Events

Draw with Deb

Costume and Scenic Designer and Mason Assistant Professor, Deb Sivigny, guides us through her already-popular #drawwithdeb segment. Deb will be going live on her Facebook page at 12 pm. Tune in today to check out this week's drawing prompt!

A Conversation with Jennifer Baichwal Director of the documentary, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Free and open to the public.

Please join award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal for a discussion of her film ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch. A meditation on humanity's reengineering of the planet, this film is an intersection of art and science, four years in the making. Before the session, we in...Read More

A Conversation with Maria Schneider

Join multiple Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Maria Schneider for a digital conversation about her influential work in the world of jazz and artist rights advocacy. Moderated by CVPA Dean Rick Davis, this talk will cover Maria's life, music career, her new album, and will allow for selec...Read More

Bumper Jacksons

As part of the Hylton Performing Arts Center American Roots Series, the energetic Bluegrass-meets-Big Band sound of the Bumper Jacksons join us through your screens. Vocalist Jess and Fiddle and Banjo master Chris will be coming to you live from their home to share in this evening of community-makin...Read More

Mason Opera Presents: Mesdames de la Halle

This video will be available on the Center for the Arts Facebook page starting at 2pm on April 6. Music Director and Mason Professor Joe Walsh will introduce the opera "Mesdames de la Halle," performed by Mason Opera in December 2019. About the Opera: In 1858, at the height of his creative genius, a...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Tony Marquez, director and filmmaker

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Tony Marquez resides in Los Angeles, California, where he works in the entertainment industry.

After graduating from Mason's Film and Video Studies Program, Tony was able to land jobs in non-scripted television formats with the Travel C...Read More

Bill T. Jones Town Hall: A Conversation on Community, Identity, and Art

This video includes mature language.

This video will be available on the Center for the Arts Facebook page starting at 1 pm on April 8. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company were the Center for the Arts' second inaugural Artist-In-Residence. During their time at Mason in January 2020, they participa...Read More

Celebration of Green Machine

Selected Mason Madness videos from The George Mason Green Machine will be posted on the Center for the Arts Facebook throughout the day on April 9. Keep an eye out for some great content from the Number 1 Pep Band in the Nation! 

(Re)LiveArts Streaming

A new set of videos will be released on April 9 at 7:30 pm at the website above. Our friends at New York Live Arts have premiered (Re)Live Arts, a series of videos released every Thursday that take us back through the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Live Arts archives. These videos will only be...Read More

Okee Dokee Brothers: Adventure Movies

While our friends, the Okee Dokee Brothers, are no longer able to join us on the Hylton Family Series at the Hylton Performing Arts Center this season, they are doing some incredible work from afar. We are happy to re-share some of their incredible "adventures" they've been creating virtually. Enjoy...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Christelle Matou, Costume and Production Design

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with Christelle Matou, an NYC-based designer who has done work in film, television, theater, and dance. As a Production Designer, she has earned credits in critically acclaimed short films and network television....Read More

Bill Blagg Magic Mondays

Join Magician Bill Blagg for his "Magic Mondays" segment on Facebook Live! Bill will be going live on his Facebook page with mind-blowing tricks at 3 p.m. EST, but feel free to catch up on all of his fun videos. While Bill couldn't amaze our audiences in-person this season, we have a feeling you'll ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Ryan Booth, director

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with Ryan Booth, director and filmmaker. Starting his career in documentary filmmaking as a Director of Photography, Ryan has since gone on to direct national campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands, inc...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Henry Ogunjimi, documentary filmmaker

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with documentary filmmaker and photographer Henry Ogunjimi. His work covers social and political issues, as well as personal perspectives, having just completed his graduate studies in Journalism at New York Univ...Read More

Musical Feast: A Mason Symphony Orchestra Feature

Tune in for this dynamic video excerpt of George Mason University’s Symphony Orchestra. Introduced by Dr. Dennis Layendecker, Mason School of Music Heritage Chair in Music and Director of Orchestral Studies, this 2019 A Musical Feast performance clip by Mason's Symphony Orchestra features a segment ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Kwanza Gooden and Mannon Butt - Freelancing in LA

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with Kwanza Gooden and Mannon Butt. Kwanza is a director, writer, producer, editor, and videographer whose work has been featured by USA Today, Buzzfeed, and BET Networks. Find out more about her work and join th...Read More

A Glimpse Behind the "Seams" with Costume Shop Supervisor Laurel Dunayer

Joining us live from her home, Masons’ College of Visual and Performing (CVPA) Arts Costume Shop Supervisor Laurel Dunayer will share a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the making of a costume. Laurel draws on her extensive industry knowledge to offer helpful tips, plus a sneak peek at a few...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Steph Garcia - actor, writer, comedian

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with Steph Garcia, a writer for the CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase and performer on house sketch team "The Money Pit." Find out more about her work and join the conversation.

