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.

Words First

Words First is the premiere solo performance event in San Francisco. Each month we invite the finest solo artist, comics, and storytellers to the CounterPULSE stage. Solo performance is a unique brand of theater; One person, one stage. It’s one part storytelling, one part comedy, one part drama, and 100% entertainment.

This is an ongoing CounterPULSE program for storytellers from a variety of genres, styles, and traditions to step in front of new audiences. Curated by Thao Ngyuyen and Vanessa Khaleel.

For more information and to apply to perform, email wordsfirstsf@gmail.com

Performances every first Wednesday at 7:30 pm at CounterPULSE

Past performers include:

March 3, 2010

Thao P. Nguyen
Zahra Noorbakhsh
Bruce Pachtman
Lisa-Marie Rollins

February 3, 2010

Nicole Maxali
Ericka Lutz
Enzo Lombard
Zahra Noorbakhsh
Martha Rynberg

November 4, 2009

Carolyn Doyle
Thao P. Nguyen
Enzo Lombard
Jabari Davis

September 2, 2009

Kenny Yun
David Allen Moss
Bruce Pachtman
Mary Van Note

August 5, 2009

Janine Brito
Alex Koll
Zahra Noorbakhsh

May 6, 2009
Thao Nguyen
Jenny Overman



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