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Advance ticket sale begins for members July 7—join today!
Tickets available to the general public July 21
$25 members $41 general public$36 adults 55 and over$18 artists and educators$12 students
Fri, Jan 30$5+ pay what you wish
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A theatrical mixtape celebrating the renegade life and controversial ideas of the 20th century’s most influential experimental composer.
If there was a rule about music in place, John Cage found a way to break or at least tease it, posing fundamental questions about the relationships between art and real life. In a style emulative of Cage’s indeterminate “happenings,” John Cage 101 tells the story of the composer’s life through 38 vignettes, exploring how art can be both ordinary and sublime. In the true fashion of Cage’s work, the play makes room for spontaneity and audience interaction. Forgot to turn your cell phone off? No worries—its ring only adds to the soundscape of the show.
In introducing Cage to audiences, it’s only natural that Cage’s many collaborators have a voice as well. John Cage 101 is a primer for those interested in learning about the intersection of Cage’s work with many of his contemporaries, perhaps most importantly, Merce Cunningham, Cage’s longtime collaborator and life partner. (program approx. 90 mins.)
IMAGE CAPTIONJohn Cage 101, photo: Matt Slaybaugh.
Columbus’s own Available Light Theatre (AVLT) is renowned by audiences and critics alike for bold creations by local artists and regional premieres of important new works by playwrights around the globe. Since 2006, they have presented work in Columbus and around the state of Ohio with the promise to build a more conscious and compassionate world by creating joyful and profound theatre and serving their community.
Doris Duke Foundation
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
The Columbus Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Axium Packaging
Nationwide Foundation
Joyce Shenk
Lachelle Thigpen
Next Performing Arts
Available Light Theatre