Meet the Artists: Piano Students of Dr. Linda A. Monson - Director, Mason School of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents a free Zoom webinar featuring Dr. Linda Apple Monson, Director, Mason School of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies, and her gifted piano students. This livestream will feature a diverse program of solo piano repertoire performed by students representing...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Effie Brown - Changing the Game

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with CEO of Gamechanger Effie Brown. Gamechanger, the first film financing fund by and for women, focuses on projects by and about people of color, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities. Brown herself has produced...Read More

Mason in Rags: Bringing a New/Old Musical to Life

The musical Rags had its debut at George Mason University in Fall 2019, when a group of young actors, faculty members, and alumni worked directly with the original librettist, Tommy Thompson, and reimagined this “old” musical anew. Join various members of the creative team and cast in this Facebook ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Rick Dunkle - writer and producer

Join Mason's School of Film and Video Studies for a livestreamed conversation via WebEx with Rick Dunkle, a television writer and producer best known for his work on the hit CBS franchise, Criminal Minds. With nearly twenty years of experience working in the entertainment industry, Dunkle shares eve...Read More

Banjo House Lockdown

Renowned bluegrass husband-wife duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn present an ongoing Facebook Live series, Banjo House Lockdown. Join them at 7 pm on Béla’s Facebook page for a live concert direct from their home. Can't wait for them to go live?  Catch up on their previously filmed home concerts n...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Akiva Penaloza - writer, director

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Erica Ginsberg: Creative Resilience in a Time of Pandemic

Session host: Maura Ugarte, George Mason University

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Erica Ginsberg draws on more than 20 years of experience in program administration in the nonprofit and government sectors, working in the areas of arts and culture, nonprofit management,...Read More

Rebecca and Becca in Space: A Web Series

Join the first recipients of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Alumni Artist Support Initiative in their weeklong web series – in space! Astronauts Rebecca (Rebecca Wahls) and Becca (Rebecca Ballinger) form a comedic duo in their eight-episode (plus a Christmas special) web series, premieri...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Yalin Chi - Film Distributer

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Roberta Marie Munroe - Producer, Director, Author

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

An Earth Day Discussion with Kaiulani Lee

Catch this discussion on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. 

Actress and Mason School of Theater adjunct professor Kaiulani Lee sits down with CVPA Dean Rick Davis to discuss her play and movie, A Sense of Wonder, based on the life and work of Rachel Carson. A forefront ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Katy Crain and Erblin Nushi - What Film Students Need to Know Today

>Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors,...Read More

Live from the Living Room: Christylez Bacon

Tune into the Strathmore Arts Facebook page on April 22 at 7:30 pm. Join our friends at the Music Center at Strathmore on Facebook Live for a “Live from the Living Room” series performance featuring local musician extraordinaire, Christylez Bacon. This GRAMMY®-nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist an...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: KJ Mohr, Amir George, and Nzingha Kengall - Curating as Artistic Practice

>Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors,...Read More

Music Entrepreneurship Discussion with Ben Schuller

This video will air live on the School of Music at George Mason University Facebook Page at 2 pm on April 23. Singer/producer Ben Schuller came up in the age of acoustic covers and, while in school, began building an online following for his simple piano/vocal reworkings of radio hits. Trading his s...Read More

Rebecca and Becca Tell the Truth (In Space) Live!

Astronauts Rebecca and Becca are coming to you live from their space pods and answering all of your queries for this in-character Question & Answer session streaming through the Center for the Arts Facebook page at 7 p.m. Make sure you tune in to ask all of your burning questions about their new web...Read More

Ballroom Dance Basics for Beginners

This video will air on the Center for the Arts Facebook page at 12 pm on April 24.

Get up and moving this Friday with Mimi Glass, independent ballroom instructor and teacher at Arlington Ballroom, who takes us step by step through the basic techniques of ballroom dance. Suitable for all ages and sk...Read More

A Live Conversation With NPR

Join a live conversation with NPR’s From the Top on the CFA Facebook Page on April 25 at 11am.

In late February, the Center for the Arts stage was magically transformed into a radio studio while audience members experienced a live taping of an episode of NPR’s From the Top. A popular weekly show th...Read More

Two Careers, One University: A Chat with Laurel and Kevin Dunayer

Catch this discussion on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on April 27 at 11:00 am.

Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Costume Shop Supervisor, Laurel Dunayer, and School of Theater Assistant Professor Kevin Dunayer, join us live from their home for a conversation about their roles a...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: MJ Rizk, Cinematographer

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Introducing Alumni Cocktails and Conversations with Dean Rick Davis

Please join this event on on Zoom: https://bit.ly/2Y5NWTN

Make a cocktail and join our inaugural happy hour showcasing CVPA alumni across the world! Plus, CVPA Dean Rick Davis discusses CVPA’s response to COVID-19 and emergency funding opportunities for artists including a new grant program specifi...Read More

A Composer Conversation featuring Dan Forrest

Catch this discussion on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on April 28 at 12:00 pm.

Join us for a virtual conversation with renowned composer Dan Forrest, whose work has become well established in the choral repertoire in the U.S. and around the world. Hosted by Dr. Lisa Billingham, Professo...Read More

"Tangier Island is Sinking": A discussion with the Playwright

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on April 28 at 1:30 pm.

Join Kevin Murray, Interim Director of George Mason University’s School of Theater, for a conversation with playwright and alumnus Zachary Wilcox, live on the Center for the Arts Facebook page. Wilco...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Sacha Jenkins - Writer, Documentary Director

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Veterans and the Arts Initiative: Ukulele Workshop Series - Level II

The Veterans and the Arts Initiative at the Hylton Performing Arts Center is offering the Veteran community the opportunity to participate in a four-week, online series in Ukulele Level II, taught by Glen McCarthy, guitar instructor at George Mason University. Sessions are FREE and open to Veterans,...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Eric Allen Hatch - Film Critic, Programmer

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Shirin Ghareeb - Director, Arabian Sights Film Festival

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Mason Players Present: "Gruesome Playground Injuries", A Staged Reading

As part of the Mason Arts at Home initiative, watch The Mason Players’ staged reading of the play Gruesome Playground Injuries on Vimeo for one day only. Available now at the more information link above, this video will only be accessible for 24 hours following its April 29 posting.

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Mason Jazz Celebrates International Jazz Day

Tune in to the Center for the Arts Facebook page for a video from the Jazz Studies Department of Mason’s School of Music on April 30 at 12:00 pm. 

In commemoration of International Jazz Day, Mason’s Jazz Studies Department has assembled a video of its talented faculty and students celebrating every...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: RaMell Ross, Director of "Hale County This Morning, This Evening"

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Jessica Elaina Eason, Actor and Writer

Throughout the month of April, the Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason, hosted by Film at Mason’s talented faculty, will present a series of online conversations and Q&A’s with filmmakers. Enjoy a diverse range of topics with speakers including film programmers, screenwriters, distributors, actors, ...Read More

Virginia Opera’s La Bohème

Virginia Opera will air its performance of La Bohème starting on April 30 at 7 pm on their Facebook and Youtube pages. These will be available for streaming until May 7, 2020.

Tune in for a stunning rendition of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, performed by the Virginia Opera and Virginia Symphony Orch...Read More

A Mason Wind Symphony Feature

This dynamic video excerpt of George Mason University’s Wind Symphony will be posted May 1 at 12 pm on the Center for the Arts Facebook page.

Introduced by Mark Camphouse (Director of Concert Bands), this 2018 Wind Symphony performance at Schlesinger Concert Hall includes musical excerpts from Sain...Read More

Alumni Cocktails and Conversations with the Dean: Using Your Creative Arts Degree Outside of the Creative Industries

Streaming live on the George Mason University College of Visual & Performing Arts Alumni Facebook page. A college degree in the arts provides an exceptional skill set, solid work ethic, and opportunity for intense study of a creative passion. Hear from CVPA alumni who have successfully parlayed thei...Read More

Dance, Politics, and Gender: An Exploration of New Work with Leila Mire

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 5 at 3:00 p.m. 

Join Linda Miller, Professor of Dance History in George Mason University’s School of Dance, for a conversation with dancer, choreographer, and alumnus Leila Mire, live on the Center for the Arts Facebook...Read More

Hope@Home

For the past month, Daniel Hope, virtuosic violinist and Music Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, has been livestreaming concerts from his home with specially invited guests. Amassing a collection of over 40 “episodes,” these concerts have been delighting viewers from all over the world with ...Read More

Inside the Creative Process with Third Coast Percussion and Tyondai Braxton

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 7 at 6 p.m. 

