Thurs . Sept 4 . 8 pm
8:30 pm Anna Halprin Blank Placard Happening meet in PNCA Commons 9:00 pm Opening Night at THE WORKS at Leftbank including TBA:08 ON SIGHT
Thurs . Sept 4 . 8:30 pm
Join in a reenactment of Blank Placard Happening, a performance by pioneering artist Anna Halprin, originally performed by the San Fransicso Dancer’s Workshop in 1968.
Thurs . Sept 4 . 9 pm
Join us at Leftbank to open the 2008 TBA Festival’s visual art offerings, stay for late night music and other happenings upstairs at THE WORKS.
Thurs . Sept 4 . 9:30 pm
Drop in or stay all night for FREE Opening Night performances by Deelay Ceelay, Flash Choir and DJ Acidophilus.
Fri . Sept 5 . 12:30 pm
TBA:08 Artistic Staff Mark Russell, Erin Boberg Doughton, and Kristan Kennedy discuss the artists and ideas in TBA:08.
For TBA:08, Khris Soden invites you to join him on a historical and cultural walking tour of the city core of Tilburg, and you won’t even need to purchase a plane ticket.
Fri . Sept 5 . 2:30 pm
Fri . Sept 5 . 3 pm
Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.
Fri . Sept 5 . 4:30 pm
Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.
Fri . Sept 5 . 6:30 pm
Full of vivid, cinematic characters, Geisha is a sensual duet featuring Saar Harari and Jye-Hwei Lin, accompanied by spoken and sung text by Lee Sher.
A staple of the international performance scene, Watts received the 2006 Andy Kaufman Award for comedic performance.
Fri . Sept 5 . 8:30 pm
Winners of Great Britain’s 2005 Mercury Prize, Antony and the Johnsons join the Oregon Symphony for a one-of-a-kind concert. Co-presented with the Oregon Symphony.
Fri . Sept 5 . 10:30 pm
A faithful re-creaton of Beyonce’s 2007 hit concert DVD, The Beyonce Experience Live!, replete with back-up dancers and special guest appearances.
Fri . Sept 5 . 11 pm
With the release of his newest album, Ice Rod tells tales of psycho wards, feminist roommates, golden showers, camera phones, orgasms and glaucoma.
Sat . Sept 6 . 10 am
In this workshop we will use practical exercises and discussion to explore the role of the audience in the creation of text and performance.
Sat . Sept 6 . 12 pm
LeeSaar works with instincts, sensations and exploding power, keeping the dance real, extreme, specific and alive in a workshop influenced by the Gaga Training of Naharin.
Sat . Sept 6 . 12:30 pm
Sojourn Theatre's Michael Rohd, and social practice artists Linda Wysong and Khris Soden, moderated by PSU’s chair of Urban Planning Ethan Seltzer.
Sat . Sept 6 . 2 pm
Join in a creative process developed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin known as the RSVP cycles.
Sat . Sept 6 . 2:30 pm
Awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize in 2006 for his achievements, Kelley has had solo exhibitions at The Tate Liverpool, The Whitney Museum, and The Louvre.
Sat . Sept 6 . 3 pm
The Yes Men will conduct a workshop that gives an inside look at their methods and urges people to do something better.
Visit with PICA Artist in Residence Jacob Hartman and Visual Art Program Director Kristan Kennedy as they discuss Hartman’s new work and field questions.
Sat . Sept 6 . 4:30 pm
Sat . Sept 6 . 6:30 pm
ENGLAND enjoyed a sold-out run as part of the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has gone on to receive three major awards including a Herald Archangel Award.
Lemon Andersen is a critically acclaimed poet and actor best known for his Tony Award winning work in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and HBO.