Sat . Aug 14 . 3 pm
TBA:10 artist talks about her lumber room residency and the collaboration between artist, curator and patron.
Thurs . Sept 2 . 6 pm
After sifting through a library, the artist selects particular books, stacking them so their titles can be read in sequence.
Thurs . Sept 9 . 7 pm
In this symphonic collaboration, Wainwright will share pop songs, Berlioz and his opera, Prima Donna.
Adapted from a novel by Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, Neshat's debut feature weaves the stories of five women during the 1953 coup.
Thurs . Sept 9 . 8 pm
The placement of things / The breeze from an open window / A clear day / A still life / The re-assurance of what is joyful.
Taking queues from ritual, dance, cinema and video games, these two videos explore architecture and spiritual transcendence.
Transformed from a worn instrument to a body of art, Hutchins’ family piano inspires new prints, sculpture and video work.
In response to the growing exclusivity of the art world, the exhibit will show 25 artists from outside of mainstream art centers.
A five-channel video installation based on Atlas’ early memories of tornado alerts in his childhood home of St Louis, Missouri.
Synth-based soundtracks underscore two videos that dream of an escape to a better place, and the start of a new world.
Lost in contemplation, a lone man rotates endlessly in an undefined, space ship-like environment, chanting a reinvented prayer.
Stiler’s sculptural forms reference and reconstrust classical iconography from out of artist-constructed “rubble.”
A commanding voiceover appears to direct the action in a busy street, until the audience realizes that the director is fictional
Thurs . Sept 9 . 10:30 pm
Japanther's party-ready, no-wave, skatepunk jams face off with Night Shade's full-room shadow puppetry.
Fri . Sept 10 . 12:30 pm
PICA’s Cathy Edwards, Kristan Kennedy and Erin Boberg Doughton share their thoughts on the artists, ideas and themes of TBA:10.
Fri . Sept 10 . 4:30 pm
Controlled by the audience, this 360-degree interactive war takes on a new narrative scope with each choice to look or turn away.
Fri . Sept 10 . 6:30 pm
Iconic and not-so-iconic moments of the American Revolution in a dance-driven rock musical inspired by Schoolhouse Rock.
Daisey returns to TBA with the story of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a real-life Willy Wonka whose obsessions have shaped our age.
Fri . Sept 10 . 8:30 pm
Continuing Bel’s suite of staged dancer portraits, the piece recounts Andrieux’ life in dance and his work with Merce Cunningham.
Conor Lovett embodies the dark comedy of Samuel Beckett’s early short story, about a man’s first, and perhaps only, love.
Fri . Sept 10 . 10:30 pm
Basinski's haunting and melancholic soundscapes blend with Atlas’ innovative live video mixing.
Fri . Sept 10 . 11:30 pm
A disjunctive array of live shredding, extreme feedback, YouTube bombardment, ecstatic dance moves & Sunday morning cartoons.
Sat . Sept 11 . 10 am
Inspired mostly by ballet, this workshop focuses on sharp and clear changes of direction, rhythm, and quality.
Sat . Sept 11 . 12:30 pm
Beth Morrison talks about aesthetics, trends and a creative renaissance rooted in classical music.
Sat . Sept 11 . 2:30 pm
An intimate look at the late choreographer Merce Cunningham, through the 8mm films and video collaborations with Charles Atlas.
Sat . Sept 11 . 4:30 pm
This program of dance films, experimental shorts and kinesthetic music videos spans film, music, dance and theater.
A soft-sculpture environment provides the set for a dance performance exploring human engagement and synthetic experience.
Sat . Sept 11 . 6:30 pm
Sat . Sept 11 . 8:30 pm
Hassabi moves beyond rhythm, ideal postures and coherence to physically collage hundreds of images of female identity
Sat . Sept 11 . 10:30 pm
Inventive new dance and performance art from a rotating lineup, all confined to a 4x4 stage. A TBA audience favorite returns!