Members of the Grammy Award®-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion join composer Tyondai Braxton and Mason’s Associate Director of Concert Bands and Director of Percussion Studies, John Kilkenny, for a con...Read More

Enchantment Theatre Company’s "Beast in the Bayou"

The entire family will enjoy Enchantment Theatre Company’s viewing of "Beast in the Bayou", a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast that highlights the importance of environmental awareness. For more than 30 years, Enchantment Theatre Company has been creating original theater for young audiences...Read More

Music Heals in the Time of Crisis

Tune in to the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 8 at 12:00 p.m. for a video from the Mason Healing Arts Ensemble and Director, Dr. Glenn Smith.

Using powerful visual imagery and the power of intent, the Mason Healing Arts Ensemble will showcase Master of Music Composition alumnus J.C. Cantr...Read More

Mason Players Present: "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," A Staged Reading

As part of the Mason Arts at Home initiative, The Mason Players present a staged reading of the play, "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" by Stephen Adly Guirgis on Vimeo. Don't miss this thought-provoking and entertaining dark comedy that boasts a zany cast of characters.

Tune in using the informati...Read More

School of Music: Steel Pan Ensemble Feature

Visit the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 11 at 12:00 p.m. for a video from Mason Steel Pan Ensemble and Director, Victor Provost.

Join us for an upbeat and lively concert by the Mason Steel Pan Ensemble. Recorded last spring, the performance features original compositions by ensemble musi...Read More

Alumni Cocktails and Conversations with the Dean: New Realities in the Business of the Arts

Streaming live on the George Mason University College of Visual & Performing Arts Alumni Facebook page. Marketing and fundraising are competitive in normal times, but arts organizations of all sizes face tremendous challenges during and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Join your fellow alumni to share s...Read More

At Home with the Mark Morris Dance Group

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 12 at 12:00 p.m.

Grab your virtual front row seat to this insightful industry chat with Mark Morris Dance Group’s Music Director and company members in conversation with Mason Associate Professor and Associate Dean for ...Read More

A Celebration of Alumni Singer-Songwriters

The College of Visual and Performing Arts has been a springboard for many fine young artists, two of whom we are excited to highlight on May 13 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the form of Facebook Live performances on the Center for the Arts Facebook page.

Join Mason alumni Brandon Showell (Class of 2014)...Read More

Senior Game Design Expo

At the end of each school year, the graduating seniors of Mason’s Computer Game Design program are given the opportunity to showcase their best work to the university and surrounding community through the Senior Game Expo.

This year, the expo will be held online and games will be displayed in a spe...Read More

Mapping a New Path for Theater through CARTOGRAPHY with Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 14 at 12:00 p.m. 

Join theater-makers Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers for a conversation about their highly lauded work CARTOGRAPHY, a play that explores the commonalities of migration and the concrete and metaphori...Read More

March Onward to Victory: A Conversation with the Green Machine

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 15 at 12:00 p.m.

Get a look behind the scenes at the number one pep band in college basketball, the George Mason University Green Machine.  Join Senior Producer, Josh Cruse, and Director of the Green Machine Ensembles, ...Read More

Music in the Time of Quarantine: A School of Music Finale Concert

Tune in to the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 16 at 8:00 p.m. for Mason's School of Music Finale Concert, Music in the Time of Quarantine, introduced by Dr. Linda Monson, Director of the School of Music.

This dynamic musical showcase celebrates Mason’s School of Music students and faculty...Read More

Alumni Cocktails and Conversations with the Dean: Promoting and Sharing Your Art During Social Distancing

Streaming live on the George Mason University College of Visual & Performing Arts Alumni Facebook page.

Just two months ago artists across all disciplines responded to sudden cancellations of public gatherings by using technology and non-traditional methods to deliver their work. This final CVPA Al...Read More

Behind the Scenes with the Creative Team of Swing 2020

This discussion will take place on the Center for the Arts Facebook page on May 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Go behind-the-scenes with acclaimed choreographer Caleb Teicher and his brain trust of collaborators as they discuss Swing 2020, an innovative and exciting new work that brings the best of the swing danc...Read More

Veterans and the Arts Initiative: Ukulele Workshop Series - Level I

The Veterans and the Arts Initiative at the Hylton Performing Arts Center is offering the Veteran community the opportunity to participate in a four-week, online series in Ukulele Level I, taught by Glen McCarthy, guitar instructor at George Mason University. Sessions are FREE and open to Veterans, ...Read More

Virgina Opera’s Romeo and Juliet

After the success of Virginia Opera’s La Bohème broadcast last month Virginia Opera and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra announced the next opera broadcast is Romeo and Juliet Thursday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m. The Virginia Opera will present an introduction from Maestro Adam Turner prior to the beginnin...Read More