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Chaos and fun at John Cage's MusicircusEnglish National Opera, London Coliseum33-35 St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ES [map], Saturday 3rd March 2012 To celebrate what would have been John Cage's 100th birthday, the ENO opera company produced the American composer's 'omnium gatherum' piece, billed as a 'promenade experience of spectacular and extraordinary performances.' The free event took place throughout the London Coliseum, and proved to be a really exciting, unusual experience. We loved it! ![]() Visitors were encouraged to take a circular walk through the building and interact with the Musicircus, which was made up of a wide range of musicians and actors all performing different works simultaneously to create a 'unique, exciting and seemingly anarchic sound.' Although that sounds wildly random, the events were actually precisely controlled, with each act's timing being dictated by a stopwatch. ![]() All sorts of intriguing musical happenings took place, often interspersed with long periods of silence, with the musicians playing set pieces at preconfigured times. ![]() The electronic guys. ![]() Fella playing a saw. ![]() I loved the way that odd musical events sparked off in unusual places, which would suddenly burst into life and stop just as unexpectedly. ![]() ![]() ![]() There was a musical piece going on inside the ladies loos, with singing coming from a cubicle. ![]() ![]() Visitors were encouraged to walk around the building to visit and revisit the acts and performances. ![]() Looking inside the main theatre hall. ![]() ![]() Looking down into the action below. ![]() ![]() A very small keyboard. ![]() ![]() Odd performance pieces took place all around the building. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jean Paul Jones - from rock superstars Led Zeppelin - with a striking triple necked guitar. ![]() I loved the way you were never sure who was a performer and who wasn't - here the bar staff suddenly started playing a bell ensemble. ![]() An actor reads aloud. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This fella gave a lecture about mushrooms. And why not. ![]() The event was recorded by the BBC. ![]() ![]() ![]() A harpist plays John Cage. ![]() Solo violinist, perched up high. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An opera singer performs from behind the bar. ![]() This guy made all sorts of delightful noises. ![]() The clapping twins. ![]() ![]() I loved this dinner table tableaux. Each half of the table would sing a different song or perform a different action, depending on the outcome of dice being thrown. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() « back to London homepage |
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