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SOUNDFebruary 22

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PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

100 Performances / over 800 Artists

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The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival is about presenting excellent art in all its forms that inspires a community, engaging artists and audiences alike, to connect and create a vibrant neighborhood, city, and world. Now in its 9th season, INTERSECTIONS is a key fixture in DC’s dynamic arts scene. We invite you to explore the festival through our more than 100 offerings in Sound, Movement, Story and Family performances and events. New this year, we expand our Youth Summit initiative by offering a full day of performances together with a youth led summit meeting including more than 100 of the regions most talented young adults. In addition, we are excited to be partnering with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in celebration of the Leonard Bernstein Centennial. Many of our Intersections artists will present works inspired by Bernstein and his work as a humanitarian, activist, and artist. Thank you to Mary Hall Surface, Atlas’ Special Projects Curator, for facilitating this partnership. During INTERSECTIONS 2018, be adventurous, experience something new, be a part of our artistic movement, and discover how arts, culture and connection happen on H Street.

—Douglas E. Yeuell, Executive Director

Thurs, Feb 22STORY Story District: Uncommon Sense8:30pm............................................................................p 4

Fri, Feb 23STORY Amy Oestreicher: Gutless and Grateful8:00pm............................................................................p 4

MOVEMENTMotion X: Breaking Barriers7:00pm............................................................................p 6

Sons of Freedom: A Portrait of Me8:00pm............................................................................p 6

SOUNDWashington Post Café Concert: Crys Matthews7:00pm..........................................................................p 12

Todd Marcus Quintet: On These Streets8:00pm............................................................................p 8

Semilla Cultural: A Journey 9:30pm............................................................................p 8

Sat, Feb 24STORYMadeline Farrington: That Part Is True 12:15pm..........................................................................p 4

The SAPAN Institute: Fracture2:00pm............................................................................p 4

Dreamcatcher Entertainment: Billosophy: Life, Circus, Death3:30pm............................................................................p 4

Amy Oestreicher: Gutless and Grateful5:30pm............................................................................p 4

Atlas Presents Film: Little Stones6:00pm............................................................................p 5

Monumental Theatre Company: Infinite Future8:00pm............................................................................p 4

Sekou Sangare: New Short Films on Life and Love8:00pm............................................................................p 4

Story District: Uncommon Sense 9:00pm............................................................................p 4

MOVEMENTNomad Dancers and Raqs Habibi: Colorful World12:00pm..........................................................................p 6

Capitol Movement: Indivisible3:00pm............................................................................p 6

Contradiction Dance Theatre: Forgiveness 5:30pm............................................................................p 6

Dissonance Dance Theatre: Lenny B 6:00pm............................................................................p 6

SOUNDWashington Post Café Concert: Colin Chambers1:00pm..........................................................................p 12

Cristian Perez Chamber Ensemble: Music and Water3:30pm............................................................................p 8

Washington Post Café Concert: Jared “MK Zulu” Bailey5:00pm..........................................................................p 12

Washington Post Café Concert: Benjamin Gates7:30pm..........................................................................p 12Lafayette Gilchrist and the Sonic Trip Masters All Stars9:00pm............................................................................p 8

Elikeh: Between Two Worlds 10:30pm..........................................................................p 8

FAMILYTheatre for the Very Young: Inside Out 9:30am & 11:00am...........................................................p 10

In Series: Bastian and Bastiana10:00am.........................................................................p 10

Washington Post Café Concert: Mr Skip10:00am.........................................................................p 10

Shakespeare for the Young: The Tiniest Tempest 10:45am.........................................................................p 10

Dreamcatcher Entertainment: Billosophy: For Kids 12:30pm.........................................................................p 10

Sun, Feb 25STORYArmed Services Arts Partnership: More than a Uniform 8:30pm............................................................................p 5

MOVEMENTAlter Circus: Hysterical3:30pm............................................................................p 6

Nancy Flores and Therese Gahl: La Voix des Femmes5:00pm............................................................................p 6

I.C. Movement Project: Through the Glass Ceiling 6:30pm............................................................................p 6

SOUNDAdejoké & SongRise: The Rising of the Women Means the Rising of Us All3:00pm............................................................................p 8

Flo Anito: Life is a Cabaret 3:00pm............................................................................p 8

Washington Post Café Concert: Matthew Mills4:30pm..........................................................................p 12

Choose Your Own Adventure: Live Composed Funk5:00pm............................................................................p 9

Washington Post Café Concert: inHALE7:15pm..........................................................................p 12

UrbanArias: Irreverent Improv8:00pm............................................................................p 8

The French-American Production Co.: A Winter’s Day in the City8:00pm............................................................................p 8

FAMILYTheatre for the Very Young: Inside Out 10:00am & 11:30am.........................................................p 10

