Ian Goodrich Director Kelly Copper preps before yesterday’s tech rehearsal Do I need to say go to this show? I thought not. You intrinsically know that this is one of those shows that you just don’t miss. Now I could tell you why you should go to this show, but I’ve been sworn to secrecy. […]
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REVIEW: Yemenwed
When I found out that I’d be writing about Yemenwed, the New York-based collective made up of artists, animators, dancers, architects, and designers, I immediately went to PICA’s TBA:10 programming guide to see what they’d be presenting. I discovered that Yemenwed was slated to show two videos. The first, Episode 3, is described as “a […]
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Bass, Atlas, Video
Ronnie Bass, The Astronomer There are plenty of video installations at the Works this year: Some are interesting and thought provoking, others less so. But that seems de rigueur for video work. Truthfully, I’ve never really been a fan of the medium. Unless the video in question is part of a larger performance piece, I […]
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Hump Day’s Cheap/Free TBA Picks!
Lovers As previously stated, I’m posting daily cheap and free events at this year’s TBA festival. No excuses. Go see some art. It’s Too Personal – Noontime Chat: Free! The Wooster Group – There Is Still Time… Brother: $10! Hard Edge, Hard Work – Curated by Stephanie Snyder: $9! And Patrick is a fan. Zachary […]
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Thoughts on Daisey’s The Agony and Ectasy of Steve Jobs, After the Fact
Last night I saw the final performance in the TBA run of Mike Daisey‘s monologue The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which is just as powerful as everyone said it was. It’s a blatantly political work, but it’s leavened by Daisey’s fan-geek observations of his own relationship to Apple’s products, resulting in a personal, […]
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Thoughts on Daisey’s The Agony and Ectasy of Steve Jobs, After the Fact
Last night I saw the final performance in the TBA run of Mike Daisey‘s monologue The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which is just as powerful as everyone said it was. It’s a blatantly political work, but it’s leavened by Daisey’s fan-geek observations of his own relationship to Apple’s products, resulting in a personal, […]
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When It Was Blue
Director Jennifer Reeves’ film When It Was Blue presented in collaboration with the Cinema Project, is a kind of ecological film mourning both nature and 16mm film. Last night’s performance of it with Icelandic composer Skúli Sverrison was a rare chance to see the project in its entirety of concept. Though Sverrison’s moody treatment was […]
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Tuesday’s Cheap/Free TBA Picks
For the tight-wad in ya, here are the TBA events that are available to you, on the cheap: Woolly Mammoth Dance and Sculpture – Noontime Chat: Free! Shirin Neshat – Women Without Men: $9! Zachary Oberzan – Flooding with Love for The Kid : $9! Distillery Row Happy Hour: Free admission and drink specials! 21+ […]
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Art Party at The Works
Technically, I am posting this the day after the event, since the bulk of it occurred in the wee hours of yesterday morning. Art Party is the brainchild of Sarah Gottesdiener and Jenny Hoyston, who debuted it during the early days of 2010 as a way to facilitate cross-disciplinary happenings that buoyed up creativity but […]
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Flooding with Love for the Kid: A One-Man Rambo.
Why yes, I am awesome at PhotoShop. Ninety-five bucks and 51 cents can by you a lot of movie. That’s the amount Zachary Oberzan claims he spent to make Flooding with Love for the Kid, his one-man adaptation of David Morrell’s 1972 novel First Blood. Unless you have a lifetime subscription to Soldier of Fortune, […]
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Thoughts on the Short Films of Dayna Hanson
Sitting in the darkened Whitsell Auditorium, watching the Hanson’s short films flicker past with all of their dancey, frenetic verve, it became clear to me what an impressively talented multi-disciplinary artist she is. With works spanning from her time with Seattle-based performance group 33 Fainting Spells, to her newest work Improvement Club, a companion piece […]
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So Maybe I’m “Not the Best Person” to Review Blanket
After getting out of the debut of Nicole Kelly and Noelle Stiles’ Blanket yesterday evening, I tweeted—perhaps callously: Blanket didn’t do anything for me besides put my right asscheek to sleep. Made my BF “giddy” tho. #TBA10 For what it’s worth, and to the show’s credit, my date to the show—ahem, the “BF” in question—and […]