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World-class conductor Valery Gergiev will celebrate Igor Stravinsky with three of his major works at the Kennedy Center on Monday. The Mariinsky Orchestra will perform "The Firebird," "Petrouchka" and "The Rite of Spring" — ballet scores first performed in Paris by the Ballets Russes.
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Composer Roger Reynolds created the multimedia "george WASHINGTON" to be performed by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.
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This photo provided by The Kennedy Center shows Michael M. Kaiser, left, and John Roberts, right, being married by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, center, at the Kennedy Center on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/The Kennedy Center, Margot Schulman)
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The vivacious and versatile Freda Payne will star in "Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song," which likely will be one of the most popular offerings at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage New Play Festival this weekend.
