Author Archives: pica-blogger

Ethan Rose, Laura Gibson, Ryan Jeffery / YOUNGER Posted by Jim Withington I feel almost as weird about being the dude in the back typing during a performance as you do about seeing me here, let’s get that straight up … Continue reading →

Ten Tiny Dances posted by: Laura Becker photos by Kenneth Aaron, Wayne Bund and Carole Zoom I think TBA’s there-are-no-rules-mentality is starting to rub off on the festival’s annual and jovial nod to Placed-Based Art, Ten Tiny Dances. Mike Barber’s … Continue reading →

Maybe Forever–Meg Stuart/Philipp Gehmacher Posted by: Tim DuRoche “Words I am not afraid of when we think about dance: emotions, excess and narrative.”–Meg Stuart The opening six minutes of murky, near blackness, lusciously paced with barely discernible movements/forms was the … Continue reading →

Pink Martini, 09.05.09 Posted by: Jim Radosta As an Oregon native, I know firsthand how strongly our statewide pride manifests itself: correcting those who mispronounce “Ore-ee-gawn,” looking down our noses at umbrella users and generally feeling superior to our neighbors … Continue reading →

Meg Stuart: Improvisation as Strategy posted by Tim DuRoche Saturday morning, Conduit hosted a workshop with Ms. Stuart that explored “Improvisation as Strategy,” attended by 33 folks of different dance ilks. Stuart began the workshop talking about developing material through … Continue reading →

Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company “The Shipment” Posted by: Camela Raymond To anyone consulting this blog for advice about what to see: Run, don’t walk, to see The Shipment (last chance is tonight). In less capable hands, the concept could … Continue reading →

Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods & Phillip Gehmacher/Mumbling Fish “Maybe Forever” Posted by: Camela Raymond Meg Stuart and Phillip Gehmacher are powerful and evocative movement artists, but unfortunately what they evoked for me was the experience of being cornered at a party … Continue reading →

Miguel Gutierrez & The Powerful People Last Meadow Posted by: Seth Nehil The script is a controlling device. The storyboard commands. The director is an egomaniac. The movie camera captures bodies within its lens, contains them – flattens them onto … Continue reading →

Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods Maybe Forever Posted by: Seth Nehil A clear emotional narrative flows under its abstract surface. Letters are written to a distant reader. Words are addressed to an absent listener. We are witnessing an emptiness which is the … Continue reading →

Kalup Linzy, Churen Trading Mess: Conversations Wit De Churen Episodes I – VII 09/05/09 6:30 p.m. posted by: Allison Halter On the Telephone in Conversations Wit De Churen Kalup Linzy’s Conversations Wit De Churen is populated with a wide variety … Continue reading →