Category Archives: Art

Cedric Andrieux, choreographed by Jerome Bel Posted by Seth Needler Andriex’s performance of this piece by Jerome Bel chronicled, through a combination of soft-spoken, deliberative narration and exhibitive dance movements, his career as a dancer, initially for Merce Cunningham, later … Continue reading →

Jerome Bel Cedric Andrieux posted by: Ariana Jacob Often, but in the case of this piece though, the work shows almost only that back story: the thinking, feeling and breathing that an artist puts into their work. For this dance … Continue reading →

posted by Mead Hunter Right up front, let me acknowledge that I believe The Wooster Group is one of the best things that ever happened to live performance. And not to be too phatic about it, let me add that … Continue reading →

Charles Atlas / William Basinski Extreme Animals: The Extreme Animals Sit Down Posted by: John Wilmot It was a pretty young crowd on Friday night at The Works, but then Portland is a pretty young town. So the evening’s performances, … Continue reading →

Rufus Wainwright, Classical Rufus, in Concert with the Oregon Symphony Conducted by Carlos Kalmar Posted By: Jimmy Radosta Photo By: Leah Nash “I’d love to write a really crazy opera that is performed for another 500 years,” Rufus Wainwright told … Continue reading →

Amazing simply amazing, a master storyteller delivering the goods, theatre to elevate the soul, I’d definitely recommend this one.

Jérôme Bel, Céderic Andrieux Posted by Ariel Frager A simple concept, really; Jérôme Bel’s piece, Céderic Andrieux is a portrait of a dancer. The story told by the eponymous dancer through a soft-spoken monotone French accented narration, punctuated with movement. … Continue reading →

Charles Atlas/William Basinski & Extreme Animals @ THE WORKS Posted by: Forrest Martin Strangely, we’re at a point in time where I can say that there is something old-fashioned about video art. I like that there is still a place, … Continue reading →