| ART EXHIBITION |
| All Horizons : Québec Design : Tous Azimut |
| Discover why Montréal was recently designated a UNESCO City of Design. The Embassy of Canada is hosting a stunning showcase of the most recent creations by fifteen Québec designers and a Finnish nod to Québec design. Organized with the Design Center of the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Complementing the exhibition, Apartment Zero will showcase more than 100 industrial design objects by Québec designers, ranging from lighting and glass to textiles and furniture. |
| Embassy: | Canada |
| Event Dates: | Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1969 - Sunday, Apr. 15, 2007
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| Location: | At the Embassy of Canada Art Gallery : 501 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC, Washington, DC 20001 |
| Admission: | Free |
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| THEATRE |
| Shakespeare's Richard III, directed by Michael Kahn |
| In Richard III, Shakespeare creates a self-proclaimed villain battling to obtain and retain the crown. A ruthless Machiavellian, Richard seduces and slaughters his enemies and relatives, becoming so tainted with blood that "sin will pluck on sin." Michael Kahn directs this gripping tragedy, one of Shakespeare's earliest and most enduring successes. Geraint Wyn Davies returns to play the dazzling title role. The Baltimore Sun praises Kahn for turning the Shakespeare Theatre Company "into the closest thing this country has to Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company." The production is part of the citywide celebration Shakespeare in Washington.
There are four Canadians in this production: Geraint Wyn Davies who plays Richard III, Margot Dionne in the role of Queen Elizabeth, Donald Carrier who plays Earl Rivers and James Ricks in the role of the Second Murderer.
Runtime: approximately 3 hours 10 minutes
with one intermission. |
| Embassy: | Canada |
| Event Dates: | Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1969 - Sunday, Mar. 18, 2007
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| Location: | At the Lansburgh Theatre : 450 7th Street NW, Washington DC 2004 |
| Reservation or RSVP: | To order ticket visit : www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/details.aspx?id=96&source=l |
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| ART EXHIBITION |
| ¡Merengue! Visual Rythms |
| The Art Museum of the Americas, the Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jiménes, and the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, are pleased to announce the opening of ¡Merengue! Ritmos Visuales / Visual Rhythms.
This exhibit, organized by Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes in the Dominican Republic and curated by Sara Hermann –and previously shown at the Museo del Barrio in New York City along Manhattan’s Museum Mile, explores the pictorial representation of merengue, the dance and music genre which, interwoven throughout the nation's history, has come to define Dominican culture and identity. |
| Embassy: | Dominican Republic |
| Event Dates: | Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1969 - Sunday, May. 27, 2007
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| Location: | At the Art Musuem of Americas : 201 18th Street, NW, Washington DC 20006 |
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| EXHIBITION |
| "Nikkei - Latin American Artists of the 20th Century" |
| Selected art works -painting, drawing, engraving and installation- by 10 artists of Japanese descent from Argentina (Kasuya Sakai), Brazil (Tikashi Fukushima, Manabu Mabe, Tomie Ohtake, Yutaka Toyota and Kazuo Wakabayashi), Mexico (Luis Nishizawa) and Peru (Arturo Kubotta, Carlos Runcie Tanaka and Venancio Shinki). The exhibition pays tribute to Japan, host of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank in Okinawa. |
| Embassy: | IDB Cultural Center |
| Event Dates: | Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 - Friday, Apr. 29, 2005, 11:00am to 6:00pm
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| Location: | IDB Cultural Center Art Gallery |
| Admission: | Admission is free |
| Reservation or RSVP: | For information on admittance please call Tel. 202 623 1213 |
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| MUSIC PRESENTATIONS |
| FRANCOPHONIE 2005 |
| More than 32 countries have joined forces to present to you an
exceptional cultural program to celebrate the "Month of the
Francophonie". Carefully selected films, talented musicians from the
four corners of the French-speaking world are inviting you to travel on
a multicultural journey.
