Monthly Archives: June 2011

4 Jun, 2011

Hello from FACT/SF!

2016-03-18T22:08:56-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: , , , , , |

Hello! I could not be more thrilled to begin developing Pretonically Oriented v.3 at CounterPULSE via the Artist Residency Commissioning Program.  The last few rounds of ARC have produced some truly remarkable works – Kegan Marling and Dandelion Dancetheater most recently, and Jesse Hewit and Laura Arrington last August.  So great.  Challenging, beautiful, nuance-filled works have become de rigueur for ARC, and I’m psyched to be included in this program and this effort alongside the wonderful Lenora Lee.  So. Rad.

7 Jun, 2011

Sometimes inspiration provides more insight than explanation does.

2016-03-18T22:08:44-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|

As we're just getting to know each other, dear CounterPULSE community, I'll do my best to share with you what I'm thinking about, how I work, and what I'm creating throughout FACT/SF's residency.  It occurs to me that sometimes sharing inspirations is the most effective way of communicating interests...so we've launched "Tasty Tuesdays" on our Facebook page.  Each week we post a video of a choreographer, thinker, visual artist, writer, etc., who we think is doing important work, who we

8 Jun, 2011

Kybele Dance Theater performing “Ruya”

2011-06-08T02:06:00-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , |

Ruya means dream/dreams/state of dreaming in Turkish. Kybele Dance Theater will be performing at the CounterPULSE two vignettes under this title. The first one is "sima"... I have been working and developing "sima" for the past year. It is an expression of a personal experience.     "At one point of life we all hit that place where everything is dark, meaningless and empty. Feelings are broken into pieces, rioting inside, pulling us in different directions. We get into such

9 Jun, 2011

Pretonically Oriented v.3 Shared Formative Themes – First Bedroom

2016-03-18T22:08:22-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: , , , , , |

Here are the first four free-writes, on the shared formative theme of 'first bedroom', from FACT/SF's performers.  They each chose eight words or phrases that were resonant to them for whatever reason.  These texts, and others like them, form the basic source material for the entire POv Project! swirling upwards, strange, swaying, winds, round, antique, telephone, windowsill brass hook, misty ghost, mom, crazy, next first room, stupid shelves, lego kingdoms, zebra childhood, stepping stone, lava, 80s porn, Laura, doctor, invitation flat cities, at ease, at the top of a hill in a hilly town, first bedroom, all around, my house, in part, even when I am sleeping

9 Jun, 2011

Dance Discourse and moving pictures

2011-06-09T11:38:43-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Free Events (donations welcomed), Video|Tags: , , , |

If you're a die hard Dance Discourse Project fan, you know that we've been posting archived audio of all our discussions on the Dance Discourse Project page since Project #1. As wonderful as it is to review a talk you once attended as you fold your laundry, or listen to a talk you missed while doing your morning stretches, you have to admit that something is lost when all you have is the audio of the event. Discussions about dance,

14 Jun, 2011

Erik Satie (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:59-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: , , , , , , |

I think with Satie's work, especially with this piece, a simple and methodical space is opened that allows the listener to submerge themselves in thought, reflection, and image-building.  The work has an emotional quality...but I think it's generated by the listener, and doesn't necessary lie within the score itself.  There's something about this that reminds me of one of FACT/SF's goals with Pretonically Oriented...to try to methodically create, organize, and re-configure so that the viewer can watch what unfolds, while

14 Jun, 2011

Persepolis, Texas: UPDATE

2011-06-14T21:49:49-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Hiya folks! Last weekend, I got to show a couple of pieces from Persepolis, Texas (debuting this July 15th, 16th and 17th at CounterPULSE!). This happened at The Garage, as part of Like This: Works Queerly Made, curated by Jesse Hewit, presented by Joe Landini, and alongside Peter Max Lawrence and the Minna Harri Experience Set. I was honored to be among a couple of such rigorous and delightful artists. I had a lot of constructive feedback, and I am

14 Jun, 2011

‘Music Within’ – Journeys to hearts through Indian Classical dance

2011-06-14T21:57:26-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , |

'Music Within (video clip) Savitha Sastry photographs An intelligent amalgamation of the ageless history of music, presented with the grace of the South Indian dance form Bharathanatyam, the “Music Within” appeals to both connoisseurs of this art form as well as to those that are uninitiated with Bharathanatyam. Stepping away from the conventional mythological tales usually expressed through Bharathanatyam, “The Music Within” dwells on a subject that touches contemporary lives through its universal message of hope and love, without ever

21 Jun, 2011

Vaslav Nijinsky (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:43-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|

Hey y'all, FACT/SF is back this week with another Tasty Tuesdays posting.  We share who we're inspired by...artists and thinkers who we think have made, or are making, significant contributions.  This week it's  the choreographer, dancer, and, by some accounts, true founder of modern dance - which of course laid the foundation for contemporary dance - Vaslav Nijinsky.  Sometimes our short-term memories prevent us from seeing the very, very long history of performance innovation - so as we continue to

21 Jun, 2011

Front Line Theatre’s RARE EARTH preview at FURY Factory 2011–Tonight and Tomorrow

2011-06-21T15:06:27-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: , , , , , |

Front Line Theatre's newest work, Rare Earth, will be premiering at CounterPULSE on July 8-10 as part of the Summer Special series.  But first, everyone should come and check out  a Work-in-Progress preview at FURY Factory 2011!  We'll be showing 25-30 minutes of the work and having a short talk-back after. Splitting the bill with FLT and showing a brief excerpt of her newest work is Leah Herman. Here's more information about Rare Earth and FURY Factory: RARE EARTH a

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