
Past Events


Intersections Festival 2020: Josanne Francis + Chao Tian Parallel Intersections SOUND | CLASSICAL
MAR 1 | 7:30 PM
Hear classical western music and eastern music, as well as new works written specifically for the duo. With post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Jayamangala Navagraha – 9 Energies Within & Without MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE
MAR 1 | 7:00 PM
The nine planets (or nava graha in Sanskrit) are worshipped as deities in Vedic Astrology. In the body, they facilitate the working of individual karma, while in the world, the unraveling of collective karma. Based on the idea that each of us has traits of Navagraha within us, dancers will explore and use the 9 energies to connect the Self with the Universe. With post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Flo Anito & Seth Kibel Free Cafe Concert SOUND | MUSIC
March 1 | 6:45 PM
Part of the Washington Post Free Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Capitol Tap + District Tap Sole Beats: Percussive Dances Spanning the Globe! MOVEMENT | PERCUSSIVE DANCE
MAR 1 | 5:30 PM
Hear and see percussive dances from Ireland, Hungary, Canada, the United States, and more as Capitol Tap, District Tap, and special guests Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, share their common percussive beats in this rousing hour using the soles of their feet, and more! This show includes audience participation!

Intersections Festival 2020: Heidi Martin Abbey SOUND | JAZZ
MAR 1 | 4:30 PM
This performance highlights vocalist Heidi Martin as a conjurer of the vocal and dramatic majesty of jazz legend Abbey Lincoln’s indomitable life force. Artist talk-back after the show.

Intersections Festival 2020: Capital City Symphony Free Cafe Concert SOUND | CLASSICAL
March 1 | 3:30 PM
Part of the Free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Theatre Prometheus Play Reading: the wolf you feed STORY | PLAY READING
MAR 1 | 3:15 PM

Intersections Festival 2020: Furia Flamenca Ritmos Españoles | Spanish Rhythms MOVEMENT | SOUND | FLAMENCO
MAR 1 | 2:30 PM
In this production Furia Flamenca goes beyond flamenco’s music, song, and dance and explores some of Spain’s many other musical genres, including iconic classical pieces such as “La Boda de Luis Alonso” and “Vida Breve,” and some of Spain’s folk music and dance. The performance will include flamenco guitarists Maestro Torcuato Zamora and Juan L. Romero. Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Girls! Girls? Girls. is a short performance documentary that explores the past, present and funny yet frightening future of the global black woman. With post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Marie McNair, Truly Bennett, Kyoko Fujimoto, Rebecca Lallande Behind the Mask | Beneath the Surface MOVEMENT | DANCE
FEB 29 | 8:30 PM
Behind The Mask Beneath The Surface, a captivating evening of dynamic visions of dance and artistry from 4 local DC/MD/VA female artists and choreographers, Truly Bennett, Kyoko Fujimoto, Rebecca Lallande, and Marie McNair. With post-show artist talk-back.

Atlas Presents at Intersections Festival 2020 Marlow Rosado Quintet SOUND | LATIN JAZZ
FEB 29 | 8:00 PM
Atlas presents an unforgettable evening of Latin jazz with two-time Grammy Award- Winning Marlow Rosado and his quintet. Post performance discussion moderated by renowned music reporter for the Washington Post, Chris Richards.

Intersections Festival 2020: Washington Improv Theater & Friends Weight of the World | Light as a Feather STORY | MOVEMENT | IMPROVISATION
Feb. 29 | 8:00 PM
Audience members share topics weighing on their minds, and where they find lightness in their lives. Their responses inspire improvisers to create scenes and dialogue as dancers introduce choreography and create movement and patterns. Scenes influence dance and vice versa, as elements from each world cross over into the next. This show includes audience participation and post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Hannah Jaye & the Hideaways Free Cafe Concert SOUND | MUSIC
Feb 29 | 7:00 PM
Part of the Washington Post Free Cafe Concert Series

Our Youth Summit concludes with an interactive, youth-led workshop of our Youth Summit performers and youth performing community, facilitated by City at Peace. Youth will explore and discuss challenging topics of racism, sexism, homophobia, adultism and more. Workshop facilitated by youth from City at Peace.

"Awaken, Brown Eyes" is a collection of four short films detailing the variety of human experiences through the perspective of today's Black Americans. The films range from a woman artist discovering her purpose to a young man understanding his world and what it is to code-switch. Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Join City at Peace, the Atlas youth development, arts, and social change program as they present an original, musical theatre production that tackles difficult themes, topics, and questions of youth culture and society. City at Peace is pleased to host the youth of Dance Institute of Washington. In addition to the City at Peace performance, Dance Institute of Washington will present a contemporary ballet work from their Spirit of Kwanzaa production, by choreographer Justin Bellamy.

Intersections Festival 2020: Misto di Voci Ensemble Mysticism, Music & Celebration SOUND | CLASSICAL
FEB 29 | 3:00 PM
The Misto di Voci Ensemble explores mysticism and music of the spheres in a multimedia presentation of Alan Hovhaness' Saturn. Written for soprano, clarinet and piano in cantata form, set to mystical text by the composer, and accompanied by NASA’s images of space, each movement is a unique and ethereal journey. The program concludes with The Klezmer's Wedding; a fusion of classical and klezmer style in a jubilant celebration of life. With post show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Voices of Now Voices of Now: Mentor Ensemble & Mead Ensemble STORY | THEATRE
FEB 29 | 2:00 PM
The Voices of Now Mead Ensemble is a prestigious program for dedicated student artists in grades 7-11 that gives students a fun and engaging environment in which to write, perform and share stories that shape their lives.

Intersections Festival 2020: Ta Thoi Utsaav | The Colors of Celebration MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE
FEB 29 | 1:00 PM
Ta Thoi is a non-profit Indian cultural organization based in Maryland. It is primarily a group of Indian dance enthusiasts and performers, whose main goal is to make dance accessible to everyone, and promote Indian culture to a wider audience while building social awareness. Ta Thoi youth group has performed far and wide and use dance forms to create social awareness.

