The Center for the Arts at George Mason University announced today that multi-GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, and activist Angélique Kidjo will make her debut performance at George Mason on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m., in a special event as part of the 2024–25 Center for the Arts season.
Angélique Kidjo joins a thrilling lineup of celebrated and award-winning artists at the Center for the Arts this coming season, including Lea Salonga, Ballet Hispánico, Mark Morris Dance Group, Arturo Sandoval, Silkroad Ensemble, Branford Marsalis, Versa-Style Street Dance Company, Czech National Philharmonic, Les Arts Florissants, Virginia Opera, and more!
Tickets to Angélique Kidjo’s performance will be available on Thursday, August 1 at 10 a.m., when individual tickets to the 2024–25 Center for the Arts season go on sale to the public.
For complete 2024–25 season information, visit the Center for the Arts’ website.
Programs, artists, and dates are subject to change.
Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m.
Five-time GRAMMY Award winner Angélique Kidjo brings her powerhouse voice, electrifying stage presence, and joyous music to the Center for the Arts. Named one of 2021’s “Most Influential People” by TIME Magazine and one of the “Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World” by The Guardian, Kidjo is one of the greatest artistic forces in international music today with 16 albums to her name and an impressive lineup of awards and recognitions. Blending West African rhythms with jazz, pop, funk, R&B, Latin, and dance music, Kidjo’s visionary music tells the story of Africa’s past while looking ahead to the future. Her extraordinarily eclectic four-decade career has featured collaborations with Bono, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Branford Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Philip Glass, Dianne Reeves, and the Kronos Quartet. “Her music transcends mere danceability and instead possesses you with its rhythm, leaving you no choice but to move with the groove” (NPR).
$60, $51, $36
BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE
A pre-performance discussion with a George Mason University faculty or community member will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to curtain.
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