Author Archives: pica-blogger

Day is done by the time Day is Done is done. Elizabeth Cowin First, I am angry at the audacity of anyone who creates a film 169 minutes long and seriously expects people to sit through it. Second, I am … Continue reading →

Nollifur James Maxwell For being just one guy on stage with a keyboard and a beat box Nollifur produced one hell of a show Wednesday night at the Leftbank Project. As I walked into the venue I knew I had … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jenevive Tatiana The careful blankness of the stage encourages a sense of anticipation that allows the simplest of gestures and rawest of materials to assume multiple meanings. A series of paper bags are so crisply arranged that they … Continue reading →

posted by: Seth Nehil photo by Jennifer Erickson Based on the image in the TBA catalogue, I expected the “diverse materials” of the title to refer to physical objects. Maybe paint, paper or plastic… It was a pleasant surprise then … Continue reading →

Linda Wysong Backyard Conversations is a series of three walking tours of Portland’s New South Waterfront Development. Each tour (Water the Machine & Garden, Constructing Community and, Footprints Along the River) examines different characteristics that help define and shape the … Continue reading →

I have always likened “the one-man” show to “the memoir”. My idea is that both tend to be autobiographical, drowning in self-pity, egotistical, and far too abundant. And so, with such in mind, I wasn’t exactly biting the bit to … Continue reading →

Studio Practice: Installation as Performance – Chat and Khris Soden The Portland Tour of Tilburg – laura becker i had the extremely odd meta moment tonight when i realized my 2 tba experiences of the day both involved returning artists … Continue reading →