Intersections Festival 2020: Elements Dance Company The World According to Mister Rogers MOVEMENT | HIP HOP DANCE
FEB 29 | 11:00 AM
Building on the themes of community, acceptance, empathy, and self-discovery, Elements Dance Company will premiere “The World According to Mister Rogers” an energetic and engaging urban dance production which celebrates the long-running PBS Show “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood.”

Intersections Festival 2020: KNS Inc. AHIMSA | Non-Violence MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE
FEB 29 | 11:00 AM
This performance is inspired by the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

Intersections Festival 2020: Culture Queen Free Family Fun Days Concert SOUND | FAMILY
FEB 29 | 10:00 AM
The little ones will be inspired and entertained by the Culture Queen and her rich storytelling and self-affirming songs. Part of the Free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Capitol Movement Project Capitol Movement Reimagined MOVEMENT | DANCE
FEB 28 | 8:15 PM
Audiences will enjoy a night of powerful and diverse movement as we revisit crowd-favorite pieces from years past as well as brand new and innovative works from some of today's most sought-after artists in the industry. Artist Talk-Back after the show.

‘Acuña Acuna’ is a one-person comedy show based on my real life as a Peruvian Latino living in America. This performance includes audience participation and a post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Washington & Lee University Singers Considering Matthew Shepard SOUND | CHORAL
FEB 28 | 8:00 PM
Join the Washington and Lee University Singers in the Atlas Performing Arts Center premiere of Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard, one of the most meaningful recent works of social justice art. This multimedia fusion oratorio uses the featured choir, soloists, instrumentalists, and narrators to tell the tragic story and aftermath of the kidnapping, torture, and death of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming in 1998. Join us for a post-show discussion, facilitated by Jason Marsden, the Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation.

Intersections 2020: Day Eight Spoken Word Spoken Truths: Poetry + Spoken Word STORY | SPOKEN WORD
Feb. 28 | 8:00 PM
4 Poets, 4 voices, one history. Kim Miller, Jeffrey Banks, Shaquetta Nelson and Antwone Ross -- finalists from Day Eight’s DC Poet Project poetry competition -- take the stage together in this special event.

Intersections 2020: Benjamin Gates Free Cafe Concert SOUND | CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
FEB 28 | 7:15 PM
Part of the Washington Post Free Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Glade Dance Collective Oizys in the Waiting Room MOVEMENT | SOUND | DANCE
FEB 27 | 8:15 PM
What happens when Oizys visits? In a space filled with live music and sound, dancers embody and confront our anxiety, asking what it takes to redirect its power and provoke change. Take a number; grab a seat: welcome to the Waiting Room. This performance includes audience participation.

A unique performance featuring Therese and Elizabeth Gahl’s choreographic collaboration, “Nocturne”, with DC and Paris-based artists crossing international borders and dance styles. With post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: TVAMEVA + Neha Misra Upakrama | The Beginning SOUND | WORLD MUSIC + SPOKEN WORD
FEB 27 | 8:00 PM
TVAMEVA will be presenting from their world music album Upakrama - The Beginning with a special feature by poet and visual artist Neha Misra. This concert includes audience participation and a post-show artist talk-back

Intersections Festival 2020: Ben Buergel Electroacoustic Oboe: The Intersection of the Mythological and Corporeal SOUND | CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
FEB 27 | 8:00 PM
Ben Buergel champions new works for the oboe that utilizes technology in artistic expression and pushes the boundaries of what the instrument can do. This performance includes audience participation and post-show artist talk-back.

Blues to Broadway, Contemporary to tap, fresh, rhythmic, and electric. Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Intersections Festival 2020: James Fernando The Electronically Augmented Piano SOUND | JAZZ
FEB 23 | 7:00 PM
Pianist, composer, and electronic musician James Fernando has been hailed by Textura magazine as having “seemingly effortless command of the piano”, and by author Grady Harp for creating music that “makes the world more beautiful.” Fernando presents an exciting solo program featuring his innovative piano and electronics setup. This performance includes audience participation and a post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: The Village Dance Project A Black Storybook: Unique to Us, True to All MOVEMENT | DANCE
FEB 23 | 7:00 PM
Enter our village as we share short stories that are a part of the full scope of the black experience. Stay for the post-show discussion.

Part of the Free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Free Stop Motion Animation Workshop Kid Friendly Free Workshop STORY | WORKSHOP
Feb. 23 | 5:30 PM
Free: Make your own stop-motion animation movie sequence after seeing the Silent Film screening of "The Lost World". Participants will explore basic stop motion animation techniques with a variety of materials and help produce an animated sequence. Fun for the whole family!

Atlas Presents at Intersections Festival 2020 Silent Film: The Lost World STORY | SOUND | FILM
FEB 23 | 4:00 PM
Join us for a silent film fantasy adventure about dinosaurs, based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same title.

Dotty is black. Dotty discovers she wants to be white. WHITE-ISH takes us on a black girl's comical journey of identity and acceptance through a panhandling street kid, a black revolutionary, and sorority girls. Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Intersections Festival 2020: Not What You Think Free Cafe Concert SOUND | A CAPPELLA CHORAL
FEB 23 | 3:00 PM
Part of the Washington Post Free Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: The SAPAN Institute Journeys: A SAPAN Institute Production MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE | SOUND
FEB 23 | 2:30 PM
This show is an anthology of intricately crafted vignettes that was developed collectively by SAPAN resident artists reflecting on their personal experiences as South Asians in the United States. With a post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Anna Mwalagho Never Thought I Was Black Till I Came to America STORY | THEATRE
Feb. 23 | 2:00 PM
Hilarious and witty, this play addresses current identity issues related to Africans and African Americans, stereotypes of the continent are beautifully deconstructed. Artist talk-back after the show.

Join us and discover how shocking news twists and turns in this new work ‘Breaking News’ by GDC Artistic Director, Shu-Chen Cuff and enjoy a unique cultural experience with ‘We, The Moon, The Sun’ – an Asian culturally influenced work combining Chinese Opera movements and modern dance.