ARTSENGAGE WORKSHOPWashington Improv Theater: Improv for All! Workshop 2:30pm..........................................................................p 13

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Fri, Mar 2STORYLars Klores: Orson the Magnificent 7:00pm............................................................................p5

Atlas Author Talk: Robin Talley 8:00pm............................................................................p 6

MOVEMENTFuria Flamenca Dance Company: Flamenco, Passion and Soul8:00pm............................................................................p 7

SOUNDWashington Post Café Concert: Ney Mello6:30pm..........................................................................p 12

Dior Ashley Brown and The dAb Band 9:30pm............................................................................p 9

FAMILYTheatre for the Very Young: Inside Out 10:00am.........................................................................p 10

Sat, Mar 3STORYMadeline Farrington: That Part Is True 6:30pm............................................................................p 4

Maurice Decaul: The Suppliants 1:30pm............................................................................p 5

Angelina Hoidra: The Yellow Wallpaper4:00pm............................................................................p 5

Collective Eleven, Women from Mars, Gitana Theatre: LadyM6:00pm............................................................................p 5

New Millennium Howard Players: The Intruders 8:30pm............................................................................p 5

Kim B. Miller: Human Rights for all Hueman Right? 8:30pm............................................................................p 5

MOVEMENTMeki’s Tamure Polynesian Dance Group: Drums of the Islands 2:00pm...........................................................................p 7

Street Light Circus: Circus in Lines 12:45pm.........................................................................p 7

Capitol Tap and District Tap: #TapToListen2:30pm............................................................................p 7

Company | E: Speak Easy 3:30pm............................................................................p 7

Gin Dance Company: Phenomena6:00pm............................................................................p 7

Furia Flamenca Dance Co: Flamenco, Passion and Soul 7:00pm............................................................................p 7

Urban Artistry: Manuscripts Found in Light 9:00pm............................................................................p 7

SOUNDWashington Post Café Concert: Not What You Think 2:15pm..........................................................................p 12

Natalie Jean: Haiti Mwen Renmenw (Haiti I Love You)4:30pm............................................................................p 9

Cultura Plenera: Puerto Rico’s Uplifting, Rebellious and Defiant Music 4:30pm............................................................................p 9

Washington Post Café Concert: Brittney Allen & Herman Burney 5:00pm.......................................................................... p 12

Washington Post Café Concert: Hope Udobi 7:15pm.......................................................................... p 12

FAMILYReally Spicy Opera: The Princess Pirate Party Musical 9:00am..........................................................................p 10

Theatre for the Very Young: Inside Out9:30am & 11am................................................................p 10

Kidz Musiq Club: Jazzing Up Learning! 9:30am...........................................................................p 10Washington Post Cafe Concert: Culture Queen 9:30am...........................................................................p 10

Sun, Mar 4STORYNew Millennium Howard Players: The Intruders2:30pm............................................................................p 5

Maurice Decaul: The Suppliants5:15pm............................................................................p 5

MOVEMENTKathy Gordon: 100 Days5:00pm............................................................................p 7

RawArts Dance Company and Terre Dance Collective: Two Sided7:00pm............................................................................p 7

Exit12 Dance Company7:30pm............................................................................p 7

SOUNDLeDroit Chamber Players: Split Screen2:30pm............................................................................p 9

Sopranessence: Virtues and Vices 5:30pm............................................................................p 9

Capital City Symphony: Mambo! and Beyond 6:00pm............................................................................p 9

FAMILYTheatre for the Very Young: Inside Out10:00am & 11:30am.........................................................p 10

Sat, Mar 10 YOUTH SUMMITDramatic Solutions Inc.10:00am....................................................................p 11

Dance Exchange11:00am....................................................................p 11

F.R.E.S.H.H. Inc. 12:00pm....................................................................p 11

Capitol Movement Pre-Professional Company1:00pm......................................................................p 11

Arena Stage Voices of Now2:00pm......................................................................p 11

Elements Dance Company3:00pm......................................................................p 11

City at Peace 4:00pm......................................................................p 11

Youth Summit Showcase (2018) 6:00pm......................................................................p 11

SOUNDCheick Hamala Diabate9:00pm............................................................................p 9

Sun, Mar 11Atlas Presents Film: Little Stones4:00pm............................................................................p 4

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Dreamcatcher Entertainment

BILLOSOPHY: LIFE, CIRCUS, DEATHSat, Feb 24 | 3:30pm$20

Bill Forchion, clown philosopher, tackles the big questions of life: Who am I? Why am I here? You may laugh, you may cry, but you are guaranteed to feel.

Post-show discussion = Audience Participation

The SAPAN Institute

FRACTURESat, Feb 24 | 2:00pm$25

Fracture is a collaboratively created work which uses theatre, dance, and music to depict a war between two countries that prove to be more alike than they initially appear.

