Category Archives: Art

photo credit: Serena Davidson The smell of mint pervades the room as the dancers swing buckets of wild grasses and play with large rectangles of ultra-light wood that whisper and swish to the floor. This is lovely, and I wish … Continue reading →

Or: Considered Soberly, With Help From Leif, Laptop is Kinda Great “Agck! Q-bert!” I exclaimed delightedly, waving my Cuba Libre at the wallpaper in THE UNIT and instantly dating myself. “What is Q-bert?” my 24-year old friend replied. “You know, … Continue reading →

I’m a big fan of my adoptive home in the Pacific Northwest and a big fan of local artists who use their work to refract the way the synthesis of culture and landscape in this region forms a palpable energy, … Continue reading →

Nature Theater of Oklahoma has indeed charmed Portland. They’ve charmed the hip t-shirts right off of us. We’ve been battling to get in the doors for days now. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Somehow the Nature Theater has developed a … Continue reading →

At the end of the show, two lush red ribbons demarcated the circular performance space or “Room” of the Deborah Hay piece performed here by Tahni Holt (Monster Squad) and Linda Austin (Performanceworks Northwest). One rested on the laps of … Continue reading →

Early on in the festival…seems like weeks ago, there were two acts that took the audience into the palm of their hand and held us there like babes in a cornfield. Last night another legend of the cutting edge, Deborah … Continue reading →

Today was a light T:BA day. But, even though I only went to see one show; it was well worth it. Bling Lab did a wonderful puppet theatre at the yet incomplete Someday Lounge. The sound / voices were fully … Continue reading →

More TBA photos: Serena Davidson Photography