Intersections Festival 2020: Rozina Kanchwala SOLD OUT! Love in the Time of Climate Change STORY | THEATRE
FEB 22 | 8:30 PM
Follow a young woman’s adventures through modern dating and climate depression, whereby she tries to find a sense of community and forms a friendship with a climate refugee, falls in love with an activist, and dates a climate denier. This performance includes audience participation and a post-show artist talk-back.

Diaspora explores the connectivity of human feeling, its celebration and subtleties, while transcending from various music genres of soca, blues, samba, soul, and Afro-beat. Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Atlas Presents at Intersections Festival 2020 The Blood is at the Doorstep STORY | FILM
FEB 22 | 7:00 PM
After Dontre Hamilton, a black, unarmed man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks on a quest for answers, justice, and reform as the investigation unfolds.

Part of the Free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

The word and connotation of “eyesore”, an unpleasant sight in a public place, spins in “EyeSoar” as audio, video and movement highlight the people and organizations that make up an industrial neighborhood. With post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Ayesis Clay Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns STORY
FEB 22 | 4:30 PM
A coming of age tale of one woman’s fantastical journey from meeting elves and fighting dragons to shaping lives by becoming a high school teacher.
Post-show artist talk-back.

Three women, three dreams, whose will come true? Join us for a film screening and Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Intersections Festival 2020: Silk Road Dance Company The Golden Road to Samarkand MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE
FEB 22 | 2:15 PM
A lavish and memorable journey in dance to the heart of Central Asia and the splendorous court of Tamerlane’s queen, celebrating many Eastern cultures. With post-show artist talk-back.

In a new evening-length performance pairing contemporary dance with multimedia, "The Fate of Choice," beautifully and provocatively explores the world through opposing landscapes: Free Will vs. Determinism. “Do we truly have free will or are our lives pre-determined?” With a post-show artist talk-back.

Intersections Festival 2020: Jess Hoversen & Mariah Lopez Small Creatures MOVEMENT | DANCE
FEB 22 | 1:00 PM
Jess Hoversen explores the human condition presented in Ernest Hemingway's works. 'The Light of Slow Descent' uses an all female cast to express the main themes of perseverance and defeat in 'Old Man and the Sea'. Mariah Lopez's 'Indelible' explores the duality created by social norms that force victims of assault to bare the burden of responsibility.

Intersections Festival 2020: Christopher Prince Trio Free Cafe Concert SOUND | MUSIC
Feb. 22 | 1:00 PM
Part of the Free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Capital City Symphony Free Family Fun Days Event: Instrument Petting Zoo SOUND | FAMILY
Feb. 22 | 11:30 AM
Part of the Free Family Fun Days Events

Intersections Festival 2020: Mr. Skip Free Family Fun Days Concert: Mr. Skip SOUND | FAMILY
FEB 22 | 10:00 AM
Part of the free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

Intersections Festival 2020: Creation Station Free Family Fun Days: Creation Station ART | FAMILY
Feb. 22 + Feb. 29 | 10-12:00 PM
Creation Station: People of all ages can stop by a do a kid friendly craft for our community art installation!

Intersections Festival 2020: Building Better People Productions Friendlier Fables & Thoughtful Tales STORY | FAMILY
FEB 22 | 9:15 AM
Join us for familiar stories with kinder twists. Audiences learn about respect and friendship in a funny, touching, engaging show for all ages!

Intersections Festival 2020: Elizabeth McCain SOLD OUT A Lesbian Belle Tells… STORY | THEATRE
FEB 21 | 8:00 PM
This award-winning one-woman play encourages hope from the comfort of a rocking chair, with captivating moments of comedy and triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell! Artist Talk-Back after the show.

Intersections Festival 2020: Gabriel Mata Movements This is where/I Begin… MOVEMENT | DANCE
FEB 21 | 8:00 PM
This is where/I Begin… is a solo dance exposing the plight of a DACA recipient/Dreamer and the relationship of living in the U.S.A. This performance includes audience participation and a post-show artist talk-back.

Atlas Presents at Intersections Festival 2020 Imagination Stage’s Mouse on the Move STORY | FAMILY
February 21 - March 1, 2020
Nellie and Amelia are two adventurous mice ready to explore the world beyond their little mouse-hole. They decide to go to the moon since it is cat-free and made entirely of delicious, mouth-watering cheese (so they have heard). In this interactive play, the audience becomes part of the story through multi-sensory activities. Join us as we all try to reach beyond the stars.

Intersections Festival 2020: MALINDA SOLD OUT! MALINDA SOUND | MUSIC
FEB 20 | 8:00 PM
MALINDA, described as a ’social media luminary’ by The Washington Post, has a YouTube audience of over a million subscribers and 160 million views.

Intersections Festival 2020: Youth Scene DC Photo Exhibit
Feb. 19-Mar. 1
Join us for an inside look at the eXposure Media Project DC, a non-profit program featuring the photography of DC Youth. The photo exhibit will be available at varying times throughout the Intersections Festival 2020 in our Kogod Lobby in the Great Hall, from Feb. 19 - March 2, 2020. Please see our calendar for details.

Atlas Presents at Intersections Festival 2020 Here For It: An Evening with R. Eric Thomas of “Eric Reads the News” STORY | AUTHOR TALK + BOOK SIGNING
FEB 19 | 7:30 PM
East City Bookshop and Atlas Performing Arts Center present humorist and playwright R. Eric Thomas with his debut book Here for It, a heartfelt and hilarious memoir-in-essays. Event includes a book signing hosted in our lobby by East City Bookshop with the author. Author talk facilitated by renowned Pop Culture Writer from the Washington Post, Elahe Izadi.

The OLA Film Festival
FEB 15 | 2:00 PM
The OLA Film Festival is a showcase and competition highlighting the work of amateur and student filmmakers across the country. The goal of the festival is to offer support to emerging artists by providing a platform to display their work to the public. The OLA Film Festival is proud to partner with National Black Movie Day.

