Atlas Performing Arts Center - Washington DC community-based performing arts center

Indigo - Live Comics: Stand up for a Cause
May 10, 2008
Comedian Andrea Fuller and friends join forces to raise money for educational charities

Intimate Apparel
April 24 - May 18, 2008
In early 20th Century New York, a lonely black spinster makes her living creating elegant lingerie for wealthy white socialites. Her dreams of finding love and prosperity almost come true.

Potomac Stages calls Intimate Apparel a Top PIck
May 1, 2008
African Continuum Theatre Company's Intimate Apparel is named a "Top Pick" by Potomac Stages

Washington Post Review of African Continuum Theatre Company's Intimate Apparel
April 29, 2008
Nelson Pressley reviews Intimate Apparel for the Washington Post.

Welcome to The Atlas Performing Arts Center, the only community-based performing arts center in Washington, DC - fondly referred to by some as "the people's Kennedy Center." Located in a historic movie theatre complex on H Street in Near Northeast D.C, this 60,000 square foot complex includes four theatres, three dance studios, offices, dressing rooms, lobbies, cafe, production and rehearsal space. The Atlas is home to a diverse group of outstanding resident arts organizations including theatre and dance companies, symphony orchestras, choral groups and arts education programs. Come visit our gleaming new center, where the arts thrive and all are welcome!
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