TBA:08 All Events

TBA Opening Night is a Happening

All opening night events are free and open to the public.

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

Anna Halprin

Blank Placard Happening

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.

SALON

ON SIGHT Opening

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.

FREE Opening Night at THE WORKS

Featuring Deelay Ceelay, Flash Choir and DJ Acidophilus

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.

CHAT

We’ve Only Just Begun: TBA:08 in a Nutshell

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.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Fri . Sept 5 . 12:30 pm

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.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Fri . Sept 5 . 2:30 pm

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.

Linda Wysong

Backyard Conversations

Fri . Sept 5 . 3 pm

Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Fri . Sept 5 . 4:30 pm

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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Fri . Sept 5 . 6:30 pm

Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.

Leesaar The Company

Geisha

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.

Reggie Watts

TRANSITION, Directed by Tommy Smith

Fri . Sept 5 . 6:30 pm

A staple of the international performance scene, Watts received the 2006 Andy Kaufman Award for comedic performance.

Antony and the Johnsons

In concert with the Oregon Symphony

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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Fri . Sept 5 . 8:30 pm

Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.

Neal Medlyn

The Neal Medlyn Experience Live!

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.

Ice Rod

It’s About Sex and Hip Hop

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.

WORKSHOP

Tim Crouch: No Audience, No Echo

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.

WORKSHOP

LeeSaar: Contemporary Dance Technique

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.

CHAT

We Built This City: Artists and the Urban Environment

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.

WORKSHOP

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Sat . Sept 6 . 2 pm

Join in a creative process developed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin known as the RSVP cycles.

Mike Kelley

Day is Done (Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstructions #2–32)

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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Sat . Sept 6 . 2:30 pm

Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sat . Sept 6 . 2:30 pm

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.

Linda Wysong

Backyard Conversations

Sat . Sept 6 . 3 pm

Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.

WORKSHOP

The Yes Men: How to be a Yes Man

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.

SALON

Jacob Hartman

Sat . Sept 6 . 3 pm

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.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sat . Sept 6 . 4:30 pm

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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Sat . Sept 6 . 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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Sat . Sept 6 . 6:30 pm

Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.

Leesaar The Company

Geisha

Sat . Sept 6 . 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.

Tim Crouch

ENGLAND, Performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham

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

COUNTY OF KINGS the beautiful struggle

Sat . Sept 6 . 6:30 pm

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.

Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area

Sat . Sept 6 . 6:30 pm

Dialogue and action spin out of control as the inhabitants of this emerging space communicate through helium-pitched, sing-song conversations and slapstick ritual.

Mike Daisey

MONOPOLY!

Sat . Sept 6 . 8:30 pm

As subversive as it is hilarious, MONOPOLY! weaves a breathtaking number of threads into one illuminating monologue by "master storyteller" Mike Daisey.

Reggie Watts

TRANSITION, Directed by Tommy Smith

Sat . Sept 6 . 9 pm

A staple of the international performance scene, Watts received the 2006 Andy Kaufman Award for comedic performance.

Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un portrait du 21e siecle)

Sat . Sept 6 . 9 pm

"...portraiture in its purest form, as practiced by Titian or Rembrandt, only made with more recent technology for an audience that consumes its heroes on TV."

Ten Tiny Dances

Sat . Sept 6 . 10:30 pm

Featuring Mary Oslund, Archana Kumar, Lucy Yim, Anne Furfey, Margretta Hansen, Obo Addy/Homowo, Michelle Fujii/Portland Taiko, Reggie Watts, Tiago Guedes, Meshi Chavez and Mike Barber followed by DJ Othertempo.

WORKSHOP

LeeSaar: Contemporary Dance Technique

Sun . Sept 7 . 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.

CHAT

Hot Mess: Technology as Tragicomedy

Sun . Sept 7 . 12:30 pm

Comprised of significant emerging artists Ryan Trecartin, Lizzie Fitch, and Jacob Hartman, this panel explores how artists construct new interpretations of society.

