Author Archives: pica-blogger

ON SCREEN: HARD EDGE, HARD WORK Sunday, Sept 12, 2010 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Curated by Stephanie Snyder Posted by: Nicole Leaper As part of the larger ABSTRACTexhibition at Reed College’s Cooley Gallery, Stephanie Snyder curated film and video … Continue reading →

Mike Daisey, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory Posted By: Jimmy Radosta Photo By: Gordon Wilson As I sit here typing these words on my 6-year-old iBook G4, I’m haunted by the information that … Continue reading →

NOONTIME CHAT: Telling Stories: Art and Commerce Sunday, Sept 12, 2010 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Posted by: Nicole Leaper Photo by: Gordon Wilson Mike Daisey joined PICA’s guest artistic director Cathy Edwards at Pacific Northwest College of Art’s (PNCA) … Continue reading →

Maria Hassabi, SoloShow Posted By: Robert Tyree When I heard Cathy Edwards got slack for “exhausting” us last year and read the Mercury’s repeated, brutal, and unintelligible flogging of Meg Stuart’s Maybe Forever (a piece I revered), I was afraid … Continue reading →

Ten Tiny Dances Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:30 pm -12:30 am Posted by: Nicole Leaper Photo by: Rio The auditorium at THE WORKS at Washington High School is transformed into a theater in the round for Ten Tiny Dances. A … Continue reading →

Mike Daisey, “The Agony & Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” Posted by Michael Evans Much ballyhooed monologist Mike Daisey more than lived up to his advanced billing in this terrific show that is as much a call to arms as it … Continue reading →

Dayna Hanson: Gloria’s Cause Posted by Ariel Frager The appeal of Schoolhouse Rock never fades for those of us who grew up in the 70’s. I still sing, “a noun is a person, place or thing,” at those important moments … Continue reading →

It’s time for me to confess: I’m a climax junkie.
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The news section on Hanson’s website describes Gloria’s cause as “a dance-driven rock musical,” and I suppose it was that. It was also hilarious and spot-on at parts, utterly confusing at others, definitely more a “TBA thing” than a rock musical, and ultimately a work with a sometimes obscured message.
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Jerôme Bel’s Cédric Andrieux Posted by: John Wilmot It’s so much more difficult to discuss something good. Train wrecks are easy and fun to describe. But trying to effectively communicate what makes something great is fraught with pitfalls and frustration. … Continue reading →