George Mason University's Center for the Arts

The School of Art exhibitions and lectures are free.  

For additional information, call 703-993-8950 or email Solomon Wondimu at  swondimu@gmu.edu.

The support the School of Art, please call 703-993-4749 or email Kate Leeds-Brody at kleeds@gmu.edu.

The School of Art exhibitions and lectures are free.  

For additional information, call 703-993-8950 or email Solomon Wondimu at  swondimu@gmu.edu.

The support the School of Art, please call 703-993-4749 or email Kate Leeds-Brody at kleeds@gmu.edu.

The School of Art exhibitions and lectures are free.  

For additional information, call 703-993-8950 or email Solomon Wondimu at  swondimu@gmu.edu.

The support the School of Art, please call 703-993-4749 or email Kate Leeds-Brody at kleeds@gmu.edu.

Special dinner for Virginia Opera ticket holders at Bellissimo Ristorante in historic Fairfax. Receive a 15% Discount* on Friday and Sunday performance evenings starting at 5:00 p.m. Reservations by phone (703-293-2367) or e-mail required.
*Alcohol not included.

André Previn’s modern masterpiece blends the sultry and fiery drama of Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play with a brilliant score, creating a musical experience that will enchant both opera devotees and those less familiar with opera. Meet Blanche DuBois, a fading and fragile Southern belle who attempts to leave her shadowy past behind when she moves into her sister’s home in the steamy underbelly of urban New Orleans. But violent clashes and sexual tension with her brutish and bitter brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, lead to the story’s shocking climax, which drives Blanche even further into her own delusions and away from reality. Previn’s expressive and riveting score enhance the raw emotion and heartbreaking tragedy of this gripping work. Sung in English with English supertitles.

With special guest Michael Doucet, fiddle

These accomplished Grammy Award-winning artists explore the myriad faces of Cajun music, a quintessentially American genre. Inspired by Virgil Thomson’s 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning film score for Louisiana Story, this collaboration with Michael Doucet reflects a long time connection among these extraordinary instrumentalists. Turtle Island Quartet, the world’s preeminent cross-genre string quartet, has spent more than 25 years expanding the definition of classical music by infusing the string quartet esthetic with jazz, folk, rock, and ethnic music. Master fiddler Michael Doucet, leader of the famed band BeauSoliel, has put his encyclopedic mastery of Cajun music to work, revealing an array of diverse stylistic influences from around the globe. The Washington Post extols his mastery of the fiddle as “brash and blazing.” Together, these artists present a thrilling evening of music not to be missed!

Special dinner for Virginia Opera ticket holders at Bellissimo Ristorante in historic Fairfax. Receive a 15% Discount* on Friday and Sunday performance evenings starting at 5:00 p.m. Reservations by phone (703-293-2367) or e-mail required.
*Alcohol not included.

André Previn’s modern masterpiece blends the sultry and fiery drama of Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play with a brilliant score, creating a musical experience that will enchant both opera devotees and those less familiar with opera. Meet Blanche DuBois, a fading and fragile Southern belle who attempts to leave her shadowy past behind when she moves into her sister’s home in the steamy underbelly of urban New Orleans. But violent clashes and sexual tension with her brutish and bitter brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, lead to the story’s shocking climax, which drives Blanche even further into her own delusions and away from reality. Previn’s expressive and riveting score enhance the raw emotion and heartbreaking tragedy of this gripping work. Sung in English with English supertitles.

Lance Sherry, Director, Center for Air Transportation Systems Research

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Alyce Myatt, speaker

The School of Art exhibitions and lectures are free.  

For additional information, call 703-993-8950 or email Solomon Wondimu at  swondimu@gmu.edu.

The support the School of Art, please call 703-993-4749 or email Kate Leeds-Brody at kleeds@gmu.edu.

Featuring works danced to the music of Bach, Ravel, and Kernis

Committed to presenting awe-inspiring movement set to gorgeous works by Bach, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Mozart, RIOULT (ree-you) brings an enchanting evening of dance that will take your breath away.  This spectacular modern dance ensemble has firmly established a sparkling reputation for blending compelling musicality and lyric elegance. This will be showcased in a program featuring Celestial Tides danced to Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, two works danced to music by Ravel: Wien set to La Valse and Bolero, and On Distant Shores danced to music by Kernis. The brainchild of former Martha Graham principal dancer Pascal Rioult, this extraordinary company has received accolades from around the world and now brings his daring and imaginative interpretations of well-known classical compositions to the D.C. area for the first time. “Perhaps the most adept and courageous choreographer in mainstream modern dance today.” (Backstage)

Visit the Artist's Website.

