Author Archives: pica-blogger

A few hours before the show, a friend told me about a performance Miguel Gutierrez once staged in the artist’s own Bensonhurst apartment. The apartment was small, about the size of a bed, and hot. Sweat soon drenched the bodies … Continue reading →

Back to Back Theatre, small metal objects Posted by: Dusty Hoesly Back to Back Theatre’s small metal objects is a deceptively simple performance about a disrupted drug deal (which takes place in Pioneer Courthouse Square). While the plot is easier … Continue reading →

Raimund Hoghe Bolero Variations Friday, September 11th 8:30 P.M. Newmark Theatre By Eve Connell Subtle, meditative, captivating seemed to be the organizing principles of Raimund Hoghe’s US debut performance of Bolero Variations. So much happened with so few, precise movements … Continue reading →

Posted by: Seth Nehil I headed into T:BA as a blogger thinking about DK Row’s Oregonian article and Tim DuRoch’s response. It had me considering notions of accessibility, difficulty and exclusiveness in contemporary performance. I don’t think DK’s original argument … Continue reading →

Back to Back Theatre small metal objects Friday, September 11th 12:30 P.M. Pioneer Courthouse Square By Eve Connell My pals and I are obsessed with a game known to us as Portland Sightings wherein a keen-eyed viewer (one of us) … Continue reading →

Kalup Linzy, SweetBerry: Sampled and LeftOva Posted by: Dusty Hoesly Beloved New York video and performance artist Kalup Linzy strutted on stage in a fine-looking dress (only to wear a black polka-dotted swimsuit later). Local jazz group The Ben Darwish … Continue reading →

Daniel Barrow, Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry Posted by: Dusty Hoesly Daniel Barrow’s Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry is my favorite piece of this year’s festival. Subdued yet revelatory, Barrow’s storytelling combines words, music, … Continue reading →

Raimund Hoghe – Bolero Variations posted by: Seth Nehil I walked out of Bolero Variations feeling refreshed and hyper-aware. It took some time to re-calibrate my brain to the pace of this beautiful dance, but once I got there, it … Continue reading →

Oregon Painting Society at The Works Posted by: Seth Nehil Oregon Painting Society are an exercise in cognitive dissonance, which is delicious. Let’s start with the name. Sure, they live in Oregon, and they are a society of sorts, and … Continue reading →

AMYO/tinyrage – too posted by: Seth Nehil Choreographer Amy O’Neal met friends, family and fellow dancers in a wide variety of places – urban, domestic, rural and public. Using the specific energy of spaces to inspire movement is an interesting … Continue reading →