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Knuffle Bunny: Casting the Show
The actors in the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: ...
The actors in the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical needed to do more than act! From juggling to gymnastics, find out the special skills required to bring this story to life.
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Knuffle Bunny: About the Show
Rosemary Newcott, director of the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle ...
Rosemary Newcott, director of the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, introduces you to the process of bringing a beloved children’s book to the stage.
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Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 9
The Ninth Symphony is as big as Beethoven gets. By ...
The Ninth Symphony is as big as Beethoven gets. By the time he wrote this symphony, he was near the end of his career—and he was also completely deaf. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more, including an “Ode to Joy” sing-along!
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Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 6, part 2
Beethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which ...
Beethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which is often called the Pastoral Symphony. In this episode, we learn about another scene, “Storm,” in which Beethoven paints a musical picture of a storm that brews in the distance, coming closer until it is right overhead. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
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Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 6, part 1
Beethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which ...
Beethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which is often called the Pastoral Symphony. In this episode, we take a closer look at a happy scene called “Peasants’ Merrymaking,” when the farmers gather in a field for an afternoon of eating, dancing and relaxing. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
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Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 5, part 2
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent ...
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent into outer space, so that aliens can find it (seriously, check out our Art/Space podcast). In this episode, you will learn about the famous “da-da-da-DUM” motif in Symphony No. 5. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
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Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 5, part 1
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent ...
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent into outer space, so that aliens can find it (seriously, check out our Art/Space podcast). In this episode, you learn about Symphony No. 5 and get to know the composer’s basic tools including beat, rhythm, and pitch. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
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Art in Camelot: Art and Architecture
We know President Kennedy for the Cuba Missile Crisis and ...
We know President Kennedy for the Cuba Missile Crisis and the Peace Corps. But why is there a performing arts center named after him? Well it turns out President Kennedy made the arts a special cause: He opened the White House to the greatest international and American artists and to ordinary citizens alike. Initiatives led by the Kennedy family brought the Mona Lisa came to America for the first and only time; the White House went through a renovation that revolutionized the way Americans thought about art history. Join actor Richard Dreyfuss to learn all President Kennedy did for the arts in America.
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Art in Camelot: Music in the White House
Today we consider big-name celebrity concerts broadcast from the White ...
Today we consider big-name celebrity concerts broadcast from the White House to be routine. But that wasn't the case before the Kennedy Administration. More concerts, ballets and operas were staged inside the White House for President and Mrs. Kennedy than ever had been before or ever have been since. Actor Richard Dreyfuss takes us through the roster of singers, dancers and musicians both young and old who performed in the Kennedy years.
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Music in the Military: Cultural Diplomacy
We think of music and art as bringing us pleasure ...
We think of music and art as bringing us pleasure or entertainment. But it can also help in -- of all things -- foreign policy. The State Department has said that hearts and minds can be won through culture just as effectively as through guns of the field. In this segment, Chief Musician Mike Bayes of the United States Navy Band talks about how music and culture were used during the Kennedy Administration to bring the world a positive view of America -- from Jazz Ambassadors to the creation of elaborate arrival ceremonies at the White House.
