Previous Education Events

Virtual Field Trips: 

• Sonia De Los Santos – Video Series – Fall 2022
• Kattam and his Tam-Tams: Rhythms of West Africa – Video Series – Spring 2023

In-Person Field Trips: 

• Mummenschanz – 50 Years
• Artist-in-Residence – Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco with Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
• Jazz at Lincoln Cnet Presents – Let Freedom Swing: Jazz and Democracy

Residency Workshops and Masterclasses:

• Mark Morris Dance Group: Mason School of Dance and Colgan High School Masterclasses, Lecture Demonstration with Lifelong Learning Institute – Manassas, Dance for PD® class
• Artist-in-Residence Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience: discussion with Colgan High School Music Technology students, Creole for Kidz performance at Potomac Shores Middle School, discussion with Folklore Theory and History class at Mason, lecture-demonstration with Lifelong Learning Institute – Manassas, virtual panel discussion with Mason Arts Management students and alumni
• Norm Lewis:  High School Musical Theater Masterclass

Virtual Field Trips:

• Dan and Claudia Zanes: Songs of Streets and Sunshine
• Third Coast Percussion: WAVES: The Science Behind Sound

Teacher Professional Development:

• Dan and Claudia Zanes: Building Community through Music

Residency Workshops and Masterclasses:

• Sphinx Virtuosi (Artist-in-Residence at Center for the Arts): High School Orchestra Workshops
• Ballet Hispánico (First Hylton Center Artist-in-Residence): Masterclasses and Workshops with George Mason University School of Dance, Hunters Woods Elementary School, Hylton High School, Lifelong Learning Institute – Manassas, Round Elementary School.
• Leslie Odom, Jr.:  High School Musical Theater Q&A

Virtual Field Trips:

• Sound Impact: Time Travel
• A Place To Be: The Land of Music
• Third Coast Percussion: Think Outside the Drum
• Step Afrika!: 5 Days with Step Afrika!
• Billy B: Spring in the Virginia Woods
• American Shakespeare Center: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• George Mason University Jazz Faculty Celebrate America’s Jazz Legacy
• Barter Theatre: Peter Pan

Masterclass:

• Broadway Princess Party – Courtney Reed and Adam Levy: Virtual High School Musical Theater
• Professional Development for Teachers:
• Tom Sweitzer: “The Power of 12 Musical Notes: Music’s Potential During Times of Uncertainty, Stress, and Exhaustion”
• Sheila Arnold: “Healing the Sting: Teaching African-American History and Slavery to Culturally Diverse Audiences”
• Hylton at Home Story Corner
• September 2020 – “It’s Showtime: A Pepper and Frannie Story” read by Mary Lechter and Kevin Murray, Mason School of Theater
• October 2020 – “Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins” read by Caroline Rocher Barnes, Mason School of Dance
• November 2020 – “Because” read by Anthony Maiello, Dewberry School of Music and Conductor of American Festival Pops Orchestra
• December 2020 – “Flibbertigibbety Words: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration” read by Rick Davis, Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts and Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Center
• February 2021 – “The Trouble with Ben” read and performed by members of Sound Impact
• March 2021 – “Boys Dance” read by Joshua Burnham, Principal Dancer and Assistant Ballet Master, Manassas Ballet Theatre
• April 2021 – “What a Wonderful World” read and sung by Dr. Darden Purcell, Director of Jazz Studies at George Mason University Mason
• May 2021 – “Khalida and the Most Beautiful Song” read by Sheyna Burt, violinist and Hylton Center Executive Board Member

Workshops and Masterclasses:

• LADAMA: In-school percussion workshop
• Matt Haimovitz: High School cello masterclass

Monday School Matinees:

• Lightwire Theater: Moon Mouse
• Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia: The Rainbow Fish and Other Tales

In-Person Field Trip Performances:

• Christylez Bacon and Wytold: Beats, Bows, and Remixes
• A Place To Be: Reach Out

In-Person Field Trip Performances:

• Christylez Bacon & Wytold: Classical Remix
• A Place To Be: Abira and the Mountain
• Classical Brass

In-Person Field Trip Performances:

• Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons
• Virginia Opera: Encore

In-Person Field Trip Performances:

• A Place to Be Same Sky Project: Behind the Label
• Quintango
• Exit 12 Dance Company

Masterclass:

• New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players: vocal masterclass

In-Person Field Trip Performances:

• Time for Three
• A Place to Be Same Sky Project: Behind the Label