Performing Arts

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

onStage

Annie Dorsen's Yesterday Tomorrow
Columbus Premiere
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Annie Dorsen

Yesterday Tomorrow

Performing Arts | Theater

Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 8:00 Pm
A computer animated rodent in sweatshirt seems to dance with a glove-wearing spotted frog in a virtual environment with two chairs and a background screen with three photos of real actors making similar gestures
Performing Arts

James Dennen

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 – Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Norah ZShaw standing next to another person with dark hair.
Performing Arts

Norah ZShaw

A year-long series of digital performances, talks, and traces
Mon, Nov 01, 2021 – Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Makaya McCraven, who has dark hair and is wearing a large golden circle pendant over a black shirt, stands, looking to the left, in front of tropical greenery and houses in the background.
Columbus Premiere
Past Performing Arts

Makaya McCraven

Performing Arts | Music

Mon, May 16, 2022
Performer Dorothée Munyaneza, who is wearing large golden horns in her dark hair and a blue transparent dress, kneels, with her head pointing towards the ground and her profile in view, beside a round object on the floor in a space surrounded by chairs. The space is tinted with yellow-green light.
Columbus Premiere
Past Performing Arts

Radouan Mriziga

Akal

Performing Arts | Dance

Thu, Apr 14, 2022 - Sat, Apr 16, 2022
Multiple Dates/Times Available
jaimie branch holds her trumpet aloft at the front of a stage with the members of FLY or DIE playing cello, drums, and upright bass around her. At the back of the stage is a white scrim lit in blues and purple; at the right of the image is an exposed brick wall.
Columbus Premiere
Past Performing Arts

jaimie branch: FLY or DIE

Performing Arts | Music

Tue, Mar 22, 2022

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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