WORKSHOP

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Sun . Sept 7 . 2 pm

Join in a creative process developed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin known as the RSVP cycles.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Sun . Sept 7 . 2:30 pm

Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.

Linda Wysong

Backyard Conversations

Sun . Sept 7 . 3 pm

Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.

Mike Kelley

Day is Done (Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstructions #2–32)

Sun . Sept 7 . 4 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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Sun . Sept 7 . 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.

Sojourn Theatre

BUILT, Directed by Michael Rohd

Sun . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

Sojourn blends performance and dialogue in this site-responsive participatory performance set in the heart of Portland’s emerging South Waterfront district.

Tim Crouch

ENGLAND, Performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham

Sun . Sept 7 . 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

COUNTY OF KINGS the beautiful struggle

Sun . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

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.

Jérôme Bel

Pichet Klunchun and Myself

Sun . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

Through a lively mixture of physical demonstration and spirited verbal debate, the piece documents Bel and Pichet’s lucid, humorous quest for understanding one another.

Daniel Beaty

Resurrection, Co-presented with Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

Sun . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

Featuring Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sun . Sept 7 . 6:30 pm

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.

Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area

Sun . Sept 7 . 7:30 pm

Dialogue and action spin out of control as the inhabitants of this emerging space communicate through helium-pitched, sing-song conversations and slapstick ritual.

Daniel Beaty

Resurrection, Co-presented with Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

Sun . Sept 7 . 8:30 pm

Featuring Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.

Mike Daisey

MONOPOLY!

Sun . Sept 7 . 8:30 pm

As subversive as it is hilarious, MONOPOLY! weaves a breathtaking number of threads into one illuminating monologue by "master storyteller" Mike Daisey.

Leesaar The Company

Geisha

Sun . Sept 7 . 8:30 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.

Reggie Watts

TRANSITION, Directed by Tommy Smith

Sun . Sept 7 . 9 pm

A staple of the international performance scene, Watts received the 2006 Andy Kaufman Award for comedic performance.

Parenthetical Girls

Entanglements

Sun . Sept 7 . 10:30 pm

With the help of TBA:08, Parenthetical Girls will premiere Entanglements in its entirety, complete with live chamber orchestra.

CHAT

Let’s Dance

Mon . Sept 8 . 12:30 pm

Choreographer Jérôme Bel, Steve Purcell of Guardians of Doubt and Mark Russell discuss how artists are challenging and redefining dance.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

Bright Lights City Discussion

Mon . Sept 8 . 5:30 pm

Carl Abbott and Randy Gragg offer two histories of the South Auditorium District, before and after urban renewal and Lawrence Halprin’s plazas.

Documenting Dance: Three Films

Directors Jacqueline Caux, Andy Abrams and Jérôme Bel

Mon . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

In three very different documentaries, Jaqueline Caux, Andy Abrams and Jérôme Bel explore the lives of dancers Anna Halprin and Véronique Doisneau.

Jérôme Bel

Pichet Klunchun and Myself

Mon . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

Through a lively mixture of physical demonstration and spirited verbal debate, the piece documents Bel and Pichet’s lucid, humorous quest for understanding one another.

Daniel Beaty

Resurrection, Co-presented with Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

Mon . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

Featuring Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.

Tiago Guedes

Materiais Diversos (Various Materials)

Mon . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

A meditation on the rediscovery of everyday materials, Materiais Diversos won the competition for Young Artists of the Portuguese Arts and Ideas Club.

Tim Crouch

ENGLAND, Performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham

Mon . Sept 8 . 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.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Mon . Sept 8 . 6:30 pm

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.

Tiago Guedes

Um Solo (A Solo)

Mon . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

Surreal, funny and moving, Um Solo spontaneously creates inner territory—a climate, a potentiality, an expectation.

Daniel Beaty

Resurrection, Co-presented with Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

Mon . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

Featuring Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.

Lemon Andersen

COUNTY OF KINGS the beautiful struggle

Mon . Sept 8 . 8:30 pm

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.

