Amy Friedman

“Arguably the world’s most daring circus company” (The Guardian), Australian company Circa presents “jaw-dropping, seat-clawing” (ArtsHub) next level circus at the Center for the Arts on April 12.

Known as the Monty Python of the music world for more than 30 years, the Austrian brass septet Mnozil Brass pays homage to the “King of the Waltz” Johann Strauss at the Center for the Arts March 1.

Traditional Irish musical ensemble Danú celebrates its 30th anniversary, performing a concert the week of St. Patrick's Day at the Center for the Arts, on March 20.

March 1 is National Pig Day, and the Center for the Arts is looking ahead to Peppa Pig's special Family Series concert introducing kids to a live orchestra, coming up on April 11.

Celebrating America's 250th, Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble performs "Dances to American Music"

“Les Ballets Africains is not simply a dance company, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said. “Its members also play drums, do gymnastics, sing and pantomime throughout the course of its full-length story works…[and] the troupe has attracted an incredibly talented group of powerful dancers who can manage the intense athleticism, stirring singing and dynamic acting skills that the storytelling productions demand.”

During Black History Month, experience performances at the Center for the Arts including Virginia Opera's "Intelligence," Les Ballets Africains, and the Dewberry School of Music concert by Mason Bands, titled "Dope."

The Center for the Arts presents a family musical based on the character Curious George, which was launched in a series of beloved books and then an animated series on PBS.

The Vienna Boys Choir, built on six centuries of tradition, performs at the Center for the Arts on Dec. 14.

Grammy Award-winning pan-American band named after the patron saint of music La Santa Cecilia leads a week of activities as a Mason Artist-in-Residence, performing at the Center for the Arts on November 15.