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19 Aug, 2009

The Memo

2009-08-19T10:19:12-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't get the memo. You know the one that breaks down the ways in which descendants of enslaved Africans have a different (but just as post traumatic stress disordered psychosis) than the descendants of colonized Africans. To be fair, I looked completely different when I've traveled abroad before (I had long hair), AND there is no pronoun for "he"or "she" in Ghanaian language. Word. My bad. Yet and still, I was expecting some kind of Haiti-ish/Southern American Negro/Caribbean stratification

29 Aug, 2009

Cry into the song

2009-08-29T19:36:19-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Ewe say " ... you must cry into the song." A man in the taxi said "... you are beautiful when you cry." ... But these things are not easy. To cry into the song when you are still so sad ... To let your beauty shine thru when you feel as though there is nothing to hold you up. Today "Ampey!" took it's first breath. It's a girl and a boy. A mommy and a daddy ... very

22 Oct, 2009

Performing Diaspora on the Airwaves!

2009-10-22T17:30:44-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, Charlotte Moraga, CounterPULSE, Danica Sena Gakovich, Homepage Links, Performing Diaspora, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

With Performing Diaspora fast-approaching, some of the artists took a break from the stage and headed over to KPFA's radio studios in Berkeley for a musical sneak-preview of their work on Stephen Kent's show, "Music of the World." In between tracks, our Executive Director Jessica Robinson Love joined them in the conversation about their performances November 5-8. If you missed the program live, give it a listen here!

23 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: How do we keep our dances from becoming museum pieces? Defining Tradition, Innovation, and Preservation in the Artistic Process

2009-10-23T17:47:02-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On October 15, 2009 a group of Bay Area artists, arts administrators and audience members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora. Co-presented by World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group the event was a part of the Fall 2009 season of Performing Diaspora. Learn more about Performing Diaspora at www.counterpulse.org/performing-diaspora/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues concerning traditional

6 Nov, 2009

CounterPULSE premieres Performing Diaspora!

2009-11-06T20:40:17-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Let the Festival begin! Last night, CounterPULSE opened its doors to Performing Diaspora artists and audience members -- check out some of the audience's reactions here!

10 Nov, 2009

Podcasting Diaspora!

2009-11-10T20:24:29-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last Saturday, artists and community members used the CounterPULSE stage not for dancing, but for discussion: participants in the Performing Diaspora Symposium took the day to explore the rich, challenging themes that the Festival explores. In three separate sessions, panelists and audience members articulate some of the ideas that each Performing Diaspora artists stirs up onstage. Give a listen here! Appropriation: Dilemma in Dance Panelists: Deborah Vaughan, Anne Bluethenthal, & Denise Pate Facilitated by Laura Elaine Ellis The subject of

21 Sep, 2010

Rebellious Women

2010-09-21T16:07:54-07:00By |Categories: Free Events (donations welcomed), Talks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week, Shaping San Francisco's kickoff to the Fall/Winter/Spring 2010-2011 Public TALKS! Series was a perfect way to begin our next round of free discussions.  We were proud to co-sponsor the evening with PM Press, whose Ramsey Kanaan pulled together a spectacular collection of speakers to speak to the topic "Imprisoned but Unbowed: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women." Sin Soracco, author of Low Bite, the story of the time she spent in prison, started the evening and in telling her

21 Jun, 2011

Front Line Theatre’s RARE EARTH preview at FURY Factory 2011–Tonight and Tomorrow

2011-06-21T15:06:27-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: , , , , , |

Front Line Theatre's newest work, Rare Earth, will be premiering at CounterPULSE on July 8-10 as part of the Summer Special series.  But first, everyone should come and check out  a Work-in-Progress preview at FURY Factory 2011!  We'll be showing 25-30 minutes of the work and having a short talk-back after. Splitting the bill with FLT and showing a brief excerpt of her newest work is Leah Herman. Here's more information about Rare Earth and FURY Factory: RARE EARTH a

28 Oct, 2011

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival NEXT WEEK: Nov. 3-5

2011-10-28T13:15:40-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival is excited to celebrate our TENTH ANNIVERSARY at CounterPULSE next week!  Join us for a spectacular three days featuring films from over a dozen countries around the world plus an amazing live performance event! SFTFF runs November 3-5 (all events at 8pm). PERFORMANCES! Thursday November 3 at 8pm FILMS! Friday November 4 and Saturday November 5 at 8pm These two nights feature an award-winning mix of international films from countries including Thailand, Australia, Brazil,

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