Ethan Rose

Mon . Sept 8 . 10:30 pm

Drawing from interests in musiquè concrete, chance operations and American minimalism, Rose creates shifting sound environments that merge old with new.

Au

Mon . Sept 8 . 11 pm

Au manages to erase the high art/low art boundary between American contemporary classical music and American pop music, blending them into a simple, compelling, verse-chorus celebration.

CHAT

Women and Men: Gender in and as Performance

Tues . Sept 9 . 12:30 pm

Lee Sher, Saar Harari, Jeffry Mitchell, and Neal Medlyn discuss the use of gender roles, identities, and cultural stereotypes in their work. Moderated by Stephanie Snyder.

Fritz Haeg

Animal Estates Tours, Curated by Stephanie Snyder

Tues . Sept 9 . 3 pm

2008 Whitney Biennial artist Fritz Haeg comes to Portland for a residency at Reed College, implementing his Animal Estates project throughout the region.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Tues . Sept 9 . 6:30 pm

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.

Daniel Beaty

Resurrection, Co-presented with Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

Tues . Sept 9 . 6:30 pm

Featuring Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.

Tiago Guedes

Um Solo (A Solo)

Tues . Sept 9 . 6:30 pm

Surreal, funny and moving, Um Solo spontaneously creates inner territory—a climate, a potentiality, an expectation.

Tim Crouch

ENGLAND, Performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham

Tues . Sept 9 . 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.

Documenting Dance: Three Films

Directors Jacqueline Caux, Andy Abrams and Jérôme Bel

Tues . Sept 9 . 6:30 pm

In three very different documentaries, Jaqueline Caux, Andy Abrams and Jérôme Bel explore the lives of dancers Anna Halprin and Véronique Doisneau.

Tiago Guedes

Materiais Diversos (Various Materials)

Tues . Sept 9 . 8:30 pm

A meditation on the rediscovery of everyday materials, Materiais Diversos won the competition for Young Artists of the Portuguese Arts and Ideas Club.

Daniel Beaty

Resurrection, Co-presented with Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

Tues . Sept 9 . 8:30 pm

Featuring Beaty’s unique blend of music, poetry, comedy, and drama, Resurrection is an urgent, timely story of possibility and hope.

Kenny Mellman + Bridget Everett

Sexercise Live!

Tues . Sept 9 . 8:30 pm

Tony-nominated Kenny Mellman (Kiki & Herb) has created with Bridget Everett a fitting tribute to the “potty-mouthed and profound” Millie Jackson.

Occurrence hosted by Reggie Watts

Featuring Joe Von Appen and Rush N Disco

Tues . Sept 9 . 10:30 pm

A kind of alternative talent show, the performers improvise pieces while sharing the stage with Watts’ and Smith’s hilarious, self-produced DumbFilms.

WORKSHOP

Reggie Watts: Sampling and Looping

Wed . Sept 10 . 10 am

Create real-time compositions using readily available audio and video equipment.

CHAT

Studio Practice: Installation as Performance

Wed . Sept 10 . 12:30 pm

Portuguese performer Tiago Guedes is joined by France’s Vivarium Studio, and moderated by TBA:04 Artist MK Guth, of PNCA.

WORKSHOP

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Wed . Sept 10 . 6 pm

Join in a creative process developed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin known as the RSVP cycles.

Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area

Wed . Sept 10 . 6:30 pm

Dialogue and action spin out of control as the inhabitants of this emerging space communicate through helium-pitched, sing-song conversations and slapstick ritual.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Wed . Sept 10 . 6:30 pm

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.

Tiago Guedes

Um Solo (A Solo)

Wed . Sept 10 . 6:30 pm

Surreal, funny and moving, Um Solo spontaneously creates inner territory—a climate, a potentiality, an expectation.

Tim Crouch

ENGLAND, Performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham

Wed . Sept 10 . 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.

Tiago Guedes

Materiais Diversos (Various Materials)

Wed . Sept 10 . 8:30 pm

A meditation on the rediscovery of everyday materials, Materiais Diversos won the competition for Young Artists of the Portuguese Arts and Ideas Club.