(see more details below) |
| Embassy: | France |
| Event Dates: | Saturday, Mar. 12, 2005 - Friday, Apr. 08, 2005, Various times
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| Location: | Various - see schedule for details |
| Admission: | Various - see schedule for details |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Reservations: www.francophoniedc.org |
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| EXHIBITION |
| Pop fantasies: furniture design by Eero Aarnio |
| One of the great innovators of modern furniture design, Eero Aarnio revolutionized the use of plastic in industrial design. His beloved Ball, Pastil and Bubble chairs, created in the 1960's, have become true icons of furniture design, and have retained their appeal as firm favorites of the fashion world. |
| Embassy: | Finland |
| Event Dates: | Thursday, Mar. 17, 2005 - Sunday, May. 08, 2005, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., including Sat & Sun
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| Location: | The Embassy of Finland 3301 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC |
| Admission: | Open daily 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., including Sat & Sun. |
| Reservation or RSVP: | 202-298.5800 www.finland.org |
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| ART EXHIBITION |
| "Japan in Pastel" art exhibition |
| "Japan in Pastel"
Opening night with artists from Japan.
March 17, 6:45pm
Exhibition from March 17 - April 29 |
| Embassy: | Japan |
| Event Dates: | Thursday, Mar. 17, 2005 - Friday, Apr. 29, 2005, 10:00am to 5:00pm
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| Location: | JICC - 1155 21st Street, NW |
| Admission: | Free to the Public |
| Reservation or RSVP: | reservations required, jicc@embjapan.org |
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| EXHIBITION |
| Nature Morph: Recent Work by Don Reichert |
| An exhibition of Don Reichert's paintings and photographic explorations is on display at the Canadian Embassy Art Gallery. |
| Embassy: | Canada |
| Event Dates: | Monday, Mar. 28, 2005 - Friday, May. 20, 2005, 9:00am to 5:00pm
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| Location: | Embassy of Canada 501 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 |
| Admission: | Free to the Public |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Tel: (202) 448-6255 |
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| CONCERT |
| CHRISTOPHER HINTERHUBER, PIANO |
| Christopher Hinterhuber, bright young star of Austria, returns to the Embassy Series to play music of C.P.E. Bach, Busoni, Mozart and Schumann. He has been compared to Arthur Schnabel and chosen as a top artist in the "Rising Star Series" at Carnegie Hall. This is an important highlight not to be missed. |
| Embassy: | Austria |
| Event Dates: | Monday, Apr. 04, 2005, 8:00pm
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| Location: | Embassy of Austria |
| Admission: | $35.00 |
| Reservation or RSVP: | http://www.embassyseries.com/events.htm |
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| LECTURE |
| Christian Haller, author and dramaturgist |
| Lecture in German by Christian Haller who will also read from his newest work Das schwarze Eisen. In cooperation with the German Language Society. (www.christianhaller.ch). |
| Embassy: | Switzerland |
| Event Dates: | Tuesday, Apr. 05, 2005, 8 pm
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| Location: | Embassy of Switzerland; 2900 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
| Admission: | Call for details |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Reservation required, Tel. 202 745-7928/29 or culture@was.rep.admin.ch |
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| FILM |
| Vera Tataro's Painting and Illustrations |
| Czech painter Vera Tataro will present her portfolio of new acrylic paintings. Tataro 's love for the arts dates back to her childhood. She later became a colorist and animator in Prague's cartoon film studio, where she worked until 1992. Then, she started a successful career as a freelance artist. She has participated in numerous cartoon film projects and gradually the interest in acrylic painting arose in her. Admission is free. |
| Embassy: | Czech Republic |
| Event Dates: | Tuesday, Apr. 05, 2005, 7:00pm
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| Location: | Czech Embassy |
| Admission: | Admission is free |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Reservations for our events can be made by calling: 202/274-9100 x.3413. |
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| ART EXHIBITION |
| "Brilliant Strokes of Tataro" - Fantasy with a Human Touch |
| On April 5, 2005, at 7:00 pm, experience the precision and beauty of the acrylic works of Czech painter Vera Tataro as she presents her portfolio of new paintings and illustrations at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, followed by a reception.
