Monthly Archives: May 2011

8 May, 2011

Getting Ready to Go Gaga – tales of the PM

2011-05-08T21:06:52-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, CounterPULSE|

Doing much of the administrative and production work away from the artistic side of things, made it all the more exciting to head into rehearsal on Saturday. It was then I changed my Managing Director hat for my Production Manager (PM) one. During our NY tour just over a month ago, I spent such a concentrated time in rehearsals, so it was lovely to be back in there seeing the work in progress. I completely forgot my camera so I

10 May, 2011

A Sneak Peek of ABDs RAD

2011-05-10T22:02:38-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , |

For the past year and a half the company has given San Franciscans a little gift. Leaving the studio and heading out on to the streets of the city sharing dance with unsuspecting cafe diners and passersby. It has been a labour of love and a kick to our 'gift economy.' As part of 'Goin' Gaga and Other Dances,' we celebrate dance in the every day with a new piece: ‘ABD's YEAR OF GUERILLA ART: 50 Random Acts of Dance.' The

16 May, 2011

The Magic

2016-03-18T21:47:12-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Lenora Lee|Tags: , , , , , , |

There is an unmistakable magic that occurs when a group of 16 artists fill a room and reveal their craft.  4 people transform into 2 majestic lions… the spirits and essence of the tradition.  It’s hard to express the feeling of watching what is in your mind’s eye manifest in front of you, to the glory of your initial vision.  Presence, compassion, love, and wisdom.  You hear it.  You feel it.  You know what you are a part of is

21 May, 2011

Remounting Pieces – a dancers POV

2011-05-21T13:10:14-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, CounterPULSE|

In our upcoming show, we premiere RAD, our piece celebrating taking our dances to the streets of SF for the the past 18 months. That means all of the other work has been presented in some way before. Goin' Gaga first appeared at Too Much: a Queer Marathon in February, and based on additional conversations within the queer community, the company has been working ever since. Here's what dancer Sophia Chakos-Leiby has to say about it: I am a big fan

29 May, 2011

Rustling Silk Official Description

2011-05-29T21:29:44-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|

Rustling Silk, Avy K Productions’ new multimedia, structured improvisation, dedicates a poetic evening to the lost civilization of the ancient nomadic horsemen. In our exploration, myself, Erika Tsimbrovsky (Artistic Director/choreographer), and co-founder Vadim Puyandaev (visual artist/performer) will try to find traces of this ancient civilization in our urban world and seek to discover whether small fragments remain. The symbol of the horsemen is one which holds deep personal meaning for us, having grown up in inner Asia. We will make

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