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Professional Touring Artist Series

RCC’s state of the art 260-seat CenterStage hosts national and local authors, artists, dancers, singers, thought leaders and more for an intimate performing arts experience with old favorites and new discoveries. We build community through dialog and exploration prompted by creativity and the arts are central to the core values of RCC.

Upcoming Events

for the Professional Touring Artist Series

Dan + Claudia Zanes

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes, and Haitian American jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes, perform a mix of old and new songs from near and far in a style that’s been called “All-Ages […]

$15 – $20

Kwame Alexander – Poet and Author

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

This event will be centered around Kwame's new book "This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets" which will be released in February. In this comprehensive and vibrant […]

$15 – $20

Robin Spielberg: Moonlight & Love Songs

2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA, United States

Romance is in the air! Enjoy an evening of heartwarming tales and beautiful music performed by one of America’s favorite pianists, Robin Spielberg. Whether playing American classics from film and […]

$15 – $20

Lúnasa with Daoirí Farrell

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents […]

$25 – $35

Lúnasa with Daoirí Farrell

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents […]

$25 – $35

V (formerly Eve Ensler) – Author and Playwright

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

V (formerly Eve Ensler) is a Tony Award-winning playwright, activist and author known for "The Vagina Monologues". The play has been performed in 140 countries and is recognized as one […]

$20 – $30

Shenandoah Conservatory and Friends: “Slavic Dreams”

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Violinist Akemi Takayama, a long-time friend of the CenterStage, with her musical colleagues from Shenandoah Conservatory and the Audubon Quartet, performs a concert celebrating their history and great music. Performers […]

$15 – $20

Mr. Vaudeville (FAMILY COMEDY)

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Once again, Buddy Silver, self-proclaimed “Mr. Vaudeville,” finds himself in a predicament of theatrical confusion. Buddy has arrived at the CenterStage Motion Picture and Vaudeville House to host a vaudeville […]

$5 – $10

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble (CONTEMPORARY DANCE)

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

The internationally renowned Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, rooted for more than 50 years in African American traditions and modern dance legacy, brings both the iconic and the innovative to […]

$25 – $35

Trout Fishing in America

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Trout Fishing in America is the longstanding, four-time GRAMMY-nominated musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, […]

$15 – $20

Jen Kober – Comedian with Jeffrey Jay

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Jen Kober is originally from Lake Charles, La., and has energetically bounded onto the national stage bringing crowds to their feet with her original blend of stand-up, storytelling, and improvised […]

$20 – $30

the CenterStage at Reston Community Center

Partial list of artists who have appeared at the CenterStage

The Ahn Trio
contemporary chamber music

Alan Ball
director, producer, screenwriter

Alexander McCall Smith
author

Alison Krauss
contemporary country singer

Amy Tan
author

Anchee Min
author

Andrea Marcovicci
cabaret singer

Anna Deavere Smith
actress, author and MacArthur Genius Award-winner

Art Spiegelman
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist

Axis Dance Company
contemporary dancers of all abilities

The Bad Plus
contemporary jazz

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Grammy Award-winning Cajun band

Beverly A. Cosham
cabaret singer

Billy Collins
former United States Poet Laureate

Cyrus Chestnut
jazz pianist

DakhaBrakha
Ukrainian fusion

David Henry Hwang
playwright

David Sedaris
author and raconteur

Della Reese
singer and actress

Fred Hersch
jazz pianist

Gerald Clayton Trio
jazz

Grace Kelly
jazz saxophonist and singer

James Carville
author

Joffrey 2 Dance Company

Judith Ivey
actress

Julian Sands
actor

Kate Clinton
comedienne

Kathryn Stockett
author 

Kathy Mattea
Grammy Award-winning country singer/songwriter

Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
Grammy Award-winning Bulgarian Choir

 

Leon Bates
pianist

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange

Lucie Arnaz
actress

Lúnasa
new Irish music

Mandy Patinkin
actor and singer

Mark Brutsché
playwright and actor

Melba Moore
singer and actress

National Theatre of the Deaf

The New York Festival of Song

Ossie Davis
actor, author, activist

The Paris Combo
French jazz

P.D.Q. Bach (aka Peter Schickele)

Peter Sagal
host of NPR’s Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me

Reduced Shakespeare Company
the bad boys of abridgement

Rennie Harris’ RHAW
hip-hop dance

Richard Blanco
poet

Roz Chast
cartoonist

Ruby Dee
actress, author, poet, activist

Sarah Vowell
NPR contributor and author

Scott Simon
host of NPR’s Weekend Edition

Steep Canyon Rangers
contemporary bluegrass and roots music

Stephen Lang
actor

Suzan-Lori Parks
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

Sweet Honey in the Rock®
Grammy Award-winning choir

Taylor 2 Dance Company

Terry Gross
host of NPR’s Fresh Air

Tierney Sutton
jazz songstress

Tig Notaro
comedienne

Tim Russert
former moderator of Meet The Press

Tony Kushner
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

Trout Fishing in America
seriously fun music for families

Vienna Boys Choir