In a special Valentine’s Day concert, CapitalBop is pleased to present a live performance of Love Tape, featuring Hill’s all-star touring band: bassist Junius Paul, pianist/keyboardist Jahari Stampley, drummer Makaya McCraven and vocalist (and D.C. native) Christie Dashiell. It’s on, at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, at the Atlas on H Street. There will be a special opening set by Freeform: The Collective, one of U Street’s hottest live groups.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: I Was There
FEB 10 | 7:00 PM
From the author of The Admission and After the War. Maariv newspaper describes Lerner's latest work as "a daring theatrical attempt to deal with the complex situation making it difficult for IDF soldiers to preserve their humanity, while the country's political leadership prefers to bury its head in the sand." In the hours after an Israeli soldier is kidnapped in Gaza, an artillery reserve officer responds in accordance with military protocol. He is moved to confess to the damage he’s inflicted. The country’s institutions don’t want to hear.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Bereaved
February 3, 2020
In this drama, audiences are invited to see the world through the eyes of an Israeli couple and a Palestinian couple, both having suffered the tragic loss of a child. Fashioning this story as a searing cry for compassion in a reality that appears to offer none, Sobol presents us with a world where truth, regardless of belief, may be all that stands between us and a war without end.

Atlas Presents Jazz: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
FEB 2 | 7:00 PM
Join us at the Atlas for an exciting evening of jazz, featuring five-time Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: No Desert Roses
JAN 27 | 7:00 PM
Set in Cairo at the precipice of past, present, and future, audiences are introduced to a nameless Egyptian writer and trio of other characters as they are swept through a deeply personal mosaic. Illuminating the many aspects of life in a country in the midst of revolution, No Desert Roses highlights the multidimensional nature of struggle in the crux of atrocity.

Capital City Symphony’s Symphonic Dancing
January 26, 2020
This fun, interactive family concert will have every family member on their feet! The program explores the expressive, dance-like melodies of William Grant Still’s Danzas de Panama, and Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag.

Prologue Theatre Presents: Recent Tragic Events
January 23, 2020 - February 16, 2020
It is September 12th, 2001; the setting is the Minneapolis apartment of Waverly, a young advertising executive. Soon to venture on a blind date amidst the television news coverage of the September 11th attacks, Waverly becomes preoccupied when she discovers that her twin sister, Wendy, a student in New York, has not been heard from.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World
January 16 – February 16, 2020
From the Egyptian-American winner of the Steinberg New American Play Award comes a romantic comedy about Muslim and American identity full of unexpected twists.

Atlas Presents: Arts on the Horizon’s Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop
December 27 - 31, 2019
This nonverbal, imaginative production captures the magic of making new friends and sharing ideas to accomplish big goals. Squeakers and Mr. Gumdrop is Helen Hayes Awards© Recommended

Atlas Presents Jazz: A Bohemian Christmas
December 16, 2019
The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra was founded in 2010, maintaining residence at the historic Bohemian Caverns each Monday night until its closing in March 2016. During that time, the band featured the District's finest musicians in presenting a wide repertoire of music and guest artists including Oliver Lake, Warren Wolf, Miho Hazama, Elliott Hughes, Nathan Parker Smith, and others.

SOLD OUT!! Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
December 12, 2019 - December 22, 2019
Tickets are sold out for all shows for STEP AFRIKA!
Please see our other holiday offerings:
Atlas Presents: Bohemian Christmas Atlas Presents: Squeakers and Mr. GumdropStep Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show is the most vibrant holiday celebration in town! This fun, family-friendly performance will have you stomping your feet and clapping your hands to energetic beats from Step Afrika! and special guest, DJ Frosty the Snowman.

Scena Theatre Presents: The Dead by James Joyce
December 8, 2019 – January 12, 2020
Don't miss the musical version of a profound story by the greatest writer of the 20th Century, James Joyce. "The Dead" wrestles with themes of lost love and life’s meaning.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Eureka Day
December 4, 2019 – January 5, 2020
At Eureka Day School in Berkeley, all decisions are made by consensus, diversity and inclusion are valued, and vaccinations are a personal matter. When a mumps outbreak hits the school, it turns out that not everyone in the community has the same definition of social justice.

Atlas Presents Silent Film: Stella Dallas
December 1, 2019
Produced by famed producer Samuel Goldwyn, Stella Dallas is the tale of a small town girl who marries a wealthy man, with whom she has nothing in common.

Capital City Symphony’s Symphonic Flight
November 24, 2019
The inherently musical songs and soaring grace of birds have long inspired symphonic composers. Join us for this special musical celebration of our feathered friends, conducted by Capital City Symphony’s Assistant Conductor Tiffany Lu and featuring esteemed violinist James Stern performing “Spring” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

Atlas Presents On Screen/In Person: Detroit 48202- Conversations Along a Postal Route
November 19, 2019
DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE is a feature documentary that examines the rise, demise, and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of an African-American mail carrier, Wendell Watkins, and the community of committed residents he faithfully served for thirty years.

Atlas Presents Jazz: Cecily Salutes DC
November 16, 2019
Wammie Winner for Best Soul Album in 2019, Cecily presents her soulful love letter to her beloved hometown of DC, including songs from the album Songs of Love and Freedom.

Atlas Presents: Baby Beats with Max and Root
November 15 - 16, 2019
Two Beat Boxing Dads making music and songs the whole family can enjoy! Best for ages 0-8.

Mosaic Theatre Company Presents: East of the River (Part 2)
November 11, 2019
Set in the DC community of Anacostia, a group of residents responds to a proposed revitalization project that threatens to gentrify the neighborhood. At the center of the action is Alvin, who has just returned to his old neighborhood, with a charge to sell the community on this idea. Over the two days, residents confront their own ever-changing relationships in a musical that challenges the historic character and soul of our teeming city.

Atlas Presents Silent Film: Hitchcock’s The Lodger
November 3, 2019
(1927) Just in time for Halloween! Join us for a screening of the silent film thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel The Lodger and play Who Is He? The film is about the hunt for a serial killer in London, inspired by real-life Jack- the-Ripper crimes. Presented with live accompaniment by Andrew Earle Simpson.

