CHAT

TBA:07 In a Nutshell

Thurs . Sept 6 . 12:30 pm

TBA:07 Artistic Director Mark Russell, Performing Arts Program Director Erin Boberg Doughton, and Visual Arts Program Director Kristan Kennedy talk about this year’s program of artists and events, and answer questions from the audience.

Liz Haley

POLYGRAPH

Thurs . Sept 6 . 1 pm

Part performance, part installation, Liz Haley will connect herself to an analog polygraph machine while participants are invited to ask her what they wish.

Rinde Eckert

On the Great Migration of Excellent Birds

Thurs . Sept 6 . 6:30 pm

Using hundreds of Portland voices raised in song, composer Rinde Eckert kicks off TBA:07 with a joyful noise in Pioneer Courthouse Square.

CHAT

On The Road

Fri . Sept 7 . 12:30 pm

TBA:07 Artists Scott Porter, Nat Andreini (Sincerely, John Head), Liz Haley, Gary Wiseman, and Darren O’Donnell (Mammalian Diving Reflex) discuss their projects which place art in the social environment, moderated by Erin Boberg Doughton.

Liz Haley

POLYGRAPH

Fri . Sept 7 . 1 pm

Part performance, part installation, Liz Haley will connect herself to an analog polygraph machine while participants are invited to ask her what they wish.

SALON

Jeffry Mitchell

Fri . Sept 7 . 3 pm

Preview Talk with TBA:08 Artist Jeffry Mitchell.

The Suicide Kings

In Spite of Everything

Fri . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

In Spite of Everything is the latest entry into the emerging genre of hip-hop theater, featuring one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic spoken word collectives: The Suicide Kings.

Las Chicas del 3.5 Floppies

(The Girls of the 3.5 Floppies)

Fri . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

Dangerously skirting the boundaries between existential comedy, Mexican telenovela, and social documentary, Las Chicas del 3.5 Floppies exposes the human repercussions of globalization and poverty with incisive humor and relentless honesty.

Taylor Mac

The BE(A)ST of Taylor Mac

Fri . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

A subversive fusion of cabaret, political tirade and stark raving fabulousness, Taylor Mac’s Herald Angel Award-winning solo piece is both visually surreal and compellingly human.

Charlotte Vanden Eynde & Kurt Vandendriessche

MAP ME

Fri . Sept 7 . 8:30 pm

A starkly intimate duet by Charlotte Vanden Eynde and Kurt Vandendriessche, MAP ME unfolds with a unique combination of delicate, tactile choreography and live video projection.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

The Living Word Project: the break/s (Work in Progress)

Fri . Sept 7 . 8:30 pm

A multimedia excursion across planet hip-hop, the break/s is presented in verse, dance and film, which dramatically realizes the living history of the hip-hop generation through the performed personal narrative of poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph.

Reggie Watts

Disinformation (conspired by Reggie Watts & Tommy Smith)

Fri . Sept 7 . 8:30 pm

What happens when we really listen? What happens when we decide as a species to finally give up the game? When will we learn that time is a myth, a set of training wheels that causes us to believe we really need them?

Lifesavas

Fri . Sept 7 . 10:30 pm

The dynamic duo that is Lifesavas consists of MC/producer JUMBO the Garbageman and MC VURSATYL, along with partner DJ Rev SHINES.

WORKSHOP

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Sat . Sept 8 . 10 am

This workshop is for spoken word artists and dancers looking to find the right intersection of the poetic and movement forms, exploring elements of choreography, hip hop theatre, and butoh.

WORKSHOP

Donna Uchizono

Sat . Sept 8 . 12 pm

Donna Uchizono teaches movement from State of Heads, accompanied by dancers Levi Gonzalez, Rebecca Serrell, and Carla Rudiger.

Mammalian Diving Reflex

Haircuts by Children

Sat . Sept 8 . 12 pm

Haircuts by Children is a whimsical performance that playfully engages with the enfranchisement of children, trust in the younger generation, and the thrills and chills of vanity.

CHAT

Pop! Crash! Boom!

Sat . Sept 8 . 12:30 pm

Performance and installation artists whose work is inspired and transfigured by both minimalist conceptual strategies and popular movies and songs. Arnold J. Kemp, Larry Krone, and Jonathan Walters (Artistic Director of Hand2Mouth Theatre), with Erin Boberg Doughton and Kristan Kennedy.

SALON

Reception for TBA:07 Visual Artists

Sat . Sept 8 . 2 pm

Come meet TBA:07 Visual Artists and Visual Arts Program Director Kristan Kennedy, who will introduce this year’s program and answer questions from gallery visitors. Come by to pick up a map of TBA:07 Visual Art exhibits and installations throughout the city.

Liz Haley

POLYGRAPH

Sat . Sept 8 . 5 pm

Part performance, part installation, Liz Haley will connect herself to an analog polygraph machine while participants are invited to ask her what they wish.

