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Controlled Hallucination (PDX-BER Moves / Carla Mann & Suzanne Chi) at PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts)

Dates: 6/12/2026 - 6/14/2026

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PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts)


Controlled Hallucination is a looping dance-theatre duet created and performed by Carla Mann and Suzanne Chi of PDX-BER Moves, presented as part of the 2026 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance at PICA. The piece reconfigures memory, identity, and narrative with each iteration, shifting roles and realities across a surreal landscape. It is presented as an installation work, activating the PICA warehouse before the mainstage performance, during intermission, and after, running June 12–14.

Cast and Creative Team for Controlled Hallucination (PDX-BER Moves / Carla Mann & Suzanne Chi) at PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts)

Cast

Marisa Conroy
Ensemble
Pepper Pepper
Ensemble
Anthony Hudson
Ensemble
Sumi Wu
Ensemble
Thien-Kim Bui
Ensemble
Jennifer Wright
Ensemble
Suzanne Chi
Ensemble
Carla Mann
Ensemble
Sarah K. Finn
Ensemble
Sky Poole
Ensemble
Kole Galbraith
Ensemble
Kye Grant
Ensemble
Olivia Bratko
Ensemble
CommonForm
Medusa

Creative Team

PDX-BER Moves
Installation Artist
Pepper Pepper
Mentor
Anthony Hudson
Mentor
Sumi Wu
Installation Artist
Thien-Kim Bui
Installation Artist
Jennifer Wright
Installation Artist
Suzanne Chi
Installation Artist
Carla Mann
Installation Artist
Sarah K. Finn
Performer

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