Celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Cage’s birth (1912-1992), twenty-five musicians from CWRU and CIM present over twenty works by John Cage in “A Cage Musicircus,” on Sunday, April 29, 2012, from 1:30-4:33 pm in Harkness Chapel. The CWRU Percussion Ensemble and the CIM/CWRU Cage Players, under the direction of Paul Cox, present seminal Cage works, including the “Constructions” for percussion ensemble and Bacchanale, his first prepared piano work from 1940. The “Musicircus” is an informal performance event invented by Cage. Audiences are welcome and encouraged to wander around the chapel, observe the performers at work, and come and leave as they please. Children are welcome, as well. Cookies will be served.
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Case Western Reserve University Department of Dance will present the Spring 2012 MaDaCol (Mather Dance Collective of Case Western Reserve University) production featuring choreography by dance graduate students Carissa Bellando, Chun-Jou Tsai and Kristy Clement, and undergraduate student Hannah Barna. The performance runs Thursday and Friday, April 19th and 20th at 8:00pm and Saturday, April 21st at 7:00pm and 8:30pm. MaDaCol is a student organization that offers an important creative outlet for Case Western Reserve University students (both undergraduate and graduate), faculty, staff, and Greater Cleveland community members. This spring over 40 dancers will be participating.
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