Friday, 22 February 2013

[WardFive] Several performances for children tomorrow at Atlas Intersections, 1333 H Street, NE


Several performances for children tomorrow, Saturday 2/23 at Atlas Intersections Festival
 
Atlas Perfoming Arts Center
 
1333 H Street, NE 

 

 

      
                                    





The Atlas All-Arts Festival Opens This Weekend

Check out these Family-friendly performances and events:

 

 
Celebrity Story Time 
Local notables read versions of popular tales featured in Sing Down the Moon.
This week we are honored to host,

Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells
Imagination Stage's Kate Bryer
American Youth Chorus' David Simmons 
10:30 am
FREE



Arts on the Horizon
All Around Me
Multi-sensory workshop using story and song to help your child discover the exraordinary
in the everyday.
For 
young children (18 mos -3 years) and
their caregivers

11am 
$5 for children/caregivers free

Tickets





Sing Down the Moon:
Appalachian Wonder Tales
An award-winning musical for the whole
family that spins well-known tales into a
crazy quilt of Appalachian lore, humor
and wisdom.
Best for ages 5+
11am and 1pm
$15/$10 students  
Tickets

 
Boogie Babes' Present 
Mr Skip 
A rock-star for the preschool crowd whose sing-along concerts get the
audience moving.
12pm
FREE

CIRCUS FUN DAY With ZIP ZAP

  
Zip Zap Circus USA & Airborne DC

Circus Fun

Try juggling and balancing on a tight-rope when Zip Zap Circus USA's instructors share circus skills with all ages.
12pm -4pm
FREE


Circus for Life: A Workshop of Discovery, experience how the fun of clowning, juggling and simple acrobatic partnering can open you to try new things and to rust and support yourself and others in this collaborative and interactive experience.
2:30pm

Ages 13+ 
$20
Workshop is free with purchased ticket to
Magic in the Air performance
Or
$10 ticket with promo
code CIRC10 for workshop only

Register


Magic in the Air
A collective of dancing aerialists takes flight
in a soaring salute to courage, risk and joy in
a benefit performance for the youth empowerment programs of Zip Zap
Circus USA.
5:30 and 8pm
All ages
$25/$15 student
Tickets 

 


Come Dance D
own the Moon

Learn to Square Dance! 
(Free with Feb 23 ticket to Sing
Down the Moon
)
12:15pm 


Northeast Senior Singers

Cotton Field to Concert Hall: The Negro Spiritual
Singer extraordinaire Charles Williams guest stars in a full-of-heart concert presented the Atlas' longest-running community-based performing group.
1pm
FREE Click here to reserve 


Tosin
Igi Nsoro: Talking Trees
Drum circle, story and concert combine in an interactive experience for all ages with Nigerian-born Tosin to celebrate the tree as the life source of many musical intruments.

4pm
$10/$8 student
Tickets



 

Can't choose just one? You don't have to!
Create your own festival experience.

2013 INTERSECTIONS Multi-Show Pa
ss

Enjoy INTERSECTIONS with a Multi-Show Pass.
Purchase 3 or more performances and receive 20% off your entire order.
A great way to enjoy the festival!

We may have a few suggestions for you. Check them out here
Purchase Multi-Show Pass

 


The Washington Post
Café Concert Series
 

Free Concerts in the Atlas Lobby


Enjoy an "intersection" of art, culture and connection, before or after a mainstage show. 
Relax in the Atlas' Kogod Lobby, meet festival artists and enjoy drinks and light fare from our café.
 
Free concerts are programmed throughout the INTERSECTIONS Festival. 

Café concerts this weekend include performances by:

Cecily
Sarah Hughes
Matthew Mills
note BUSTERS
Mark Sylvester

For a complete schedule check the website

INTERSECTIONS 2013 SPONSORS
Founding Sponsor
 
The FIRE Fund of the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region

Founding Media Sponsor
 

Sponsors
Sprenger Lang Foundation
Sam Rose/Union Center Plaza management Corporation
BB&T
M. Ann Belkov
Capitol Hill Community Foundation
H Street Main Street

Media Partners


 


Atlas Performing Arts Center uses Vendini for ticketing, marketing, and box office management.

Atlas Performing Arts Center - 1333 H Street Northeast, Washington, DC, 20002, (202) 399-7993 x2

The Atlas Performing Arts Center is seeking additional volunteers for its fourth annual, three-week INTERSECTIONS Festival (Friday, February 22 – Sunday, March 10, 2013 ), which includes over 125 multidisciplinary, collaborative performances and brings together over 12,000 people to deepen connection and expand common experience through the arts. 

From Family Saturdays featuring performances and events for children to late-night dance parties and jazz jam sessions, the INTERSECTIONS Festival seeks to connect the broadest possible audience with the most exciting new ways of making community-inspiring art. To learn more about the INTERSECTIONS Festival, go to www.intersectionsdc.org.

If you like to volunteer during INTERSECTIONS please send an email to Elena Forbes eforbes AT atlasarts DOT org or call her directly at (202) 399-7993 ext. 144 if you are interested in learning more.





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