Underground hip-hop's most notorious masked emcee will pay a special visit to GW Friday for the "Live from the Ballroom" series, WRGW's first major concert of the semester. "Hip hop heads in the community are really excited for MF Doom. He's not someone who tours a lot.
Fur Nightclub 33 Patterson St. NE Unless you are an active participant in the D.C. club scene or subscribe to the right club promoter's listserv, you probably have not heard of The District's newest posh nightclub - Fur. As someone who belongs to the latter category with a duty to present and dissect nightlife for my constituents, I forwent my usual scene to venture to the four-month-old "four luxurious clubs in one.
Members of the Bokamoso Youth Theatre portrayed the gritty realities of AIDS, domestic violence and death at Betts Marvin Theater on Feb. 5. The performers came from a center for at-risk South African teens to act out issues that plague their hometown of Winterveldt, South Africa, an area that has struggled with poverty, illiteracy and illness.
Liverpool has had a reputation for breeding young, talented musicians who push the envelope, claiming rock groups such as The Beatles, The La's and The Coral. Next in line may be the psychedelic five-piece act The Zutons. So what is a Zuton, you might ask? A clear definition may be hard to come by, but perhaps that's exactly what the band intended.
The Warner Theatre has received a pulsing, lusty valentine, courtesy of the peerless Broadway choreographer/director Susan Stroman. "Contact," her 1999 Tony Award-winning "dance play," is still the most contemporary landmark work in the American Musical theatre.
It is no secret - in fact, it is openly admitted and understood that the world of martial arts cinema rests almost entirely on the shoulders of martial artists. It is one of the few genres which still valiantly defends the archetypal concept of the hero, and for that, I am personally grateful.
Currently wrapping up its two-week engagement at the Kennedy Center's Opera House, American Ballet Theatre performed Giselle and a program of works created by Michel Folkine including Les Sylphides and Petrouschka last week. This week, the company is moving on to the famed Swan Lake.
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