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28 Oct, 2010

The Science of Selling

2010-10-28T13:37:50-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Master Drummer and Scholar Nana Ck Ladzekpo came to give us a hand in rehearsal last night. He brought two of his nephews from Ghana with him. When we began to perform the African Diaspora Market place scene that has been driving me insane … we got a liitle shy but made through well enough for them to understand the story. Although our accents were sketchy, we received high marks. The rest of the time we worked on the tonality

31 Oct, 2010

Birthday Party

2010-10-31T15:09:25-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

As much as almost every Counterpulse Work In Progress Showing has brought out the four year old in my soul … I must admit that they always push me through to that next level of clarity and precision I need to get the job done. The fear of not knowing every detail of what I’m making, what the audience thinks … or yesterday’s confusion … where am I supposed to be, what am I supposed to be doing and where

31 Oct, 2010

So Much To Do, So Little Time

2010-10-31T15:26:09-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Step #1: Identify everything I need to get and need help preparing for the show. Performance Notes for “Family”: Rashidi will bring the blue bucket over to Stephanie’s seller station after he’s finished with his text. Need to get another chair spray painted turquoise. Stephanie’s Tailoring Needs Freedom: The extra ruffle needs to be attached to Stephanie’s school uniform shirt. Her skirt needs to be taken in by an inch at the waist. Home: Elastic needs to be put in the

2 Nov, 2010

Animations and Ancestors (2010)

2010-11-02T00:13:53-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

Almost all of our Counterpulse fliers are gone! It’s time to start getting those tickets yall! For the past two months the cast of “Ampey!” and family have been doing short vocal performances on the streets of San Francisco and Oakland to promote our Kickstarter page and our upcoming shows. We call them “Animations”. I learned about this grassroots marketing strategy while on tour with a Haitian dance company in Europe. Here are some shots taken by Alonzo Young at The October 1st

11 Nov, 2010

Grinding

2010-11-11T10:53:48-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

In the making of a man, each is given what she can handle. That which breaks you will not break me and vice versa. I’ve been allowed to live as I truly am ... part selfish and free, part bound by generosity to a fault …I am a prayer. A moray pattern forced out by whips, chains, extreme circumstances, extreme environments, extreme moments and catatonic states. For people that live in a place of pain, I am the crocodile that swims

20 Nov, 2010

Heavy Rain A Fall (Thank You)

2010-11-20T11:27:47-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Things were ripping today. Breaking, popping, pushing and tearing. On grey days I can't tell whether I'm going to sleep or waking up. Guy says, " People can lose their souls trying to stand up and get noticed by the world." I say, " I don't want to become one of them. My soul is mostly what I got." And them … Eyla, Veleda, Stephanie, Zakiya, Rashidi, Rashad, Daniel, Sonia, Amara, Tossie, Sekou and Guy … the people that believe

21 Nov, 2010

When all is said and done …

2010-11-21T23:40:42-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

And which part of yourself will you continue to give to the shiny people that fill themselves up with your light? Which will you keep to make a torch and chase the hollow away? I haven't come to this world to leave as a flicker. I learned very young that the dark was my friend. I am not afraid of it. ... Sometimes San Francisco is broken bells and sick birds. It is a strange place that I call home. It’s easy

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