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Review: People’s Biennial
Matt Stangel Gary A. Freitas’ “Singularity” In its inaugural showing, the People’s Biennial is a bi-yearly exhibition formed by curators Jens Hoffman and Harrell Fletcher as a response to “the art world’s ever-increasing exclusivity.” Attempting to offset this exclusivity, the exhibit includes artists from cities outside mainstream art hubs— Portland; Scottsdale, AZ; Rapid City, SD; […]
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Your Last TBA:10 Cheap/Free Picks!
Eric Fredericksen & Weekend Leisure at THE WORKS! Tonight Well folks, it’s all coming down to this. Your last day to catch anything TBA:10 related. And if you’re like me and you don’t even want to think about checking your account balance, you’re going to want to check out these affordable events below: Dan Gilsdorf […]
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We Need More Artists Like Emily Johnson
Thank You For Shopping Ok, this is supposed to be a review of This Is Displacement: Native Film Artists Consider Their Relationship Between Land and Identity, the series of short films that has been curated by Carolyn Lee Anderson & Emily Johnson. However, I find it hard to critically look at this work as a […]
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Review: Offsite Dance Project – On Thirteenth
Yukio Suzuki Despite the rain and the ridiculous tropical mugginess that has clouded Portland in a shroud of sweat and uncomfortable moisture this week, The Offsite Dance Project On Thirteenth was still able to draw a substantial crowd. The show consisted of two pieces, set in unconventional performance spaces, by two emerging Japanese Contemporary choreographers/performers: […]
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Beat Box, In A Box
AS/SS It is events like last night’s Drum Machine that makes me wish that TBA, or at least the event space that is THE WORKS! was open year round. Not only because the event was unique, creative, upbeat, and engaging. But also because it was a well put together showcase of Portland talent and the […]
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Today’s TBA:10 Free/Cheap Events!
Wonderlust plays tonight at THE WORKS! Only two more days left of TBA. If you haven’t checked anything out yet, and lack of funds have been your excuse, then take a look at the picks below. Today (and tomorrow) you still have plenty of options that won’t make you break the piggy bank. The Wooster […]
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John Jasperse Company: Truth, Revised Histories, and Flat Out Lies
[I need to preface this review with the disclaimer that I do not consider myself a dance critic, and that I stepped in at the last minute to cover this when the writer I initially assigned it to was unable to cover it. I’m pinch-hitting here. We’ll see how it goes.] Four dancers stand in […]
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Today in TBA!
Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s Romeo and Juliet: Amusing conceit, great actors, but… WHAT DID IT ALL MEAN?? Emily Johnson/Catalyst’s The Thank You Bar: You know the girl with the fish on her arms? The one who was on the Mercury cover? I really liked her show. Tender Forever and Lovers: Andrew Tonry breaks down the […]
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Guantanamo Baywatch at the Works
Photo by Wayne Bund/courtesy of PICA Last night Guantanamo Baywatch transformed the Works into a prehistoric surfer beach party, bedecking the stage with a set that included volcanoes, palm trees, and a dinosaur with water trickling out of it. It was basically a garage rock show with a budget (“We spent $1200!” announced guitarist Jason […]
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Emily Johnson/Catalyst: The Thank-You Bar
As Emily Johnson’s The Thank-You Bar begins, the audience sits in the darkened backstage of the Imago Theatre, on two rows of folding chairs and a line of cushions on the floor, listening as two musicians slowly record and loop layers of sound. Lyrics overlay a single guitar chord, itself resting on looping radio feedback […]
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Friday’s Cheap/Free TBA Picks!
There are only three more days left for TBA:10. And if money has been your excuse to NOT go see any of this festival, well then considered yourself notified. There are plenty of affordable ways to see art today, and into the weekend. The Wooster Group – There Is Still Time…Brother: $10! Offsite Dance Project […]