Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesBen Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. For the past three decades, he's toured as a pop artist, while also performing […]
Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesBen Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. For the past three decades, he's toured as a pop artist, while also performing […]
SILENT MOVIE: AELITA (QUEEN OF MARS)
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesExperience silent films the way they were meant to be seen and heard, accompanied by Dennis James on our 1924 Wurlitzer Organ! Featuring the Soviet, silent, science-fiction film, Aelita: Queen of Mars.
Henry Cho: From Here To There Tour 2024
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesHenry Cho was recently inducted as the 229th member of The Grand Ole Opry. This prestigious honor has not been extended to a comedian since 1973. Henry’s TV credits include appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show, CBS’s The Late, Late, Show, and NBC’s Young Comedians Special. He served two years as host of NBC’s Friday […]
Tracks
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesA young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog. Join us for a viewing of this 2013 adventure movie featuring Rick Smolan portrayed by Adam Driver. Then join us October 25 as Rick shares his story in person!
The Land Has Spoken-Tales Of Indigenous Horror
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesThe Native American canon is rife with haunting stories, curses, omens, and portents; menacing monsters, treacherous shape-shifters, and cunning tricksters. "The Land Has Spoken" brings these stories to life with tales by Native Dark Fiction writers Shane Hawk (enrolled Cheyenne-Arapaho, Hidatsa and Citizen Potawatomi descent) and Andrea L. Rogers (citizen of the Cherokee Nation). Immerse […]
Bodytraffic
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesLed by Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC has conquered the contemporary dance world with its stunning performers, technical mastery, and commitment to the most challenging repertoire. Bursting with cutting-edge “vivid theatricality,” BODYTRAFFIC takes the stage with compelling works that embody the company’s energy, sophistication, and sheer joy in dancing.
Adventure Series: Tracks: Alone Across The Outback
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesWord got to National Geographic magazine that a 26-year-old woman named Robyn Davidson was planning a 1700-mile walk across the Australian outback with three camels and no outside support. The magazine sent photojournalist Rick Smolan to interview her. Initially she blew him off, but he persisted and eventually earned her trust—and the invitation to join […]
COCO: LIVE-TO-FILM CONCERT
Washington Center Main Stage 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesDisney Pixar’s Coco Live-to-Film Concert features a screening of the complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México. In addition to the original score by Giacchino, “Coco” also features the Oscar®-winning song “Remember Me” by Oscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and […]