Kenny Mellman + Bridget Everett

Sexercise Live!

Wed . Sept 10 . 8:30 pm

Tony-nominated Kenny Mellman (Kiki & Herb) has created with Bridget Everett a fitting tribute to the “potty-mouthed and profound” Millie Jackson.

Root Beer and French Fry

Wed . Sept 10 . 10:30 pm

Relying initially on pre-recorded sounds, samples, and drum machines, the group stumbled upon a system for generating short, catchy, poppy songs.

Nollifur

Wed . Sept 10 . 11 pm

Nollifur is an analog synth dance pop extravaganza utilizing computer technology, video clips, splits, and an onslaught of sound.

CHAT

Cognitive Dissonance

Thurs . Sept 11 . 12:30 pm

Exposing the tricks of the mind and the ills of society through visual and performative languages.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Thurs . Sept 11 . 6:30 pm

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.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium studio

L'Effet de Serge

Thurs . Sept 11 . 6:30 pm

Serge’s subtle and focused concentration on his own universe highlights the futility in our daily rituals yet exposes the pleasure and necessity of these routines.

Mike Daisey

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING

Thurs . Sept 11 . 6:30 pm

In his newest monologue, Mike Daisey tackles a story at the heart of our world today: the surprising, secret history of the Department of Homeland Security.

Tim Crouch

ENGLAND, Performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham

Thurs . Sept 11 . 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.

Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un portrait du 21e siecle)

Thurs . Sept 11 . 7 pm

"...portraiture in its purest form, as practiced by Titian or Rembrandt, only made with more recent technology for an audience that consumes its heroes on TV."

Kenny Mellman + Bridget Everett

Sexercise Live!

Thurs . Sept 11 . 8:30 pm

Tony-nominated Kenny Mellman (Kiki & Herb) has created with Bridget Everett a fitting tribute to the “potty-mouthed and profound” Millie Jackson.

Tim Etchells

Sight is the sense that dying people tend to lose first

Thurs . Sept 11 . 8:30 pm

Sight is the sense... is a long, free-associating monologue that tumbles from topic to topic to create a vast, failing iteration and explanation of the world.

Live Band vs. Ohmega Watts

Stumptown Showdown plus DJ Rev Shines of Lifesavas

Thurs . Sept 11 . 10:30 pm

Featuring jazzy riffs and fierce improvised originals, the band will trade songs and perform with Watts for a truly unique experiment in music.

CHAT

City Club of Portland: Cultural Landscapes Talk

Fri . Sept 12 . 12 pm

Charles Birnbaum, director of the The Cultural Landscapes Foundation, speaks at City Club of Portland on Lawrence Halprin’s landscapes in Portland.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

City Club of Portland: Cultural Landscapes Panel

Fri . Sept 12 . 12 pm

Charles Birnbaum, director of the The Cultural Landscapes Foundation speaks at City Club of Portland on Lawrence Halprin’s landscapes in Portland.

Linda Wysong

Backyard Conversations

Fri . Sept 12 . 3 pm

Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

Walking Tours: Lawrence and Anna Halprin’s Fountains

Fri . Sept 12 . 4:30 pm

Walking tours of the Halprin-designed plazas with Janice Ross, author of the biography, Anna Halprin Experience As Dance, Randy Gragg, and others.

the back room

Swallowing Desire: An evening with Harry Dodge & Stanya Kahn

Fri . Sept 12 . 6:30 pm

The back room presents an intimate evening with TBA:08 visual artists Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn in conversation with Kristan Kennedy.

Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un portrait du 21e siecle)

Fri . Sept 12 . 6:30 pm

"...portraiture in its purest form, as practiced by Titian or Rembrandt, only made with more recent technology for an audience that consumes its heroes on TV."

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Fri . Sept 12 . 6:30 pm

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.

