River, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the National Cultural Center and the capital’s benchmark for artistic performances. However, not many people know that every day the Center also stages free shows open to anyone. Inaugurated in 1971, the Kennedy Center was meant to be a memorial Read More …
By Miriam Trujillo On January 31 and February 1, CUA Centerstage put on its first show of the New Year in the Pryzbyla lower food court. A cabaret celebrating the music of ABBA, which is the Swedish foursome of super troupers that dominated the 70s, took place. Directed by Sophie Williams and Brandon Horowin, choreographed Read More …
By Christopher Vitale In celebration of the 2020 Chinese New Year, the REACH outdoor space at the Kennedy Center displayed nearly 100 Winter Lanterns inspired by Chinese imagery and created by Chinese artists. The exhibit ran from January 22nd to February 2nd and was part of the Kennedy Center’s annual Lunar New Year Celebration. The Read More …
By: Kat Kaderabek The hit Netflix series, You, premiered with a second season on December 26 featuring the same serial killer Joe, but with a new name and in a new location. This season, Joe is running away from his ex-girlfriend, Candace, who mysteriously appeared in the finale of the previous season after being presumed Read More …
Courtesy of Julianna Guthrie By Julianna Guthrie Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall is a new innovative exhibit put out by the National Geographic Museum in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute. The exhibit opened last November and will remain open through the summer of 2020. Visitors are led into the exhibit by Read More …
Courtesy of Julianna Guthrie By Julianna Guthrie The 15 day Chinese New Year Festival began on Saturday, January 25, as celebrations continued in Downtown D.C. on Sunday. Chinese New Year commemorates the first day of the year according to the Chinese calendar. Lunar New Year is the first day of the first month according to Read More …
Courtesy of The Smithsonian Museum By Angela Hickey Located in the National Museum of American History, Elephants and Us: Considering Extinction, is a peek into the relationship between America and elephants as it has evolved over the centuries, and what society must do in order to enforce wildlife protection. The exhibit highlights the beauty of Read More …
Courtesy of Netflix By Francesca Faccani Sex Education was one of the first TV shows on Netflix to openly address the nuanced topic of sex for a teenage audience. Last week Netflix released the second season of the show which was even more insightful, well-mannered, and hilarious. Set in a fictional village in the UK, Read More …
Courtesy of Time magazine By Katie Ward Jojo Rabbit is an Academy Award’s Best Picture nominee that follows the adventures of Johannes “Jojo” Betzler, a 10-year-old militant supporter of the Third Reich whose closest confidant is his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, played by director Taiki Waititi. The coming-of-age film was released on November 8, 2019 Read More …
Courtesy of Regina Vahey By Regina Vahey The air was buzzed this weekend at the National Museum of Natural History as hundreds of wide-eyed, curious patrons of all ages admired features of the natural world. One of the museum’s newest exhibits,“Sea Monsters Unearthed: Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas,” showcased the fossils of giant reptiles that Read More …
