Located at 9th and Mission in SOMA in San Francisco, CounterPULSE is a theater, performance space, community center, gallery and more. With roots deep in the Bay Area’s creative and provocative performance and dance scenes CounterPULSE provides space for artists and activists, helps support and produce artistic new work.
  
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Updates & Deadlines
Upcoming Events
CounterPULSE and ODC Theater Present
Luxury Items
Monique Jenkinson (aka Fauxnique)
Thursdays-Sundays February 4-21
8pm (except Sat 2/20 at 10pm)
$20 (Members $15), Thurs. 2/4 pay-what-you-can
Back by popular demand, performance artist, dancer, and 2009 Guardian GOLDIE award winner, Monique Jenkinson, further develops and remounts her sold-out show Luxury Items for three weekends of revelatory, extravagant performance about the addictive properties of the ephemeral, our guilty pleasures, and the tyranny of comfort. Originally developed and performed for a sold-out weekend at ODC, Luxury Items sees Monique Jenkinson return to CounterPULSE, where she has been developing work as an artist in residence since 2007.
“Revelatory and inspirational…Jenkinson is must-see because of her technical excellence, ability to create beauty, and rare personable flair for drama.” — SF Bay Guardian
Performance, choreography, conception & writing: Monique Jenkinson
Direction: Ellen Sebastian Chang
Photo by Michelle Blioux
New Blog Post
Begin Again…
By Kendra Kimbrough Barnes • Jan 11th, 2010 • Category: CounterPULSE, Kendra Kimbrough Barnes, artists in residenceI am humbly accepting of the opportunity to participate in the 2010 CounterPULSE AIR program! I titled my first posting Begin Again because I am thrilled to have just finished a piece (in November) and have support in place to immediately begin the process once again (in December) to share and expand my love for choreographing!
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