Mike Daisey

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING

Fri . Sept 12 . 6:30 pm

In his newest monologue, Mike Daisey tackles a story at the heart of our world today: the surprising, secret history of the Department of Homeland Security.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium studio

L'Effet de Serge

Fri . Sept 12 . 6:30 pm

Serge’s subtle and focused concentration on his own universe highlights the futility in our daily rituals yet exposes the pleasure and necessity of these routines.

Tim Etchells

Sight is the sense that dying people tend to lose first

Fri . Sept 12 . 8:30 pm

Sight is the sense... is a long, free-associating monologue that tumbles from topic to topic to create a vast, failing iteration and explanation of the world.

Superamas

BIG 3rd Episode (happy/end)

Fri . Sept 12 . 8:30 pm

Superamas dig under the surface of representation to expose the power of desire for happiness and at the same time its total vanity.

Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un portrait du 21e siecle)

Fri . Sept 12 . 8:30 pm

"...portraiture in its purest form, as practiced by Titian or Rembrandt, only made with more recent technology for an audience that consumes its heroes on TV."

Our Hit Parade

Hosted by Kenny Mellman and Neal Medlyn

Fri . Sept 12 . 10:30 pm

Celebrities of the downtown NYC and greater PDX performance world are asked to interpret the week’s top of the charts hits LIVE on stage.

WORKSHOP

Mike Daisey: Without a Net

Sat . Sept 13 . 10 am

Try your hand in crafting and telling your own stories aloud, creating and shaping work as it happens.

WORKSHOP

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Sat . Sept 13 . 11:30 am

Join in a creative process developed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin known as the RSVP cycles.

CHAT

Here We Are Now, Entertain Us: Re-framing Pop Culture

Sat . Sept 13 . 12:30 pm

Superamas, with the help of Mark Russell, dig under the surface of spectacle and pop culture to question our desires and expectations of happiness.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium Studio

Échantillons

Sat . Sept 13 . 12:30 pm

A piece at the crossroads of performance, visual arts and theatre, Échantillons thwarts traditional frameworks of representation, and encourages a reconsideration.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sat . Sept 13 . 12:30 pm

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.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium Studio

Échantillons

Sat . Sept 13 . 2:30 pm

A piece at the crossroads of performance, visual arts and theatre, Échantillons thwarts traditional frameworks of representation, and encourages a reconsideration.

Mike Kelley

Day is Done (Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstructions #2–32)

Sat . Sept 13 . 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.

Tim Etchells

Lecture

Sat . Sept 13 . 2:30 pm

Tim Etchells is artistic director of Forced Entertainment, one of the UK’s most respected and groundbreaking experimental theatre companies.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sat . Sept 13 . 2:30 pm

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.

SALON

Lizzie Fitch

Sat . Sept 13 . 3 pm

Visit with PICA Artist in Residence Lizzie Fitch and PICA’s Visual Art Program Director Kristan Kennedy, for an informal gallery talk about Fitch’s installation, Big Skin.

Linda Wysong

Backyard Conversations

Sat . Sept 13 . 3 pm

Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

Panel Discussion: Anna Halprin's Collaborations with Composers

Sat . Sept 13 . 4 pm

Informal panel discussion with Janice Ross, Charles Birnbaum, David Bernstein, and others who frequently collaborated with Anna Halprin.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sat . Sept 13 . 4:30 pm

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.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

Lecture/Presentation: David Bernstein

Sat . Sept 13 . 6 pm

Lecture/music presentation by David Bernstein on the music of the mid-1960s Bay Area scene, milieu of the Halprins.

Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area

Sat . Sept 13 . 6:30 pm

Dialogue and action spin out of control as the inhabitants of this emerging space communicate through helium-pitched, sing-song conversations and slapstick ritual.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium studio

L'Effet de Serge

Sat . Sept 13 . 6:30 pm

Serge’s subtle and focused concentration on his own universe highlights the futility in our daily rituals yet exposes the pleasure and necessity of these routines.

Mike Daisey

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING

Sat . Sept 13 . 6:30 pm

In his newest monologue, Mike Daisey tackles a story at the heart of our world today: the surprising, secret history of the Department of Homeland Security.

