Atlas Performing Arts Center

Washington, DC


All kinds of indie goodness get performed at the art-deco Atlas, from operettas to innovative new plays, ethnic dance shows and cabaret music. Four theaters inside host the goings on. The lobby cafe provides drinks and puts on a free concert series of its own.


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