Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Vaughn Wiester: The Music of Stan Kenton
Feb 28
Audience favorite Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra returns to celebrate the music of Grammy Award-winning jazz bandleader, composer, and pianist Stan Kenton. Known for his innovative and brassy approach...
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...
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel Mozart and Friends—Beethoven, Haydn, and Clementi
Mar 15
Siegel closes out his season of Keyboard Conversations® with the enchanting works of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Clementi. The program features Mozart's beloved, gorgeous Sonata in F major, K. 332; Haydn’s joyful...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Past Shows
Les Ballets Africains: The National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea
Feb 20
Les Ballets Africains brings Africa’s rich tradition of music and dance to the Center for the Arts. Founded in 1952 to serve as cultural ambassador for the Republic of Guinea,...
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
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...
Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble: Dances to American Music
Feb 7
Program: Northwest Dancing Honeymoon Three Preludes You’ve Got to Be Modernistic The Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble returns to the Center for the Arts with Dances to American Music, a vibrant celebration of the...
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...
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Poetic Tone Pictures
Jan 25
In Jeffrey Siegel’s next program of Keyboard Conversations®, Poetic Tone Pictures features deeply affecting music by Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Ravel, inspired by words and visions. Siegel has been praised for "Pianistic eloquence with...
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
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...
American Festival Pops Orchestra - Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season
Dec 13
The American Festival Pops Orchestra (AFPO) continues its annual tradition of spreading musical goodwill and cheer in this audience favorite! Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season returns...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mason Artist-in-Residence: Limón Dance Company
Nov 1
Founded in 1946, the Limón Dance Company is considered one of the world’s greatest modern dance companies. Acclaimed for its dramatic expression, technical mastery, and...
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
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...
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin—The Romantic
Oct 12
Experience some of the most stirringly melodious music ever composed in this Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel. The program Chopin—The Romantic features exhilarating polonaises, dreamy...
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Oct 3
Françaix: OctetSchubert: Octet in F major for Winds & Strings, D. 803Join London’s Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble for a riveting...
Special Event – ARTS by George! An Evening with Darren Criss
Sep 27
Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award winner Darren Criss headlines the 20th annual ARTS by George! in a special concert featuring songs from throughout his...
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