Atlas Performing Arts Center
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. HistoryGuide currently has 56 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
|---|---|
| Every Sun Every Thu Every Fri | Blue Door. Lewis' life is unraveling - he is an African-American math professor who refuses to join the Million Man March. His wife leav… (Performance - Theater) 202-399-7993. |
| Every Sun Every Thu Every Fri | The Old Settler. Three women. One man. With odds like this, a man better have his wits about him. It's the 1940s and Harlem is in full swing. Sis… (Performance - Show Comedy) 202-529-5763. |
| Every Thu | Gay 101 Movie Series. A summer film series dedicated to showing the best gay cult films such as Mommie Dearest and Valley of the Dolls and cinema grea… (Performance - Movies) 202-399-7993. |
| Every Wed Every Thu Every Fri | In Search of My Father...Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins. This 90-minute show explores the intimate story of Taylor's life-long search for his absent father, Bill Hawkins, the first blac… (Performance - Theater) |
| Every Sun Every Wed Every Thu More... | Playing Burton. An intense and personal look at Richard Burton's lifelong achievements as an artist, his passionate, yet tempestuous love affair… (Performance - Theater) |
| 05/10/08 | David Sager Jazz Club. A scintillating evening of chamber jazz presented by Grammy nominated trombonist David Sager, featuring vocalist Lena Seikaly an… (Nightlife - Jazz) 202-399-7993. |
| 06/27/08 06/28/08 06/28/08 | Hello! My Name Is Jonah. This play strives to complete the original, cathartic purpose of theater: to propel one's audience into thought, from thought to… (Performance - Musical) 202-399-7993. |
| 03/11/09 | New Music for a New Age. The Washington Chorus' new series presents the works of award-winning young composer Trevor Weston. Joined by the Congressional… (Performance - Musical) 202-342-6221. |
| 03/27/09 03/28/09 03/29/09 | The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy on Capitol Hill Cabaret. The Congressional Chorus celebrates the music of the 1940s, of World War II USO dance halls and America's post-war journey on th… (Performance - Cabaret) 202-399-7993. |
| 06/20/09 | Tasiyiwa Mapondera. Lesole's Dance Project presents the 3rd annual Freedom of Expression and Juneteenth / Youth Day Celebration. You're invited and… (Performance - Dance) 202-399-7993. |
| 05/22/10 | Uri Caine Trio. Pianist Uri Caine appears with drummer Ben Perowsky and bassist John Hebert, brilliant performers who collaborate often with maj… (Arts - Concerts) 202-232-2794. |
| 06/09/10 | Gay 101 Movie Series. A summer film series dedicated to showing the best gay cult films such as Mommie Dearest and Valley of the Dolls and cinema grea… (Performance - Movies) 202-399-7993. |
| 07/23/10 | Gaga 4 Gaga Dance Workshop. Wanna go all out 4 Gaga? Join us for a workshop inspired by pop's First Lady, Lady Gaga. Students will learn a medley of choreog… (Educational - Workshop) 202-399-6763. |
| 08/13/10 | Faces of Dance with Step Ahead. A show by the teens of Step Ahead featuring jazz, hip hop, modern, West African, and tap. This show wraps up the Step Ahead summ… 202-399-6763. |
| 09/25/10 | Symphony Lounge. The Capital City Symphony and film composer Charlie Barnett's band Chaise Lounge, will present a repeat of the sold-out performa… (Arts - Concerts) 202-399-7993. |
| 10/29/10 | Thriller on H Street. A night of thrills, chills and dancing under the stars. This pre-Halloween evening begins with a workshop to learn the iconic ch… 202-333-6801. |
| 10/30/10 10/31/10 | Rocky Horror Picture Show Meets The Pirates of Penzance. The Washington Savoyards will hold a contest for the best costumes and the winners will join the cast on stage. Come as your fav… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 202-399-7993. |
| 02/25/11 02/26/11 02/27/11 More... | Mirandy and Brother Wind. Adapted from the book by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, adapted by Michael J. Bobbitt, music and lyrics by… (Kids Theater) 202-399-7993. |
| 06/15/11 06/16/11 06/17/11 More... | Home Performance Series 2011-The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence. Step Afrika! will unveil compelling choreography depicting the Great Migration of African Americans from the Southern United Sta… (Performance - Dance) |
