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Archive for the Performing Arts Category (38 Posts)

Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Harry Belafonte: A Star-Studded Day at the Actors Studio

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Manuscripts, Performing Arts, Theater

Mid-range photo of Elfman, holding a microphone and addressing the crowd on a concert-lit stage.

Danny Elfman, Legendary Film Composer, Debuts Classical Work at LOC

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Concerts, Events, Film, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts

Sepia-toned portrait of Oscar Wilde, seated. He's wearing a heavy coat, holds a cane in right hand and rests his left hand against his face in a pensive gesture

LGBTQ+ at the LOC!

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: LCM, LGBTQ, Manuscripts, Performing Arts, Veterans History Project, Women's History

Full length color photo shows Midair, a woman with pulled-back black hair in an ankle-length yellow dress. She is holding a violin. standing between a white couch at left and gazing out a window to the right.

Midori: Music and the Instrument That Makes It

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Asian American, LCM, Music, Performing Arts, Uncategorized

Color photograph of a young Wynton Marsalis in suit and ite, holding a trumpet

Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes” and Thoughts on the Highway

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, Music, National Recording Registry, News, Performing Arts, Uncategorized

A young woman with close-cropped orange hair and bright red lipstick sings directly into the camera

The 2023 National Recording Registry – Mariah Carey, Eurythmics, Jimmy Buffett, Wynton Marsalis, John Lennon (And Lots More)

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Christmas, Music, National Recording Registry, Performing Arts, Video

Medium close up photo of Liz, eyes upturned and hair pulled back neatly, blowing into a clear flute. The wall behind her is white, part of the Library's flute vault.

Fabulous Flutes

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Posted in: LCM, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts, Preservation, Science, Technology

Joni Mitchell and Carla Hayden on stage, each seated, in conversation.

Joni Mitchell’s Conversation in the Library

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: Concerts, Events, Gazette, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Music, Performing Arts, Women's History

Joni Mitchell holds her arms out onstage, accepting applause, while Carla Hayden stands to the right, also applauding

Joni Mitchell’s Gershwin Prize Concert Showcases Her Music and Influence

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Posted in: Events, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts, Writers