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Intersections - a New America Arts Festival

February 19 - Mar 7 2010 Atlas Peforming Arts Center - 1333 H Street NE - Washington, DC

Special Events

Weekend One:

Young Professionals’ Happy Hour

Thursday, Feb 23 at 6:30pm
 
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Kick off Young Professional Weekend with "Intersecting" drink specials.  Torcuato Zamora, a world class Flamenco and classical guitarist provides the perfect accompaniment. Connect with art-lovers from across DC throughout Weekend One with special events for young professionals. See Latest News for details as announced.
Kogod Lobby
90 min
FREE music, cash bar.

 

 

A 60's Celebration in Honor of Jane Lang and The Atlas’ Fifth Anniversary Season
Thursday, Feb 23 at 9:00pm
 
Paul Sprenger invites Thursday evening’s audiences to salute Atlas founder Jane Lang on her 65th birthday and the 5th anniversary season of the Atlas, the anchor of the "Atlas District."  Enjoy '60's sounds presented by the Congressional Chorus, under the direction of David Simmons. Cash bar and treats.
Kogod Lobby

2 hours

FREE for ticket holders to 2/23 performances: An Evening with Stephen Lang and Tom Teasley, SpeakeasyDC's Born This Way and DC-Area Playwrights Group's 360º of America.
 
 
 

Festival Opening Party
Sponsored by Paul Sprenger in honor of Atlas founder Jane Lang on her 65th birthday and the Atlas’ 5th Anniversary Season.
 
Let the good times roll when a zydeco band spiced with steel drums heats up the Sprenger for a night of dancing and mingling with festival artists.
Sprenger Theatre
2 hours
$25, includes a drink and hors d’oeuvres

 

 

 

Family Saturday 2/25:

Step Right Up!

Saturday, Feb 25
 
All three Saturday afternoons of INTERSECTIONS are filled with performances and events for families. Choose from theater, dance and more.  Click on show titles to purchase tickets.  Many events are FREE!

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11:00am & 1:00pm
Adventure Theatre and Jazz Academy of Music 
Actors and live jazz musicians bring to life the Newberry Award-winning story of a resilient young hero.
Sprenger Theatre 
*For ages 5 & up

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11:00am
Vertical Voices & Synergy in Action Playback Theatre Companies
A team of teen and adult performers replay stories from the audience.
Lab 1 
All ages

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12:00pm
Boogie Babes’ Mr. Skip
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Meet a rock star of the pre-school crowd who sings tunes that get the audience moving.
Kogod Lobby
All ages
FREE

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12:30pm – 5:00pm
Gold Leaf Studios
Gild a Frame
Join a gilder-conservator of international fame to make a frame as shiny as the Atlas marquee. 
Kogod Lobby
All ages
FREE

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1:00pm, 3:30pm & 5:00pm
DC’s Different Drummers
Cafe Concert presented by The Washington Post
Instrumental ensembles from the colorful LGBT band present lively musical selections for all.
Kogod Lobby
All ages
FREE

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2:00pm
Mutts Gone Nuts
Special Benefit Performance for Atlas Family Programming
Mischievous rescued mutts and their comedian pals, Jesse and James, and special guest Tim Settimi, present a comedy thrill show that will leave you howling for more. Take home doggie goodies courtesy of Metro Mutts.
Lang Theatre 
All ages
 
Pet adoption event sponsored by The Washington Animal Rescue League at the new Atlas Vets across the street from the Atlas following the show.