Post-show discussion

Atlas Presents Film

LITTLE STONESSat, Feb 24 | 6:00pm & Sun, Mar 11 | 4:00pm$20

The personal stories of four women artists who dedicate their lives to empowering women and survivors of gender based violence.

Post-show discussionSun, Mar 11 includes pre-film lecture demonstration at 3pm

Amy Oestreicher

GUTLESS AND GRATEFULFri, Feb 23 | 8:00pm & Sat. Feb 24 | 5:30pm$20

An inspiring comedic take on a true near-death experience, told through song and story.


Monumental Theatre Company

INFINITE FUTURESat, Feb 24 | 8:00pm & Sun, Feb 25 | 7:30pm$30

A newly devised, cabaret-style show that explores the influence of Leonard Bernstein’s musicals on contemporary musical theatre.


X Bernstein Centennial

PROVOCATIVE PERSPECTIVES THROUGH SPOKEN WORD, POETRY, AND THEATRE

Look for the to engage directly with the artists and learn more about the performance. Look for an X indicating the performance is part of the Bernstein Centennial. Look for = for performances with audience participation.

Madeline Farrington

THAT PART IS TRUESat, Feb 24 | 12:15pm & Sat Mar 3 | 6:30pm$20

Four activists are planning something big. When they get snowed in together and discover one of them isn’t who they seemed to be, a great unraveling begins.


Sekou Sangare

NEW SHORT FILMS ON LIFE AND LOVESat, Feb 24 | 8:00pm$20

Two short films by the up-and-coming filmmaker Sekou Sangare about the beauty and fear of developing a relationship and the harsh realities of life after graduating from college.


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Story District

UNCOMMON SENSEThurs, Feb 22 | 8:30pm & Sat, Feb 24 | 9:00pm$30

Local storytellers perform true stories about taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell.


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Armed Services Arts Partnership

MORE THAN A UNIFORMSun, Feb 25 | 8:30pm$25

Veteran comics and storytellers reflect on the rewards and absurdities of military service and civilian life.


Collective Eleven, Women from Mars, Gitana Theatre

LADY MSat, Mar 3 | 6:00pm$25

A devised theatre piece that riffs on the themes, characters, and language in Macbeth to explore female blood, sorcery as feminine power, and violence.


Angelina Hoidra

THE YELLOW WALLPAPERSat, Mar 3 | 4:00pm$20

A one-act adaptation of short story The Yellow Wallpaper, in which a woman is confined in order to treat her supposed hysteria.


Kim B. Miller

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL HUEMAN RIGHT?Sat, Mar 3 | 8:30pm$20

Spoken word poet Kim B. Miller infuses real–world issues with literary power. When rights are limited, growth is limited. If you don’t condemn injustice, you condone it.


New Millennium Howard Players

THE INTRUDERSSat, Mar 3 | 8:30pm & Sun, Mar 4 | 2:30pm$25

When gentrification hits an urban area, a battle begins - the powerful vs. the dis-empowered and the rich vs. the poor. But, an unfortunate incident brings both sides together.


Lars Klores

ORSON THE MAGNIFICENTFri, Mar 2 | 7:00pm$25

Legendary raconteur, Orson Welles, has a few tricks up his sleeve! Lars Klores plays the cine-ma legend, spinning tales of the great magicians while performing astounding feats of illusion.


Maurice Decaul

THE SUPPLIANTSSat, Mar 3 | 1:30pm & Sun, Mar 4 | 5:15pm$25

A contemporary re-telling of Aeschylus’s play about a group of refugees, The Suppliants, is influenced by the author’s experience as a veteran of the Iraq war.


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Atlas Author Talk

ROBIN TALLEYFri, Mar 2 | 8:00pmFREE

Join us for a conversation and book signing with New York Times best-selling Young Adult LGBTQ author, moderated by The Washington Post.


Day Eight DC POET PROJECTFri, Mar 2 | 7:00pm$15

Join five local poets for a poetry reading inspired by the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination in 1968.


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Dissonance Dance Theatre

LENNY BSat, Feb 24 | 6:00pm$30

A varied exciting dance program of new works set to music by Leonard Bernstein. Themes include the love at first glance, friendship, and community.



Nancy Flores and Therese Gahl

LAVOIX DES FEMMESSun, Feb 25 | 5:00pm$30

Contemporary ballets that reflect the rich, passionate voices of DC choreographers, Nancy Flores and Therese Gahl.


Nomad Dancers and Raqs Habibi

COLORFUL WORLDSat, Feb 24 | 12:00pm$20

Colorful World is a dance performance inspired by the rich colors that imbue the traditional fabrics and costumes of the Middle East and Central Asia.


Sons of Freedom

A PORTRAIT OF MEFri, Feb 23 | 8:00pm$25

Stories of black boys whose lives have been silenced because of injustice. Be inspired and encouraged by powerful stories of struggle, love, hope, and peace.


