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Making its premiere at The Joyce Theater in New York in October, SW!NG OUT had critics and audiences tapping their toes and snapping their fingers.

The 2021-2022 season began with an exciting ‘welcome back’ to in-person events, but the Center isn’t done celebrating live performances just yet.

After Mason’s successful kick-off to the return of the arts, there has never been a better time to show your excitement for the return of live performances and become a Friend of the Center for the Arts.

Bill Blagg is changing reality one city at a time and Fairfax is next!

Beginning October 18, and until further notice, all attendees of indoor events or performances at the Center for the Arts, regardless of age, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the date of their visit or show a negative COVID-19 test result upon entry. Face coverings will be required for patrons ages two and up.

In what ways can a classical music ensemble build resonance and relevancy in modern society? Mason’s second Artist-in-Residence of the 2021/2022 season, Sphinx Virtuosi, one of the nation’s most innovative and pioneering chamber music ensembles, tackles that issue with a two-pronged approach

Arts Emerging: A Celebration of Renewal brought more than 300 people to the Fairfax Campus on a Saturday evening for a festive event that pulsed with artistic energy and the spirit of community.

This fall, Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) celebrates the return of even more students back in our classrooms and studios as well as the joy of having audiences back for in-person performances. We are also commemorating the 20th anniversary of the College! To mark this occasion, the Center for the Arts and surrounding spaces will come alive with Arts Emerging: A Celebration of Renewal on Saturday, September 25, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

​​​​​​​It is with overwhelming enthusiasm that we finally flicker our lobby lights and announce that "Intermission is Over!" This fall, we cannot wait to safely welcome you back to witness artistic excellence in-person at the Center for the Arts.

CARTOGRAPHY is a “stunning” (The New York Times) and timely theatrical work that follows five young refugees searching for a new place to call home. Created in collaboration with Artist-in-Resident Kaneza Schaal and writer and illustrator Christopher Myers, CARTOGRAPHY draws on their work with refugee youth from around the world.

Three dancers share their experiences as Black women through movement as part of an international project led by Rafael Palacios of Sankofa Danzafro.