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The Works, Closing Night, Brother and Sister

TBA Closing Night Brother and Sister, Scavenger Hunt Sun. Sept.14, 2008, 10pm Posted by: Camille Gerharter Photo by: donfrankphotography.com Brother and Sister create an atmosphere that is like kindergarten with no teachers. People were climbing up and down off of … Continue reading

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I-Be Area

I-Be Area by Ryan Trecartin posted by: Donald Allgeier video still: Ryan Trecartin     I-Be Area is a highly kinetic video by Ryan Trecartin. It should carry a warning label for those with epilepsy or sun stroke. Trecartin explores identity … Continue reading

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The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Third Angle New Music Ensemble The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin With choreographers Linda K. Johnson, Cydney Wilkes, Linda Austin, and Tere Mathern and writer Randy Gragg. Posted by: Donald Allgeier      The City Dance created a magical … Continue reading

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Mega*Church

Posted by: Jenevive Tatiana Like many of the artists in this years TBA program, the rock group Mega*Church takes a popular form, empties it of its’ original content and refills it with absurdity and subversive possibility. Whereas Mike Kelley applies … Continue reading

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Forced Entertainment: Quizoola!

It seemed rehearsed. How could they rehearse the answers to 2000 questions? They couldn’t but it seemed like they did, the overly dramatic, sometimes effected speech of Forced Entertainment as they wound their way through their tattered sheets of questions. … Continue reading

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Superamas: BIG 3rd Episode (happy/end)

Superamas BIG 3rd Episode (happy/end) Like a variety act performed in a living room by excited children for their parents, Superamas sang, lip synched, play acted their way into our hearts with joyful abandon. By utilizing repetition, this Parisian/Viennese collective … Continue reading

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MEGA*CHURCH

photos by Emily Strelow

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A brief thought on Superamas

Photo: CaroleZoom (All Rights Reserved, PICA) posted by patrick leonard A few days have passed after seeing Superamas perform their BIG 3rd Episode (happy/end) and it is proving to be one of the shows that resonates the longest. It was … Continue reading

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Mike Kelley – Day Is Done

Posted by: Jenevive Tatiana I was really excited to see that Mike Kelley’s “Day is Done” would be screened as part of this year’s festival. I first encountered this work in the autumn 2005 at the Gagosian gallery in New … Continue reading

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Our Hit Parade

Our Hit Parade Bring on the Dirty Pop! James Maxwell In 2009 I am entering graduate school to earn a Masters in media and cultural studies. My life plan is to eventually become a professor of pop culture so on … Continue reading

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