Kids Euro Festival: Grdi raček / The Ugly Duckling
November 1 - 2, 2019
Don’t be afraid to be different. We are not afraid of difference. The difference makes us stronger and better.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Theory
October 23 – November 17, 2019
Isabelle, a young tenure-track professor, tests the limits of free speech by encouraging her students to contribute to an unmoderated discussion group. When an anonymous student posts offensive comments and videos, Isabelle must decide whether to intervene or to let the social experiment play out.

IN Series Presents: Stormy Weather
October 18, 2019 - October 27, 2019
Inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, the story of colonization and subjugation is retold from the perspective of Sycorax, mother of Caliban and mistress of Ariel.

Rorschach Theatre Presents: She Kills Monsters
October 18 – November 10, 2019
The 2014 hit returns! A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she comes to terms with the death of her teenage sister, Tilly.

Atlas Presents On Screen/In Person: Badger Creek + Thick Dark Fog
October 15, 2019
At the age of five, Walter Littlemoon (Lakota) was removed from his family to attend a federal government boarding school where his culture, language and spirituality were suppressed. Embark on Walter's journey to heal himself and his community while reclaiming his heritage.

Capital City Symphony’s Symphonic Travels
October 13, 2019
Capital City Symphony’s 52nd season is a celebration of the outdoors as expressed through the joy of music. Our season opens with Copland’s bright, optimistic work, An Outdoor Overture.

Atlas Presents Jazz: Sofia Viola
October 11, 2019
Sofia Viola takes the stage embracing her guitar and her charangón and performs her songs which drift from tango to vibrations of the Andes, from milonga to happy cumbia, from rock to vallenato, and from chamamé to blues, in a show that is pure interpretative power.

Atlas Presents: Culture Queen’s Dance Party
October 11 - 12, 2019
Join the Culture Queen as she does “The Locomotion” on a journey through the swinging ’60s. This energetic show introduces young audiences to the music of Dance Hall kings and queens like Chubby Checker, Little Richard, Little Eva, and Dee Dee Sharp. She’ll teach your royal children the hottest dances of the era like “The Twist”, “The Mashed Potato”, “The Bird” and many more through music and storytelling.

Atlas Presents Jazz: Akua Allrich – 11th Annual Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba Tribute
October 6, 2019
Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich returns to the Atlas with a tribute to two powerhouse singers, Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba.

"The Role of Black Women, Arts and Activism" – an exploration and discussion about the work of black women of African descent from around the world that utilize the arts as a tool of global activism; and how the influence and leadership of heroines such as Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba have inspired and continue to inspire them.

Atlas Presents Dance: Cafe Flamenco
October 5 - 6, 2019
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Café Flamenco. This popular, cabaret-style event features traditional flamenco dance and live music performed by dancers from Furia Flamenca Dance Company and guitarist Torcuato Zamora.

Meet a quintet of string-playing members of the symphony orchestra through this engaging, educational and intimate program for young people. Learn about the music they play and hear the beautiful sounds come to life. Then, join us for an instrument petting zoo to meet the musicians and see their instruments up close!

Breaking Ground Presents: Bigger Than Myself
September 27 - September 28, 2019
Breaking Ground is a Summer theatre organization for LGBTQIA+ identified youth and young adults in the DC metro area. These brave individuals develop a musical theatre production based on their real authentic complex and unique life experiences being of this population. They have been able to persevere through experiences such a coming out, living with HIV, transphobia, sexual abuse, mental health challenges, and racism. Their strength has allowed them to be revolutionary, and break ground in their communities.

H Street Festival 2019
September 21, 2019
Come join the Atlas family at this year's H Street Festival on September 21, 2019!

Atlas Presents On Screen/In Person: The Interpreters
September 16, 2019
The film follows Iraqi and Afghan interpreters who worked with U.S. forces, and who are now targeted by insurgents as a result. While some have reached safety, others are stuck in hiding—and those with no other hope have set out for Europe and the U.S. with the help of smugglers. Presented with closed captioning.

Mosaic Theatre Company Presents: Anacostia Flats
September 16, 2019
In 1932, a journalism student from Howard University witnesses the struggles of The Bonus Army, a group of 43,000 diverse marchers including almost 20,000 U.S. World War I veterans and their families, who demand the payment of their war bonuses. Squatting along the shores of the Anacostia River, they would fight to survive Depression-era America as well as the violent encroachment of Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton, and the U.S. Army at the direction of President Herbert Hoover.

Art All Night 2019
September 14, 2019
Art All Night on H, it is a Feast for the Senses – Prepare to listen, engage, emote, explore & immerse!

ExPats Theatre Presents Surfacing: An Inventory of Helplessness
September 11 - September 29, 2019
In this play by Russian/Austrian writer Julya Rabinowich, three characters live in captivity, invisible to the world: a female refugee hiding underground, fearing deportation, and traumatized by her journey across cultures; a kidnap victim locked in a basement at the mercy of her perpetrator, and a young man imprisoned in his own home due to the threat of blood-revenge against his family.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine
August 21 – September 22, 2019
Two-time Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Genius Award recipient Lynn Nottage’s satirical tale that follows successful African-American publicist Undine, as she stumbles down the social ladder after her husband steals her hard-earned fortune.

Atlas Presents City at Peace: JustUs
July 25 - July 26, 2019
As a group of DC youth prepare to protest the killing of one of their own, they begin to realize that their fight for justice needs to cover way more ground than they initially intended.

Momentum & Friends
June 22, 2019
Momentum & Friends is a fun evening of jazz, ballet, contemporary and heels dance and vocal and instrumental music.

Klecksography 2019
June 22, 2019
One wild challenge. Thirty artist brains. Eight days to solve it. Under the aesthetic mentorship of different theatre companies, each team of director, playwright and actors will have just one week to create, develop and stage a performance based on that work of art.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Twisted Melodies
June 19-July 21, 2019
This powerful one-man show, based on the life of '70s soul singer and composer Donny Hathaway, imagines the troubled and brilliant musician's last day on Earth in an immersive and crushing play about Hathaway's compelling inner struggle. Torn between the muses that inspire him and the mental illness that torments him, Hathaway evaluates the choices in his life in a gripping performance by Kelvin Roston, Jr.