Capitol Movement

INDIVISIBLESat, Feb 24 | 3:00pm$25

Dancers use styles including contemporary, hip-hop, jazz and tap to explore the theme “indivisible”.


INNOVATIVE CONCERTS AND COLLABORATIONS

Contradiction Dance Theatre

FORGIVENESSSat, Feb 24 | 5:30pm$25

A dance theater performance that unpacks the stages of forgiveness and presents scenes taken from life, history, and an imagined future, interwoven with original dance and music.


Motion X

BREAKING BARRIERSFri, Feb 23 | 7:00pm$25

Breaking Barriers celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s humanitarian efforts in building peace between cultures. This performance takes the audience on a journey towards cultural understanding and respect.

= Audience Participation


I.C. Movement Project

THROUGH THE GLASS CEILINGSun, Feb 25 | 6:30pm$30

A ballet that investigates our society’s systemic gender inequality, intended to spark a dialogue about gender parity and to motivate audiences to fight for a paradigm shift.


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Alter Circus

HYSTERICALSun, Feb 25 | 3:30pm$30

In a poetic blend of circus and performance art, seven artists use dazzling stunts to convey real-world theatrics women face in the quest for equality.


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RawArts Dance Company and Terre Dance Collective

TWO SIDEDSun, Mar 4 | 7:00pm$20

RawArts Dance Company and Terre Dance Collective present a set of five live-performed works and a new dance film by Robert Rubama.


Gin Dance Company

PHENOMENASat, Mar 3 | 6:00pm$30

Celebrate the legendary Leonard Bernstein Centennial with the premier of Shu-Chen Cuff’s work and it explores phenomena through movement.



Exit12

DANCE COMPANYSun, Mar 4 | 7:30pm$25

Exit12 presents two signature works from its repertoire that communicate the stories of war through dance.


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SPEAK EASYSat, Mar 3 | 3:30pm$30

Created and choreographed by Robert J. Priore, ͞Speak Easy celebrates love, in all its colors with a score comprised of many of the most beloved jazz and vocal standards of the 40s, ’50s, and ’60s.


Urban Artistry

MANUSCRIPTS FOUND IN LIGHTSat, Mar 3 | 9:00pm$30

An urban dance theater perfor-mance that encourages us all to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life and to rise to our unique destiny.


Capitol Tap and District Tap

#TAPTOLISTENSat, Mar 3 | 2:30pm$20

Young dancers explore the impact of social media through tap.


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Kathy Gordon

100 DAYSSun, Mar 4 | 5:00pm$20

100 DAYS is a detailed look into the first 100 days of 2017.


Furia Flamenca Dance Company

FLAMENCO, PASSION AND SOULFri, Mar 2 | 8:00pm & Sat, Mar 3 | 7:00pm$30

An intimate night of flamenco music, song and dance that will transport you to southern Spain.


Street Light Circus

CIRCUS IN LINESSat, Mar 3 | 12:45pm$25

Professionals and amateurs tell their circus origin stories while performing amazing feats of strength, agility, and more!


Meki’s Tamure Polynesian Dance Group

DRUMS OF THE ISLANDSSat, Mar 3 | 2:00pm$20

Drums of the Islands dramatizes island life through Tahitian dance and drum performances.


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UrbanArias

IRREVERENT IMPROVSun, Feb 25 | 8:00pm$30

UrbanArias presents an evening of improvised opera skits based on audience suggestions!


LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST AND THE SONIC TRIP MASTERS ALL STARSSat, Feb 24 | 9:00pm$20

The Sonic Trip Masters All Stars is a lively band with sophisticated instrumentation and world music influences.


Flo Anito

LIFE IS A CABARETSun, Feb 25 | 3:00pm$20

Enjoy jazzy covers of songs by Leonard Bern-stein as well as beloved jazz and pop tunes from theatre and film performed by Flo Anito and Seth Kibel.



Elikeh

BETWEEN TWO WORLDSSat, Feb 24 | 10:30pm$20

An energetic evening of Afropop that combines Togolese rhythms blues, funk, and much more.


Cristian Perez Chamber Ensemble

MUSIC AND WATERSat, Feb 24 | 3:30pm$20

Music inspired by different large bodies of water, conveying the message that, despite all our differences, we are all just people.


Adejoké & SongRise

THE RISING OF THE WOMEN MEANS THE RISING OF US ALLSun, Feb 25 | 3:00pm$20

A program of music from around the world focused on women and social justice.


Semilla Cultural

A JOURNEYFri, Feb 23 | 9:30pm$25

Take a journey around the island of Puerto Rico to learn the history and regional styles of bomba music!


