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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

James Baldwin Abroad

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

As part of the Washington West Film Festival and the Baldwin100 Celebration, this evening includes three short films featuring James Baldwin and his keen observations about America. “James Baldwin: From […]

Free

Sarah Vowell

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Sarah Vowell is a New York Times bestselling author of seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. By examining the connections between the American past and present, she offers […]

$20 – $30

Judy Collins (SOLD OUT)

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

This performance is sold out. Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, […]

$40 – $60

Judy Collins (SOLD OUT)

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

This performance is sold out. Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, […]

$40 – $60

“Hava Nagila (The Movie)”

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

This exuberant film is a documentary romp through the history, mystery and meaning of the great Jewish standard. Featuring interviews with interpreters like Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy, Connie Francis, Glen […]

$5 – $10

Firoozeh Dumas, Author

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Firoozeh Dumas’ books “Funny in Farsi,” “Laughing Without an Accent,” and “It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel,” have explored her personal immigrant experience and are hailed as gateways to many conversations […]

$15 – $20

Lúnasa

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

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

$25 – $35

Lúnasa

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

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

$25 – $35

Alash

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Alash are masters of traditional Tuvan instruments as well as the ancient art of throat singing, a remarkable technique of singing multiple pitches at the same time. Believing that traditional […]

$15 – $20

Yumi Kurosawa Trio

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Yumi Kurosawa was born and raised in a traditional Japanese music environment, taking up the Koto from a young age and rising quickly to the upper echelons of her craft. […]

$15 – $20

Hot Peas ‘n Butter

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Hot Peas ‘n Butter is an award-winning, multicultural family music band that wows thousands of young audiences across the nation every year with their highly energetic and interactive musical style. […]

$5 – $10

Jeremy Dutcher: The “Motewolonuwok” Tour

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Jeremy Dutcher is a Two-Spirit song carrier, composer, activist, ethnomusicologist and classically trained vocalist from Canada. Five years after rising to international acclaim with his seminal, award-winning album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, […]

$15 – $20

OkCello

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

Okorie Johnson is an American cellist/songwriter who performs under the moniker, OkCello. His artistry integrates cello performance, live sound looping, improvisation and storytelling – all culminating in original compositions that […]

$15 – $20

Tom Goss

the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA

A prolific writer and performer, Goss has released seven albums, made dozens of music videos and played thousands of shows across the U.S., Canada and Europe to a growing group […]

$15 – $20

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