Atlas Presents Jazz: Mark G. Meadows & the Movement
June 15, 2019
Join local award-winning jazz pianist and vocalist, Mark G. Meadows, as he creates a unifying sound with his band, The Movement. The son of a gospel and jazz vocalist, Meadows combines jazz, R&B, hip-hop, funk, and gospel into a harmonic blend that is fresh and exciting.

Elliott Hughes and Brad Linde’s BIG OL’ celebrates the CD release of their live album recorded at the Atlas Performing Arts Center during the 2015 DC Jazz Festival. The band features stellar musicians from New York, Washington DC, and Toronto, bringing to life the compositions of Australian composer Hughes.

Scena: Arturo Ui
June 11-July 14, 2019
Arturo Ui is a tale of the meteoric rise of a small-time Brooklyn hoodlum who takes over the Cauliflower racket in 1930’s Chicago. Ui ruthlessly disposes of his competitors to enrich himself and gain power.

Millennium Arts
June 2, 2019
In her salon-style presentation Dr. Petty discusses the filmmaking legacy of Camille Billops and James Hatch. This event kicks off a joint programming relationship between Millennium Arts Salon and The Atlas Performing Arts Center. The evening includes a screening of the award-winning Hatch–Billops film Finding Christa and clips of another award winner, Suzanne, Suzanne. Reception to follow.

The Tale of Serse
June 1, 2019 - June 9, 2019
Discover the beauty and lightness-of-being of Baroque opera with Handel’s heartful and lyrical Serse, composed just three years before his famed Messiah.

Dos Almas
May 31 - June 1, 2019
Dos Almas. Two souls. Through dance and music, Ritmo Flamenco explores the dialogue between humans in an attempt to move towards greater freedom.

City at Peace
May 31 - June 1, 2019
They’re right on the edge, the cusp, trying not to get swallowed up. Struggling to get out from under the pain, pressure, and stress of abusive relationships, mental health issues, the fear of not being accepted by God, absent parents, foster care, self-doubt and self-isolation. They can see the light and are racing to get to it, before it goes out.... before this thing breaks them. Before this Breaks Me is an original, cast devised theater piece based on the lives and experiences of the City at Peace cast members.

NOC-TURNE
May 19, 2019
NFT Dance & Company will present three new works intimately woven in contemporary dance and inspired by the classical literary beginning, “It was a dark and stormy night … “ Dreamy, fantastical and romantic, literary figures depict our psychic fascination with things that go bump in the night and the macabre. Recommended for patrons age 13+.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Sooner/Later
May 15-June 16, 2019
When teenage daughter Lexie helps her reluctant single mother Nora re-enter the dating scene, an unlikely suitor emerges in Griff – the guy at the coffee shop who inadvertently witnesses Nora’s string of unsuccessful dates. As choices collide with coincidences and longing mixes with reality, each character must face the complications that always arise in the search for intimacy and the closeness of family. This captivating world premiere with a metaphysical twist navigates the paths of romance, marriage and parenting while exploring the pains and pleasures of all three.

"Bite Me"
May 14, 2019
A subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they're vampires and the IRS agent who audits them.

A musical ode to the beauty of our planet and beyond, featurigb a multi-media presentation of Gustav Holst’s famous orchestral work, The Planets, featuring video projections from NASA.

Atlas Presents: Sounds of Silence
May 3, 2019
"Sounds of Silence" -- Atlas Performing Arts Center Silent Film series with live musical accompaniment. Featuring Andrew Earle Simpson, Series curator and pianist. Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" (1921) with a wine and cheese reception at 7:00 PM and a film screening with live musical accompaniment at 8:00 PM.

Atlas Presents Film On Screen / In Person: Chavela
April 30, 2019
"Donald Trump’s ultimate nightmare – a Mexican lesbian diva who can wring your very soul." – Jonathan Romney, The Guardian

Atlas Presents Arts for Young Audiences: Aquarium
April 24-28, 2019
Enter a fantastical island world where fish soar through the air, lemons light up the sky, and sheep go parading by. With gentle music, puppets, and props, guides Jack and Calypso lead children and caregivers in an interactive journey to a magical place of play.

Rorschach Theatre: Annie Jump & the Library of Heaven
April 19 - May 19, 2019
Annie Jump is a teenage science genius living in a small town. One night, a meteor falls and Annie meets Althea...

Atlas Presents Jazz: Aaron Goldberg Trio
April 19, 2019
With support from a 2015 French-American Jazz Exchange grant, Aaron joined creative forces with percussionist Leon Parker to expand the sonic, communicative and expressive possibilities of the piano trio setting to include a significant role for Body Percussion and Body Rhythm techniques, both in place of and in addition to traditional drum set. This creative exploration has resulted in new works and a new trio recording released in 2018.

Set in the legendary Parisian café Les Deux Magots in 1953, Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of A Native Son re-imagines the meeting between Native Son author Richard Wright and essayist/activist James Baldwin. It explores the tension between Baldwin’s searing critiques of Native Son and Wright’s unbridled indignation in response—a confrontation between two mighty African-American artists, with echoes of a present-day rap battle.


Atlas Presents Jazz: Herb Scott Quartet
April 6, 2019
The Atlas welcomes back the Herb Scott Quartet for an evening of jazz, celebrating the release of "At the Jazz Show", the latest album from DC jazz original, Herb Scott. Herb Scott - Saxophone, vocals Piano - Janelle Gill Bass- Michael Bowie Percussion- Quincy Phillips

Beckett Trio
April 6-May 5, 2019
Don’t miss a riveting trio of short plays by Ireland’s theatrical giant and Nobel Prize winner, Samuel Beckett. “Beckett Trio, Part 2” features several spellbinding classics by the architect of the absurd. His brazen form of black comedy soars as we explore his themes of resistance with DC’s top actors.

