George Mason News

McDaniel College offers a variety of art, music, theatre, literary, film and other events during the spring of 2022.

From January 27 through February 6, the Kennedy Center's Lunar New Year Celebration returns, honoring the traditional holiday that is observed in countries and territories around the globe.

The Hylton Performing Arts Center resumes a full schedule of in-person programming in January and February 2022 with exciting performances as part of Hylton Presents, the Hylton Family Series, Mason Arts at the Hylton Center, plus a new schedule of workshops as part of the Veterans and the Arts Initiative, and more!

January and February 2022 at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University returns with a jam-packed continuation of in-person programming for the 2021/2022 Great Performances at Mason and Family Series season as well as signature events from Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts, and a special performance by Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen Kristin Chenoweth.

George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) released a request for proposals for the Young Alumni Commissioning Project, which provides crucial support for the artistic development of recent alumni. This is the fourth year of the program, which will award up to five grants to CVPA alumni for the creation of original work that will be presented at a Mason venue during the 2022/2023 season.

Center Theatre Group has launched the CTG Leadership Circle, a program intended to uplift, celebrate and support early- and mid- career staff members at Los Angeles’ largest theatre company. The focus of CTG Leadership Circle is on employees who identify as BIPOC, as well as individuals from intersectional and marginalized identities.

The Center for the Arts at George Mason University gears up for more in-person programming for the 2021/2022 Great Performances at Mason and Family Series season with exciting events throughout November and December.

The non-profit organization Embracing Arlington Arts has released its Health Benefits of the Arts media package consisting of a three-part Educational Podcast Series featuring three researchers from George Mason University, as well as a one-stop library of 100 study links providing evidence of these benefits.

Arts Emerging: A Celebration of Renewal kicked off the start of the 2021 fall semester, while also marking the 20th anniversary of George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA).

Virginia Opera has announced its updated vaccination policies for all upcoming performances.

George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) announced that beginning October 18, 2021 and until further notice, all attendees regardless of age who attend an indoor event or performance at the Center for the Arts, the Hylton Performing Arts Center, or any of Mason's CVPA performance and exhibition venues, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the date of their visit and present proof of vaccination and matching ID or show a negative COVID-19 test result upon entry into the venue.

The Joffrey Ballet's Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director and Greg Cameron, President and CEO are pleased to announce the addition of four dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2021-22 season: Brian Bennett (Lanham, Maryland), Blake Kessler (Jacksonville, Florida), Yuchan Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Miranda Silveira (Barcelona, Spain). With these new company members, The Joffrey Ballet has expanded to 43 dancers representing 13 countries.

Bowen McCauley Dance Company, the award-winning contemporary dance company who closed out its 25th and final season tonight at The Kennedy Center, announces partnerships with The Kennedy Center and George Mason University's School of Dance to continue free Dance for Parkinson's Disease (Dance for PD) classes. Earlier this year, BMDC announced a similar partnership with the Maryland Youth Ballet, and this triad of partnerships will ensure that Dance for PD classes are accessible throughout the DC Metro area.

The start of the 2021 fall semester marks the 20th anniversary of George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Amidst its active season of live outdoor programming and events, the Hermitage Artist Retreat is launching a new virtual series spotlighting the brilliant curators and Hermitage alumni who have developed their work and craft in residence at the Hermitage.

On October 10, pianist Jeffrey Siegel officially relaunches indoor Hylton Presents performances in Merchant Hall with his concerts with commentary Keyboard Conversations Classics Declassified. Siegel hands off the baton to the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra on October 30 for their Big Band Era performance Swingin' with the Met.

Fall performance tickets will be available for presale to the Friends of the Center for the Arts on August 3 at 10 a.m. and to the general public on August 10 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Center for the Arts Ticket Office (open Tuesday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), by calling 703-993-2787, or through the Center for the Arts' website.

From July 12 through August 22, An Almost Holy Picture, written by Heather McDonald and directed by Everyman Associate Artistic Director Noah Himmelstein, will be available for patrons to access digitally in their homes for $30.

Sometimes a young artist makes a big impression on an ornery arts reviewer first time out of the box. Today’s subject Adelina Mitchell did just that to me and my wife a few years ago. More on that later on in the column. Now you can see her incredible talents for yourselves from the comfort of your own home Constellation Theatre Company’s streaming presentation of The Last Five Years. The production is available from June 22nd through July 11th.

'Luther's Trumpet' is a fair production with an interesting premise - some parts are more intriguing than others, so the overall impression leaves a little more to be desired. But those electric moments when Luther confronts his adversaries and his stirring speech at the show's close definitely elevate it beyond that 'fair' evaluation into something fascinating.