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Kennedy Center plans expansion, with floating stage on Potomac
Handout image of architect Steven Holl's rendition of the proposed Kennedy Center Expansion Project in Washington. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is planning a $100 million addition, including an outdoor floating stage on the Potomac River, in its first major expansion since it opened in 1971. Three connected pavilions to house classrooms, rehearsal rooms, lecture space and other facilities were also included in initial plans for the U.S. capital's premier performance space, which were laid out on Tuesday. |
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is planning a $100 million addition, including an outdoor floating stage on the Potomac River, in its first major expansion since it opened in 1971.
Three connected pavilions to house classrooms, rehearsal rooms, lecture space and other facilities were also included in initial plans for the U.S. capital's premier performance space, which were laid out on Tuesday.
The expansion, designed by architect Steven Holl, will take place south of the Center and includes an outdoor video wall. One pavilion will float on the Potomac as an outdoor stage, and public gardens will link the Center with the water.
"Steven's wonderful concept will create a strong visual presence that bolsters the Center's prominence as the national cultural center, while maintaining its unique presence among Washington's iconic landmarks," Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein said in a statement.
The expansion will be paid for from private funds. Rubenstein, a founder of the Carlyle Group private equity firm, is contributing $50 million towards the roughly $100 million cost.
The Center is seeking to raise another $25 million for programming.
Exteriors for the project will include use of Carrara marble, the same Italian marble which clads the site now.
The project is expected to take five years - three years for design and approval by the various agencies and two years for construction. |
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Oz the Great and Powerful |
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Disney's fantastical adventure "Oz The Great and Powerful," directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking-that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting.
Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz
Language: English
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Identity Thief |
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Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There's only one glitch: The ID she's using to finance these sprees reads "Sandy Bigelow Patterson"....and it belongs to an accounts rep (Bateman) who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Bigelow Patterson heads south to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his life. And as he attempts to bribe, coax and wrangle her the 2,000 miles to Denver, one easy target will discover just how tough it is to get your name back.
Cast: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet
Language: English
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Teater Chow Kit Road -
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Konsert Wings Opera Hidup 2 -
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12-16 Mac
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Majlis Pelancaran Kompleks JKKN Kelantan -
23 Feb
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Bangkok Kicks Start Thai Arts To Asean
BANGKOK, May 8 (Bernama) -- A Bangkok-based group of artists; Clubnapralan has taken steps to make Thai arts widely known in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), paving the way for the group to be recognised globally in the future, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.
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