Taylor Mac

The BE(A)ST of Taylor Mac

Sat . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

A subversive fusion of cabaret, political tirade and stark raving fabulousness, Taylor Mac’s Herald Angel Award-winning solo piece is both visually surreal and compellingly human.

Las Chicas del 3.5 Floppies

(The Girls of the 3.5 Floppies)

Sat . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

Dangerously skirting the boundaries between existential comedy, Mexican telenovela, and social documentary, Las Chicas del 3.5 Floppies exposes the human repercussions of globalization and poverty with incisive humor and relentless honesty.

Andrew Dickson

Sell Out

Sat . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

Ten years ago Andrew Dickson was an independent filmmaker whose typical day involved riding his bike around Portland eating cheap burritos, going to basement punk rock shows and maybe doing a 4-hour temp job. Today, he writes ads for Fortune 500 companies, lives in a brand-new loft apartment, and hasn’t been on a bike in years. The Andrew of ten years ago would definitely consider the Andrew of today a sellout.

The Suicide Kings

In Spite of Everything

Sat . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

In Spite of Everything is the latest entry into the emerging genre of hip-hop theater, featuring one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic spoken word collectives: The Suicide Kings.

Donna Uchizono Company

State of Heads (1999) & Leap to Tall (2006)

Sat . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

With its breath-taking opening, State of Heads explores the feeling of waiting. Waiting for a hero, waiting to see what happens.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

The Living Word Project: the break/s (Work in Progress)

Sat . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

A multimedia excursion across planet hip-hop, the break/s is presented in verse, dance and film, which dramatically realizes the living history of the hip-hop generation through the performed personal narrative of poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph.

Charlotte Vanden Eynde & Kurt Vandendriessche

MAP ME

Sat . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

A starkly intimate duet by Charlotte Vanden Eynde and Kurt Vandendriessche, MAP ME unfolds with a unique combination of delicate, tactile choreography and live video projection.

Reggie Watts

Disinformation (conspired by Reggie Watts & Tommy Smith)

Sat . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

What happens when we really listen? What happens when we decide as a species to finally give up the game? When will we learn that time is a myth, a set of training wheels that causes us to believe we really need them?

"Awesome"

Here’s What Happened

Sat . Sept 8 . 10:30 pm

Revolution for fruit. Whales. Numerology. Men with bullhorns. Accidents at sea. Robot ghosts. Band/art collective “Awesome” tackles the major issues of our time on their latest voyage, Here’s What Happened, sailing the ship of music into the belly of theater.

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Greasy Kid Stuff Dance-O-Rama with Belinda and Hova
Featuring Visuals by Indiekid Films

Sun . Sept 9 . 11 am

With music that refuses to draw the line between “kid” and “adult,” and visuals made by and for kids, families have a chance to shake their groove thing in an environment that is cool, fun and decibel-appropriate.

WORKSHOP

Sara Greenberger Rafferty: Artist Book/Zine Making Workshop

Sun . Sept 9 . 11 am

TBA:07 Visual Artist and North Drive Press co-editor Sara Greenberger Rafferty shares her experience making artist books and zines.

Cartune Xprez

SNDAY MRNING XPREZ, Curated by Peter Burr

Sun . Sept 9 . 11 am

Kick back in an EZ-chair for Sunday brunch cocktails and cartunes. Living Room Theaters will play host to SNDAY MRNING XPREZ, an awesome afternoon of animated videos with Hooliganship as your host.

Mammalian Diving Reflex

Haircuts by Children

Sun . Sept 9 . 12 pm

Haircuts by Children is a whimsical performance that playfully engages with the enfranchisement of children, trust in the younger generation, and the thrills and chills of vanity.

CHAT

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Sun . Sept 9 . 12:30 pm

TBA:07 Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Phil Busse from the Northwest Institute for Social Change, artist and Portland State University professor Harrell Fletcher, p:ear Executive Director Beth Burns, and Linda Kliewer, an artist and professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art, all join to discuss art as a tool for education, activism, and social transformation.

LECTURE: Leaps of Faith

A Conversation with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Donna Uchizono

Sun . Sept 9 . 3 pm

This special presentation features Donna Uchizono and Mikhail Baryshnikov in conversation with TBA:07 Artistic Director Mark Russell.

Gary Wiseman

Tea Project: Self-portrait 1980 - 2007

Sun . Sept 9 . 3:15 pm

Gary Wiseman abandons traditional modes of art making and presentation to bring his latest art project to the open spaces of the city.

Charlotte Vanden Eynde & Kurt Vandendriessche

MAP ME

Sun . Sept 9 . 4:30 pm

A starkly intimate duet by Charlotte Vanden Eynde and Kurt Vandendriessche, MAP ME<