| 03/14/12 | Jazz at the Atlas: Andrew Cyrille's 21st Century Big Band Unltd.. Andrew Cyrille, has been called "a consummate modern drummer" by the New York Times. In 1964, he formed an eleven-year associati… (Nightlife - Live Music) 202-399-7993. |
| 04/04/12 | Jazz at the Atlas: Darcy James Argue's Secret Society. Darcy James Argue is one of today's most talked-about jazz musicians thanks to his Grammy-nominated debut record, Infernal Machi… (Arts - Concerts) 202-399-7993. |
| 04/05/12 | New Music at the Atlas: Janus Trio. Brooklyn based Janus Trio was formed in 2002 with the goal of presenting and creating new repertoire for the trio through commis… (Arts - Concerts) 202-39979.. |
| 04/11/12 | Jazz at the Atlas: Steve Lehman Trio. Saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman works across a broad spectrum of experimental musical idioms. Lehman's pieces for large or… (Arts - Concerts) 202-399-7993. |
| 05/24/12 | Urban Corps: Tour of Duty. A group of friends in 1960s Brooklyn reminisces about the trying times of their past, questioning social, economic, and cultural… (Performance - Dance) 202-399-7993. |
| 01/25/13 | Bang on a Can All-Stars Perform at Atlas Center. The All-Stars' program celebrates the core of the Bang on a Can sound with music by Bang on a Can co-founders Michael Gordon, Da… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 03/02/13 03/03/13 | Intersections New Art Festival. Inspired by historic DC Black dance artists, Producing Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer Shawn Short presents an evening… (Performance - Dance) 202-540-8338. |
| 03/22/14 03/22/14 | THINK: An Evening of Mind Reading and Magic. Throughout the course of the show, Max Major users a combination of magic, mind-reading, psychology, hypnosis, and suggestion to… (Performance - Magic and Illusion) |
| 03/13/15 03/14/15 | Max Major's Think Again!. This evening of Mind Reading, Magic and Hypnosis will make you question what we're capable of and keep you in spellbinding bewil… (Performance - Magic and Illusion) |
| 07/12/15 07/14/15 07/18/15 More... | El Sueno or the Delightful Nightmares of the Ladies. This play is an adaptation based on Tennessee Williams texts from The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Something Unspoken… (Performance - Theater) |
| 12/04/15 12/05/15 12/06/15 | 'Tis the Circus! A Holiday Party on High. As the guests arrive, one couple's living room is transformed as acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and other performers dazzle with… (Performance) |
| 11/30/16 | The 9th Annual Magic and Miracles Gala: Opportunity Illuminated, in support of Ready, Willing and Working. This year's event promises to be fabulous, with live music, an open bar, delicious food from top local restaurants, a silent auc… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) |
| 12/17/16 12/17/16 12/18/16 | Shine a Light: A Solstice Circus. In the darkest winter days, one young man discovers that he has the power to bring light and inspire joy in even the most surpri… (Performance) |
| 03/24/17 03/25/17 | Enoch Chan Productions Presents DEVIATED THEATRE and Sole Music Collective in Vibe/Beyond. Enoch Chan Productions presents DEVIATED THEATRE and Hillary-Marie's Sole Music Collective in a one-of-a-kind evening of rhythm,… (Performance) |
| 08/05/17 08/05/17 08/06/17 | Smoky Mirrors. Aerial and circus artists take audiences on a journey as they explore expectations of gender and sexual identity. Through amazin… (Performance) |
| 09/26/17 | Atlas Presents Film: Deej. In this first-of-its-kind collaboration between a veteran filmmaker and a nonspeaking autistic, Robert Rooy and DJ share editori… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 09/30/17 10/01/17 | Atlas Presents: Furia Flamenca. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Cafe Flamenco. This popular, cabaret style event features traditional flamenco dance and li… (Performance) |
