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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, VSA,
and Mark Morris Dance Group present:

A free movement class

for persons with Parkinson's, their families, friends and care partners

offered through the Kennedy Center's Explore the Arts program

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Friday, March 23

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (please arrive by 10:45)

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Enter through Opera House Stage door in the Hall of Nations
2700 F St NW
Washington, DC 20566

►Class offered free of charge with live musical accompaniment.

►Taught by teaching artists from the Mark Morris Dance Group

►No experience necessary. All levels of ability and mobility are welcome.

►Registration is required.

►Click below or call 1-800-957-1046 to register.

►Reduced rate parking passes will be distributed to all registered participants.

See MMDG live at The Kennedy Center March 22-24

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Based on an ancient Persian tale as poignant and beautiful as Romeo and Juliet, Layla and Majnun tells a passionate story of tragic love. When a young man's zealous feelings for his childhood love Layla earn him the nickname Majnun, or "possessed," his perceived madness turns their would-be union into scandal, misfortune, and eternal longing. In the hands of Mark Morris' talented dancers, known for their vivid and accessible style, this new Kennedy Center co-commission promises to be both tenderly wrought and aesthetically stunning--no surprise, given their last Kennedy Center appearance in 2012 was hailed as "a visual feast" by the Washington Post.

In line with Morris's signature "undeviating devotion to music" (The New Yorker), his dancers are joined onstage by vocalists and musicians from the "vibrant and virtuosic" Silk Road Ensemble (The Wall Street Journal). The Ensemble plays traditional Asian instruments combined with Western strings, all against a striking and colorful background designed by esteemed English painter Howard Hodgkin, for a unique combination of movement, sight, and sound.

Three performances only: March 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., March 24 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Opera House.

Tickets from $29 at the Box Office or charge by phone (202) 467-4600 or click here to order online.

TTY (202) 416-8524 | Groups (202) 416-8400

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About Dance for PD

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Photo: Sarah Horne

Dance for PD® is an internationally-acclaimed program of the Mark Morris Dance Group, conceived collaboratively with the Brooklyn Parkinson Group. The program offers award-winning dance classes for hundreds of people with Parkinson’s in New York City, and fosters classes in more than 250 communities in 24 countries around the world through a network of partners and teaching affiliates trained in the Dance for PD approach, including several established classes in the National Capital area.

In Dance for PD classes and performance projects, people with Parkinson's and their families and care partners are empowered to explore movement and music in ways that are refreshing, enjoyable, stimulating and creative. The Dance for PD teaching approach, supported by more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, is built on a fundamental premise: professionally-trained dancers are movement experts whose knowledge is useful to persons with PD. Dancers know all about coordinating and strengthening muscles, and about balance and rhythm. Dance for PD utilizes elements of technique, narrative, imagery, live music and community to develop artistry and grace while addressing such PD-specific concerns as balance, flexibility, coordination, isolation and depression. To learn more about the benefits of dance for people with Parkinson's, please click here.

For more information about Dance for PD, please visit www.danceforpd.org.

Dance for PD and the Dance for PD logo are registered trademarks of Mark Morris Dance Group.

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