Through Sept. 22
Through Oct. 13
Through Feb. 9
Bice Lazzari: Signature Line
Out of Southeast Asia: Art that Sustains
Lines, Marks, and Drawings: Through the Lens of Roger Ballen
In collaboration with the Italian Embassy, this exhibit features 25 paintings and drawings by Lazzari (1900-81), one of Italy’s most revered modern artists. Discouraged from studying the figure in art school in the 1910s because of her gender, she became a prominent decorative arts designer who became for her later poetic abstract paintings. National Museum of Women in the Arts Through Sept. 29
A Book Behind Bars: The Robben Island Shakespeare
Nelson Mandela signed his name next to a passage from “Julius Caesar” in Shakespeare’s “Complete Works” on Dec. 16, 1977, while serving 18 years as a political prisoner at Robben Island. More than 30 of Mandela’s fellow prisoners also signed their names next to passages, documenting a part of their experience through their shared knowledge of Shakespeare. Accompanying the Robben Island Shakespeare book — on display for the first time in the United States — is a series of sketches Mandela made in the early 2000s, reflecting on his prison life. Folger Shakespeare Library
The last exhibition presented in the Textile Museum’s historic location before the museum’s 2014 reopening promises to be a beautiful pairing of tradition and innovation, demonstrating how four artists are reinventing traditional Southeast Asian textile techniques, designs and ideology in new and meaningful ways.
DANCE
Through Nov. 10
Sun., July 7, 2 p.m.
Awake in a Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger
The first major museum exhibition of visual artist and author of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” reveals a mysterious, strange and whimsical world, both real and imagined, through 239 paintings, drawings, prints and book art. National Museum of Women in the Arts
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath This landmark exhibition revolutionizes our understanding of war, immersing viewers in the experience of soldiers and civilians through images by more than 200 photographers from 28 nations that span conflicts from the past 165 years — from the Mexican-American War through presentday conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Corcoran Gallery of Art
July 3 to 7
As part of the SPAIN arts & culture program (www.spainculture.us), “S.O.S. Spanish Office Showroom” presents the most avant-garde pieces of Spanish design conceived for modern working environments, highlighting how the creativity of contemporary Spanish designers adapts to any office space and how Spanish design companies are successfully competing in international markets, such as the United States.
More than 100 photographs selected from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the museum’s photography collection, examine photography’s evolution in the United States from a documentary medium to a full-fledged artistic genre, and showcase the numerous ways in which it has captured the American experience. American Art Museum Through Jan. 5
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa Some 100 exceptional works of art from the late 18th to 21st centuries come together for the first major exhibition and scholarly endeavor to comprehensively examine the rich relationship between African artists and the land upon which they live, work and frame their days.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an international exposition of living cultural heritage produced annually on the National Mall, features the themes “Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival,” “One World, Many Voices: Endangered Languages and Cultural Heritages” and “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style and Identity.” National Mall July 11 to 28
Capital Fringe Festival
The eighth annual Capital Fringe Festival takes over D.C. with hundreds of performances by adventurous and innovative performing artists from the Washington metro area, elsewhere in the United States and overseas. Performances take place in more than 20 traditional and non-traditional performance venues, and include works ranging from theater, dance, and puppetry to the unclassifiable. For information, visit www.capitalfringe. org. Various locations Fri., July 12, 7 p.m.
Bastille Day
The Embassy of France welcomes Washingtonians to Comité Tricolore’s annual Bastille Day celebration, featuring a buffet by chefs from some of the area’s top restaurants, live jazz performances, open bar, and an array of luxurious items in the one-of-a-kind silent auction. Tickets are $95 to $150. La Maison Française
National Museum of African Art
THEATER
Through Jan. 12
Through July 6
Living Artfully: At Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post
One Destiny
Throughout his career, Peter Coffin has created an unpredictable and eclectic array of works, including many that express a sense of joy and sometimes, humor. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
Peter Coffin: Here & There
Wolf Trap Filene Center
FESTIVALS
From the glamour of Palm Beach, to the rustic whimsy of the Adirondacks, to the distinguished social scene of Washington, D.C., heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post brought to her multiple residences a flawless style of living and entertaining that was made possible only through the gracious management of loyal staff.
Through Oct. 6
With its astonishing balancing acts, gravitydefying juggling and colorful costumes, the Golden Dragon Acrobats carry on a Chinese performance tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. Tickets are $38
S.O.S. Spanish Office Showroom
A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Through Sept. 29
Golden Dragon Acrobats from China
Through Dec. 31
Through Jan. 5
Philip Jones Griffiths’s photograph is titled “Called ‘Little Tiger’ for killing two ‘Viet Cong women cadre’ — his mother and teacher, it was rumored.” It’s part of “WAR/ PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath,” a massive exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
National Museum of African Art
The Textile Museum
Former Spanish Residence
Photo: Philip Jones Griffith / Magnum Photos
This exhibit considers the 40-year-plus career of Roger Ballen, one of the more recognized photographic artists working today, through a new approach: an examination of line and drawing in his photographs.
This one-act play by Richard Hellesen brings the drama and emotion of the American Civil War to life by capturing the emotions of that fateful night in 1865 that killed Abraham Lincoln, as told through the eyewitness accounts of actor Harry Hawk and Ford’s Theatre co-owner Harry Ford, among others. Please call for ticket information. Ford’s Theatre
July 2013
Photo: Collection of the artist / textile museum
“Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains” at the Textile Museum through Oct. 13 features historical textile artwork alongside the work of four contemporary textile artists and designers, including Vernal Bogren Swift, whose “A Garden of Earthquakes” is pictured above. Through July 7
mature audiences).
Anything Goes
Mead Theater Lab at Flashpoint
All aboard for Roundabout Theatre Company’s saucy and splendid production of the beloved musical “Anything Goes,” winner of three 2011 Tony Awards. Tickets are $25 to $115.
July 13 to Aug. 19
Salomé
July 9 to Aug. 18
Scena Theatre, in the final production of its 25th anniversary season, presents Oscar Wilde’s engrossing biblical tragedy in one act — a controversial stage play that is rarely performed. Tickets are $35 or $40.
The Book of Mormon
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Kennedy Center Opera House
Nine 2011 Tony Awards say it’s the Best Musical of the Year. Vogue says, “It’s the funniest musical of all time.” And the New York Times says, “It’s the best musical of this century.” It’s “The Book of Mormon,” the Broadway phenomenon from “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and “Avenue Q” co-creator Robert Lopez. Tickets are $43 to $250.
Through July 14
Angel Street
July 10 to Aug. 4
Angel Street, otherwise known as “Gaslight,” focuses on a seemingly normal couple, the Manninghams. Is the handsome Jack Manningham a caring husband, or is he discreetly trying to drive his young wife Bella into insanity under the guise of kindness? It takes an dedicated Scotland Yard detective to unravel this delightfully twisted thriller. Tickets are $32.50 to $65.
The Third Beast
Olney Theatre Center
Kennedy Center Opera House
A series of characters tries to escape everyday life in search of true identity in “The Third Breast,” written in 1975 by one of Poland’s “angry young men,” Ireneusz Iredyński (1939-85), who explores such themes as addiction to power; fear of the other; the search for an absolute; love and erotic fascination; and the consequences of blind faith. Tickets are $20 to $40 (for
Through July 21
Rabbit Hole
The Keegan Theatre presents David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Rabbit Hole,” which charts one couple’s journey from darkness to light with empathy and great imagination. Tickets are $35. Church Street Theater
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