Sun . Sept 12 . 10 am
Crossing disciplines and combining diverse sources to create an authentic and individual performance palette.
Sun . Sept 12 . 10:30 am
A festival within a festival, sampling dance, music, film and visual art, and refusing to draw the line between kid and adult.
Sun . Sept 12 . 12 pm
Rumored to have been banned by the Catholic Church, a single uninterrupted chord will test both performer and audience endurance.
Sun . Sept 12 . 12:30 pm
Mike Daisey talks about the complex relationship between artists and creative businesses.
Sun . Sept 12 . 2:30 pm
Hear about the relationships between live performance and technology, film and media, Wooster Group style.
Women Artists and Abstraction through the Moving Image
Sun . Sept 12 . 4:30 pm
Learn about a new graduate program for performance-focused curation through Wesleyan University.
Sun . Sept 12 . 6:30 pm
Sun . Sept 12 . 8:30 pm
Sun . Sept 12 . 10:30 pm
A "best of" Portland's underground art scene, and beyond. LIGHT ASYLUM, Bronze, Weed Wolf, Matrimony, and Jarrett Mitchell.
Mon . Sept 13 . 10 am
This workshop will investigate how a concept and specific “tasks” can be utilized as tools to initiate creativity.
Mon . Sept 13 . 12:30 pm
PSU Professor John Vignaux Smyth and Conor Lovett discuss Beckett’s writing and contributions to theatre.
Mon . Sept 13 . 4:30 pm
Mon . Sept 13 . 6:30 pm
Mon . Sept 13 . 7 pm
Mon . Sept 13 . 8:30 pm
A one-man remake of First Blood, directed, filmed, acted, edited, and designed for $96 in a New York studio apartment.
Mon . Sept 13 . 10:30 pm
With haunting live music by Sverrisson, Reeves’ hand-painted film is an ode to nature and 16mm film as they both rapidly vanish.
Tues . Sept 14 . 12:30 pm
TBA ON SIGHT and ON STAGE artists discuss how dance and sculpture are integrated in their work.
Tues . Sept 14 . 6 pm
A 3 hour tour de force performance by Conor Lovett of Samuel Beckett’s opus trio of novels.
Tues . Sept 14 . 7 pm
Tues . Sept 14 . 8:30 pm
Tues . Sept 14 . 9 pm
A one-night-only open house, featuring local guest bartenders, specialty cocktails, and food by Chef Jeremy Larter/Holocene.
Tues . Sept 14 . 10:30 pm
An evening of aesthetically-inclined dance performance and music from Woolly, White Rainbow, The Slaves, Tunnels and The Miracles Club.
Wed . Sept 15 . 12:30 pm
Storm Tharp and Jessica Jackson Hutchins discuss mining the personal and the familial for inspiration and content.
Wed . Sept 15 . 4:30 pm
Wed . Sept 15 . 6:30 pm
Fabricated and piecemeal personal memories of Romeo and Juliet collide to form the script for this Shakespearean adaptation.
Wed . Sept 15 . 7 pm
Wed . Sept 15 . 8:30 pm
Based on the play by the late Bernard-Marie Koltès, an encounter of a Dealer and a Client is staged with the swagger of a punk concert.
Wed . Sept 15 . 10:30 pm
Lovers draws from a broad palate of pop textures to transform tender introspections into room-shaking anthems.
Wed . Sept 15 . 11:30 pm
Expansive pop songs coupled with live green screen, multi-screen projections, animations and audience-participation.
Thurs . Sept 16 . 10 am
Through improvisation scores, exercises, and sequences, participants will learn to embody choreographic material.
Thurs . Sept 16 . 12:30 pm
Ronnie Bass & Gandalf Gavan discuss, metaphysics, art, and pop music with Ethan Siegel, Theoretical Astrophysicist.
Thurs . Sept 16 . 4:30 pm
Dance, storytelling, live multi-layered music and visual image merge to explore displacement, personal history and igloo myth.
