Performances: Mar 18-20, various hours

Listen to the past blend with the present in a cosmic journey.

Grammy-nominated producer and accomplished musician PIERCE FREELON brings two projects to the Kennedy Center displaying his inventiveness and creativity. 

Black to the Future

For ages 5+

Fri., Mar. 18 at 7 p.m. (with Nnenna Freelon)
Sat., Mar. 19 at 11 a.m.
Sun., Mar. 20 at 1:30 p.m.

Following his critically acclaimed debut children’s album D.a.D. in 2020, Pierce’s Grammy-nominated 2021 Black to the Future (ages 5+) features elements of Afrofuturism, Black history, and archival voices to touch on imagination, arts, science, and technology through a Black lens. Pierce is joined by his mother, jazz singer and six-time Grammy Award® nominee NNENNA FREELON for one performance.

The History of White People in America

For ages 12+

Sat., Mar. 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 20 at 4 p.m.

Then in a vibrant performance adapted from the musical animated series that premiered on PBS in 2020, The History of White People in America (ages 12+) examines how skin color has come to define race in our country, capturing the truth of what it means to be American.