BOUNDARY–CROSSING MUSICAL EVENTS

Todd Marcus Quintet

ON THESE STREETSFri, Feb 23 | 8:00pm$20

Music by Todd Marcus that depicts the beauty of the challenges and strengths of his west Baltimore neighborhood.


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The French-American Production Company

A WINTER’S DAY IN THE CITYSun, Feb 25 | 8:00pm$25

An intimate evening of American musical theatre songs from an international point of view. Fea-turing music by Bernstein, Gershwin, Sondheim, and Porter.



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LeDroit Chamber Players

SPLIT SCREENSun, Mar 4 | 2:30pm$25

A unique performance of Prokofiev’s Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 for chamber ensemble and dancers. How does what you see influence what you hear? And vice versa!



Capital City Symphony

MAMBO! AND BEYONDSun, Mar 4 | 6:00pm$30

A vibrant performance inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s educational concerts, which explores the connections between Latin American music and orchestral repertoire, including Bernstein’s own work.


Sopranessence

VIRTUES AND VICESSun, Mar 4 | 5:30pm $25

Sopranessence takes you on a musical journey of good versus evil. The divas perform music that contrasts the wickedness of the seven deadly sins against the purity of seven virtues.


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THE WASHINGTON POST CAFÉ CONCERT SERIESFree Performances in the

Atlas Kogod LobbyEnjoy free performances from

accomplished artists and select community groups while you sip a cup of coffee, relax and chat with a friend, or while you pass through the lobby on the way

to your performance. See page 12 for more details.

DIOR ASHLEY BROWN AND THE DAB BANDFri, Mar 2 | 9:30pm$25

An interactive, musical tribute to women in the performing arts. This celebration of the female creative voice features song, poetry, spoken word, hip-hop, and more.


Natalie Jean

HAITI MWEN RENMENW (HAITI I LOVE YOU)Sat, Mar 3 | 4:30pm$20

Singer Natalie Jean sheds light on lesser-known aspects of Haiti through music.


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Cultura Plenera PUERTO RICO’S UPLIFTING, REBELLIOUS AND DEFIANT MUSICSat, Mar 3 | 4:30pm$25

Despite centuries of hardship, Puerto Ricans are considered among the happiest people in the world. Learn how bomba and plena music uplifted them during challenging times.


Choose Your Own Adventure

LIVE COMPOSED FUNKSun, Feb 25 | 5:00pm$20

Choose Your Own Adventure takes live music to a new extreme by composing live on stage. The group combines jazz, funk, and hip-hop in constantly evolving music.


CHEICK HAMALA DIABATESat, Mar 10 | 9:00pm$25

Cheick Hamala, storyteller and world-renowned master of the African n’goni, plays with back up from bass, sax, djembe drum, guitar, drum kit, and more.


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Really Spicy Opera

THE PRINCESS PIRATE PARTY MUSICALSat, Mar 3 | 9:00am$12

An interactive, family-friendly musical for children of all ages. It’s the World Princess Party’s Annual Picnic and the local band of pirates isn’t about to be left out.

*Suitable for all ages

Dreamcatcher Entertainment

BILLOSOPHY: FOR KIDSSat, Feb 24 | 12:30pm$12

In a special family-oriented performance, clown storyteller Bill Forchion uses the stories of his life to encourage kids to dream big.


Theatre for the Very Young

INSIDE OUTSat, Feb 24 | 9:30am & 11am Sun, Feb 25 & Wed, Feb 28 | 10:00am & 11:30amThurs, Mar 1 | 10:00amFri, Mar 2 | 10:00amSat, Mar 3 | 9:30am & 11:00amFri, Mar 4 | 10:00am, 11:30am$12

Imaginations also go wild when scarves become birds, t-shirts become monsters, and a sock dance rocks the closet.

*Ages 1-5

PERFECT PERFORMANCES FOR KIDS AND THEIR GROWN-UP FRIENDS

FAMILY FUN DAYS

Shakespeare for the Young

THE TINIEST TEMPESTSat, Feb 24 | 10:45am$12

The Tiniest Tempest is an interactive puppet show based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, designed for young children, ages 4 to 10 and their families.

*Ages 4-10

In Series

BASTIAN AND BASTIANASat, Feb 24 | 10:00am$12

Mozart’s “once upon a time” story of love, magic, and sheep. The perfect kids’ introduction to opera and theatre.


Bring the whole family for youth-oriented performances and activities Saturday mornings during the festival. Our lobby will be filled with music, an interactive Creation Station, and more to entertain and engage even the youngest arts enthusiast.

Free Lobby EventsSat, Feb 24, 10:00am-12:00pmSat, Mar 3, 10:00am-12:00pm

Kidz Musiq Club

JAZZING UP LEARNING!Sat, Mar 3 | 9:30am$12

Discover the world of jazz through a 45-minute, interactive music performance. Sing and swing with Renée Collins Georges & the Kidz MusiQ Club Jazz Ensemble.


