Performing Arts

"An excellence of connection, not the aesthetics of excellence."
—Bebe Miller

onStage

Six performers in various outfits surround a large, toppled gold statue of a deity lying on a stage that is covered in colorful plastic bags.
Ohio Premiere
Past Performing Arts

Ontroerend Goed

Are we not drawn onward to new erA Presented by CAPA and Wexner Center for the Arts

Performing Arts | Theater

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 - Thu, Jan 26, 2023
Multiple Dates/Times Available
A Black man with white chalk on his face lifts his bare foot, gesturing with an open mouth in front of a teal screen projecting a distorted image of an office.  
Ohio Premiere
Next Performing Arts

Brother(hood) Dance!

Afro/Solo/Man

Performing Arts | Dance

Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 8:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
A person in all black stands in front of a long, red neon light running parallel to the floor. Illegible text is projected on the wall above it.
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Lemi Ponifasio, Elisa Avendaño Curaqueo, and Natalia García-Huidobro

Love to Death (Amor a la muerte)

Performing Arts | Interdisciplinary

Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 8:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
On the left, two women tan themselves with foil reflectors outside on a sunny day. On the right, a musician sits with an acoustic guitar on her lap.
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Tarta Relena and Yasmin Williams

Performing Arts | Music

Tue, Mar 28, 2023, 8:00 Pm
Black-and-white photo of a dark-haired person resting their face on their tattooed hand. Their face is reflected in a circular mirror to the left of them.
Past Performing Arts

Patchmakers: Synthesize Synchronicities

Performing Arts | Music

Sat, Jan 14, 2023
A dancer viewed from behind stretches out their arms
Artist Residency
Past Performing Arts

Abby Z and the New Utility

Radioactive Practice

Performing Arts | Dance

Thu, Nov 17, 2022 - Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Artist sitting outstretched in a brick wall niche. She is a white person with long brown hair and wears white pants, a white t-shirt, and black boots.
Past Performing Arts

Emily Wells

Performing Arts | Music

Fri, Nov 4, 2022
A dancer in a blue hat is pulling a person’s body across the stage by their ankles. Other dancers are strewn across the stage.
Ohio Premiere
Past Performing Arts

Lia Rodrigues

Fúria Presented by CAPA and Wexner Center for the Arts

Performing Arts | Dance

Fri, Oct 21, 2022 - Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Multiple Dates/Times Available

About the Performing Arts Program

Our performing arts program features singular artists and companies from around the world who are transforming the creation and practice of contemporary dance, music, theater, and cross-disciplinary forms. Audiences enjoy dynamic, one-of-a-kind experiences at our performances, while students and faculty gain invaluable insights and learning opportunities at intimate talks and workshops. Each season, commissions and residencies are awarded to artists making field-defining new works—generous professional and financial support that distinguishes the Wex as a leader in the international performing arts community. The performing arts department staff includes Program Manager Ashley Stanton, Program Assistant Adam Elliott, and Director Lane Czaplinski.

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