Event category: Poetry & Literature

The title piece, “Lightning”, is a powerful new work which, through the energy and sound of lightning and thunder, Shu-Chen explores this phenomena of nature to create the energy of the movement and delves into the deeper human feelings and emotion felt when lighting strikes. Second, we are so excited...

Join Better Said Than Done on September 3rd at Jammin’ Java for Huzzah: a storytelling show celebrating 15 years of amazing stories. In the past 15 years, we’ve heard hundreds of incredible stories and hundreds of fabulous storytellers. We’d bring them all back on stage if we could, but for this one...

Join Better Said Than Done storytelling online on August 13th, 2026 for “Who’s the Boss: stories about power,” with emcee Ravi Pimplaskar and storytellers Calvin S. Cato, Jeff Doyle, Andrea Kamens, Elisa Pearmain, and Linda Yemoto. If you miss this live performance on Zoom, your ticket allows you to...

Come watch the written word and movement coalesce in Poetry in Motion, Virginia Ballet Company & School’s fall contemporary performance. October 11th, 2026 2PM Capital One Hall Tickets go on sale August 7, 2026 on Ticketmaster

Explore poetry in an accessible and supportive environment. This class is designed to help you discover your own poetic voice. Please bring a pen and paper. We’ll begin with a few free-writing exercises. We’ll read and discuss a selection of poems centered around a particular theme or poetic...

Explore poetry in an accessible and supportive environment. This class is designed to help you discover your own poetic voice. Please bring a pen and paper. We’ll begin with a few free-writing exercises. We’ll read and discuss a selection of poems centered around a particular theme or poetic...