Thurs . Sept 16 . 6:30 pm
Thurs . Sept 16 . 7 pm
Thurs . Sept 16 . 8:30 pm
The fluid boundaries of theatrical reality are exposed in a dance that bounces between sincere and ironic, seductive and violent.
Thurs . Sept 16 . 10:30 pm
Expect skin, sweat, sharks and special guests for this beach party night of sludgy surf-rock tunz.
Fri . Sept 17 . 10 am
With actor Tomasz Nosinski, Rychcik will ask participants to use movement and gestures to present their private experiences.
Fri . Sept 17 . 12:30 pm
Nature Theatre of Oklahoma shares their generative process including interviews, games, and recorded phone conversations.
Fri . Sept 17 . 4:30 pm
Fri . Sept 17 . 6:30 pm
New Japanese choreographers explore and illuminate the hidden subtext of the overlooked urban landscape.
Fri . Sept 17 . 7 pm
Fri . Sept 17 . 8:30 pm
Fri . Sept 17 . 10:30 pm
Hope for the drum circle! Digital beats, pounding drums and singular and collective voices come together in this suite of acts.
Sat . Sept 18 . 10 am
Participants will explore how a performer’s focus alters his or her relationship to both environment and audience.
Sat . Sept 18 . 12:30 pm
On the Boards leads a dynamic conversation about performance, the Internet, and the questions raised by OntheBoards.tv.
Native film and video artists consider the relationship between land and identity.
Sat . Sept 18 . 2:30 pm
A one night event looks at the exhaustion, euphoria and madness that underlies Daisey's dream of a 24-hour monologue
Sat . Sept 18 . 4:30 pm
TBA favorite Young Jean Lee returns in one of OtB.tv’s performance videos, exploring the experience of live vs. recorded theater.
Kristan Kennedy joins PICA Artist in Residence Storm Tharp in his TBA:10 installation for a conversation about his practice.
Sat . Sept 18 . 6:30 pm
Sat . Sept 18 . 8:30 pm
Sat . Sept 18 . 10:30 pm
The Finnish DJ duo mixes danceable gypsy and folk club sounds with mountain fresh costumes and visuals.
Sat . Sept 18 . 11 pm
Fill your dance-party hunger with the earliest (or latest) breakfast around.
Sat . Sept 18 . 11:30 pm
After dressing identically for nearly 10 years, AndrewAndrew have now become the world's first iPad DJs.
Sun . Sept 19 . 12 pm
Sun . Sept 19 . 12:30 pm
Offsite Dance Project in conversation about cultural and artistic exchange between the Pacific NW and Japan.
Sun . Sept 19 . 2:30 pm
Sun . Sept 19 . 4:30 pm
Sun . Sept 19 . 6:30 pm
Chef Jeremy Larter and Holocene Catering team up with local winemakers for a three-course, closing night meal.
Sun . Sept 19 . 8 pm
With acoustic guitars and digital effects, the duo creates live improvised songs respond to the sonic influences of the local area
Sun . Sept 19 . 8:30 pm
A riotous and tender evening of artist-made karaoke videos to your favorite power ballads, with a hidden lecture inside.
Sun . Oct 17 . 3 pm
Walk the halls of WHS with Kristan Kennedy and say goodbye to the TBA:10 ON SIGHT installations.
Sun . Aug 29 . - Tues . Oct 5 .
In her residency, Mack will explore the unique cycles of ownership and memory that Portlanders have with their objects.
Thurs . Sept 2 . - Sat . Oct 23 .
Thurs . Sept 9 . - Sun . Sept 19 .
Real-time collaborations with TBA artists and performers, producing and binding new books on-demand in an on-site shop.
Fri . Sept 10 . - Sun . Oct 17 .
Sat . Sept 11 . - Sun . Sept 12 .
The artists will dig two holes deep and large enough for each man to lie in, and then tunnel between them to hold hands.