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3:00pm
Paul Sprenger Hosts
A Birthday Sing-Along in Honor of Jane Lang and the Atlas
Sing "Happy Birthday" with members of the Northeast Senior Singers, the American Youth Chorus and DC’s Different Drummers to Jane Lang and the Atlas. Birthday cake for all!
Kogod Lobby
All ages
FREE
 
 
 
 

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3:30pm
Quest Visual Theatre
Introduce your family to Deaf Culture in a show seen by audiences around the world presented by deaf and hearing performers, featuring song, sign, and stories.
Lab 1
50 min

 

 

 

Open Jazz Jam Session with the Rodney Richardson Trio
*Saturday, Feb 25 at 10:30pm - Midnight
 
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Calling all jazz musicians to sit in with a primo jazz guitarist and his trio for an open session of standards and more.
*Open Jazz Jam Sessions all three Saturday nights of the festival.
Kogod Lobby
FREE
 
 
 
 

 

INTERSECTIONS: Under Construction
Youth Arts Summit
Sundays, Feb 26, Mar 4 and Mar 11
 
Featuring:
Sidwell Friends School Dance Ensemble
 
Arena Stage's Voice of Now Mentor Ensemble
 
SMYAL’s Youth Arts Ensemble
Dance Exchange’s Teen Exchange
 

Young Playwrights’ Theatre
Holloway Youth Projecti
 

Help build the New America.  Engage with performances by and for middle and high school students, their friends and families.  Please contact Mary Hall Surface at Intersections2012@gmail.com to see how your youth or community group can get involved.

 

 

Weekend Two:

Art at the INTERSECTION: Critical Exposure

Thursday, Mar 1 at 6:00pm
 
Photography Exhibit Opening Reception
Powerful images from young photographers spotlight the work of a dynamic DC-based non-profit that teaches photography and advocacy skills to under-served youth in DC.  The exhibit will be on view throughout the festival.
Bernstein Gallery - 90 min
FREE

 

Composers and Musicians Meet Up
Friday, Mar 2 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm
 
Find your next collaborator at a meet up for composers and musicians of all genres during a café concert by The Fablers.
Best known for fronting the much loved band Chaise Lounge, tonight Charlie Barnett & Marilyn Older revisit their southern musical roots, acoustically ranging from Appalachian folk songs to Tin Pan Alley tunes from the 20’s.
Kogod Lobby
FREE

 

Out @ INTERSECTIONS

Date Night

Friday, Mar 2

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Kick off your gay date with The Pushovers, where smart pop meets sensitive singer-songwriter in an all-girl band featuring Mara Levi, Nancy Eddy and Liz DeRoche.
Kogod Lobby
FREE

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9:30pm
Tom Goss & Potomac Fever in Concert
From soulful, pensive ballads to infectious pop, gay singer-songwriter Tom Goss is a guitar-toting troubador, buoyed by the unflagging belief in the healing power of love.  His heartfelt lyircs, hookly melodies and quirky charm have earned him a dedicated national following. Joining him in concert:  Potomac Fever, the a cappella ensemble from the gay men's chorus of Washington, DC who made history with a first-of-its-kind LGBT choral performance at the White House for President Barack Obama and the LGBT Leadership Summit.  Bring a date and celebrate.
Lang Theatre
90 min

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11:00pm
After Party
Hosted by DCypher Dance
Your ticket to any Friday, Mar 2 evening performance is also your invitation mix it up on the dance floor when the Sprenger Theatre transforms to party central.
Sprenger Theatre
90 min 
*For ages 16 & up
 
FREE with ticket purchase to Mar 2 performances:  Tom Goss & Potomac Fever's You Don't Question Love, DCypher Dance's Access Granted and Source Theatre's Best of the 10-Minute Fest.

 

 

Family Saturday 3/3:

FASCINATING FUN!

Saturday, Mar 3
 
All three Saturday afternoons of INTERSECTIONS are filled with performances and events for families. Choose from theater, dance and more.  Click on show titles to purchase tickets.  Many events are FREE!

