Noah Dunham, Author at Portland Mercury

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Spectacle Vs. Substance: Big Art Group

Noah DunhamSeptember 7, 2012 10:23 amJuly 12, 2022 7:47 pm

So, full disclosure guys, I was pretty stoked to go see opening night of Big Art Group’s The People: Portland tonight. After interviewing both of the New York City based collective’s co-founders, Caden Manson and Jemma Nelson, I was fairly convinced that I was going to dig what they had to offer… Recorded interviews of […]

Theater & Performance

Theater Follow Up: The Brother/Sister Plays at Portland Playhouse

Noah DunhamApril 30, 2012 12:30 pmJuly 12, 2022 7:45 pm

A few things friends: These plays are still going on. They are really fucking good. And they are most definitely worth your time and money. This weekend I had the chance to catch up and see parts two and three (The Brothers Size and Marcus, Or the Secret of Sweet) of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s sweeping […]

Artsy

A Look at PICA’s New Digs

Noah DunhamApril 14, 2012 11:08 amJuly 12, 2022 8:42 pm

It was a little after 6pm when I stopped by PICA’s new space (415 SW 10th), and the night’s festivities were already well underway. So many pretty people to look at. So much schmoozing happening! The event which was one part opening reception for artist Glen Fogel’s installation, My Apocalyptic Moment, and one part open […]

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Reviewing Catch or How Watching Someone Getting Kicked Out of Catch was Better Than Watching Catch

Noah DunhamSeptember 16, 2011 12:21 pmJuly 12, 2022 4:10 pm

The warning didn’t bode well: “don’t go in there.” I had barely stepped into the lobby of Washington High School when two strangers on their way out, whispered secretively to me their misgivings about the evening’s programming. Last night THE WORKS brought us Catch, a bi-monthly showcase of sorts that features an array of performances, […]

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A Mid-Festival Chat with Artistic Director Cathy Edwards

Noah DunhamSeptember 14, 2011 2:15 pmJuly 12, 2022 4:10 pm

I got the chance to both meet and chat with Artistic Director Cathy Edwards to pick her brain a bit about how the festival was going. First off, I was surprised to hear how calm and downright tranquil she sounded. For whatever reason I figured that at this stage of the festival, with nearly half […]

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THE WORKS Review: Experimental 1/2 Hour

Noah DunhamSeptember 13, 2011 11:40 amJuly 12, 2022 4:10 pm

Here it is pure and simple: I find experimental video art to be extremely difficult to engage in. This might have something to do with the fact that I really have no idea how one goes about conceiving or creating it; the extent of my video editing knowledge is trapped somewhere in the early aughts […]

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tEEth Does PDX Proud

Noah DunhamSeptember 11, 2011 4:44 pmJuly 12, 2022 7:42 pm

Powerful, gripping, challenging; adjectives can only tell you so much about tEEth’s Home Made. In many ways the piece defies definition, beckoning the audience to grapple with its themes in a very experiential way. Which is what ultimately makes Home Made a successful work; it communicates, engages, questions, and specifies without words. Which for all […]

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THE WORKS Review: Fast Weapons

Noah DunhamSeptember 10, 2011 6:30 pmJuly 12, 2022 4:11 pm

It was another fairly packed night at THE WORKS last night which I’m sure TBA organizers were happy to see. Part of me was wondering if the good turn out for opening night might have had mostly to do with the free price tag, but night number dos had a similarly good number of kiddos […]

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An Evening with Taylor Mac

Noah DunhamSeptember 10, 2011 4:52 pmJuly 12, 2022 4:11 pm

It was undoubtedly clear from the get-go: to see Taylor Mac live on stage, is to be placed in the hands of a master performer. Even before the actual beginning of Mac’s TBA contribution, Comparison is Violence, or The Ziggy Stardust Meets Tiny Tim Songbook, his charisma and charm were on display as he escorted […]