Monthly Archives: September 2012

2 Sep, 2012

Controversial Comedy Hit takes a Cast of 10

2012-09-02T23:51:59-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Huwaida has a recurring dream that has been keeping her up for many nights now, where she comes out in a swimsuit and a hijab (Muslim head scarf for women)... perhaps it is nerves about her match-made engagement, or the anxiety form her brother who is trying to break the engagement. Meanwhile, Kamal, her father, is rejoicing the engagement, Little doe she know, everything is about to change in this East-Meets-West mayhem of a comedy. Meet the Fawzi family, a

5 Sep, 2012

California Dreaming

2012-09-05T06:05:50-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Here is the performance to camera work we made. They were both shot with Gemma's stills camera and we hope to develop these ideas into something else perhaps with a better camera and a bigger road trip. Gemma was attempting to 'become America(n)' by placing herself within an American landscape rather than in front of it, we were interested in the frame that is exclusive and what that means. We like the way the sound on the video sometimes infiltrates

6 Sep, 2012

Something Bigger Than Yourself

2012-09-06T00:18:24-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, internship|Tags: , , , , , , , |

There's an interesting feeling you get when you embark on something that's bigger than yourself. Maybe you're a bit nervous. You spend your time prepping by biting your nails and over thinking. You get a bit anxious. You repeatedly scratch at the same spot on your forearm, thinking, “my forearm doesn’t even itch.” You laugh anxiously at anything anyone says even if it's not supposed to be remotely comical. You smile nervously and you blink too much. Even your heart

8 Sep, 2012

Rehearsing for Homo File

2016-04-07T01:17:31-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Here are a few pics of our cast working on Homo File in rehearsal. Ned Brauer and Michael Soldier rehearsing for the Dr. Kinsey and Sam Steward scene at Kinetic Arts center. Ned and Michael working with the amazing Emily Park at Kinetic Arts. See more on our little promo video of the show here: http://kck.st/P9utau

13 Sep, 2012

Homo File articulates desire

2016-04-07T01:17:18-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Seth Eisen|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

We are in the final stages in the Homo File production and very excited by our progress this week. Working with many types of media is very exciting especially where it is related to how Sam Steward documented and articulated his desire in a social arena that would have preferred to render him invisible. Ned Brauer as Sam StewardPhoto: Gary Ivanek One of Steward's documenting practices of queer sexuality in the 50s was with his Polaroid camera. The

19 Sep, 2012

Re-imagining a Polaroid pioneer

2016-04-07T01:17:05-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen|Tags: , , , |

In 1948 The Polaroid Land camera revolutionized photography by allowing people to instantly and privately develop their own photographs. For Steward this was particularly important because any kind of evidence of deviant sexuality could be incriminating and may have cost him his job and led to prison time. He took these photographs in the hundreds and shared them with Dr. Kinsey and The Institute For Sexual Research where they were valued as a brave act of historic and scientific research.

21 Sep, 2012

Audience Reactions to Seth Eisen and Xandra Ibarra

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29 Sep, 2012

Homo File is loved by audiences. Last chance to catch a glimpse of “the Zelig of 20th Century homosexuality”.

2016-04-07T01:15:43-07:00By |Categories: Archive, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Events, Free Events (donations welcomed), Homepage Links, Images, Seth Eisen|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Well the run has been amazing thus far with sell out houses and very enthusiastic audiences for both Homo File and FML. We got wonderful press coverage and  appeared in several blogs. Here are a few. A fabulous article by Kimberly Chun in the SF Chronicle 96 hours Really interesting article by Richard Dodds in the Bay Area Reporter Stance on Dance is a really interesting interview blog by Dancer/Writer Emmaly Wiederholt A lovely review by Rob Avila about Homo

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