February 14-18, 2024

As TWB’s Valentine to DC, witness a spellbinding blend of ballet and jazz music featuring two highly anticipated world premieres by renowned choreographers Jessica Lang and Dwight Rhoden. Join us for a tribute to pioneering women in jazz & works inspired by groundbreaking composers. This unique journey through jazz history promises an unforgettable celebration of music and dance.

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February 2024

Calendar for Jazz Icons

  • Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center
    8:00pm
  • Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center
    8:00pm
  • Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center
    8:00pm
  • Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center
    2:00pm
  • Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center
    8:00pm
  • Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center
    2:00pm

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Location

Eisenhower Theater – Kennedy Center

2700 F St NW Washington, DC 20566

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Choreographer

Dwight Rhoden

Dwight Rhoden

Choreographer

Founding artistic director and resident choreographer of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dwight Rhoden performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal and as a principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He has choreographed for New York City Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, Colorado Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadanco, The Washington Ballet, Ballet Nice Mediterranean, and Rome Opera Ballet, among others. Rhoden has directed and choreographed for television, film, and theater, including So You Think You Can Dance, Cirque du Soleil, world tours for Prince and Lenny Kravitz, and the film One Last Dance. Honors include a New York Foundation for the Arts award, a Benois de la Danse Award nomination for The Great Gatsby (the Mariinsky Ballet), induction into the NYFA Hall of Fame, the Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, and an Honorary Doctorate from Boston Conservatory.

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Jessica Lang

Jessica Lang

Choreographer

Jessica Lang is an American director and choreographer based in New York City. Since 1999, Lang has created more than 100 original works on companies worldwide including American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Japan, The Joffrey Ballet, and her eponymous company Jessica Lang Dance, among many others. 

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