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Old World Cabaret Meets ???

by Jon on January 11th, 2008

What happens when you blend opera, old world Bohemian cabaret music from the 1920s, swing, tango, Ukrainian folk-punk, belly dance, Yiddish Klezmer music and an accordion?  You get none other than Vagabond Opera.

This six-piece band delivers an eclectic, high-energy blend of about a dozen musical styles sung in eleven languages in a format that’s 100% bohemian. 

They’re strange, wacky, a bit kitschy, and their music can be totally unpredictable.   It’s almost too hard to describe, but audiences are raving about how fun they are to watch.   Here’s your chance to see them direct from Portland, for free at the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center this weekend.

Here’s one more fun clip from their website.

Since 1997, the Millennium Stage has presented more than 26,000 performers to over 2 million people, all for free.

For the full schedule of free performances in January at the Millennium stage, click here. 

Vagabond Opera
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington DC. 20566

Date and Time - Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.

Tickets - Admission is free.

Nearest Metro Subway Station - Foggy Bottom/George Washington University (23rd and I St.) - Blue and Orange lines, then a 3-block walk.

There is also a free Kennedy Center shuttle that runs every 15 minutes Monday - Friday from 9:45 a.m.- Midnight, Saturdays 10:00 a.m.- Midnight, and from Noon - Midnight on Sundays.

Parking - limited parking is available at the Kennedy Center for $15.00.  Metered street parking is also within walking distance if you are willing to look.

Photo - Vagabond Opera

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