Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers

8 May, 2011

Getting Ready to Go Gaga – tales of the PM

2011-05-08T21:06:52-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, CounterPULSE|

Doing much of the administrative and production work away from the artistic side of things, made it all the more exciting to head into rehearsal on Saturday. It was then I changed my Managing Director hat for my Production Manager (PM) one. During our NY tour just over a month ago, I spent such a concentrated time in rehearsals, so it was lovely to be back in there seeing the work in progress. I completely forgot my camera so I

10 May, 2011

A Sneak Peek of ABDs RAD

2011-05-10T22:02:38-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , |

For the past year and a half the company has given San Franciscans a little gift. Leaving the studio and heading out on to the streets of the city sharing dance with unsuspecting cafe diners and passersby. It has been a labour of love and a kick to our 'gift economy.' As part of 'Goin' Gaga and Other Dances,' we celebrate dance in the every day with a new piece: ‘ABD's YEAR OF GUERILLA ART: 50 Random Acts of Dance.' The

21 May, 2011

Remounting Pieces – a dancers POV

2011-05-21T13:10:14-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, CounterPULSE|

In our upcoming show, we premiere RAD, our piece celebrating taking our dances to the streets of SF for the the past 18 months. That means all of the other work has been presented in some way before. Goin' Gaga first appeared at Too Much: a Queer Marathon in February, and based on additional conversations within the queer community, the company has been working ever since. Here's what dancer Sophia Chakos-Leiby has to say about it: I am a big fan

30 Jun, 2017

REFLECTIONS on Community Engagement with Anne Bluethenthal

2017-06-30T07:04:14-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, Krista Denio|Tags: , , , , |

REFLECTIONS on Community Engagement Krista DeNio in conversation with Anne Bluethenthal Why do we enter the process of Community Engaged Art making? More importantly, how do we enter the process and what do we do? In preparation for ART MATTERS: An Introduction to Community Engaged Art, Anne and I reflected on various processes we have or are engaged in as art makers, what brought us to this work and what keeps us here. I asked Anne to talk with me

5 Oct, 2017

Keepin’ it Real…down in the TL

2017-10-05T17:54:10-07:00By |Categories: Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, Krista Denio, Uncategorized|

by Krista DeNio, Skywatchers Artist Facilitator **NOTE: The names of individuals in this post have been changed for confidentiality. It all started with having one another’s backs. That’s right. I got your back. Whose got your back? I GOT YOUR BACK. We said, we sung, we danced and we meant it. This past year, Skywatchers focused on talking about the people, places, forces, or things that support us. “God’s got my back.” “Ain’t no one got my back but myself.” Michelle

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