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High Performance Rodeo: How Taylor Mac put a queer spin on the history of music with 24-hour spectacle

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The 24-Decade History of Music was a one -time-only, 24-hour theatre extravaganza.

The show chronicled the history of music and America in general.

Each hour represented one decade of music, starting with 1776-1786 and ending with 2006-2016 .

It was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize and helped Mac earn a Genius Grant from the McArthur Foundation .

Taylor Mac in Conversation with Denise Clark will take place Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Martha Cohen Theatre as part of the High Performance Rodeo .

Mac followed up 24-Decade with the four-hour rock opera Bark of Millions , which features more than 50 originals co-written by Mac and Matt Ray .