Category Archives: Art

Posted by Cody Hoesly Rap and hip-hop may have a bad name thanks to frequent gangland glorification, gender denigration, etc. But Lifesavas are proud proof that the format has more to offer. Forged in the flames of a friend’s murder, … Continue reading →

Posted by Cody Hoesly Situationism is…Reggie Watts. Or at least it was last night, and will be again tonight, and the next night again. At least that’s what Reggie’s T-shirt implies and the TBA catalog confirms. If a situationist is … Continue reading →

posted by Amber Bell In his performance Disinformation, Reggie Watts tosses across bits of ideas about the collapsing state of humanity with an operatic linguistic range and a channel flipping, attention deficit style. While making a mockery of linear time, … Continue reading →

Mammalian Diving Reflex Haircuts By Children posted by Amber Bell At the outside hair salon, the young barbers were working with fierce concentration. Every trim of the shears was a meditation. Their customers sat patiently, oddly silent. In the adult … Continue reading →

On the first afternoon of the festival, I took a break from work to walk through the Pearl, in search of Cristian Silva’s “un-green” garden. The premise of Silva’s work was intriguing; by inverting such a quotidian thing as a … Continue reading →

It felt really good to be back in a theater. Especially theater that is as well written, well staged and well acted. There was an awkwardness getting used to supertitles and the translation seemed stripped of the color of Spanish … Continue reading →

I was in Half and Half yesterday afternoon eating a TLT&A when a crazy guy stepped into the store, shouting and gesticulating. His ranting was loud and suspiciously articulate. He had a Moleskine stuffed in the back of his waistband … Continue reading →

Posted by Cody Hoesly School shootings. Why do they happen? Who’s to blame? Anyone who has thought about these questions surely has an answer, or several answers. The media often highlights the violent music that many school shooters listen to. … Continue reading →

-posted by P.A. Coleman The brisk dialogue in Las Chicas is just enough to keep the show feeling dynamic as it circles around itself in a tight knot of desperation and dependency. Here, two women try to find their place … Continue reading →

Tips for TBA-ers! -posted by P.A. Coleman Overheard at Las Chicas- “There were some good lines, but sometimes I forgot to look up.” Thinking about sight lines: Considering Las Chicas Del 3.5 Floppies is like David Mamet, filtered through Telemundo, … Continue reading →