TBA:19 CONVERSATION

Ligia Lewis with bart fitzgerald

Choreographer Ligia Lewis discusses the many layers and references in her TBA performance, Water Will (in melody), with Portland-based scholar bart fitzgerald.

ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS

bart fitzgerald’s work explores black sociality, religion, and queerness through a lens of liberation theology—as base ideology for radical living. They make work as a visual artist, writer, lecturer, and curator of vibrant life for black folks in Portland, OR. Their work has been presented at Reed College, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland African American Leadership Forum, Black Lives Matter: Portland, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA).

Ligia Lewis works as a choreographer and dancer. She has worked in multiple contexts, including the theatre and museum. Engaging with affect, empathy, and the sensate, her choreography considers the social inscriptions of the body while evoking its potentiality. Her work can be described as experientially rich and complex. Within her practice, Lewis continues to provoke the nuances of embodiment. In 2017, Lewis was awarded a Bessie for Outstanding Production for her stage work, ‘minor matter’ and in 2018, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award in the field of dance. She is currently managed and produced by HAU Hebbel am Ufer Theater Berlin. In the Fall of 19', Lewis finished the last part of her trilogy BLUE RED WHITE with the stage work, Water Will (in Melody). All three parts of this trilogy, including minor matter (2016) and Sorrow Swag (2014), are currently touring internationally.

ABOUT TBA:19 INSTITUTE

TBA Conversations are an opportunity to hear directly from festival artists about their practices, processes, and the ideas behind their work through presentations, panel discussions, and dialogues with guest artists, curators, and scholars.

All TBA Conversations are FREE of charge and take place on the PICA Patio unless otherwise noted. TBA:FOOD service will be available, including grab-and-go lunch, snacks, and drinks.

Please note that some conversations will be ASL interpreted.

The PICA Patio is ADA accessible. For any other access needs or requests, please contact the TBA Box Office at boxoffice@pica.org or 503-224-PICA.