Author Archives: pica-blogger

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

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I like dick jokes as much as the next guy. I also enjoy Ceech and Chong when the mood strikes me. Puppets? Count me in. All of this considered, my enjoyment of Blinglab faded easily ten minutes into the first … Continue reading →

My desire to see Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s performance has been slowly building throughout the festival as I’ve repeatedly paged through my TBA guide. First, I noticed that the company’s name, cribbed from Kafka, is a small piece of linguistic … Continue reading →

The ten-year-old girl on my right spent this performance fidgeting and checking the time on her cell phone. I felt sorry for her as I occupied myself by re-imagining every aspect of Flight of Mind. First, the set: I loved … Continue reading →