CounterPULSE

Located in SOMA in San Francisco, CounterPULSE is a non-profit theater, performance space, community center, and gallery with roots deep in the Bay Area’s provocative performance and dance scenes. CounterPULSE produces its own shows, helps support local artists and activists with its programs and can be rented for productions and rehearsals.

Classes and Workshops

by Ryan Crowder ~ September 16th, 2009. Filed under: CounterPULSE.

Diego Piñón Diego Piñón Ritual Butoh Mexicano workshop

Sat. & Sun., March 6 & 7
10am-5pm
$200

Early Registration DISCOUNT $200 for Friday+Sat/Sun if paid in full by Feb. 17.
$75 non-refundable deposit holds space.
Balance payment and registration DEADLINE February 28

Contact for registration:

Shoshana Green, 415-318-9524, shoshygreen@gmail.com


Boot Camp for Artists with Jessica Robinson Love

Intensive skills for raising money and attention

Registration coming soon

Whether you’re self-producing for the first time, expanding your company, or looking for a job in arts administration, this crash course will give you all the skills you need to kick-start your career. Topics include: grant-writing, fundraisers, press releases, creative marketing, talking to press, presenters and funders, renting a venue, basic lighting design, and much more.


Beginning–Intermediate Contact Improvisation

Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm $12 drop-in, or $15 and stay for the Jam

March classes taught by Rossana Alves

In this journey, we are going to investigate our inner sources for dancing: how our inner sensations can be a rich resource for movement expression. Using Somatic approach, we will seek for release and ease of movement, which opens up sensory awareness and perception. In this way, we refine connection with a partner, improve physical skills, dancing in a fluid, dynamic and creative way. Special attention will be given to qualities of touch, modulation of tonus, and listening.

Rossana Alves

Dancer, performer, and dance teacher, Rossana Alves has been practicing Contact Improvisation for 12 years, teaching classes and participating in festivals in Brazil, Argentina, and USA. Born in Brazil and currently based in the Bay Area, she has been investigating the bridge between Somatics, Contact Improvisation and Performance and working with Oakland Improv Collective.

2010 Classes taught by:

Vitali Kononov January
Rajendra Serber February
Rossana Alves March
Sonya Smith April
Kira Kirsch May
Zack Bernstein June
Ralf Jaroschinski July
Rosemary Hannon August
Jennifer Chien September
Ali Woolwich October
November
Ali Woolwich December

CounterPULSE Contact Improvisation Jam

Tuesdays, 8-11pm $5

San Francisco’s longest-running Contact Improvisation Jam. If you’re not familiar with Contact, please come to the class first.

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