Last night the Oregon Symphony performed a concert with Rufus Wainwright as the opening salvo of the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art’s (PICA) 2010 Festival of Time-Based Art. When our first rehearsal with Rufus was approaching, I really had no idea what to expect. Would this be one of those uncomfortable collaborations where the orchestra
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Yes, Rufus Wainwright will be joining the Oregon Symphony as a part of PICA’s TBA festival with his show Classical Rufus! You won’t want to miss this – the last collaboration with PICA was the incredible Antony Hegarty concert which received rave reviews from critics, audience, and orchestra members alike. This should be no exception!
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Kudos to Ron Blessinger and his indefatigable fellow performers at Third Angle for what must have been a great spectacle on Sunday at the various Lawrence Halprin parks near Keller Auditorium (also known as the South Auditorium District). Here’s an excerpt of the first review: In the 1960s, people called them happenings, when artists broke
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Pettygrove Park Tuesday morning Heather and I went to Pettygrove Park, and small urban oasis set in a 70′s urban renewal zone largely characterized by monolithic, concrete apartment blocks. It is one of three plazas in the area designed by renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, along with the Keller Fountain (formerly the Forecourt Fountain) and
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