This series of performance specials at the White House presents the best of American performing arts. From the Broadway musical to opera, country and western, gospel, ballet, jazz and more, the series has featured the extraordinary richness of American music and dance.
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Patti LaBelle performs. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host “Women Of Soul: In Performance At The White House” in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2014.
Courtesy of Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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Janelle Monáe performs on stage with Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Ariana Grande, Patti LaBelle, and Jill Scott. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host “Women Of Soul: In Performance At The White House” in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2014.
Courtesy of Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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Tessanne Chin performs. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host “Women Of Soul: In Performance At The White House” in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2014.
Courtesy of Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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Melissa Etheridge performs. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host “Women Of Soul: In Performance At The White House” in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2014.
Courtesy of Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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Ariana Grande performs. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host “Women Of Soul: In Performance At The White House” in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2014.
Courtesy of Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
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Jill Scott, Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe and Ariana Grande perform together on stage. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House” in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2014.
Courtesy of Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
"Women Of Soul" - A PBS music special in the East Room of the White House, hosted by President and Mrs. Obama. Performances by Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe and Jill Scott will pay homage to the great “foremothers” of music, with songs expressing the struggles and the achievements of women in American music. The evening will celebrate American women artists whose work has left an indelible and profound impact on our national musical culture, across Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll.
Past episodes of IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE are available for online viewing.