| 10/08/17 | Atlas Presents: Akua Allrich. Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich returns to the Atlas with a tribute to two powerhouse singers, Nina Simone and Miriam M… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 10/20/17 | Atlas Presents: Combo Chimbita. Taking inspiration from a love of traditional Columbian styles, Combo Chimbita has created their eclectic Tropical Futurist soun… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 10/21/17 | Atlas Presents Music: Fred Hersch. Composer and pianist Fred Hersch is a highly influential creative force who has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards and has ear… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 10/24/17 | Atlas Presents Film: Oil and Water. Oil and Water follows two boys coming of age in the middle of one of the world's worst toxic disasters. Hugo fights for the surv… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 10/26/17 | Atlas Presents Music: Brad Linde Ensemble - 10th Anniversary Concert. Celebrate ten years of great jazz with the Brad Linde Ensemble. Originally formed as a repertory ensemble, the group expanded it… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 11/03/17 | Atlas Presents: Herb Scott Quintet. The Herb Scott Quintet is led and saxophonist, Herb Scott. Herb is a graduate of Michigan State University, where he studied wit… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 11/05/17 | Atlas Presents Film: Mind/Game. From the rough-edged courts of New York City and recruited by Coach Pat Summitt for the University of Tennessee's Lady Vols, Cha… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 11/18/17 | Atlas Presents Music: Cecily Salutes DC. Cecily is a DC vocalist & songwriter whose star is on the rise. She has opened for musical greats including Grammy-Award winning… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 12/18/17 | Atlas Presents: A Bohemian Christmas. Celebrate the Holidays in style with Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra. The 17-piece big band will perform featuring jazz classics… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 06/01/19 06/02/19 06/08/19 | The Tale of Serse. George Frideric Handel composed Serse to revolutionize opera so that it would speak to the audiences of his time. Sung in Italia… (Arts - Opera) |
| 03/04/22 | Therese Gahl presents: Revival. Therese Gahl is back, returning and performing vignettes of her strongest contemporary ballet productions from the past. In addi… (Performance - Ballet) 571-276-7038. |
| 03/13/22 | Jane Franklin Dance Presents Get There From Here at Atlas Intersections. New works share a leitmotif of optimism for improving our footprint on the planet and in connection with one another. Experience… (Performance - Dance) |
| 04/28/22 04/29/22 04/30/22 More... | The Revolutionists. An irreverent comedy, set during the French Revolution, is a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. You come be t… (Performance - Theater) |
| 07/30/22 | Ode In Free Verse - Aru Dell'Arte. First Verse represents Emmanuel Trifilio and The New Trifilio Tango Trio playing the music of Astor Piazzolla. Second Verse dare… (Performance - Dance) |
| 08/20/22 08/21/22 | DHH Dance Collaborative Presents: Unspoken. The DHH dancers are back for a seventh season, and excited to bring excitement, cutting-edge choreography, & heartfelt passion,… (Performance - Dance) |
| 10/28/22 10/29/22 | Sundari Kalapam: The Ballad of Belle. Drawing on the eighteenth-century literary origins of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, Bethesda-based Kalanidhi Dance reimagi… (Performance - Musical) 202-399-7993. |
| 10/28/22 10/29/22 10/30/22 More... | The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. A fascinating play about Earth's perilous future. The story begins at in 1919 where an inventor has created a time machine in Ne… (Performance - Theater) |
| 11/12/22 | Miss Richfield 1981: Cancel Cultured Pearls. This all-new extravaganza will explore ways to live in our new politically correct cancel culture. Using original songs, videos,… (Performance) |
| 03/03/23 | Present Moment BASK. Works by Robert J. Priore, Lauren DeVera, Sarah Ewing, Jane Franklin, Ryan Carlough traverse political fault lines, resonate wit… (Performance - Dance) 703-933-1111. |
| 03/10/23 | MOVE! Women's Rights from Isadora Duncan to NOW. Join the dancers, singers, and actors of Word Dance Theater on a journey through time to explore the historic women's rights mov… (Performance - Dance) 202-399 7993. |
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