Forced Entertainment

Quizoola!

Sat . Sept 13 . 6:30 pm

A performance based on a text of 2,000 questions, the public is free to arrive, depart and return at any point during the six-hour performance.

Superamas

BIG 3rd Episode (happy/end)

Sat . Sept 13 . 8:30 pm

Superamas dig under the surface of representation to expose the power of desire for happiness and at the same time its total vanity.

Mega*Church

Mega*Church Loves You

Sat . Sept 13 . 10:30 pm

MEGA*CHURCH is building an all loving spiritual revival for the 21st century. The religious sacraments are dancing and singing.

tiny tba with Greasy Kid Stuff

Indiekid Films, Anna Oxygen, Hot Little Hands, & Elizabeth Mitchell

Sun . Sept 14 . 11 am

Putting the “All” in All-Ages, tiny tba is a festival within a festival, sampling dance, music and film that refuses to draw the line between “kid” and “adult.”

WORKSHOP

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Sun . Sept 14 . 12 pm

Join in a creative process developed by Anna and Lawrence Halprin known as the RSVP cycles.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium Studio

Échantillons

Sun . Sept 14 . 12:30 pm

A piece at the crossroads of performance, visual arts and theatre, Échantillons thwarts traditional frameworks of representation, and encourages a reconsideration.

Third Angle New Music Ensemble

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Sun . Sept 14 . 1 pm

With choreographers Linda K. Johnson, Cydney Wilkes, Linda Austin, and Tere Mathern and writer Randy Gragg.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium Studio

Échantillons

Sun . Sept 14 . 2:30 pm

A piece at the crossroads of performance, visual arts and theatre, Échantillons thwarts traditional frameworks of representation, and encourages a reconsideration.

Mark Russell

NEXT

Sun . Sept 14 . 2:30 pm

Mark Russell, Artistic Director of TBA for the last three years, will talk about: What is next? Plus a possible introduction of the next artistic director, for TBA:09.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sun . Sept 14 . 2:30 pm

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.

Linda Wysong

Backyard Conversations

Sun . Sept 14 . 3 pm

Linda Wysong is a cross-disciplinary artist who works in social practice performance, public art and installation.

Mike Kelley

Day is Done (Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstructions #2–32)

Sun . Sept 14 . 3:30 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.

Third Angle New Music Ensemble

The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin

Sun . Sept 14 . 4 pm

With choreographers Linda K. Johnson, Cydney Wilkes, Linda Austin, and Tere Mathern and writer Randy Gragg.

Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Sun . Sept 14 . 4:30 pm

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.

Brother and Sister

All Day Scavenger Hunt Concert

Sun . Sept 14 . 6:30 pm

Brother and Sister have toured the Midwest and West Coast. Their most recent scavenger hunt was commissioned by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Mike Daisey

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING

Sun . Sept 14 . 6:30 pm

In his newest monologue, Mike Daisey tackles a story at the heart of our world today: the surprising, secret history of the Department of Homeland Security.

Philippe Quesne / Vivarium studio

L'Effet de Serge

Sun . Sept 14 . 6:30 pm

Serge’s subtle and focused concentration on his own universe highlights the futility in our daily rituals yet exposes the pleasure and necessity of these routines.

Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un portrait du 21e siecle)

Sun . Sept 14 . 7:30 pm

"...portraiture in its purest form, as practiced by Titian or Rembrandt, only made with more recent technology for an audience that consumes its heroes on TV."

Superamas

BIG 3rd Episode (happy/end)

Sun . Sept 14 . 8:30 pm

Superamas dig under the surface of representation to expose the power of desire for happiness and at the same time its total vanity.

TBA CLOSING NIGHT

Featuring Brother and Sister and Flash Choir

Sun . Sept 14 . 10 pm

Join us for our final night of TBA:08 where after three wonderfully inspiring years our Artistic Director Mark Russell bids us adieu.

