Millennium Stage, a Kennedy Center performance series, invites you to join them for free entertainment!
There’s something to enjoy almost daily — from film screenings to live musical performances. Admission is free; however, tickets are required.
Upcoming performances include:
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- Apr 24, 2024
The Jefferson High School Jazz Band
Under the direction of a renowned conductor, this performance by an award-winning band hailing from Shenandoah Junction, WV, serves as a preview for the upcoming Regional Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Festival. The repertoire will feature popular jazz tunes, including “Take the A Train” and “In a Mellow Tone,” among others. - Apr 25, 2024
It’s Your Mug 30th Anniversary Celebration
From February 1994 to August 1996, the Tuesday night open mic at It’s Your Mug became a pivotal community event, leaving an enduring mark on Washington’s poetry scene and influencing American poetry. Join in commemorating its 30th anniversary alongside its original host and founder, alongside a gathering of Mug regulars. - Apr 26, 2024
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra members emerge from the orchestra pit, positioning themselves on the Millennium Stage to present a diverse chamber music repertoire. Each musician contributes a solo performance, fostering a captivating array of sounds and emotions through collective interaction. - Apr 27, 2024
Jazz Houston Orchestra
Grab your dancing shoes and step onto the dance floor for a special dance edition of Millennium Stage. Enjoy the lively tunes of Duke Ellington, played by the 15-piece Jazz Houston Orchestra under the direction of Vincent Gardner, Music Director. With esteemed guest Mercedes Ellington present, it promises to be an unforgettable evening. - Apr 28, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: On the Road with Duke Ellington
Filmed near the end of Duke Ellington’s illustrious career, “On the Road with Duke Ellington” offers an intimate glimpse into the artist’s life. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Duke Ellington’s granddaughter, moderated by the NEA Jazz Master and DC Jazz Festival Artistic Director. - May 1, 2024
True Voice Award
Presented for the first time at the Kennedy Center, this recital features Katherine Goforth, an American vocalist and the inaugural recipient of the Washington National Opera’s True Voice Award for transgender and non-binary singers. - May 2, 2024
NSO Youth Fellows
National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program students will perform chamber music on the Millennium Stage. - May 3, 2024
National Symphony Orchestra
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play an assortment of chamber music. - May 4, 2024
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge’s latest album, In The Blossom of Their Shade, is now available through New West Records. This release follows his highly praised 2020 studio LP, Rock Bottom Rhapsody, celebrated by NPR’s Fresh Air as a standout album for its masterful escapism. - May 5, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story
Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story presents an intimate portrait of a Ukrainian immigrant and punk legend. The event includes a post-show Q&A with the film’s directors and producer. - May 8, 2024
Mateusz Krzyżowski
Mateusz Krzyżowski is the winner of the International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam and the International Piano Competition Ignacy Jan Paderewski. - May 9, 2024
Royal Wood
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Royal Wood has proven his musical talent. Since being named “Songwriter of the Year,” he has continued to refine his craft and maintain a distinctive identity. - May 10, 2024
Mary Lou Williams: Next Jazz Legacy Festival, Day 1
Join the debut performance by the third cohort of the Next Jazz Legacy program, a national apprenticeship for women and non-binary jazz improvisers. This initiative aims for a more inclusive future in jazz. - May 11, 2024
Mary Lou Williams: Next Jazz Legacy Festival, Day 2
Join the performance featuring the third cohort of the Next Jazz Legacy program, a national apprenticeship for women and non-binary jazz improvisers aimed at fostering a more inclusive future in jazz. - May 12, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: The Color Purple (2023)
“The Color Purple,” a 2023 musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, depicts the enduring hardships of an African American woman in the South in the early 1900s. - May 15, 2024
Jewish American Heritage Concert
Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in the heart of the Nation’s Capital with a captivating concert. This event showcases the diverse heritage of traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe, Turkey, Cuba, South America, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. - May 16, 2024
Only Make Believe: Marvelous Mickey Circus Star!
