| 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 |
| 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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| 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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| PHOTO EXHIBITION |
| From Liberation to Liberty |
| Photographer Erich Lessing was born in Vienna in 1923. In 1939, he was
forced to emigrate to what was then the British Mandate Palestine. On his
return to Vienna in 1947, he started to work as a photo-reporter for the
American news agency, Associated Press. Since 1951, Erich Lessing has been
a member of Magnum Photos. His photos of post-war Austria, of the signing
ceremony of the Austrian State Treaty and his reportage of the Hungarian
revolution of 1956, have become icons of Austria's and Europe's collective
memory. This pictorial component of the collective memory will be the
focus of historian Katharina Wegan's lecture: Which pictures of the State
Treaty can be considered as the most central? How are they used over the
years? How do their meanings change and affect the national narrative of
the past - particularly in this jubilee year of 2005?
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| Embassy: | Austria |
| Event Dates: | Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2005 - Friday, Jun. 10, 2005, 7:30PM
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| Location: | Embassy of Austria |
| Admission: | Admission free |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or rsvp@austria.org |
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| STAGE PERFORMANCE |
| "Persephone: Little Greek Myth” |
| A World Premiere comedy by Kevin Kling Directed by Janet Stanford.
20814Celebrate spring with this witty modern interpretation of the Greek story. Persephone, a daughter of the gods, is expected to be perfect in every way. But she wants to be more like her friends, who have special talents and are not afraid to make mistakes. Persephone journeys to the underworld and, along the way, discovers who she really is and how she can make her own contribution to the world. The extraordinary cast features professional actors with and without disabilities. This production is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and by a Theatre Communications Group/Met Life Foundation Extended Collaboration Grant. Recommended for ages 5 and up. |
| Embassy: | Greece |
| Event Dates: | Saturday, Apr. 30, 2005 - Sunday, May. 29, 2005, Call for details
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| Location: | At The Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, Md. 20814 |
| Admission: | Tickets: $10-$15 Group rates available. |
| Reservation or RSVP: | For details or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.imaginationstage.org/ or call the box office at 301-280-1660. |
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| EXHIBITION |
| Dutch Royal Silver |
| Opening April 30th, 2005 -- The exhibition Dutch Royal Silver: Celebrating
the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, will feature a selection of
rarely seen decorative silver works from the private collection of the Royal
House of Orange-Nassau. Exhibited in the Salon Dore at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art, the silver will be on view from April 30 through July 4, 2005.
Other events highlighting Dutch artistery in silver will be featured during
the exhibition. |
| Embassy: | NETHERLANDS |
| Event Dates: | Saturday, Apr. 30, 2005 - Monday, Jul. 04, 2005, 10:00am - 5:00pm
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| Location: | The Corcoran Gallery of Art |
| Admission: | See detailed information below |
| Reservation or RSVP: | http://www.corcoran.org or (202) 639-1700 |
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| LECTURE/SLIDESHOW |
| on “Turkish Traditional Art and Culture: An Imperial Festival in Istanbul in 1582” |
| Mrs. Mevhibe Logoglu,
Invites you to a Special Lecture and Slide Show - “Turkish Traditional Art and Culture: An Imperial Festival in Istanbul in 1582”
Speaker: Professor Nurhan Atasoy; Dr. Nurhan Atasoy, a Professor Emeritus of Art History at Istanbul University. Prof. Atasoy, a world-renowned scholar of Turkish culture, is the author of "Otag-I Hümayun: The Ottoman Tent Complex" (which won the Textile Society of America's R.L. Shep Book-of-the-Year Award in 2000); "1582 Surname-i Hümayun: Dügün Kitab"¸ co-authors of "Ipek: The Crescent and the Rose", "The Art of Islam (UNESCO/Flammarion Series)" and "Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey".
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| Embassy: | Turkey |
| Event Dates: | Tuesday, May. 03, 2005, 11:00AM
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| Location: | At the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey; 2525 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007 |
| Admission: | Free to the public |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RSVP to (202) 387 3200 and please include name, title and affiliation with RSVP. |
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| FILM |
| Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips) |
| in the BRUNO GANZ RETROSPECTIVE.
The Italian Cultural Institute is happy to present two of Bruno Ganz most successful films in collaboration with the Goethe Institut:
Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips) on Friday April 29 at 6:30 and Wed. May 4 at 8:30 PM |
| Embassy: | Istituto Italiano di Cultura |
| Event Dates: | Friday, Apr. 29, 2005, 6:30pm
Wednesday, May. 04, 2005, 8:30pm
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| Location: | Goethe Institut, 812 Seventh Street, NW, |
| Admission: | Tel. (202) 289 1200. Tickets $6 / $4. |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RSVP is (202) 223 - 9800 Ext. 1 |
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| FILM |
| La Forza del Passato (Truth and Lies) |
| . . in the BRUNO GANZ RETROSPECTIVE.
The Italian Cultural Institute is happy to present two of Bruno Ganz most successful films in collaboration with the Goethe Institut: |
| Embassy: | Istituto Italiano di Cultura |
| Event Dates: | Friday, Apr. 29, 2005, 8:30pm
Wednesday, May. 04, 2005, 6:30pm
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| Location: | Goethe Institut, 812 Seventh Street, NW, |
| Admission: | Tickets $6 / $4. |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RSVP is (202) 223 - 9800 Ext. 1 |
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| STAGE PERFORMANCE |
| "Jason and the Argonauts" |
| Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili
Choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili
Performance at the Synetic Theater. At the Rosslyn Spectrum.
When challenged by a weak ruler to find the legendary Golden Fleece, Jason gathers the heroes of Greece and casts off into the most daring quest of the ancient world. Upon reaching his strange destination, Jason becomes intoxicated by the beauty and sorcery of Medea, who falls into a deep and dangerous love with the handsome foreigner. Their love and desire drive them into a tangled web of witchcraft, fiery passion, and bloodstained victory. Synetic Theater, the Helen-Hayes-Award-Winning company, has gained widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike for its innovative, visceral, and dazzling productions. |
| Embassy: | Greece |
| Event Dates: | Thursday, May. 05, 2005 - Sunday, Jun. 26, 2005, Call for times
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| Location: | Rosslyn Spectrum |
| Admission: | Call 703.824.8060 for prices |
| Reservation or RSVP: | Call 703.824.8060 or visit www.synetic.org for tickets. |
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| FILM |
| Lugares Comunes (Common Ground) |
| The Embassy of Argentina and INCAA (Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales) invite you to special screenings with some of the best Argentinean Movies of the last years:
Fernando, a Professor of Literature in his sixties in Buenos Aires and his wife Lili (Mercedes Sampietro), a social worker are respected in the community and loving partners. Their world is turned upside down however when Fernando receives notice that he is being asked to retire early. The enforced retirement, a result of the economic crisis in Argentina, comes as a complete shock and he and his wife are forced to make drastic decisions that threaten the foundations of their comfortable life. Based on the novel "The Renaissance" by Lorenzo F. Aristariain, Common Ground is a story about love and getting older. It is also an acid social comment on the current state of life in Argentina. |
| Embassy: | Argentina |
| Event Dates: | Friday, May. 06, 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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