Atlas Presents Jazz: Brad Linde’s DIX OUT
April 5, 2019

Scena Theatre Presents: Pinter Rep
April 5-May 5, 2019
Enjoy four short and potent plays by the master of modernism, London’s Harold Pinter. Political, at times, Pinter and director McNamara will provoke your brain and stoke your emotions as we portray terror and its consequences. Don’t miss this riveting show!

Born from site-specific explorations focused on cultivating delight for the unsuspecting passersby, Contradiction Dance Theatre’s merry band of collaborating artists brings you a spellbinding collection of dance theater works.

Mosaic Theater Company Presents: Native Son
March 27-April 28, 2019
Richard Wright's iconic novel about oppression, freedom, and justice comes to life on stage in this ground-breaking adaptation.

Beep Beep
March 27-31, 2019
On a warm spring day, the friendly tune of the ice cream truck might be just what you need. But when one particular ice cream truck starts to fall apart, the drivers have to fix it before everything starts to melt! Come help us figure out how to fix up this ice cream truck where nothing goes right!

Atlas Presents Film On Screen / In Person: From the Second Wave to the Tidal Wave +NextStepRun!
March 26, 2019
See two documentary films, which track the progress of women in America from the Second Wave movement in 1920 to the Tidal Wave of a Women's movement we're seeing today. Post-show panel discussion with Pam Maus, film director, and special guests Ellie Espling, Kodiak Hill-Davis, and Cynthia Richie-Terrell, will follow the film screenings.

CapitalBop Presents: Carla Bley Trio
March 22, 2019
CapitalBop is thrilled to be working in partnership with the Washington Women in Jazz Festival to present Bley here with her long-standing trio, featuring bassist Steve Swallow and saxophonist Andy Sheppard.

Capital City Symphony presents Mythical Melodies part of the Great Masters, Young Stars Series
March 17, 2019
Capital City Symphony continues its tradition of presenting outstanding young classical solo artists through the Great Masters, Young Stars Series.

Capitol Movement Project: Dance in the Face of….
March 15-16, 2019
The show will feature a variety of styles from tap, jazz, and hip-hop to modern, contemporary, and musical theater, “Dance in the Face Of" is a powerful commentary on the ever-growing importance to acknowledge and embrace each other in today’s world.

Silent
March 5-24, 2019
Straight from Ireland, Solas Nua is proud to present the Olivier Award winning production of Silent, written and performed by acclaimed Irish actor, Pat Kinevane.

Utilizing various mediums that play with the ear, tap dance is heard through leather-soled shoes, metal taps, bare feet, body music, and sand dancing in this exploration of the art as percussion.

Free Cafe Concert: Not What You Think
March 3, 2019
Part of the Washington Post Free Cafe Concert Series

Poetic Justice
March 3, 2019
This is a poetic journey on how poets and song writers have been in the forefront, describing the world around them.

Free Workshop: Devising Puppetry with Pointless Theatre
March 3 4:30 pm
Participants will be introduced to the devising process of creating and sequencing multi-operator puppet movements. No experience needed.

Part of the Free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

Fluid
March 3, 2019
Fluid is an evening work inspired by physical theater, Afro-modern dance, presented through contemporary ballet. Fluid is performed to the music of Ezio Bosso and is centered around a cast of strangers, examining human emotion through the life trials of trust, lost, betrayal and love.

Dissonance Dance Theatre ‘Fluid’ Open Dress Rehearsal
March 3 12:30 pm
See Dissonance Dance Theatre as they work through Technical Dress Rehearsal! This is a special behind-the-scene experience you don't want to miss!

Proud Outcasts: Journey of the Gypsy Soul
March 2, 2019
Ancient Rhythms Dance Company presents a rich offering of gypsy lore, expressed through dance and music that conveys the proud resilience of the Roma people.

“Flamenco y Más” (Flamenco and More)
March 2, 2019
The show features flamenco dance, music, and song alongside Indian Kathak and Mexican Folkloriko, bringing together three world and percussive dances for an evening of Flamenco y Más (more).

City at Peace w/special guest GenOUT Youth Chorus
March 2, 2019

Griot Girls Ensemble
March 2 4:30 pm
This devised Hip-Hop theatre piece features original rap, poetry and drama from the Griot Girls of FRESHH Inc.

Voices of Now
March 2, 2019
Voices of Now (VON) is a drama and writing program run by Arena Stage, one of the oldest and largest regional theaters in the country.

Dramatic Solutions Youth Project
March 2 1:00 pm
DSI Youth Theatre Program will be a collaboration with Paul Public Charter School and the Kennedy Center to create an original theater piece.

Free Cafe Concert: Duke Ellington’s Neighborhood
March 2, 2019
Take your family on an interactive journey through Duke Ellington’s DC! From U Street and the Howard Theatre to Anacostia — Kids groove along with singers and a live jazz trio to discover how a local hero influenced the Harlem Renaissance, helped shape the cultural history of D.C., and became an international star.

Instastory
March 2, 2019
“Instastory” explores how youth discover identity and purpose in a society obsessed with "likes" and "followers". During this full length showcase, students will share personal stories of struggle and triumph which reveal that the most defining "like" is the one they give themselves.

Dress Up Day
March 2, 2019
In Dress Up Day: The Musical, a spunky first-grader and her classmates explore their individuality in order to find the perfect costume for their school dress up day. Best for ages 4-10.

Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
March 1, 2019
Charenee’s current album, Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, is a powerful re-interpretation of the poet’s musical library. Jazz Wise Magazine has called the album “an emotional engagement with the material that renders every word believable.” Wade gives ample evidence on this remarkable recording to why she is one of the most exciting, distinctive and bold musical talents on the rise today.

in CONCERT / Dances from Sweden and Israel
March 1, 2019
“WHO LET THE DOGS OUT,” by Swedish Choreographer Lidia Wos is a provocative look as social order and disorder. "ALMA" by Israeli choreographer Rachel Erdos is a metaphor for knowledge and desire.

Colors of the World
March 1, 2019
Join Project Locréa for a unique sound experience from musical traditions around the world.