(see details below) |
| Embassy: | Czech Republic |
| Event Dates: | Tuesday, Apr. 05, 2005, 7:00PM
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| Location: | EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 |
| Admission: | Admission is free. |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Tel: 202/274-9105; E-mail: cul_washington@embassy.mzv.cz |
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| CONCERT |
| DMITRI BERLINSKY, VIOLIN; ELENA BAKSHT, PIANO |
| The brilliant players, both highly accomplished artists, will regale us with a passionate program. Dmitri is the youngest ever Paganini competition winner. We highly recommend this program. |
| Embassy: | Alliance Francaise |
| Event Dates: | Friday, Apr. 08, 2005, 8:00pm
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| Location: | Embassy of France |
| Admission: | $40.00 |
| Reservation or RSVP: | http://www.embassyseries.com/events.htm |
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| LECTURE / DEMONSTRATION |
| Aikido Lecture/Demonstration |
| Embassy: | Japan |
| Event Dates: | Friday, Apr. 08, 2005, 6:45pm
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| Location: | JICC - 1155 21st Street, NW |
| Admission: | Free to the Public |
| Reservation or RSVP: | reservations required, jicc@embjapan.org |
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| FILM |
| Inheritance (Herencia) |
| Armed with a battered photo and a dodgy address Peter has left Germany for Buenos Aires in search of the woman of his dreams. But when he arrives the elusive Belén is much harder to find than he’d hoped. When he’s robbed at the down and out hostel where he’s staying Peter has no choice but to move out and he offers his services to the quick-tempered Olinda (Rita Cortese), the 60-year-old owner of a restaurant in one of the city’s suburbs in exchange for bed and board. As Olinda debates whether to sell the restaurant and move on, Peter searches in vain for the object of his affections. Miscommunication and incomprehension gradually give way to a quirky friendship where each discovers that in a city where everyone’s an immigrant, the things we search for across continents are sometimes just around the corner. First time director Paula Hernández’s delightful romantic comedy features assured performances from Rita Cortese as the world-weary Italian immigrant and Adrian Witzke as the angry tourist who thinks he’s in love. Inheritance has a delicate warmth and quiet optimism which will have you leaving the cinema with a smile on your face. Directed by Paula Hernández. |
| Embassy: | Argentina |
| Event Dates: | Friday, Apr. 08, 2005, 6:00pm
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| Location: | 1600 New Hampshire Ave. NW |
| Admission: | Admission is Free |
| Reservation or RSVP: | please RSVP by visiting the reservation webpage: www.embajadaargentinaeeuu.org/registracion |
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| CONCERT |
| Hanny Schmid Wyss, piano |
| Recital by accomplished Swiss pianist Hanny Schmid Wyss who is on tour in the US. A winner of many international piano competitions, she is known for her masterful performances in chamber music and recitals (www.hschmidwyss.ch). |
| Embassy: | Switzerland |
| Event Dates: | Saturday, Apr. 09, 2005, 3:00pm
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| Location: | An die Musik Live, 409 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD |
| Admission: | Call for details |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Tickets and information: Tel. 410 385-2638 or www.andiemusik.com. |
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| AUTHOR READING & SIGNING |
| Drama City BY GEORGE PELECANOS |
| George Pelecanos is the author of twelve crime/noir novels set in and around Washington, D.C.: A Firing Offense, Nick's Trip, Shoedog, Down By the River Where the Dead Men Go, The Big Blowdown, King Suckerman, The Sweet Forever, Shame the Devil, Right as Rain, Hell to Pay, Soul Circus, and Hard Revolution. Hell to Pay was the recipient of the 2003 Los Angeles Times Book Award. The Big Blowdown won the International Crime Novel of the Year award in France, Germany, and Japan. His short fiction has appeared in Esquire and the collections Unusual Suspects, Best American Mystery Stories of 1997, Measure of Poison, and Best American Mystery Stories of 2002. He is an award-winning journalist and essayist who has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, GQ, Uncut, Mojo, and numerous other publications. Esquire magazine called Pelecanos "the poet laureate of the D.C. crime world." |
| Embassy: | Greece |
| Event Dates: | Saturday, Apr. 09, 2005, 2:00PM
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| Location: | Barnes & Noble (organizer) 4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 |
| Admission: | All events are free and open to the public |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RES. INFO: Tel: 301-986-1761 |
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