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11:00am
Tom Teasley
Introduce your family to world percussion in an interactive performance following sound along the Silk Road to Africa and the Americas. 
Lab 2
60 min

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11:30am
BodyMoves Audience Workshop
Learn a dance sequence from members of  BodyMoves, then join them on-stage during their 1:00pm show.
Lab 1
45 min
*For ages 8 & up
FREE  with purchase of ticket to show (limit 30 participants)

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12:00pm
Boogie Babes’ Groovy Nate
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Get into the groove and move when Groovy Nate presents his lively brand of musical “edutainment” for children and families.
Kogod Lobby
45 min
FREE

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12:30pm – 5:00pm
Zip Zap Circus USA
Run Away Fun!
Try out your circus skills with the jugglers, tightrope walkers and more from DC’s own fantastically fun circus.
Kogod Lobby
FREE

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12:30pm – 5:00pm
National Children’s Museum
Hands-On Fun!
Make a mask with our friends from Washington’s one-of-a-kind museum, opening at Washington’s National Harbor in 2013.
Kogod Lobby
FREE

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In the afternoon
Look for their pink truck making an extended stop in front of the Atlas during our family Saturday afternoon. Come try the new H Street/Intersections cupcake!
 

 

 

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1:00pm
BodyMoves Contemporary Dance Company
A culture-fusing celebration of African American dance by an outstanding Maryland-based youth performance company. Join in the performance by taking a pre-performance workshop (11:30am).
Sprenger Theatre
90 min

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1:30pm
Ellington String Virtuosi
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Soaring string music presented by outstanding young musicians from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts-- Taylor Young, Alan Price and Stephanie Bilidas.
Kogod Lobby
30 min
FREE

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2:00pm
Tom Teasley
Create virtual ensembles in an interactive performance that traces ancient percussion through the present and future with the use of digital looping.
Lab 2
60 min
For age 8 & up

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2:30pm – 4:30pm
Matthew Mills & special guests
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Flamenco fusion guitar performed by a popular Northern Virginia musician, with a special guest appearance by young award-winning Flamenco dancers Alexander and Maitlynne Alamar @ 3:15pm.  
Kogod Lobby
FREE

Atlas Volunteers Happy Hour
Saturday, Mar 3 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
 
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Irish musicians duo, Og Ceol,  Jamie Sandel and Malinda Reese, join guitarist Oran Sandel for lively sets of traditional and contemporary tunes during our Happy Hour saluting Atlas Volunteers from Greater DC Cares, Evolve and more.
Kogod Lobby
2 hours
FREE

 

Meet the Artists: India at the INTERSECTION
Saturday, Mar 3 at 8:30pm
 
Artists from Spilling Ink Project & Srishti Dances of India host a social gathering to seek commonalities among “new” Americans.
Lab 1
60 min
FREE

 

 

Open Jazz Jam Session with the Joe Herrera Trio
*Saturday, Mar 3 at 10:30pm - Midnight
 
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Calling all jazz musicians to sit in with a jazz trumpeter and his trio for an open session of standards and more.
*Open Jazz Jam Sessions all three Saturday nights of the festival.
Kogod Lobby
90 min
FREE
 
 
 
 

Weekend Three:

 

11th Annual Metro/DC Dance Awards 

Friday, Mar 9 at 9:30pm
 
Party with the DC dance community when the recipients of the Metro/DC Dance Awards are announced amidst festive libations, mixing and mingling, and music perfect for dancing.
Kogod Lobby
2.5 hours
 
$10, $5 when purchased with ticket to Mar 9th dance performances, Peter DiMuro's Future Preludes, Shange Dance Productions' Giving it All to the Day, and Illstyle and Peace's Impossible IZZpossible.
FREE for D/MDC DancePass holders

 

 

 

Family Saturday 3/10:

Arts Power!

Saturday, Mar 10

All three Saturday afternoons of INTERSECTIONS are filled with performances and events for families. Choose from theater, dance and more.  Click on show titles to purchase tickets.  Many events are FREE!

