A special collaboration between the Kennedy Center's Office of International Programming and ARTSEDGE, this site was developed in support of a four-year "African Odyssey" festival of the performing, visual, and literary arts of sub-Saharan Africa. Begun in 1996, the site is now in archive form, presenting event profiles for over 20 of the artists and programs that appeared over the run of the festival.

Join host Georges Collinet (from NPR's Afropop Worldwide) in this 3-part audio series that each explores a different aspect of Arab music: the musical instruments of the Arab World; what makes Arab music unique; and the styles of music in the Arab World.

An occasional series pulled from lectures, workshops and other events for educators presented by and through the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Enter the complex and lyrical world of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most celebrated composers of the American musical theater.

Listen to audio clips of traditional and modern Mexican corridos with this multimedia resource. Sing along to historic recordings about key figures during the Mexican Revolution, and inspire students to compose their own corridos by listening to lyrics written by fellow high school students. Student composers featured on this resource were winners of the University of Arizona Poetry Center's Bilingual Corrido Contest for High School Students, an annual contest supported by the University of Arizona College of Humanities.

Drop Me Off in Harlem explores the vibrant, complex, and unique moment in time that was the Harlem Renaissance.

This series, from the archives of the Kennedy Center's Education Department, brings you a glimpse of the history and diversity of China's performing arts.

Immerse your students in the arts and culture of Pakistan. This Web site, designed for high school students, introduces students to the rich traditions and history of this South Asian country and its people through videos, audio clips, virtual galleries, and a teen blog.

Learn more about the arts and culture of Japan with this interactive passport (iPass) to the Kennedy Center festival JAPAN! culture + hyperculture. Students explore interviews, video, slideshows, and more to boost their knowledge and crack "the code" for a free download not to be missed!

Developed for middle and high school audiences, this interactive timeline follows the development of this great American art form. Divided by decade, the timeline highlights events that helped shape jazz and illustrates the styles of each period through music and images.

An intermittent series where you'll learn about the activities and programs of the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Learn more about this new Kennedy Center musical about a positively purple 10th birthday party and how two very different girls learn to understand each other.

In this audio series we explore unique aspects of Chinese music through sounds, performance and interviews. Users can listen online, download individual files, or subscribe to the Podcast.

This player presents three pieces—Presto from Vivaldi's "Summer," Grofe's "Cloudburst," and Beethoven's "Storm." Get a new view on weather as you listen to these storm-inspired works!

This 6-part series is designed to introduce middle and high school audiences to the many aspects of musical theater. Using examples of the best that Broadway musicals have to offer, we'll talk about the history of musical theater in America; its structure and elements of a musical (do you know what an "I Want" song is?); musical theater's role in making social commentary, and its legacy.