This weekend offers audiences the first opportunity to see the Atlas Performing Arts Center at its best. Two of the Atlas Arts Partners have performances in the two newest theatres. To celebrate the opening of the theatres we are giving our neighbors a 10% discount on all tickets to Atlas performances from now through the end of the year. Ticket buyers simply need to type in the discount code HST10 to receive the discount when purchasing tickets online or simply inform the box office staff if purchasing tickets over the phone. Tickets can be purchase online at www.atlasarts.org or by calling the box office at 202-399-7993.
The African Continuum Theatre Company takes up residence in its new home in the Sprenger Theatre with Lorraine Hansberry’s classic A Raisin in the Sun, which opens December 2nd . Sunday December 3rd at 4pm audiences of all ages will enjoy the Capital City Symphony’s Second Annual Family Concert, which will focus on DC area composers
Set in Chicago’s south side in the 1950s, Raisin gives passionate insight into the dreams and conflicts of three generations of the Younger family, months after the death of the family patriarch. The struggles that threaten to tear them apart culminate in an aspiring, uplifting triumph over racism and despair.
“The same issues of race, class and family struggle that Hansberry wrote about more than 40 years ago are still deeply felt today,” says Director and African Continuum Theatre Producing Artistic Director Jennifer L. Nelson. “Washington, DC audiences will relate to the characters and the dynamic of a family searchingfor a better life.”
“Within the last five years, we have made H Street our home – first at the HStreet Playhouse and now at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. We are pleased to finally have a permanent producing home and are excited about what our role willbe in this changing community. We will serve as a cultural bridge with our diverse programming embracing the residents of the H Street corridor and its rich history,” says Melvin D. Gerald, Jr. Managing Director.
Formerly the Georgetown Symphony, the Capital City Symphony is beaming with a new name, new energy and a new home at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. More than 55 talented and enthusiastic musicians, under the direction of Victoria Gau perform pieces by composers who were born in or who lived here in the DC area including composers who currently live here. The program will include works by Sousa, Anderson, PDQ Bach, Duke Ellington and contemporary composers such as Wang An-Ming, Charlie Barnett and Masaya Uchino.
The 4pm Concert will be preceded at 3:30 pm by an instrument petting zoo, where children can get close to, and sometimes even try out, the various instruments. A separate book just for kids will feature games, puzzles and interesting tidbits about the music and composers.
Tickets for the Family Concert are $16 in advance/$20 at the door for adults; $12 in advance/$16 at the door students and seniors.
As with all Capital City Symphony Concerts children 16 and younger are FREE with a paying adult.
Tickets for both events can be purchased by calling the Atlas box office 202.399.7993 or online at www.atlasarts.org
2 comments:
Thanks for posting this!
They're supportive of the community, so we should definitely support them! :o)
This was a fantastic concert! These folks (some of them are your neighbors) have loads of talent.
Lots of kids were there and I really enjoyed the "looser" relaxed, and playful feel of the concert. I learn a lot about local composers. A couple of them were even in the audience.
The finale of a marriage proposal (for real!) to one of the musicians will be hard to beat. She did accept by the way
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