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Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg music celebration by National Symphony Orchestra Pops

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

Leticia Moreno, Spanish violinist, to make National Symphony Orchestra debut

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

The feast of events in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall begins Thursday, when Maestro Jesus Lopez-Cobos, a native of Spain, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra in a program of "fado" or folk music that defines the people of Iberia and their culture. rule (Associated Press)

Kennedy Center celebrates the culture from the Iberian peninsula

By Emily Cary - Special to The Washington Times

Charles Dutoit, Swiss maestro, Kennedy Center guest conductor for Orchestre Suisse de la Romande

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Actress Victoria Clark will star in a new production of "Gigi" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

Curtain rises on new D.C. ‘Gigi’ production

By Emily Cary — Special to The Washington Times

President Obama, in his speech for Kennedy Center Honors recipient Lily Tomlin, noted that the comedienne performed a skit on her variety show in 1973 with comedian Richard Pryor called "Juke and Opal," deemed as being ahead of its time. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama takes swipe at TV networks over racial issues

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Kennedy Center hosts break dancing competition

Associated Press

Hip-hop festival opens with Nas at Kennedy Center

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

This handout photo provided by the National Gallery of Art shows Edgar Degas' sculpture “Little Dancer”. The Kennedy Center in Washington is planning a major festival showcasing the artists of Spain and Portugal and will produce the first new musical during the 2014-2015 season. On Tuesday, the center is announcing an ambitious slate of theater, dance and music totaling more than 2,000 performances beginning in the fall. The new musical, “Little Dancer,” is scheduled to make its premiere in October. It’s inspired in part by an Edgar Degas sculpture at the National Gallery of Art. (AP Photo/National Gallery of Art)

Kennedy Center plans Iberian festival, new musical

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press