Stefan Blunier, music director
Louis Lortie, piano

Beethoven: Piano Concerto, No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Conductor and Music Director Stefan Blunier leads this revered orchestra for a thrilling all-Beethoven program including the overture from The Ruins of Athens as well as the joyful Symphony No. 7. The concert also features Piano Concerto No. 4 with French-Canadian piano soloist and acclaimed Beethoven interpreter, Louis Lortie whose playing was described as “sterling…note-perfect and scintillating” by The Washington Post. Hailing from the birthplace of the famous composer, this illustrious German orchestra has been one of the key pillars of cultural life in its hometown since its founding over a century ago. The official orchestra of the Oper Bonn, this esteemed ensemble maintains a bustling calendar including a full concert schedule each year at home along with international appearances in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg.

For Theatreworks tickets please call 1-800-497-5007 or visit theatreworksusa.org

Part of the National Trumpet Competition

Part of the National Trumpet Competition

Part of the National Trumpet Competition

J. STRAUSS: Emperor Waltz
J. STRAUSS: Tick Tack, Pizzicato and Trisch-Tratsch Polkas
R. STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
J. STRAUSS: Overture to Die Fledermaus
R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
R. STRAUSS: Salomé’s Dance

All Masterworks performances are at 8:00 p.m., with a pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.

Program and artists subject to change.

Don’t miss this Celtic powerhouse in a musical celebration of St. Patrick’s Day! Natalie MacMaster enchants audiences around the world with her jaw-dropping step-dancing, fiddling ferocity, and her signature sound combining Celtic, bluegrass, and folk with jazz, rock, and even classical music. This Cape Breton native’s diverse prowess has been showcased on her 10 solo albums, as well as her numerous collaborations with artists such as Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, Béla Fleck, and Carlos Santana. A favorite at the Center for the Arts, this Grammy-nominated artist shows off her musical roots in this energetic celebration of Celtic culture, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. “MacMaster’s a ball of fire, performing jigs and reels with unstoppable, foot-tapping energy and ballads with irresistible, keening passion.” (Los Angeles Times)

Visit Natalie's blog.

$20 general admission
$12 student/faculty/staff
$10 Ages 10 & up

Join us for a benefit concert with the world-renowned Ahn Trio! Performing various chamber works, the Ahn Trio takes the stage alongside the American Youth Philharmonic and Maestro Daniel Spalding. Additional repertoire includes March of the Gypsy Fiddler (Mark O'Connor) and Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Bach arr. Stokowski).

To view and hear mmore from the Ahn Trio, visit their website here.

The School of Art exhibitions and lectures are free.  

For additional information, call 703-993-8950 or email Solomon Wondimu at  swondimu@gmu.edu.

The support the School of Art, please call 703-993-4749 or email Kate Leeds-Brody at kleeds@gmu.edu.

The School of Art exhibitions and lectures are free.  

For additional information, call 703-993-8950 or email Solomon Wondimu at  swondimu@gmu.edu.

The support the School of Art, please call 703-993-4749 or email Kate Leeds-Brody at kleeds@gmu.edu.

by Michael Patrick Smith
Directed by guest artist Stevie Zimmerman
 
Fresh from Theater of the First Amendment’s First Light play development program, we proudly offer the world premiere of stellar new play written by a student of Mason’s Playwriting Program. In a small Italian town, the annual festival of the Madonna lies in the hands of the opera-loving mayor. As the secret lives, hidden loves and faithful passions of the townsfolk intersect, the mayor’s belief in the power of song collides with the demands of the people to bring a little wealth back to the town.  What everyone needs is a miracle - is there any such thing anymore?

$15 students, faculty, staff, seniors and groups
$20 general admission

This circus and acrobat troupe from Montreal delves into the surreal underworld of the human psyche in this edgy, pulse-raising theatrical experience. PSY (pronounced “P,” “S,” “Y”) travels through a landscape of distorted visions, vanishing dreams, and jumbled memories, as the young energetic artists overcome insurmountable challenges by performing incredible, mind-blowing acrobatic feats. Critics and audiences alike are discovering this hot young troupe that is turning circus arts on its head. Formed in 2002, the ensemble combines the unique talents and skills of its seven directors, which is referenced in the name, to explore ways to present the circus arts on a more human scale in order to create an intimate and personal experience. They incorporate choreography and design with amazing stunts and acrobatics to a thrilling effect. “A mind-bending journey into human ego…a transfixing circus spectacle that boggles both mind and eye.” (Boston Globe)

The Friday, March 29 performance will have ASL Interpretation. Anyone in need of tickets with clear sight lines to the ASL Interpreter, please contact the ADA Coordinator at 703-993-8881.