Amy Friedman

Mason Artist-in-Residence Limón Dance Company Performs with George Mason School of Dance Students at the Center for the Arts.

Back by popular demand, Laurie Berkner Band performs at the Center for the Arts Oct. 18.

Papermoon Puppet Theatre performs the poignant, nonverbal puppetry work, "Puno, Sewing Memories," at the Center for the Arts on October 4.

2025–26 Family Series Launches with Laurie Berkner Band at the Center for the Arts

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.

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.

GRAMMY Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble and Versa-Style Street Dance Company led powerful residencies at the Center for the Arts this spring 2025 semester.