Monthly Archives: September 2009

I just want you to cleanup after yourself

Posted on September 7, 2009 by pica-blogger

On Sight Salon – National Park Artist-in-Residence Fawn Krieger and Visual Art Program Director Kristan Kennedy I just want you to cleanup after yourself a Parent teaches a child a Park Ranger reprimands a visitor Americans ask it of our … Continue reading →

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The Truth Is Out There

Posted on September 7, 2009 by pica-blogger

Robert Boyd, 09.06.09 Posted by: Jim Radosta It’s a good thing Robert Boyd isn’t a member of the Obama administration, or he’d probably be out of a job. Conspiracy Theory–the interdisciplinary artist’s two-channel video installation on display through Oct. 24 … Continue reading →

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Coincidence? I think not

Posted on September 7, 2009 by pica-blogger

Michelle Boulé (Miguel Gutierrez) Posted by Tim DuRoche Separated at Birth: Michelle Boulé, Cindy Sherman, Tilda Swinton. Coincidence?–hmmmm, only Miguel knows for sure. . .

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Dancing in the Aisles

Posted on September 7, 2009 by pica-blogger

Explode Into Colors/Janet Pants/Chris Hackett-Eyes Hands Mouth 9-4-09 The Works 2009 Time-Based Art Festival, PICA Photo by G. Wilson All Rights Reserved, PICA by Emily Katz Friday night’s performance at The WORKS, introduced me to the music of a band … Continue reading →

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Quiet and Slow and Beautiful and Sad and True

Posted on September 6, 2009 by pica-blogger

Meg Stuart & Philipp Gehmacher Maybe Forever Posted by: Ariel Frager I don’t know about you but when I have been in the throes of devastating loss, I haven’t been able to get up off the floor. I’m a crying … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging YOUNGER: Outside, looking in

Posted on September 6, 2009 by pica-blogger

Ethan Rose, Laura Gibson, Ryan Jeffery / YOUNGER Posted by Jim Withington I feel almost as weird about being the dude in the back typing during a performance as you do about seeing me here, let’s get that straight up … Continue reading →

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the tiny dance series that could

Posted on September 6, 2009 by pica-blogger

Ten Tiny Dances posted by: Laura Becker photos by Kenneth Aaron, Wayne Bund and Carole Zoom I think TBA’s there-are-no-rules-mentality is starting to rub off on the festival’s annual and jovial nod to Placed-Based Art, Ten Tiny Dances. Mike Barber’s … Continue reading →

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Ways of the Hand: Maybe Forever

Posted on September 6, 2009 by pica-blogger

Maybe Forever–Meg Stuart/Philipp Gehmacher Posted by: Tim DuRoche “Words I am not afraid of when we think about dance: emotions, excess and narrative.”–Meg Stuart The opening six minutes of murky, near blackness, lusciously paced with barely discernible movements/forms was the … Continue reading →

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My State ‘Tis of Thee

Posted on September 6, 2009 by pica-blogger

Pink Martini, 09.05.09 Posted by: Jim Radosta As an Oregon native, I know firsthand how strongly our statewide pride manifests itself: correcting those who mispronounce “Ore-ee-gawn,” looking down our noses at umbrella users and generally feeling superior to our neighbors … Continue reading →

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Allowing and Doing: Meg Stuart Workshop

Posted on September 6, 2009 by pica-blogger

Meg Stuart: Improvisation as Strategy posted by Tim DuRoche Saturday morning, Conduit hosted a workshop with Ms. Stuart that explored “Improvisation as Strategy,” attended by 33 folks of different dance ilks. Stuart began the workshop talking about developing material through … Continue reading →

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