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New York-based singer, performer, DJ, and personality Penney will travel an emotional journey in song, from childhood to first love to romantic dissolution to ecstatic hope and empowerment.
Learn moreRecreating the iconic 60s films of Andy Warhol, live actors cross in and out of the film and audience.
Learn moreVegan Italian dishes that satisfy everyone: vegetable terrines, beet-pine nut manicotti, corn and mushroom chowder, and more.
Learn moreLinyekula bears witness through his dance to decades of war, terror, and fear, while also subverting the dominant image of contemporary Congo with one of resourcefulness and hope.
Learn moreA design fiction presentation pitching a speculative service that would remove ended relationships from the internet, storing them in physical objects.
Learn morePerformances by collaborators past and present, concluding in a grand-scale, multi-disciplinary concert. Featuring musical guests Golden Retriever, Classical Revolution PDX performing compositions by Jherek Bischoff, and a solo dance by choreographer Allie Hankins.
Learn moreA "live documentary" film with a live soundtrack by Yo La Tengo, examining the legacy of the visionary Buckminster Fuller.
Learn moreLuisa Pardo and Gabino Rodriguez from Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol talk about performance in Mexico with Olga Sanchez, Artistic Director of Teatro Milagro.
Learn moreCheck your boredom at the megaplex for performances and videos from Terrifying Women, brand new work from Weston Currie and Liz Harris (Grouper), and B Movie Bingo Wolf Choir.
Learn moreJoin us for a flight of small tastes, eaten with your eyes closed, in this game of sensory deprivation and exploration. Featuring Jason French (Ned Ludd), Chef Naoko Tamura, and Johanna Ware (Smallwares).
Learn moreA collaborative creation, Turbulence is an experimental hybrid of contemporary dance, improvised happening, and political theater in response to economic crisis.
Learn moreInternational curators discuss the festival model and its role in the world of contemporary performance.
Learn moreA multimedia night of live musical performances, Skype video concerts from western Africa, YouTube remixes, and live cellphone feeds.
Learn moreAn evening of site-specifc performance art from some Croatia and Serbia’s most provocative current artists.
Learn moreLong before the sprawl of Mexico City, the Aztecs established their capital, Tenochtitlàn, in 1325 on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. Of the more than 770 square miles of lakes originally marking the basin, less than four square miles remain.
Learn moreWood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas—simple, charred, and sublime.
Learn moreProfessor Culp lectures on the current moment in Latin American theater and the tensions between presentation and representation on stage.
Learn moreCecchetti talks about his performative, media-crossing body of work, and his TBA:12 “relay” performance, Summer is Not the Prize of Winter.
Learn moreInternational curator Zvonimir Dobrovic of Perforacije Festival and Queer New York International talks about the generation of artists currently making performance work in Eastern Europe and the Balkan states.
Learn moreTwo clever puppeteers play out small-scale dramas live and projected on-screen.
Learn moreFood-cart fine-dining Italian! Pastas, gnocchi, and more with fresh Oregon produce.
Learn moreA collaboration with six dancers from Japan, Senegal, Ethiopia, and the US that evokes classical Japanese aesthetics and the subtle interplay of light and shadow.
Learn moreGutierrez offers insight into his provocative practice and introduces his new work in development, co-commissoned by PICA as part of the 2013 TBA Festival.
Learn moreDance with members of Keith Hennessy’s Turbulence cast, exploring improvisation and circus skills.
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