At just 100 seconds long, the entrancing appeal of Erik Satie’s Vexations could be missed on first listen. Or the second. Or third. But somewhere in the 840 repetitions, each revealing subtle or dynamic new possibilities, the walls between artist and listener blur. Spanning 10 hours in Juilliard Station, this marathon performance is shaped by Satie and John Cage’s exploration of the very nature of music itself.

As musicians simultaneously play Satie’s score on three pianos arranged across the space, dancers respond, and visitors are invited to drop in and out throughout the day, sit, stand, or meander among them. Actors read texts by Satie and anecdotes from Cage’s Indeterminacy along with written reflections from the Juilliard community and the audience.

Only those who were there can say what it meant, making this a can’t-miss experience.