MR. SKIP Sat, Feb 24 | 10:00am FREE

Presented by The Washington Post A fun musical performance for little kids by beloved local entertainer, Mr Skip.


All activities are family-friendly, age appropriate, and FREE to the public.

CULTURE QUEEN Sat, Mar 3 | 10:00am FREE

Presented by The Washington Post The little ones will be inspired and enter-tained by the Culture Queen and her rich storytelling and self-affirming songs.


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CREATION STATIONFeb 24, & Mar 3 | 10:00am-12:00pm FREE

Inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s social narra-tive in his music, during Family Fun Days, we will Make Our Garden Grow. People of all ages can stop by our Creation Station and build a paper flower for our community art installation.

*Suitable for all ages10 Family Fun Days is made possible by support from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation.

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YOUTH SUMMIT

F.R.E.S.H.H. INC.Sat, Mar 10 | 12:00pm$15

A devised work by F.R.E.S.H.H. Inc.’s Griot Girls, which investigates the ‘secrets’ of growing up in a world of social, cultural, and political taboos.


CAPITOL MOVEMENT PRE-PROFESSIONAL COMPANYSat, Mar 10 | 1:00pm$15

Capitol Movement Pre-Professional Company creates eclectic performances which span a wide range of styles to include hip-hop, con-temporary, jazz, musical theater, tap, African, and modern.

INTERSECTIONS focuses on youth and young adults at the festival on March 10. Experience and hear work from some of the city’s most creative and courageous young adults showcasing how art can impact a community. The Youth Summit is hosted by City at Peace, Atlas’ Youth Arts & Social Justice Program. *Suitable for ages 13 and up

ARENA STAGE VOICES OF NOWSat, Mar 10 | 2:00pm$15

Two ensembles from the Voices of Now program present selections from original, autobiographical plays.


ELEMENTS DANCE COMPANYSat, Mar 10 | 3:00pm$15

Elements Dance Company performs an innovative recreation of “Cool” from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein.



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INTERSECTIONS

YOUTH SUMMIT SHOWCASESat, Mar 10 | 6:00pm$15

An evening showcase celebrating the best of youth performance in the DMV, hosted by Atlas’ City at Peace Youth Program featuring: After School Dance Fund, Capitol Movement Pre-Professional Dance Compa-ny, City at Peace, Dance Institute of Wash-ington, Elements Dance Company, GenOUT Chorus, Raqs Habibi World Dance Company

DRAMATIC SOLUTIONS INC.Sat, Mar 10 | 10:00am$15

VAMP youth theatre, the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Service, and Figure 8 collaborate on an original theater piece.


CITY AT PEACESat, Mar 10 | 4:00pm$15

A performance by City at Peace members inspired by the group’s mission to use perform-ing arts to explore conflict resolution, personal storytelling, empathy, understanding and leadership.


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DANCE EXCHANGESat, Mar 10 | 11:00am$15

Inspired by the spirit and work of Leonard Bernstein, and building on Liz Lerman’s Dances from a Cocktail Party, 100 Ways to Remember Me centers around the lives of young people to reflect on how we bring the past into the present and considers the legacy we leave behind.



YOUTH SUMMIT MEETINGTopic: What’s up with your art?Sat, Mar 10 | 7:00 pmFree

Immediately following the Youth Summit Showcase, the Youth Summit, hosted and facilitated by City at Peace, the weekend ends with a group discussion with youth about how art can impact a community.

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THE WASHINGTON POST CAFÉ CONCERT SERIES

The Atlas Café Stage will be programmed with performances and showings to keep you entertained throughout your time at the festival. Enjoy these free events by accomplished artists and select community groups while you sip a cup of coffee, relax and chat with a friend, or while you pass through the lobby on the way to your performance.

FREE PERFORMANCES IN THE ATLAS KOGOD LOBBY

HOPE UDOBI Sat, Mar 3 | 7:00pm FREE

A concert of piano music performed by Hope Udobi.

CRYS MATTHEWSFri, Feb 23 | 7:00pm FREE

Matthews’ music blends Americana, folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass and funk into a bold, complex performance punctuated by honest, original lyrics.

COLIN CHAMBERSSat, Feb 24 | 1:00pm FREE

Jazz concert by pianist Colin Chambers.

BENJAMIN GATES Sat, Feb 24 | 7:30pm FREE

A solo performance by up-and-coming cellist and composer, Benjamin Gates.

MATTHEW MILLS Sun, Feb 25 | 4:30pm FREE

Solo performance by guitarist Matthew Mills. Matthew combines contemporary acoustic aesthetics with Flamenco guitar styles.

INHALE Sun, Feb 25 | 7:15pm FREE

Flute music by women, about women, and for women. Experience the beauty, strengths, and struggles of women through music that explores feminine myths, abuse, and quiet community strength.

