Author Archives: pica-blogger

The Wooster Group, There is Still Time…Brother Posted by Michael Evans The nagging question was raised more than once –is the concept more important than the art at TBA?

Nature Theater of Oklahoma performance: Romeo and Juliet noon-time chat: The Telephone Game posted by: laura becker photo by: Rio During Thursday’s noon-time chat, Kelly Cotton of Nature Theater of Oklahoma admitted that, as artists working in New York City … Continue reading →

On Thirteenth, Featuring Yukio Suzuki and Zan Yamashita, Curated by Offsite Dance Project Posted By: Jimmy Radosta Photo By: Gordon Wilson For me, the best moments of TBA take the audience out of traditional performance venues and onto the streets … Continue reading →

Dayna Hanson, Gloria’s Cause Nature Theater of Oklahoma, Romeo & Juliet Posted By: Jimmy Radosta Photo By: Rio That question has been burning in my mind ever since I noticed a strange trend at this year’s festival. Nature Theater of … Continue reading →

Emily Johnson The Thank-you Bar Posted by: Ariana Jacob +’s: Dimly glowing blocks of metaphorical igloo ice handed out to everyone Dreamy layers of sound at times building slowly, at times appearing suddenly throughout the room 360 degrees of stage … Continue reading →

Danielle Kelly and Noelle Stiles, Blanket Posted by: Robert Tyree Blanket is aptly named; it felt really nice inside. Hugging helped. Nice to have the work’s aesthetic live inside me in a harmonious sensation; no small feat. I was set … Continue reading →

Maria Hassabi SoloShow posted by Kirsten Collins At the TBA in a Nutshell chat, Cathy Edwards suggested Maria Hassabi’s SoloShow as a piece that would particularly appeal to visual artists. Hassabi uses her body as sculpture, creating a collage of … Continue reading →

Danielle Kelly + Noelle Stiles: Blanket Blanket Space, 1100 NW Glisan posted by: dirtybombpdx Non-narrative solo performance is extremely difficult to pull off, but especially so at 45 minutes in length. Having heard (and seen) so much about this show … Continue reading →

Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland, First Love Posted by: Liam Drain     First Love’s narrator claims his recollection (fractured by significant memory lapses and meandering tangents) of meeting a woman on a bench, reluctantly occupying a room in her apartment and … Continue reading →

Posted by Mead Hunter Okay, Nature Theater of Oklahoma‘s Romeo and Juliet closes TONIGHT, so let me just say: do not miss this final performance. Whether Shakespeare’s famous text last baffled you in high school or you’ve suffered countless outdoor … Continue reading →