And on March 8, 1979, as a joint undertaking with the Library of Congress, the Performing Arts Library (PAL) opened for public service with two hundred visitors on opening day. The PAL maintained approximately five-thousand reference books, including directories, encyclopedias and dictionaries, histories and biographies, indices, abstracts, handbooks and manuals, annals and chronologies, and over 450 periodicals and newspapers. The PAL served more than seventeen thousand visitors, students, and arts professionals annually. The PAL remained open as an official library, jointly with the Library of Congress, until 1994. Following a fifteen-year relationship, a decision was made by both entities that the Library of Congress would discontinue its support effective October 1, 1994. In September 1994, the PAL was officially renamed the Education Resource Center (ERC). The ERC was used by artists, staff, volunteers, and the general public for a variety of reasons. During its life span, several thousand patrons visited the ERC while the space was used as a reading room. On March 12, 2003, the space formerly known as the ERC was officially designated the Terrace Gallery, which is now home to the Kennedy Center Jazz Club.

Coming to the Terrace Gallery :

Ballet 360° - Choreographers: Jerome Robbins

• Nov 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM
• Terrace Gallery
• Running Time: 90 minutes
• Tickets and Schedule

Description:

Back by popular demand! The Ballet 360° lecture series continues its in-depth look at ballet with this season's sessions focusing on some of the form's iconic choreographers. In this session, dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis uses video of well-known ballets to introduce you to the work of ballet legend Jerome Robbins.
 
Additional sessions examine George Balanchine, Yuri Grigorovich, and Frederick Ashton.
 
To purchase as a 4-session series for $48 ($40 Subscribers/Members), please call the Subscription Office at (202) 416-8500, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The TTY number is (202) 416-8518.