Monthly Archives: October 2009

5 Oct, 2009

Kathak Made a Man Out of Me…..And a Bird!

2009-10-05T00:46:53-07:00By |Categories: Charlotte Moraga, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , |

Kathak made a man out of me....And a Bird! by Charlotte Moraga Gender-bending, gender-blending--This is ardhinariswara. It’s nothing new for a Kathak dancer. We have to explore the depths of extreme masculinity and extreme femininity as we portray different characters and characterization in stories. This kind of role playing requires an artist to get in touch with conflicting feelings and emotions within. What does it mean to be a man? a woman? As a woman, a mother, a grandmother, I

7 Oct, 2009

CounterPULSE presents Words First

2009-10-07T00:32:31-07:00By |Categories: Events|

Wed. Oct. 7, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5) Words First is the premiere solo performance event in San Francisco. Each month we invite the finest solo artist, comics, and storytellers to the CounterPULSE stage. Solo performance is a unique brand of theater; One person, one stage. It's one part storytelling, one part comedy, one part drama, and 100% entertainment. Photo: Wayne Harris Buy Tix Now!

8 Oct, 2009

Youth Speaks and the Living Word Project presents The 8th Annual The Living Word Festival

2009-10-08T00:37:51-07:00By |Categories: Events|

Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 8 & 9, 8pm, $25/5 for youth under 21 A Special Double Bill featuring Universes, and a work-in-progress Mirrors in Every Corner. Fresh off a powerful inspirational opening for Actors Theater of Louisville’s 33rd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, The Living Word Festival is proud to present Universes, featuring the ensemble work of Gamal Abdel Chasten, Mildred Ruiz, William Ruiz a.k.a. Ninja, and Steven Sapp. Rounding out the evening will be a special presentation

11 Oct, 2009

CounterPULSE and Dancers’ Group present 2nd Sundays

2009-10-11T00:40:25-07:00By |Categories: Events, Free Events (donations welcomed)|Tags: , , , , |

Sun. Oct. 11, 2pm Spontaneous combustion, the complex world of gelatinous sweets, and Balkan folk dance footwork are only a few of the subjects in October's salon of emerging & established choreographers. Work from Wan-Chao Dance, Aura Fischbeck Dance, and Jessica Damon are featured. Photos by Jessica Damon & Rob Kunkle.

14 Oct, 2009

TALKS! The Politics of ‘Third Space’ in Global Videos and Installations

2009-10-14T00:42:27-07:00By |Categories: Events, Talks|

(co-sponsored by the Global Commons Foundation) Wed. Oct. 14, 7:30pm, Free Michelle Dizon, Filipino-American artist from LA, screens her installation video comparing the 2005 riots in France and the 1992 riots in LA, illuminating political issues of marginal citizenships, migration and exile, media and the erasure of memories of historical violence. The discussion will be centered around a criticism of the current predominance of video realism—activism as a limited politics and poetics, mimicking mainstream media. By bringing examples of experimental

15 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora

2009-10-15T20:00:05-07:00By |Categories: Events, Free Events (donations welcomed)|Tags: |

Presented by CounterPULSE, World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group Thurs. Oct. 15, 7:30pm, Free Join us for a lively discussion tackling some of the questions and ideas posed by Performing Diaspora. Questions include: What is tradition? What is innovation? What is preservation? How does one’s identity give access to or create limitations to use of traditional forms? What is authenticity, and how important is it? Who has the right to determine what is authentic? How

15 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse Project 7

2009-10-15T20:40:24-07:00By |Categories: Events, Free Events (donations welcomed)|Tags: |

Presented by CounterPULSE, World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group Thurs. Oct. 15, 7:30pm, Free Join us for a lively discussion tackling some of the questions and ideas posed by Performing Diaspora. Questions include: What is tradition? What is innovation? What is preservation? How does one’s identity give access to or create limitations to use of traditional forms? What is authenticity, and how important is it? Who has the right to determine what is authentic? How

17 Oct, 2009

Bike Tour: San Francisco Ecological History (south)

2009-10-17T00:45:52-07:00By |Categories: Events|

Sat. Oct. 17, Noon, $15-50 sliding scale to benefit Shaping SF This trip through San Francisco's lost sand dunes, ponds, creeks and coastline will focus on the city south of downtown and SOMA, traversing the Mission, Mission Bay, Potrero Hill, Bayview, and the southeast coastline, including several new public parks. It's a social, historical and critical 4-hour tour through the city's ecological past and present. Photo by Chris Carlsson—Bayview Hill from Candlestick State Recreation Area

18 Oct, 2009

Performing Diaspora Work in Progress Showings

2009-10-18T00:47:15-07:00By |Categories: Events, Performing Diaspora|

Sun. Oct. 18, 11am-2pm: Charlotte Moraga, & Devendra Sharma Sun. Oct. 24, 11am-2pm: Opal Palmer Adisa, Colette Eloi, and Adia Whitaker Sun. Oct. 24, 2-5pm: Yannis Adoniou, Catherine Clambaneva, and Leonidas Kassapides; Wang Fei; and Danica Sena Gakovich Three groups of artists present work to be shown in November at CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Festival. This set of work-in-progress performances will allow audiences to engage in the creative process through feedback and to follow the development of the work before the

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