Located in SOMA in San Francisco, CounterPULSE is a non-profit theater, performance space, community center, and gallery with roots deep in the Bay Area’s provocative performance and dance scenes. CounterPULSE produces its own shows, helps support local artists and activists with its programs and can be rented for productions and rehearsals.
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 [...]
We are having a great time in rehearsals and cannot wait to share the finished product with you. Take a look at a little whimsy! Enjoy! –ABD
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 [...]
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 [...]
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’ [...]
