Harambe for the Holidays: Birds of a Feather

Presented by Atumpan Dance Theatre

December 04, 2021

Saturday at 11am & 2pm

Main Stage Theater

Set the Kwanzaa table and light the kinara!  It's time to celebrate Kwanzaa.  Atumpan Dance Theatre brings folklore to life through a story about two different birds.

Anansi’s Icky, Sticky Web of Tricks

Presented by Atumpan Dance Theatre

February 26, 2022

Saturday at 11am & 2pm

Main Stage Theater

Dance and sing along with traditional West African music and songs as you are whisked away to animal land to see the good and not so good things that Anansi brought to the world by way of his misbehaving.

The Wild World of Wolves

Presented by Atumpan Dance Theatre

October 30, 2021

Saturday at 11am & 2pm

Main Stage Theater

The day before Halloween is the perfect time to let Atumpan take you on a journey into the deepest, darkest parts of the fairytale land forest for the fractured fairytales of "Little Red Riding in the Hood" and "Oink Yeah! The Three Little Pigs Remixed".

Proteus Festival

Music, Theater, and Film!

September 16, 2021 to October 10, 2021

Tickets now on sale!

Main Stage Theater, Virtual

Proteus Festival is The Z’s annual celebration of creativity. In keeping with the festival’s namesake, Proteus, the festival’s form shifts slightly each year.

Beauty and Truth

Presented by Ballet Virginia

February 04, 2022 to February 05, 2022

Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm; Saturday at 2:00pm

Main Stage Theater

Elements of both beauty and truth are central to dance and will be explored from various perspectives in Ballet Virginia’s winter repertoire performances.

Earth to Kenzie

Presented by Virginia Opera

October 14, 2021

Thursday at 7pm

Main Stage Theater

Kenzie is a normal girl in a challenging world; sometimes so challenging that she finds solace in another world – that of video games.  This touching work addresses real modern-day problems of poverty, homelessness and self-worth.