Performing Arts

tiny dancers writ large

TBA Day 5: Ten Tiny Dances Slideshow

The perennial favorite delighted with goats, cyborgs, all new performers, gunshots, group slow dances, and a new record for the maximum number of people on stage.

09/10/2012 By Aaron Scott

Slideshow

TBA:12: Ten Tiny Dances Slideshow

09/10/2012

darkness and light

TBA Day 4: Contrasting Review of Miguel Gutierrez + Nora Chipaumire

The two artists give performances from opposite sides of the artistic spectrum: from light to darkness and self-revelation to self-obfuscation. Gutierrez performs again tonight at 6:30.

09/09/2012 By Aaron Scott

eyes on the black body

TBA Day 3: Christeene Recap + Nora Chipaumire Talk

Christeene sings "African Mayonnaise," and Zimbabwean-born dancer Chipaumire talks about being an African artist, dealing with the black body, and her performance, Miriam, which will have its final showing tonight.

09/08/2012 By Aaron Scott

an epic of ingenuity

TBA Day 2: Big Art Group's The People—Portland Review

Big Art Group transforms Washington High School, inside and out, into a modern retelling of a Greek tragedy that's epic both in scope and imagination. Playing tonight and tomorrow at Washington High School.

09/07/2012 By Aaron Scott

no apologies

Interview with TBA's Gender Terrorist Christeene

Austin performer Paul Soileau talks about his booty-bouncing, trash-rapping, grill-wearing, gender queer alter ego who will shake up the Works tonight at 10:30pm.

09/07/2012 By Aaron Scott

Article

Time-Based Art Festival Preview

TBA celebrates its 10th birthday with a global lineup, some returning stars, a new curator, and a fancy new late night setup at Washington High School. Here are our picks for Week 1.

09/06/2012 By Aaron Scott

if a war falls on the forest..

Review: Shaking the Tree's Far Away by Caryl Churchill

A biting political dystopia imagines a world where everything is at war, and 'us' versus 'them' has taken on absurd new heights.

09/04/2012 By Aaron Scott

fall is in the arts

Fall Arts Preview 2012

This fall, we profile six dynamic collaborative partnerships in the arts, and of course share our top picks for the season.

08/29/2012 By Aaron Scott

art imitates art

Push Leg Reframes Edward Hopper for the Stage

Push Leg Physical Theater works up a version of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks

08/27/2012 By Anne Adams

Movin' Out

Outdoor Dance Abounds!

Nothing enlivens a dance performance like an actual breath of fresh air. Mark your calendar for the breezy alfresco dance offerings set to grace the remainder of our waning sunny season.

08/24/2012 By Anne Adams