| 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 |
| 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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| STAGE PERFORMANCE |
| "The Persians" BY AESCHYLUS |
| In a modern version of the play by American playwright
ROBERT AULETTA. Directed by ROBERT MCNAMARA
with KERRY WATERS as Queen Atossa
"In this modern version of Aeschylus's play, Robert Auletta shifts the
action of the play from Persia to a modern-day Iraq, and like Aeschylus,
asks Americans to question and challenge their views of our recently
defeated enemies". |
| Embassy: | Greece |
| Event Dates: | Wednesday, Jun. 01, 2005 - Tuesday, Jul. 05, 2005, Call for times
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| Location: | At the Warehouse Theatre, 1021 Seventh Street, NW, WDC 20001 |
| Admission: | TICKETS: $25, RES/INF: 703.684.7990 |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RES/INF: 703.684.7990 |
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| PHOTO EXHIBITION |
| Emil Mayer: An Intimate Master of Photography |
| Emil Mayer, born 1871, was a Viennese lawyer and photographer whose photographs of everyday life and street scenes of Vienna around 1910 are milestones in the history of photography. Delicacy, subtlety and poetry characterize his pictorial language. He committed suicide in 1938 when the Nazis seized power in Austria and much of his work was destroyed. However, in recent years the great mastery and significance of Emil Mayer has been rediscovered, giving him his due place among the greatest photographers of the last century. |
| Embassy: | Austria |
| Event Dates: | Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2005 - Sunday, Sep. 04, 2005, 7:30pm
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| Location: | at the Embassy of Austria |
| Admission: | Admission free |
| Reservation or RSVP: | RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or rsvp@austria.org |
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| FILM |
| Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) |
| Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas)
This impressive debut film from Argentinian director Fabian Bielinsky has many engaging twists and turns as it tells the tale of two con artists. The younger of the two, Juan (Gaston Pauls) is trying to pull off a small-time bill switch in a convenience store when Marcos (Ricardo Darin) catches him and, with a toy gun in his pants, pretends to "arrest" him. Marcos encourages Juan to become partners with him and although Juan is reluctant at first, he agrees. Nine Queens" succeeds all around; the maze-like plot keeps the viewer guessing as to what's really going on and the tense chemistry between Juan and Marcos makes for a sly tweaking of the buddy genre. Unlike a run-of-the-mill action film where car chases and people shooting each other pass for exposition, this film is an intelligent essay on the value of dialogue. If you enjoy a good puzzle, viewing "Nine Queens" will be a treat. |
| Embassy: | Argentina |
| Event Dates: | Friday, Jul. 01, 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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