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Saturday, Mar 10
 
11:00am
Kennedy String Quartet
Top-flight musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra share with the youngest concertgoers the puzzles and pleasures of classical music.
Sprenger Theatre
60 min

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12:00pm
Boogie Babes’ Bridgette with Dawn
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Get into the Caribbian vibe when a dynamic singing/guitar and conga playing duo play delightful tunes for tots and their families.
Kogod Lobby
45 min
FREE

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12:00pm
Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble Workshop
Take a pre-performance workshop with Metro Youth Tap, then join them for an on-stage finale at their 1:30pm show.
Lab 1
60 min
*For ages 8 & up
FREE with purchase of ticket to show (limit 30 participants)

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12:30pm - 5:00pm
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Hands-on Fun!
Stop by and help Capitol Hill Arts Workshop teaching artist Chanan Delivluk create a large collaborative mosaic. Bring your imagination to add to this colorful mosaic.
Kogod Lobby
All ages
FREE

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12:30pm – 5:00pm
Labyrinth Games and Puzzles
Mind-teasing Fun!
Challenge your creativity to solve puzzles and play games brought to you by Capital Hill’s favorite game store.
Kogod Lobby
All ages
FREE

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1:00pm
Molly Anderson
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
A gifted DC teen pianist shares new age and classical tunes in a concert designed to inspire all budding young players.
Kogod Lobby
60 min
FREE

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1:30pm
Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble
A fast-paced intersection for the whole family of live music with tap, jazz, ballet and Hip-Hop presented by amazing teenage dancers. Join in the performance by taking a pre-performance workshop (12:00pm).
Sprenger Theatre
75 min

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2:00pm & 4:00pm
Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour
An inspiring play about a boy who learns to love himself, his life and his world through poetry. Adapted by Jacqueline Woodson from her book Locomotion. Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson.
Lang Theatre
60 min
*For ages 8 & up

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3:30pm
Charles H. Clyburn
Folktales filled with laughter and learning are shared by a master storyteller in griot style – handing them down to the next generation.
Lab 1
45 min

A Cappella at the INTERSECTION Mini-Fest

Saturday, Mar 10

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3:00pm
AC in DC
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
The best of DC college and high school a cappella groups converge to kick-off a day-long celebration of this popular “sing-off” style.
Kogod Lobby
60 min
FREE

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4:00pm
Reverb & Euphonism
An Atlas audience favorite and one of the hottest new groups in DC unite for an a capella celebration. WAMMIE-winning REVERB has performed for audiences in East and Southern Africa, the Persian Gulf, the Caribbean and all over DC. EUPHONISM, after starting as a Craig’s List meet up, has rocketed to the top of the a cappella scene, opening for the Swingle Singers in London in January 2012. Don’t miss this highlight of the a cappella weekend at INTERSECTIONS.
Sprenger Theatre
75 min

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5:00pm
CASA's Contemporary A Cappella League
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Hear three of the hottest groups in town – Vox Pop, Capital Blend and the Chromatics – at a Happy Hour topping off a day of a cappella performances.
Kogod Lobby
90 min
FREE

 

Open Jazz Jam Session with the Brad Linde Trio
*Saturday, Mar 10 at 10:30pm - Midnight
 
Café Concert presented by The Washington Post
Calling all jazz musicians to sit in with saxophonist and Jazz at the Atlas Curator Brad Linde for an open session of standards and more.
*Open Jazz Jam Sessions all three Saturday nights of the festival.
Kogod Lobby
FREE

 

Tea Dance Celebration
Sunday, Mar 11 at 5:30pm
 
Swing to tunes from DC’s favorite LGBT big band, DC Swing! of DC's Different Drummers, and raise a glass to the finale of INTERSECTIONS.  
Sprenger Theatre - 90 min
$15, includes one drink from our cash bar and lite bites.

Choose from a kaleidoscope of performances in multiple venues.

Experience world premier collaborations by some of DC's best music, dance and theatre artists.

Participate in an art form at interactive performances, classes and happenings.

Engage with festival artists and audiences in our cafe, lobby performances and late-night dance parties.

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