Highlights from the 47th Kennedy Center Honors! Watch the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 22, 8:30-11:00 PM (ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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The Kennedy Center Honors provide recognition to living individuals who throughout their lifetimes have made significant contributions to American culture through the performing arts. The primary criterion is excellence, and artistic achievement in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures, and television is considered.

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Presenting over 2,000 performing arts shows and events each year, The Kennedy Center is a vibrant campus of theaters and other artistic spaces, a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, and a must-see tourist stop in Washington, DC.

Masaaki Suzuki, conductor* Jone Martínez, soprano* Reginald Mobley, countertenor* Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor* Dashon Burton, bass-baritone* University of Maryland Concert Choir Jason Max Ferdinand, Artistic Director. Hallelujah—Washington, D.C.’s favorite holiday tradition returns!Since its debut nearly three centuries ago, Handel’s Messiah …

2025年2月9日 · Wildly relevant and bitingly funny, Eureka Day comes to the Kennedy Center in an exclusive engagement direct from Broadway! Jonathan Spector’s play, directed by Tony Award® winner Anna D. Shapiro, is set in a private California elementary school reeling from an outbreak of the mumps.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has always been a treasured part of the Kennedy Center experience since we opened our doors in 1971. The company is a powerful incubator of pure talent, and you’ll watch as Ailey’s newest dancers showcase their skills amidst the virtuosity of the most tenured artists.

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Free daily guided tours of the Kennedy Center Campus are given by Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteers, showcasing the historic events that led up to the establishment of the national cultural center that is also our nation's living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.