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As Summer 2025 begins to wind down, we’re wishing one of our favorite artists a happy birthday: choreographer Mark Morris, of the eponymous Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) and Music Ensemble, who is celebrating on August 29.

Watch Tony Award winner and ARTS by George! headliner Darren Criss perform in seven performances from across his career.

Friends of the Center for the Arts pick their favorite upcoming performances for the 2025–26 season.

Additional inspiration for packages of 3+ performances in the Center for the Arts 2025–26 season

Center for the Arts debuts new logo

Center for the Arts at George Mason University 2025–26 season subscriptions are on sale, offering 15% off packages of 3+ eligible performances

Subscribers to the 2025–26 season of Great Performances at Mason and Family Series performances at the Center for the Arts unlock exclusive access to Special Events, including An Evening with Darren Criss and Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Yo-Yo Ma.

Dean Rick Davis of the College of Visual and Performing Arts shares the news of Bill Reeder's passing, and highlights Reeder's contributions and impact as the Founding Dean of the college.

A Friend of the Center for the Arts extols the benefits of joining, in order to be among the first to hear the 2025-26 season announcement.

Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony perform the world premiere of the opera Loving v. Virginia, based on the true story of Mildred and Richard Loving, who were criminally charged for their 1958 interracial marriage, took their case to the Supreme Court, and won a landmark victory for civil rights in the U.S. in 1967.

Cirque Mechanics, a modern circus troupe, known for its mechanical ingenuity, performs "Pedal Punk" at the Center for the Arts on April 5.

Lightwire Theater performs two shows of "Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey" at the Center for the Arts as part of the Family Series on April 6.