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A John Cage Musicircus

Six percussionists play a variety of instruments in a gallery setting.
Feb 01, 2026 1:30 PM
Wexner Center for the Arts

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Take part in what iconic American composer John Cage called a Musicircus, featuring the Ohio State Percussion Ensemble and School of Music guests.

Ahead of Available Light Theater’s John Cage 101 performance, join us for this immersive, overlapping musical collage—or happening—presented in a live, surround-sound environment, far removed from a traditional concert format. This program includes more than a dozen of John Cage’s chamber compositions, performed over the course of an hour in multiple locations. Attendees can freely move throughout the performances, creating their own experiences.

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Musicircus performance, 2022. Photo: Kathryn D Studios. 

"...seen from a particular point of view, music is simply the art of focusing attention on one thing at a time. In my works, I have tried not to focus the attention on one thing at a time, and have used this principle that I call ‘musicircus’-of having many things going on at once; the simultaneity of unrelated intentions."
John Cage

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Program Support

PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Doris Duke Foundation

LEARNING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS EVENTS MADE POSSIBLE BY

American Electric Power Foundation

CoverMyMeds

Huntington

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS RESIDENCIES PROVIDED BY

Mike and Paige Crane

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

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

Michael and Anita Goldberg

Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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A John Cage Musicircus

Feb 01, 2026 1:30 PM EST
Wexner Center for the Arts

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member