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The Tysons area comes alive April 10-12 with theater, dance, live music, circus arts and a two-day spring festival. Here are five events scheduled across Herndon, Fairfax, Tysons and Vienna.
“Guards at the Taj”
NextStop Theatre Company presents this dark comedy set in a fictionalized version of India in 1648. Two Imperial Guards witness the first sunrise over the newly completed Taj Mahal before receiving a horrifying order that tests their loyalty, morality and friendship.
Weekend performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday, April 10. Shows continue at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12. The production runs through April 19 at NextStop Theatre Company, 269 Sunset Park Drive in Herndon.
Art Blooms at Mosaic
Mosaic District welcomes spring with Art Blooms at Mosaic, an annual festival featuring art, culture and community activities amid cherry blossom season.
The event, organized in partnership with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, URBNmarket and FRESHFARM, runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12, at Mosaic, 2910 District Avenue in Fairfax.
Aurora Dance Fest
Gin Dance Company hosts an evening featuring 10 dance companies and work by 16 choreographers. The program will span contemporary ballet, modern dance and Flamenco rooted in Southern Spain.
The festival begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Road in Tysons.
An Evening with Goldpine
Nashville duo Goldpine brings its harmony-driven “aggressive Americana” sound to Vienna. The husband-and-wife act of 16 years won the Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest and has appeared on NPR’s “Mountain Stage with Kathy Mattea” and at a Kansas City Chiefs national anthem performance.
Goldpine recently released its third album, “Three,” a collection exploring sorrow, tested love and trips through space. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Avenue East in Vienna.
Circa’s “Humans 2.0”
Australian circus company Circa combines acrobatics, sound and light in “Humans 2.0,” a tightly choreographed production examining the experience of being human.
Created by Yaron Lifschitz, the show features music by composer Ori Lichtik and dramatic lighting by Paul Jackson. The performance begins at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive in Fairfax.