JARED “MK ZULU” BAILEYSat, Feb 24 | 5:00pm FREE

A live performance by trumpeter/singer/lyricist Jared “MK Zulu” Bailey and his band.

NEY MELLO Fri, Mar 2 | 6:30pm FREE

Jazz guitarist, Ney Mello, is renowned for his extraordinarily creative improvisational ability and virtuoso technique.

NOT WHAT YOU THINKSat, Mar 3 | 2:15pm FREE

A capella concert by Not What You Think.

BRITTNEY ALLEN & HERMAN BURNEY Sat, Mar 3 | 5:00pm FREE

A musical performance by flautist, Brittney Allen, and bassist, Herman Burney.

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MR. SKIP Sat, Feb 24 | 10:00am FREE

Presented by The Washington Post A fun musical performance for little kids by beloved local entertainer, Mr Skip.

CULTURE QUEEN Sat, Mar 3 | 10:00am FREE

Presented by The Washington Post The little ones will be inspired and enter-tained by the Culture Queen and her rich storytelling and self-affirming songs.

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AR SENGAGE

Fri, Feb 23 | 7:00-10:00pm Café Takeover by: Nando’s Peri Peri

Sat, Feb 24 | 5:00-9:00pm Café Takeover by: Raquel’s Live Cuisine

Sun, Feb 25 | 4:00-8:00pm Tea Provided by: Tea 4 You

Fri, Mar 2 | 6:30-9:30pm Café Takeover by: Ben’s Upstairs

Sat, Mar 3 | 4:30-9:00pm Café Takeover by: Pow Pow

Sun, Mar 4 | 3:30-7:30pm Café Takeover by: Chupacabra

*Prices for each Café Takeover varies.

CAFÉ TAKEOVERSENJOY GREAT FOOD AT THE ATLAS CAFÉThe Atlas brings the culinary arts to the festival with diverse and exciting cuisine from area restaurants and new commu-nity partner, Whole Foods. The Atlas Café will keep you satisfied with light snacks and delicious, hearty fare.

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Art as Reflection, Response and Action

MARY HALL SURFACESat, Feb 24 | 1:30-2:30pm FREE

Leonard Bernstein’s response to turbulent social and political times was “to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” In this interactive workshop, participants will begin to craft their own artistic responses to our world through close-looking, questioning and envisioning. Join playwright- director Mary Hall Surface for a writing work-shop inspired by visual imagery that she has presented around the US for artists and art-lovers. Ideal for ages 16 and up.


Washington Improv Theater

IMPROV FOR ALLSun, Feb 25 | 2:30pm-4:00pm FREE

Is Improv as much fun as it looks? Yes it is! And Washington Improv Theater’s free Improv For All workshop is a great way to get a taste. Washing-ton Improv Theater is dedicated to sharing the ideas and spirit of Improv For All of DC. WIT’s free introductory Improv For All workshops are high-fun, low-stress classes designed to show you how improvisers create spontaneous, off-the-cuff theater. Our enthusiastic and friendly instructors work to make sure everyone is able to participate in a playful and trusting atmosphere.

LAUNCH PARTY—Presented by The Washington PostThu, Feb 22 | 7:00-8:30pm FREE

Celebrate the launch of the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2018. Meet the artists, taste tempting hors d’oeuvres, enjoy live entertainment, and more.

Unique to the festival are our audience engagement activities that deepen your experience. You will learn more about the art, the process, and social impact by participating in these forums.

WORKSHOPS, LAUNCH PARTY, AND MORE! ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FREE, BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED AT ATLASARTS.ORG.

Power & Lunch

A FOOD JUSTICE PERFORUM WITH MARGOT GREENLEESun, Mar 4 | 2:30pm-4:00pm FREE

At midday in Washington political elites are sitting down to deal-making lunches while DC school kids are lining up for their subsidized meals. What’s getting eaten? And who’s being served? Power & Lunch is different every time because of who shows up. The audience, performers and experts co-create the show start to finish. Come check out a scene with Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen and react to work-in progress documentary short by Barr Weissman.

Moving Dialogues

KELLY KINGSat, Mar 3 | 11:00am-12:30pm FREE

For those moments when words are not enough, the abstraction of ideas into movement can lead to deeper understanding. Moving Dialogues is a movement-based, story-telling methodology that leads participants through a process where they create their own personal movement vocabulary while exploring an essential question. Moving Dialogues is a powerful way for groups to come together, experience each other’s perspective, and create deeper meaning. As an organization development tool, it is well suited for team building, bringing groups together within organizations to find common ground, idea generation and brainstorming through movement, and building momentum around ideas. Zero dance experience is expected—Moving Dialogues are for eveyone!

