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ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

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 [...]

thirty seven isolated events

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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 37Ëšcelcius we have unprecedented potential to connect, to risk, to make contact inside the noise. [...]

Liz Lerman’s Critical Response

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Liz Lerman is a choreographer who after years of discussing dance with fellow artists, began to devise a method to effectively provide feedback about artistic work. It’s something that CounterPULSE’s Executive Director Jessica Robinson is well-versed. I’ve decided to include it here.
The following comes from http://www.communityarts.net. You can also visit Liz’s website Liz Lerman Dance [...]

Dance Discourse Project #3: Dancers Debate the Body Politic

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

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 [...]

A Taste of Contact Improvisation for National Dance Week

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

WCCIF Teachers Show & Pre-Registration Jam
A Taste of Contact Improvisation for National Dance Week
Sun. May 4, 8pm Free
This features performances by West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival teachers. See great pieces, take a CI mini-lesson, and find out about scholarship and work exchange opportunities for the upcoming festival. Learn more about this dance form that CounterPULSE [...]

Talks: Local to Global

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 7:30pm, Free
Local rarity in the Franciscan bioregion: Who cares? Charismatic butterflies, delicate lilies, and Still Wild at Heart, a film about nature & wildlife in the city. With Liam O’Brien, [...]

May Day: CounterPULSE’s 3rd Anniversary

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

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 [...]

Welcome to the Conversation!

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

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 [...]

California Touring Project

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

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 [...]

Symmetrical Musings

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

“Two naked bodies interact through a highly structured improvisational score. Manipulating our perception, they reveal the body’s awkwardness; it’s potential failure and finiteness, creating space for the unknown, the wondrous, the infinite.”

Post Show Discussion
For Jess Curtis/GRAVITY’s Symmetry Project
See Event Information
This was the description at the core of Intercontinental Collaborations 3 - The Symmetry Project by [...]