Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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cultural center memorial performing arts center tourist attraction

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.

Aliases (17)

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ×55
Kennedy Center ×5
Kennedy Center campus ×2
Kennedy Center theaters ×2
The Kennedy Center ×2
Concert Hall (Kennedy Center) ×1
Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center ×1
Eisenhower Theater ×1
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (with others) ×1
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. ×1
Kennedy Center area ×1
Kennedy Center main building ×1
Millennium Stage ×1
National Cultural Center ×1
Opera House (Kennedy Center) ×1
Opera House at the Kennedy Center ×1
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural center → memorial → performing arts center → tourist attraction →
address	2700 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. →
architect	Edward Durell Stone →
category	Performing arts centers in the United States → Theaters in Washington, D.C. →
city	Washington, D.C. →
constructionStart	1964 →
country	United States →
dedicatedBy	Lyndon B. Johnson →
designation	national cultural center of the United States →
function	national cultural center → performing arts venue →
governingBody	Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts →
hasVenue	Concert Hall → Eisenhower Theater → Family Theater → Millennium Stage → Opera House → Reach → Terrace Theater →
hasWebsite	https://www.kennedy-center.org/ →
hosts	Kennedy Center Honors → Mark Twain Prize for American Humor → National Symphony Orchestra performances →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
locatedOn	Potomac River →
memorialFor	John F. Kennedy →
namedAfter	John F. Kennedy →
officialName	John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts →
opened	1971 →
openingDate	1971-09-08 →
overseenBy	Smithsonian Institution →
owner	United States federal government →
primaryUse	dance → educational programs → jazz → music → opera → popular music → symphonic music → theater →
publicTransit	Foggy Bottom–GWU station →
residentCompany	National Symphony Orchestra → The Suzanne Farrell Ballet → Washington National Opera →
shortName	Kennedy Center →
state	District of Columbia →
style	Modernist architecture →

Referenced by (83)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Eisenhower Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Family Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Millennium Stage ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Opera House ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Reach ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Terrace Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → The REACH ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → The REACH ("Kennedy Center campus") →	partOf
Eisenhower Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Family Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Millennium Stage ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Opera House ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Reach ("Kennedy Center campus") → Terrace Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Washington National Opera ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	locatedIn
Eisenhower Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Millennium Stage ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Opera House ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Reach ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Terrace Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → The REACH ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	ownedBy
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("National Cultural Center") → NSO ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → National Symphony Orchestra ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	associatedWith
Eisenhower Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Millennium Stage ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Opera House ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	operatedBy
Reach ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Terrace Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → The REACH ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	operator
Kennedy Center Friedheim Award ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Kennedy Center Honors ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	organizer
Kennedy Center Friedheim Award ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Kennedy Center Honors ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	presentedBy
NSO ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → National Symphony Orchestra ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → The Suzanne Farrell Ballet ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	residence
Eisenhower Theater ("Opera House at the Kennedy Center") → Eisenhower Theater ("Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center") →	adjacentTo
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → Washington National Opera ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	collaboratesWith
Northwest Washington, D.C. → Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. →	contains
Potomac River ("Kennedy Center") → Washington, D.C. →	hasLandmark
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("Eisenhower Theater") → Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("Millennium Stage") →	hasVenue
Terrace Theater ("Concert Hall (Kennedy Center)") → Terrace Theater ("Opera House (Kennedy Center)") →	neighboringFacility
NSO ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") → National Symphony Orchestra ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	permanentHome
Family Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	affiliation
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	basedAt
Millennium Stage ("The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	category
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway ("Kennedy Center area") →	connects
Edward Durell Stone ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (with others)") →	designed
Suzanne Farrell →	employer
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	governs
Family Theater ("Kennedy Center") →	hasOrganization
Eisenhower Theater ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	hasParentOrganization
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway ("Kennedy Center") →	hasScenicViewsOf
Washington National Opera ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	headquartersLocation
Terrace Theater ("Kennedy Center theaters") →	isPartOfComplex
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	jurisdiction
Millennium Stage ("Kennedy Center main building") →	locatedInBuilding
NSO ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	locatedInFacility
Democratic National Committee headquarters ("Kennedy Center") →	locatedNear
Kennedy Center Honors ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	location
Watergate complex ("The Kennedy Center") →	near
Foggy Bottom–GWU station ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	nearby
Edward Durell Stone ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.") →	notableWork
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	officialName
Watergate complex ("The Kennedy Center") →	overlooks
National Symphony Orchestra ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	parentOrganization
Eisenhower Theater ("Kennedy Center theaters") →	partOfComplex
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	performsAt
Mass ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	premierePlace
U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58) →	relatedWorkOfArchitect
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ("Kennedy Center") →	shortName
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet ("John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts") →	sponsoredBy