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Great Performances at Mason
Immerse yourself in a season full of inspiring performances by some of the worlds finest artists as the Center for the Arts brings the best artists from around the country and the world to Northern Virginia. Don't miss a second of this thrilling season of Great Performances at Mason.
Cirque Mechanics
Friday, Feb 22, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels
Experience the latest invention from the creative minds of Cirque Mechanics with their signature blend of acrobatics, mechanical marvels, and a good bit of clowning around. This new production tells the story of an iconic 42-fo...Read More
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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100 Years of Leonard Bernstein
John Mauceri, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Celebrate the 100th birthday of American’s national treasure, Leonard Bernstein, with a musical fête of his works when the internationally renowned Czech National Symphony Orchestra (...Read More
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: The Exotic Music of the Night
Sunday, Feb 24, 2019 7:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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The Exotic Music of the Night
Piano virtuoso Jeffrey Siegel explores the mystic and the macabre! This concert features excerpts from Mendelssohn’s beloved A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including the celebratory Wedding March. On this program, Siegel will also play the de...Read More
Mark Morris Dance Group
Friday, Mar 01, 2019 8:00pmSaturday, Mar 02, 2019 8:00pm
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With the MMDG Music Ensemble
Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), one of the most revered contemporary dance companies performing today, returns to their Northern Virginia home at the Center. This influential dance company performs to live music by the MMDG Music Ensemble ...Read More
CANCELLED: The Pink Panther in Concert
Friday, Mar 15, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
The Pink Panther in Concert tour has been cancelled, including this performance at the Center for the Arts. Ticket holders will be contacted by the Center for the Arts Ticket Office.
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KODO
Saturday, Mar 16, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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Experience the electrifying wall of sound that completely fills the hall when the athletic artists of Kodo take the stage to perform the ancient Japanese art of taiko drumming. Audiences are captivated by the visually stunning performance, the astonishingly precise mo...Read More
Danú
Sunday, Mar 17, 2019 7:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an authentic Irish music experience the whole family will enjoy! Take a musical journey across the Emerald Isle with one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles as they perform timeless Celtic works along with fascinating, power...Read More
Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly
Saturday, Mar 23, 2019 8:00pmSunday, Mar 24, 2019 2:00pm
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Virginia Opera closes its season with Puccini’s magnificent tragic masterpiece, Madama Butterfly. Revealing the depth of human emotion through lyrical duets and heartbreaking arias including the famous “Un bel di,” this poignant and timeless tale of unrequited love an...Read More
Aquila Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sunday, Mar 31, 2019 7:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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Aquila Theatre returns with a magical and witty production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love with its many complications never fails to entertain and remind us of his literary genius. “The course of true love never did run smooth” is th...Read More
Russian National Ballet: Giselle
Saturday, Apr 06, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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Giselle
The Russian National Ballet performance of Giselle will hold you spellbound with its haunting romantic story, stirring score, sumptuous choreography, and exquisite dancing. In this tale of love, betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption, a heartbroken peasant girl...Read More
Russian National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Sunday, Apr 07, 2019 2:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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The Sleeping Beauty
The whole family will enjoy this lavish production of the charming fairy tale The Sleeping Beauty performed in grand Russian style by the Russian National Ballet. With choreography by ballet master Marius Petipa set to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous score,...Read More
Pablo Sáinz Villegas
Friday, Apr 12, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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Americano
Nacho Amimany, percussion; Pedro Giraudo, bass
Praised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” guitar virtuoso Pablo Sáinz Villegas presents Americano, a program that traces the history of the guitar in the Americas. Sáinz Villegas is joined onstage by master w...Read More
Parsons Dance
Saturday, Apr 20, 2019 8:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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New York City-based Parsons Dance is internationally celebrated for creating and performing American modern dance that is positive, life-affirming, enriching, and accessible. Founded in 1985 by Artistic Director David Parsons and Tony Award® -winning lighting designer...Read More
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin in Paris
Sunday, Apr 28, 2019 7:00pmPresented By: Great Performances at Mason
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Chopin in Paris
In this concert of stunning piano music and illuminating commentary, Jeffrey Siegel presents the eminent Polish composer Frédéric Chopin and the gorgeous pieces he created while in Paris. Chopin reluctantly left his beloved Poland after the uprising, a...Read More