THE POWER OF PEACESun, Feb 25 | 11:15am-12:30pm FREE

Join CapCity Church for a performance of story and music that explores the real-life struggles and triumphs of using one’s faith to overcome everyday fears, challenges, and obstacles created to inspire and ignite inner strength. Performances are free, seating is first come first serve basis and coincides with special programming for kids.

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ABOUT THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTERThe Atlas Performing Arts Center is an artistic and cultural anchor in the Near Northeast community of Washington, DC. Originally a 1930’s movie house, the Atlas was reborn in 2005 as a community focused performing arts center that became a catalyst for the revitalization of the H Street corridor of DC. The Atlas fosters and presents great art in theatre, dance, music, vocal and choral work, spoken word, and more; supports and partners with DC arts makers, our Arts Partners - including: Capital City Symphony, Congressional Chorus, Joy of Motion Dance Center, Mosaic Theatre Company of DC and Step Afrika!, and leads in its arts education initiatives through our City at Peace youth development program and the Atlas’ Stagecraft Training and Apprenticeship Program and believes in the power of community and the creative economy. At the Atlas, we bring people together through the arts to expand the limits and strengthen the bonds of our community. We provide shared space in a creative environment that inspires exceptional performances, events, and initiatives that enlighten, entertain, and reflect the best of the arts, and our humanity and is where the arts, culture, and connection happen on H Street.

ARTSPACE ACTIVATIONThe Atlas lobby will be filled with compelling art installations that will inspire you to think differently and question perceptions and understandings of elements that are a part of our everyday lives.

ABOUT INTERSECTIONS FESTIVAL

The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival, now in its 9th year, celebrates artists dedicated to their craft, their entrepreneurial spirit, and their commitment to society where the art world and real world intersect. The Festival engages audiences and artists alike by sparking conversation, deeper connection, and community transformation. INTERSECTIONS is a major programming initiative that enriches the local and greater regional community with performances, workshops, special events, our famous Café Concerts and other happenings in theatre, dance, music, vocal, choral, and opera,

along with visual arts, writing, sculpture, photography, circus, spoken word, and more, together with public and community art and art space activation.

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Salvatore PirroneA QUIET PLACE

Meet the Artist Sat 2/24 from 2:00-4:00 PM and Sun 3/4 2:30-4:30 PM

A Quiet Place is an installation dedicated to the work and memory of American composer, Leonard Bernstein. Inspired by Bernstein’s varied lyrical style and socially motivated themes, Pirrone uses sculpture and drawing to build an installation intended for people of all ages, back-grounds and abilities. This work overlaps Bernstein’s iconic imagery like the chain link fence in West Side Story with the Edenic garden from Candide to build a series of narratives both foreign and familiar. A Quiet Place looks to foster a sense of optimism and community through the lens of perhaps our most influential American composer.


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CREATION STATION

Feb 24, 10:00am-12:00pm | Mar 3, 10:00am-12:00pm FREE

Inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s social narrative in his music, during Family Fun Days, we will Make Our Garden Grow. People of all ages can stop by our Creation Station and build a paper flower for our community art installation.


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DONATE NOW:Your contribution demonstrates your passion for the arts and helps us present and produce great art for all. Please visit: atlasarts.org/donate to learn more about all that we do all year long to foster the arts in your community!

Please visit atlasarts.org/atlasdonate

SUPPORTERSMAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY:

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GET TICKETSBUY TICKETS: ATLASARTS.ORGIn-person purchases and will-call pick-ups, visit the Atlas Box office at 1333 H Street NE or call 202.399.7993, ext. 2. The Atlas Box Office is open during festival hours and closes 30 minutes after the start of the last show.

SPECIAL TICKET DEALSSUBSCRIPTIONS:Buy multiple tickets to shows in the festival, get up to 20% off!

GROUP RATES:Groups of 10 or more can receive up to 20% off the published ticket price. Call the Atlas Box Office 202-399-7993 for more information.

HOW TO GET HEREATLAS ADDRESS: 1333 H Street, NEWashington, DC 20002202.399.7993 ext. 2

BY METRO: The Atlas is about a 20-25 minute walk from the Union Station Metro stop.

BY METRO BUS: X2 Bus, X8 Bus, X9 Bus. For more details, visit wmata.com to access Metro Trip Planner.

BIKING: The Atlas has convenient access to the Capital Bikeshare program. The closest station is at 13th and H St NE across the street from the center.

DC STREETCAR: The streetcar has stops along H Street and Benning Road. There are three convenient stops close to the Atlas on H Street at 13th and 14th streets.

TAXI/LYFT/UBER/DRIVING/PARKING: Street parking is extremely limited around the Atlas. We encourage patrons to take public transportation, walk from the trolley (there is a stop one-half block away) or take taxi cabs/Lyft/Uber. You can get driving directions at atlasarts.org.

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