Only Make Believe presents interactive and accessible theatre for children in hospitals, care facilities, and schools serving those with disabilities. Experience a unique public performance! Enter the magical circus world under the Big Top. - May 17, 2024
DCPS Festival: Columbia Heights Educational Campus
The Columbia Heights Educational Campus Music Department is pleased to present its extensive arts programming. The showcase includes performances by the middle school choir, flamenco ensemble, honors instrumental ensemble, high school orchestra, and jazz ensemble. - May 18, 2024
DCPS Festival: Kennedy Center Youth Council Presents In Search of Silence
Life can be loud and busy, so seeking quiet at Millennium Stage offers a necessary respite. The Kennedy Center Youth Council hosts an eye-opening evening filled with spoken word, music, and dance. Here, youth artists showcase their talents, providing a tranquil escape from the noise. - May 19, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Champions
Champions features a basketball team participating in the Special Olympics, trained and led by an imperfect but committed coach. - May 22, 2024
Beautiful Mongolia
The Mongolian children of the diaspora in America will present a remarkable concert showcasing traditional Mongolian culture. Thirty students from the Anura Music Studio will participate in the concert alongside Mongolian dancers and traditional long-song singers. - May 23, 2024
Kristin Hersh
Over the past thirty years, her prolific career has made her a queen of alternative music. In September 2023, she returned with her latest solo record, “Clear Pond Road.” The album offers a cinematic road trip through a series of personal vignettes. Crafted by a fiercely independent artist, it features plush layers of atonal, edgy-dreamy strings and mellotron. - May 24, 2024
DCPS Festival School Without Walls
The establishment of the School Without Walls Instrumental Music Department in the fall of 2007 represented a significant milestone in the school’s more than 70-year history, introducing its first instrumental ensemble. This addition has enabled students to excel in rigorous academic subjects and experience playing in a band, orchestra, and various other ensembles, further enhancing their educational experience. - May 25, 2024
Ann Savoy’s Another Heart Band: Album Release Show
Ann Savoy arrives in the nation’s capital to celebrate the launch of her new album, Another Heart, on Smithsonian Folkways. The concert, featuring producer/musician Dirk Powell and prominent Louisiana musicians, showcases Ann’s East Coast experiences during the 1970s, along with original songs and other favorites. - May 26, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Past Lives
Two childhood friends, deeply connected yet separated when one’s family emigrates from South Korea, reunite in New York City after twenty years. - May 29, 2024
Combo Daguerre
After dealing mostly with Latin tropical styles for over a decade, particularly with the psychedelic cumbia of his band, Chicha Libre, the Brooklyn-based artist now leads Combo Daguerre. This group performs original French tunes with a psychedelic edge, backed by a predominantly Latin ensemble. - May 30, 2024
NSO Youth Fellows Final Senior Recital
Join in an evening of performances by graduating seniors of the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship program as they take the stage performing a wide range of solo and chamber pieces. - May 31, 2024
National Symphony Orchestra
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play an assortment of chamber music. - May 31, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Jurassic Park
The master of blockbusters, director Steven Spielberg, brings his cinematic magic to Jurassic Park. - June 7, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Dreamgirls
Based on the successful Broadway musical and inspired by the Supremes, Dreamgirls tracks Deena, Effie, and Lorrell as they establish an R&B trio in the 1960s. - June 14, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: 10,000 Dreams: A Festival of Asian Choreography
This week’s Extraordinary Cinema, organized alongside the Kennedy Center’s 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, features a selection of short films. These include dance films and documentaries, all showcasing the work and stories of Asian artists - June 21, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Elemental
At the heart of the intergenerational, uplifting film Elemental lies a tale of inclusion and welcome. It follows a family forging a new life and flourishing community as they learn, with the support of friends, to find the strength to shine brightly. - June 22, 2024
Impactful Words Series: Ann Powers
Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers has spent the better part of a decade tracing the path of Joni Mitchell, the popular music icon as elusive as she is revered. Now, written in a lyrical style as captivating as Mitchell’s songs, Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell arrives at a moment when Mitchell’s impact has never been more widely acknowledged. - June 28, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Ratatouille
In this delightful animated family movie, Remy, a rat aspiring to become a gourmet chef, defies his family’s wishes and collaborates with Linguini, a novice kitchen worker at a prestigious Parisian restaurant. - July 5, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: In the Heights
Enjoy a movie musical by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes. In the Heights captures a vibrant summer in Washington Heights, where the rhythms of music and dreams fuel a diverse Latinx community. - July 12, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: The Peanut Butter Falcon
In this heartwarming adventure, Zak, a young man with Down syndrome and no family, escapes from the institution where he’s been placed. He teams up with Tyler, a troubled fisherman, after being found hiding in Tyler’s boat. - July 19, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: A River Runs Through It
In the pastoral film directed by Robert Redford, brothers Paul (Brad Pitt) and Norman (Craig Sheffer) come of age in rural Montana. Based on Norman Maclean’s 1976 novella, the film explores the passage of time and man’s connection with nature. - July 26, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: School of Rock
Films begin at sundown, approximately 8:30 p.m. Jack Black hits all the right notes in this cheeky, heartfelt comedy, playing a teacher who transforms his private school students into a classic rock band. - Aug 2, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Based on the classic storybook, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is an animated film filled with vivid colors and timely themes of climate change, corporate greed, and conservation. Before the screening, Casey Trees will present interactive educational activities about environmental preservation and the significance of maintaining the District of Columbia’s tree canopy. - Aug 9, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Rear Window
Considered perhaps Hitchcock’s most significant film achievement, “Rear Window” explores the paranoia of a New York magazine photographer, played by James Stewart. Confined to his apartment, he suspects he has witnessed a crime while observing his neighbors across a courtyard. - Aug 16, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Free Solo
From directors E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin comes Free Solo. It’s a stunning, intimate, and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold preparing to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park… without a rope. - Aug 23, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Lincoln
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Lincoln centers on Abraham Lincoln’s arduous struggle to outlaw slavery by fighting for the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. It’s a character study in fortitude and resolve. - Aug 30, 2024
Extraordinary Cinema: Chocolat
Vianne is an enigmatic woman who opens a chocolaterie in a 1950s French villag, and immediately causes a stiramong the uptight townsfolk— both romantically and societallk.
- Apr 24, 2024
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