Dance ICONS Choreographic Institute: Through their Lens
February 24, 2019
Experience a powerful evening of dance by 3 dynamic, local, and visionary artists; Therese Gahl, Truly Bennett, and Marie McNair.

Free Cafe Concert: Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways
February 24, 2019
Part of the Washington Post Free Cafe Concert Series

Bomba Pathways
February 24, 2019
Each one of us holds a unique story on how we crossed paths with bomba. Join us as we perform Puerto Rican bomba… then write your own story.

Andrew Earle Simpson: The Adventures of Prince Achmed
February 24, 2019
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (German: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed) is a 1926 German animated fairytale film by Lotte Reiniger. It is the oldest surviving animated feature film. The silent film will be screened with live, original music by Andrew Earle Simpson.

Nomad Pathways: Dance Across Time
February 24, 2019
Enjoy a potpourri of dances with authentic cultural roots, incorporating modern aesthetics, conveying a message that the best values of traditional cultures can blend in today's world with concepts of freedom, equality, and self-actualization.

Beyond
February 23, 2019
In DEVIATED THEATRE’s original dance opera ‘Beyond’, Luna the Astronaut discovers that getting lost (on Mars) is part of getting found. Photo: Enoch Chan

Border
February 23, 2019
Individuals describe career, racial, gender or ethnic barriers. The sound score incorporates first-person interviews with some new to this country, TASSC clients (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition), and Americans marginalized by circumstance.
Man on Fire
February 23, 2019
Grand Saline, Texas, a town east of Dallas, has a history of racism, a history the community doesn’t talk about. This shroud of secrecy ended when one man self-immolated to protest their racism in 2014, shining a spotlight on the town’s dark past. Man on Fire untangles the pieces of this protest and questions the racism in Grand Saline today.

NEXT
February 23, 2019
Come and have a unique cultural experience with GDC Artistic Director, Shu-Chen Cuff’s work ‘We, The Moon, The Sun’ - an Asian culturally influenced work combining Chinese Opera movements and modern dance and ‘200 Feet’ inspired by author Jack Canfield\'s teachings.

Free Cafe Concert: Capital City Symphony presents “Double the Viola”
February 23, 2019
Part of the free Washington Post Cafe Concert Series

A Cantar y Bailar/Let’s Sing and Dance
February 23, 2019
Children interact with the performers - singing, playing, dancing, exploring different rhythms, and interact with the use of props, costumes and instruments. Best for ages 1-5.

Baby Beats! with Max and Root
February 23, 2019
2 Beat Boxing Dads making music and songs the whole family can enjoy! Best for ages 0-8.

Adventures in Arden
February 23, 2019
Adventures in Arden, an interactive puppet show based on Shakespeare’s As You Like It, includes live and recorded music and a workshop that encourages imagination. Best for ages 4-10.

Wake Up, Brother Bear
February 23-March 2, 2019
Sister Bear and Brother Bear are back from hibernation to take your little ones on an interactive journey through the seasons. Meet a curious butterfly, play in a rushing waterfall, and catch lightning bugs as the bears frolic through the forest in this unforgettable live theatre experience. Reimagined for this 10th anniversary performance, this audience favorite is sure to delight and inspire. Best for ages 1-5.

TolumiDE: Suya Soul Music!
February 22, 2019
Nigerian vocalist and songwriter TolumiDE compliments soul music with her African heritage exploring themes of life, love and inspiration using bilingual lyrics and dynamic rhythms.

Unveiling the Mystery of Musical Improvisation
February 22, 2019
Ney Mello and Elizabeth Louie will engage the audience in an engaging interactive performance on guitar and piano, where they will improvise music with audience participation and demystify the art of improvisation.

Free Workshop: Moving Dialogues
February 22, 2019
Moving Dialogues is a methodology designed to support awareness, change, reflection, and refinement processes within individuals, communities and organizations.

Rite of Spring, Crash of Fall + Glacier
February 21, 2019
GLACIER: A Climate Change Ballet, directed by DC-based climate change policy expert and dance professional Diana Movius.

Intersections Launch Party sponsored by the Washington Post
February 21, 2019
Light bites & sips pre-show + our Cultural DC Arts Engage event kick off this Signature Event of the Intersections Festival! Presented by the Washington Post. RSVP!

Intersections 2019
February 21 - March 3, 2019
The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival is a performing arts festival that presents work that impacts our society, culture, and world by informing, inspiring, educating, and entertaining. INTERSECTIONS is about presenting excellent art that inspires a connected community, engaged artists and audiences alike, and creates a vibrant neighborhood, city, and world. We are interested in unique perspectives and art that connects us to the many facets of our humanity.

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington – Working
February 9 – 10, 2019
A musical by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) that looks at the working lives of everyday people revealing their hopes and dreams, performed for the first time with nontraditional gender roles.

Mosaic Theater Company: Shame 2.0
January 30, 2019 – February 17, 2019
A blistering documentary portrait of the challenges facing Israelis and Palestinians who decide to work together against formidable opposition.

Meet a section of the symphony orchestra through this engaging, educational and intimate program for young people.

Submission
January 13-February 10, 2019
Based on Michel Houellebecq’s best-selling novel in France, Germany, and Italy, it will engage and provoke your mind and heart.

Washington Improv Theater: WIT Road Show
January 10 – 27
Spontaneous. Unpredictable. Joyous. Washington Improv Theater brings three weeks of supremely creative improv programming to Atlas in this special Road Show production.

Jazz at the Atlas: A Bohemian Christmas w/DC’s Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra
December 17 8:00 pm
17-piece big band founded by baritone saxophonist Brad Linde. Music from Ellington, Basie, Strayhorn, Thad Jones, Oliver Nelson, Maria Schneider and originals by band members embrace and challenge the tradition of big band repertoire.

Mosaic Theater Company: Oh, God
December 12, 2018 – January 20, 2019
In this witty and touching play, a psychotherapist named Ella, single mother of an autistic child, gets a visit from a new and desperate patient: God.