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Spring at the Hylton Center Update
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 7:00pmJoin us for this virtual event as we unveil the reimagined winter and spring season at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. Executive Director Rick Davis and Director of Programming Adrienne Bryant Godwin share details of new digital performances you can enjoy from the comfort of your home and in-pers...Read More
Past Events

Hylton at Home Story Corner: "Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins"
Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 10:30amPresented By: Hylton at Home
Written by Michelle Meadows, illustrated by Ebony Glenn, published by Henry Holt and Company
Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. Janet pursued dance with a passion, despite being rejected from discriminatory...Read More

The Artist-Activist: Centering Black Voices with Bree Newsome
Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020 7:00pmJoin filmmaker, musician, speaker, and activist Bree Newsome for a conversation as part of The Artist-Activist: Centering Black Voices—a speaker series that provides an opportunity for Mason students, faculty, and staff, as well as the greater community, to engage in dialogue around creativ...Read More

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: with Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 7:00pmFront Row: National
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Mozart: Concerto in D minor for Piano, Flute, and Strings, K. 466
Smetana: Trio in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 15
The Center for the Arts and Hylton Performing Arts Center are pleased to present Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Lincoln Cente...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre Artist Chat: Frankenstein
Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 7:00pmPresented By: Hylton at Home
Manassas Ballet Theatre gathers the experts for an informal, virtual chat filled with behind-the-scenes stories and professional insights about the mounting of the full-scale ballet and legendary tale Frankenstein. Artistic Director/Choreographer Amy Grant Wolfe and Composer/Musician Edward Kim Reyn...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre: Frankenstein
Saturday, Oct 31, 2020 7:30pmPresented By: Manassas Ballet Theatre
Just in time for Halloween, Manassas Ballet Theatre’s talented cast of dancers brings the chilling, time-honored tale, Frankenstein to life with an original score by the Kim Reynolds Band. Filmed this fall on Merchant Hall stage under strict safety protocols and without an audience, this performance...Read More

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: featuring Michael Brown, piano
Sunday, Nov 08, 2020 7:00pmFront Row: National
Michael Brown, piano
Barber: Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 28
Brown: Prelude and Dance for Cello and Piano
Mendelssohn: Sextet in D major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110
This performance streamed here from November 8 at 7 p.m. through Novemb...Read More

Celebrating Veterans and the Arts: A Virtual Concert
Saturday, Nov 14, 2020 8:00pmPresented By: Hylton at Home
Featuring Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Darden Purcell, & Voices of Service
Since 2014, the Veterans and the Arts Initiative has served as an arts and community hub for our local Veterans, Servicemembers, their families, and community members. Join us on Saturday, November 14 at 8 p.m. for a ...Read More

Virginia National Ballet Conversation: Creating Ballets Outside of the Box
Thursday, Nov 19, 2020 7:00pmPresented By: Hylton at Home
This insightful presentation includes a short interview with Virginia National Ballet’s Artistic Director and Choreographer, Rafik Hegab, followed by narratives and clips from select performances of Rafik’s original choreographies. Look for segments from Aida (the first complete ballet made of Aida)...Read More

Jazz 4 Justice™
Friday, Nov 20, 2020 8:00pmPresented By: Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music
Jazz4Justice™ and Justice for Jazz.
Established in 2001 by Fairfax, Virginia attorney Edward L. Weiner, Esq. and Founder of Mason Jazz Studies, Jim Carroll, Jazz 4 Justice™ is an award-winning annual concert presented by Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV) and Mason Jazz Studies. Th...Read More

Hylton at Home Story Corner: "Because"
Saturday, Nov 21, 2020 10:30amPresented By: Hylton at Home
Written by Mo Willems, illustrated by Amber Ren, published by Hyperion Books for Children
Because sometimes it’s the smallest moments that have the biggest impact. Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, composes a powerful symphony of chance, discovery, persiste...Read More

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: David Shifrin, clarinet
Sunday, Nov 22, 2020 7:00pmCMS Front Row: National
David Shifrin, clarinet
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Luigi Bassi: Concert Fantasia on Themes from Verdi’s Rigoletto
Duke Ellington: Clarinet Lament
The Center for the Arts and Hylton Performing Arts Center are pleased to present CMS Front Row, a new di...Read More
The Artist-Activist: Centering Black Voices with Theresa Ruth Howard and Nicole Brewer
Tuesday, Dec 01, 2020 7:00pm“The only way to make the world a better place, is to be better people in it,” shared prolific dance choreographer, industry expert, and author Theresa Ruth Howard. The Artist-Activist: Centering Black Voices is pleased to host Howard along with anti-racist theater advocate Nicole Brewer fo...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre Artist Chat: The Nutcracker
Thursday, Dec 03, 2020 7:15pmPresented By: Hylton at Home
Journey to the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy and her cavalier. Manassas Ballet Theatre (MBT) Principle Dancers, Kaitlin Frankenfield and Joshua Burnham, share insights into the production of the beloved, holiday favorite, The Nutcracker. They will also discuss their many years of dancing...Read More

Chanticleer
Saturday, Dec 05, 2020 8:00pmJoin us in our tradition of ushering in the holiday season with peace, joy, and a cappella, with a specially recorded digital performance by Chanticleer! With their signature harmonic blend of 12 male voices ranging from soprano to bass, this festive holiday program features American hymns...Read More

At Home with Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas
Sunday, Dec 13, 2020 7:00pmA Celtic Family Christmas
Champion fiddlers Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, and their seven children welcome us directly into their home to experience Christmas with them like never before through a virtual performance. Join their family as they invite you into their home for...Read More

Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020 7:30pmMason Artist-in-Residence
As the world’s first holiday show highlighting the African American tradition of stepping, Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show is a feast for the eyes and ears! Step Afrika!’s fabulous and furry friends from the Arctic Kingdom—Popper the Penguin along...Read More

Hylton at Home Story Corner: Flibbertigibbety Words: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration
Saturday, Dec 19, 2020 10:30amPresented By: Hylton at Home Story Corner
Written by Donna Guthrie, Illustrated by Åsa Gilland
With quotes and sly references to the famous works of William Shakespeare and the words he invented, this adventurous ode to language will delight readers young and old. It all starts one morning when words fly into William’s window. He wants to...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Thursday, Dec 24, 2020 7:30pmPresented By: Manassas Ballet Theatre
Sweet Clara, naughty Fritz, dancing dolls, Drosselmeyer, and the Nutcracker Prince embark on a dreamy journey of fantasy and sweets. Featuring the international company dancers of Manassas Ballet Theatre, plus an ensemble cast, this holiday tradition is fun for the entire family!
Filmed on Merchan...Read More