Resurrectory Performance Photo by Basil Childers

Tonight is the last night of The Resurrectory by the Liminal performance group at the brand new Portland Art Center.

This is PAC's second show, an interactive theater performance based around the famous Burke/Hare serial murders. It was a provocative choice, especially for an institution that has devoted its main gallery space to installation art. This is a time when Portlanders are a little sensitive to visual arts programming being cut to focus on performance art. ...bait and switch...grumble...

So is it theater or installation art? Good question….but you simply have to see legendary local filmaker Jim Blashfield's video projection work.. Blashfield did those great Peter Gabriel videos in the 80's.

One tip, definitely be there early (they were turning em away last night) for the performances (8-10PM) and use it as an impetus to discuss the different demands of installation art and set design. They can be the same but not always. Yes, PAC is doing some solid (if perplexing) things… but their plans for an expanded space in Chinatown and the critical appointment a new board of directors make this a young institution with a future.