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Center for the Arts at George Mason University

4373 Mason Pond Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
Fairfax, VA 22030

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Past Shows

The Center Will Not Hold: A Dorrance Dance Production

The Center Will Not Hold: A Dorrance Dance Production

May 2

The Center Will Not Hold is an innovative Dorrance Dance Production and collaboration by Bessie Award-winning choreographer and breakdancer Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie and MacArthur “Genius” Grant awardee Michelle Dorrance, “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today” (The New Yorker). In its...

The Magic of Rob Lake

The Magic of Rob Lake

Apr 19

Be amazed by the youngest winner of The Merlin Award, also known as the “holy grail of the magic world,” and America’s Got Talent quarter...

Peppa Pig – My First Concert

Peppa Pig – My First Concert

Apr 11

Saturday, April 11 at 1 and 4 p.m.*Peppa Pig, along with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and George, visit the Center for the Arts for Peppa Pig – My First Concert, a...

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

Mar 22

Joined by Artistic Director and Pulitzer Prize-winning multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens, the GRAMMY Award-winning Mason Artist-in-Residence Silkroad Ensemble returns to the Center for the Arts with its latest project, Sanctuary: The Power...

Danú: Traditional Music of Ireland

Danú: Traditional Music of Ireland

Mar 20

One of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles, the “compellingly original” (Los Angeles Times) Danú takes audiences on a musical journey to the group’s native Ireland through stirring ancient music and vibrant new...

Mnozil Brass

Mnozil Brass

Mar 1

For over 30 years, Austrian brass septet Mnozil Brass—the Monty Python of the music world—has effortlessly waltzed between sublime classical repertoire and playful pop, gliding from Schubert to Sinatra, Shostakovich...

Virginia Opera: Intelligence

Virginia Opera: Intelligence

Feb 15

Conceived by Jake Heggie, Gene Scheer, Jawole Zollar  Music by Jake Heggie  Libretto by Gene Scheer  Based upon historical facts pertaining to the underground Civil War spy network of Mary Jane Bowser...

Virginia Opera: Intelligence

Virginia Opera: Intelligence

Feb 14

Conceived by Jake Heggie, Gene Scheer, Jawole Zollar  Music by Jake Heggie  Libretto by Gene Scheer  Based upon historical facts pertaining to the underground Civil War spy network of Mary Jane Bowser...

Curious George: The Golden Meatball

Curious George: The Golden Meatball

Jan 31

Music by John Kavanaugh Book and Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon Based on the books by Margret and H.A. Rey and the play owned by Universal Stage Productions Produced by Wishing...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Jan 23

Program: Nielsen: Helios Overture Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) returns for an exhilarating program of musical masterpieces with violinist and global phenomenon Ray Chen. Under the esteemed direction of Maestro Vasily Petrenko, RPO has cemented its place...

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

Dec 14

The Center is thrilled to host the return of the internationally acclaimed Vienna Boys Choir. Admired across the globe for their pure sound and technical mastery, the cherubic ensemble features boy sopranos...

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Yo-Yo Ma

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Yo-Yo Ma

Dec 6

Program: Shostakovich:  Cello Concerto No. 1 Yo-Yo Ma, cello Shostakovich:  Symphony No. 6 “The best-known, most versatile music soloist in this country and perhaps in the world” (The Washington Post),...

Chanticleer: A Chanticleer Christmas

Chanticleer: A Chanticleer Christmas

Nov 29

The holidays shine brighter when Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer returns to the Center for the Arts with A Chanticleer Christmas. Welcome the “world’s reigning male chorus” (The New Yorker) back in this rich and varied program of both early...

Virginia Opera: Cinderella

Virginia Opera: Cinderella

Nov 23

Composed by Gioachino RossiniSunday, November 23 at 2 p.m.The Center welcomes back Virginia Opera with Cinderella (La Cenerentola), Rossini’s beloved retelling of the classic fairy tale. Amidst...

Virginia Opera: Cinderella

Virginia Opera: Cinderella

Nov 22

Composed by Gioachino Rossini  Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Center welcomes back Virginia Opera with Cinderella (La Cenerentola), Rossini’s beloved retelling of the classic fairy tale. Amidst...

Mariza

Mariza

Nov 16

With a career spanning more than two decades and 30 platinum albums, Latin Grammy nominee and “the world’s most popular contemporary fado singer” (The Guardian) Mariza “is a dazzling, captivating force...

Mason Artist-in-Residence: La Santa Cecilia

Mason Artist-in-Residence: La Santa Cecilia

Nov 15

Grammy-winning and Latin Grammy-nominated La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock, and world music. The ensemble’s passionate, colorful performances utilize Pan-American rhythms including cumbia, bossa...

360 ALLSTARS

360 ALLSTARS

Nov 8

In its debut at the Center for the Arts, supercharged urban circus 360 ALLSTARS combines spectacular dancing, beatboxing, acrobatics, BMX biking, and more in a fusion of extraordinary...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Oct 25

Program: As the Wind Blows by Amy Hall Garner Sweet Gwen Suite by Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Within the Frame by James Gregg Blue Soup by Aszure Barton Returning...

Laurie Berkner Band

Laurie Berkner Band

Oct 18

A 3 p.m. performance and post-performance Meet and Greet Experience has been added. Tickets for the new events go on sale to the general public beginning, Friday, August 29 at 10 a.m. ET.  Back by popular demand, “the...

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