• February 8, 2024

    By Published On: February 8th, 2024

    Sap Flow: Embodied Connection with Ancestry and Nature by Diana Lara & auiga by gizeh muñiz vengel in collaboration with Grisel Torres and Ernesto Peart June 6-8 & 13-15, 2024 // 80 Turk St, SF SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- CounterPulse’s 2024 Edge program presents Sap Flow: Embodied Connection with Ancestry and Nature by Diana

  • January 13, 2024

    By Published On: January 13th, 2024

    Artists Against Genocide 1/14/24 at 11 am to 2 am on 11/15/24 A gathering of the Bay Area’s performing artists and our communities, hosted at CounterPulse on Jan. 14th, from 11pm-2am. This event is a 14 hour marathon of programming designed for the purpose of education, mobilization, and radical acts of togetherness (Final schedule is

  • January 4, 2024

    By Published On: January 4th, 2024

    From drag chickens to Black faith rituals, CounterPulse’s Spring Season has something for everyone. Brace yourselves for a kaleidoscope of art experiences that will meld your mind and leave you forever transformed! February 2-4 at Grace Cathedral CounterPulse and OYSTERKNIFE present mouf//full A site specific performance of ritual, dance, and song

  • December 21, 2023

    By Published On: December 21st, 2023

    Leading up to the premier of mouf//full this Feburary, OYSTERKNIFE presents… BlaQ Benedictions Join OYSTERKNIFE’s mentors & friends in a series of free workshops for the community. Each workshop will explore themes such as spell-casting, prophecy, movement, personal storytelling, and revolutionary performance through the lens of each artist’s personal practice. Each workshop is free and

  • December 15, 2023

    By Published On: December 15th, 2023

    Thursday March 14th • 5PM - 10PM Keep your hands inside the boat and your hearts on your sleeve, please, as you enter Innerspace: Tunnel of Love, CounterPulse's annual Benefit Banquet and Art Party. Bring a date or come find one on the dance floor! As always, costumes are encouraged for CounterPulse’s favorite event

  • December 20, 2023

    By Published On: December 20th, 2023

    GET TICKETS February 2-4, 2024 $25 - $40 Sliding Scale ASL Interpretation, Haptic Tours, and Audio Description will be available on Sunday Feb 4th. Haptic tours will begin at 7PM sharp. mouf//full is an exploration of faith’s limits through a Black queer interdisciplinary lens. Co-directed by Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch, collectively known as OYSTERKNIFE,

  • November 14, 2023

    By Published On: November 14th, 2023

    CounterPulse stands with the people of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Philippines, Hawaii, Armenia, and all people who are currently facing violent displacement around the globe. We all have a part in the movement. CounterPulse starts from where we are – deeply embedded in the practices, the shortcomings, and the capacities of the dance field. We

  • October 17, 2023

    By Published On: October 17th, 2023

    CounterPulse will be hosting dance-maker Marina Magalhães, newly appointed Assistant Professor of Dance at UC Santa Cruz, and a select group of collaborators on Oct 27-28 to engage in the generative body practices of her Creative Capital Award-winning project, Body as a Crossroads. This process laboratory will allow the dancers to share creative space without

  • October 3, 2023

    By Published On: October 3rd, 2023

    The Hands that Feed You is at CounterPulse October 6, 8, 13, & 15 >> Get Tickets Here << Oh Emm GEEEE! I cannot believe we are four days out from the premiere of this show! As we speak my tiny apartment is full to the brim with giant hands, enormous lips, a thousand sticky

  • September 27, 2023

    By Published On: September 27th, 2023

    VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! and CounterPulse’s upcoming production “The Show” is a large-scale outdoor one-day-only multi-venue Drag performance event that celebrates the living oral, entertainment, and embodied traditions of the queer community. “The Show'' will be presented as part of the biennial CounterPulse Festival taking place this October. > Check Out The Full Program for the

  • August 16, 2023

    By Published On: August 16th, 2023

    The 2023 biennial CounterPulse Festival is a month-long celebration of the kind of mind-bending performance you can only find in San Francisco. Join us this October for experimental dance, late night raves, surreal game shows, a multi-venue drag extravaganza, workshops, panels, and so much more! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday October 2 1-2PM

  • August 1, 2023

    By Published On: August 1st, 2023

    Oh hello there ~*~*~*~*~*~* ​​⋆。°✩ ⋆⁺。˚⋆˙‧₊✩₊‧˙⋆˚。⁺⋆ ✩°。⋆ .・゜゜・  ・゜゜・. 。・゚゚・   ・゚゚・。 ___________╱|、 __________(˚ˎ 。7 __________|、˜〵 __________じしˍ,)ノ __/_/ _/ • - • / づ 🌸づ *Gives flower* I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, reflecting, and A LOT of integrating. My mind works best in short bursts at strange hours in the middle of the night.