If this year’s Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) had a goal, it might’ve been to twist our perceptions of the everyday. Angelo Scott’s Omni Rail turned the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) into an echoing instrument; Freddie Robins’ Apotropaic elevated cardboard and wool into high-concept reflections on folk ritual. San Cha’s Inebria me made religious fervor sexy and queer. Tahni Holt and Emma Lutz-Higgins danced to synth-pop with boulders in Horizon.

That reinventive spirit is classic TBA. The festival celebrated its 30th anniversary this year despite a significant funding withdrawal from the National Endowment for the Arts, and its performances were as freaky and alive as ever. Here are our final thoughts.

A sonic performance led by PNCA student Angelo Scott, Omni Rail opened TBA wi

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