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This is a montage of part one of Part 1 of Border Tryp(Tych) by Secos Y Mojados. The Piece is about the experiences, emotions, memories, and the moment an immigrant leaves their country and crosses the border.
it features the voice and testimonial of the David’s mother, Rosa Molina.
Soundtrack: David Molina Video
Projections and Set: Victor [...]
Join us Friday, June 27, 2008 for…
ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle of Original Nude Art Hosted by Peaches Christ and Nudist Volunteers.
On Friday June 27, CounterPULSE and Marrvelous Films presents ARTIST+NUDE= an art sale, auction and raffle of original nude art and photography made exclusively for the funding of “Faerie,” a documentary that chronicles the history [...]
The Mapping Project
Navarrete x Kajiyama & Element Dance Theater
SF International Arts Festival, Fri-Sun June 6-8, 8pm, $20 (tickets here)
As a part of “The Mapping Project” performance, coming to CounterPulse June 6-8, I’m creating some digital prints that illustrate stories that come from some of the dancers. We’ve interviewed the dancers about the experiences of their [...]
paige starling sorvillo/blindsight • SF International Arts Festival
Thu-Sat. May 22-24 & 29-31, 8pm $20 (Members $15, Thursdays: pay-what-you-can)
Integrating contemporary butoh dance with stunning live video and an original sound score, blingsight creates a sense-saturated exploration of intimacy and violence. At 37˚celcius we have unprecedented potential to connect, to risk, to make contact inside the noise. [...]
Sun. May 11, 2pm Free
This monthly salon offers emerging and established choreographers the opportunity to show their work and receive feedback from the artists, audience, and presenters. Featuring Cynthia Adams/Fellow Travelers, Jesse Hewit, and Sheena Johnson. No Reservations Necessary.
Fri. May 9, 8pm (Doors at 7:30) $10 (Members $5)
This is the second in Mindball’s new concert series “Music for Interested People”. The horn-heavy avant-funk of Research & Development and the spacey, mind-bendingly catchy songs of the R & B Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80 will be accompanied by arresting live video processing and projections [...]
Hello folks,
In a few hours, we’ll host our third Dance Discourse Project at Project Artaud Theater in partnership with ODC Theater. To get the conversation started, I’m posting comments from Rob Bailis, director of ODC Theater, who will not be with us this evening.
Please feel free to use this post as a jumping-off-point for a [...]
Sun, April 27, 8pmMany of the Bay Area’s most exciting performing artists gather to celebrate CounterPULSE’s third birthday. Featuring Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Scott Wells & Dancers, AXIS Dance Company, Robert Moses’ Kin, Shinichi Iova-Koga, Joe Goode Performance Group, Jess Curtis/Gravity, and Joanna Haigood/ Zaccho Dance Theatre; plus food, beverages, and a silent auction to benefit [...]
Dear Friends,
Welcome to our new weblog — an online catalyst for art and action, and archive!
If you know CounterPULSE, and chances are you do because you’ve found our blog, you are well aware that we’re a unique space. This blog is no different. Whether it’s in our theater, or on your computer screen, we [...]
Cid Pearlman, Liam Clancy, casebolt and smith
California Touring Project
Fri.–Sat. April 25-26, 8pm $12-20
Cid Pearlman (Santa Cruz), Liam Clancy (San Diego), Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith (Los Angeles) present a collection of dances that navigate [...]