Fritz Haeg

Animal Estates Tours, Curated by Stephanie Snyder

Tues . Sept 16 . 3 pm

2008 Whitney Biennial artist Fritz Haeg comes to Portland for a residency at Reed College, implementing his Animal Estates project throughout the region.

SALON

Gallery Talk with Kristan Kennedy

Sat . Sept 20 . 3 pm

Join Kristan Kennedy for a walk through of artist projects included in this year’s On Sight program.

Fritz Haeg

Animal Estates Tours, Curated by Stephanie Snyder

Tues . Sept 23 . 3 pm

2008 Whitney Biennial artist Fritz Haeg comes to Portland for a residency at Reed College, implementing his Animal Estates project throughout the region.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

OCAC Teen Workshop: Introduction to Time-Based Art

Mon . Aug 18 . - Fri . Aug 22 .

An introduction to Time-Based Art for teens taught through the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts youth program. Selected TBA Festival tickets are included.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

PNCA Writing Workshop: TBA + Arts in Portland

Wed . Sept 3 . - Wed . Oct 8 .

As participants research and approach varied mediums and TBA artists, they will discuss creative ways to think and discourse about art.

TBA:08 Schedule Updates

Time-Based Art is Happening 09:04:08 - 09:14:08

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

TBA:08 Schedule changes and updates.

TBA Press Corps

Including the PICA Blog and TBA Radio

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

The TBA Press Corps documents TBA Festival happenings from start to finish. Tune into TBA Radio on Portland Radio Authority for podcasts and other audible treats.

TBA INSTITUTE IN THE CITY

PNCA Teen Workshop: Zines by Teens

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

Approaching TBA through writing and visual art making, teenagers will create their own handmade self-publications otherwise known as “zines.”

The Leftbank Project

240 N Broadway Portland OR

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

The space has been known for life-sized butter carvings, the drafting of the Portland City Club charter, and most notably as the jazz club The Dude Ranch.

Justin Gorman

Results Under Action

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

Gorman hopes to promote a connection between us and the spaces we build, evoking a personal response to urban spaces and city environments.

The Yes Men

KEEP IT SLICK: Infiltrating Capitalism with The Yes Men

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sun . Oct 26 .

As culture-jamming activists, The Yes Men has exposed dehumanizing business practices and enacted ethical “identity correction” since 1999.

Tamy Ben-Tor

Gewald/Baby Eichmann

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

In two new video works, Ben-Tor continues her insightful and biting exploration into Jewish identity, caricature and history.

Harry Dodge & Stanya Kahn

Masters of None

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn were both born in California and currently live and work in Los Angeles. They were recently included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial.

Lizzie Fitch

Big Skin

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

Fitch and a cast of performers called The Experimental People Band will interact with the work, collapsing the boundaries between viewer and object, gallery and stage.

Jacob Hartman

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Head

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

Hartman’s interest lies in cataloging a trajectory of a work coming into existence, where the moment of completion is never quite clear.

Corey Lunn

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

Depicting surreal landscapes, hybrid animals and the foibles of the common man, Lunn’s worlds are made up with equal parts dark comedy and social commentary.

Jeffry Mitchell

California

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

Moments of ecstasy, brutality, beauty and frivolity are hewn in lumps of clay, pristine paper cuttings, sweet drawings, wall hangings and paintings.

Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area

Thurs . Sept 4 . - Sat . Oct 4 .

Fast-paced and dense with drama, I-Be Area relates the intertwined stories of an exuberant ensemble, played by Trecartin and dozens of others.

PAINTALLICA

Fri . Sept 5 . - Sun . Sept 7 .

For TBA:08, PAINTALLICA will take over a storefront to make objects, drawings, paintings and installations over the course of several days.

Neighborhood Projects

A Lot Of _____

Fri . Sept 5 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

Neighborhood Projects will continue a multi-faceted set of public projects that include presentations, exhibitions, publications, posters, and much more.

PAINTALLICA

Mon . Sept 8 . - Sun . Sept 14 .

For TBA:08, PAINTALLICA will take over a storefront to make objects, drawings, paintings and installations over the course of several days.