October 30, 2023HNRS 360 The Silkroad and the Railroad is the kind of course that could only happen at Mason. With artists-in-residence Silkroad Ensemble as partners, 25 Honors College students from 17 majors are exploring cultures and histories, music and narratives, impacts and legacies of the Transcontinental Railroad.
October 20, 2023Will Gautney started working at George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 Center for the Arts as a part-time stagehand in 2013. The job involved lots of lifting, building, and prep work for shows. In 2018, he was hired full-time as assistant master electrician, his current role. He is also chair of Mason's Staff Senate.
September 15, 2023The Center for the Arts on George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 Fairfax Campus has revamped its zero-waste infrastructure, thanks to the support of 麻豆国产 Sustainability's Patriot Green Fund. Sleek new waste and recycling stations at the performing arts venue will improve Mason鈥檚 waste diversion rate, helping to reach Mason's goal of diverting at least 90% of waste from the trash.
March 7, 2023Professors from Mason's Dewberry School of Music and Mason's School of Dance collaborated to create a performance that brought together dancers and musicians live onstage.
November 9, 2022Mason Arts at Home is an online platform and 鈥渄igital venue鈥 featuring curated arts experiences, including livestreamed concerts, releases of previously recorded content, behind-the-scenes talks with artists, and more.
November 2, 2022Pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates 30 years of Keyboard Conversations庐 at Mason, and talks with a Friend of the Center for the Arts.
November 1, 2022Audience members attending Virginia Opera鈥檚 production of Gilbert & Sullivan鈥檚 "The Pirates of Penzance" on November 12th or 13th can begin their journey with the pirates before the curtain even rises.
November 1, 2022Holiday roundup of Center for the Arts performances includes The 5 Browns, The Queen's Cartoonists, Vienna Boys Choir, and the American Festival Pops Orchestra.
November 1, 2022Last spring, Maestro Peter Wilson picked up the baton, becoming the new artistic director and conductor of the American Festival Pops Orchestra (AFPO), effective the 2022-2023 season. No stranger to AFPO, Maestro Wilson was the orchestra鈥檚 longtime concertmaster and principal violinist. While Wilson has some pretty big shoes to fill, but we鈥檙e excited to see his official debut with Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season.
October 24, 2022Mason Artists-in-Residence Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company Lead Campus/Community 麻豆国产 in Addition to their Nov. 5 Center for the Arts Performance
