DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the New York City Hip-Hop Theater Festival join forces again for the 9th Annual DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival. The dates for the 2009 festival have not been announced. In the summer of 2008, events were presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Theatre, Dance Place and other local venues.  The summer of 2000 gave birth to the first New York City Hip-Hop Theater Festival (HHTF). It marked the first organized event showcasing the stories, people, music, dance, and word of Hip-Hop in one venue. That summer, the Hip-Hop Theater Festival brought together some of the finest actors, playwrights, b-boys and b-girls to narrate the stories of the Hip-Hop generation.  In its brief history, the Hip-Hop Theater Festival has expanded substantially from presenting two events in 80 and 150-seat theaters to 30 full-length productions and staged readings in multiple venues, and in various cities all around the country, including Washington, DC, San Francisco and Chicago. Since its inception, The Hip-Hop Theater Festival has grown into one of the most influential outlets showcasing Hip-Hop performing arts in the country and has become an important contributor to the cultural life of participating Festival cities. In addition to critical acclaim and positive response from enthusiastic audiences, HHTF will return in full force in 2009. A listing of all performance times and locations will be posted in May 2009. Artists interested in performing at the DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival in 2009 should visit the Hip-Hop Theater Festival website to download the application form. For more information about the DC Hip Hop Theater Festival, email Lisa Richards or call (202) 724-5613. * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF) and a PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF reader or learn more about PDFs.