• May 26, 2015

    vulnerability + universality

    By Published On: May 26th, 2015

    I have never met anyone before who wants to become a shittier person. Nobody has ever told me, "yea, I want to treat others worse." or "I love making myself feel badly." Here we are, all striving to be better. Maybe, like me, you feel like you make a million mistakes a day. And maybe,

  • May 21, 2015

    hipster

    By Published On: May 21st, 2015

    The work i am interested in has been inspired by the roaring twenties was the birth of a new woman. She defied society’s standards of what its women were supposed to do, say, wear, act like and be. She wore shorter skirts, more dramatic makeup, and cut her hair. She flaunted her sexuality. She drank,

  • May 13, 2015

    Reading and More

    By Published On: May 13th, 2015

    I finished the Witches book yesterday (thank you Nils).  I've been reading two books about time, technology and the future: River of Shadows by Solnit (describing the development of the American railroad, westward expansion and the man who developed quick photography, leading to film) as well as After the Future by Biffo Berardi (theory book

  • May 12, 2015

    Mica Quote of the day

    By Published On: May 12th, 2015

    "The supernatural is nowadays often seen as opposed to technologies, but the technologies of the era often seemed supernatural themselves.  In the well-known words of science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." It is only becuase nature no longer seems so strong and immutable a force that changes no longer

  • May 12, 2015

    from mc

    By Published On: May 12th, 2015

    I just took out a card from Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt Oblique Strategies, it came out: Use somebody nearby as a model. Which makes me think of appropriation and Mica's proposal. Yes for that! Otherwise I like to share a training I am used to do at the beginning of the day, an one

  • May 11, 2015

    RIOT

    By Published On: May 11th, 2015

    "A riot literally tears the city apart. It is a striation...like a skater from the days before skateparks, it sketches invisible trajectories in the urban motif. A shapeless event that eludes reification, even if it relates to rituals, and thus summons the repertoire of tricks and knowledge accumulated by a provisional community bound by a

  • May 6, 2015

    A proposal- Mica

    By Published On: May 6th, 2015

    Hello Other (X)Changers, I have a proposal for our process. I'm usually drawn to the obvious, or blatant. I am also fascinated by impersonation, doubling and repetition (not just as a compositional tool but also as a process). I propose that our exchange be direct, meaning each of us recreates a work by another in

  • March 23, 2015

    CounterPulse Combustible collaborating artists and technologists show work-in-progress

    By Published On: March 23rd, 2015

    As part of the pilot CounterPulse Performance and Technology Combustible — a residency model for artists collaborating with creative technologists— we hosted two work-in-progress labs last week for participating artists: Capacitor with collaborator Zach Howard, and Dohee Lee with collaborator Donald Swearingen. Dohee Lee and Donald Swearingen were first to show their work. Dohee is

  • February 24, 2015

    CounterPulse receives $800,000+ in federal support and breaks ground on new facility

    By Published On: February 24th, 2015

    Groundbreaking has always been a term we used to describe the artistic work of CounterPulse artists. This is still true of our artists today, however the term has taken on new meaning as we’ve prepared to renovate the dilapidated former porn theater at 80 Turk Street that will be our new home. And now, the much-anticipated

  • February 23, 2015

    New ARC Artists Announced!

    By Published On: February 23rd, 2015

      Pictured: Liz Tenuto. Photo Source: liztenuto.wordpress.com CounterPulse is excited to welcome Liz Tenuto and Affinity Project as our latest participants in our Artist Residence Commissioning (ARC) Program. Liz Tenuto is a San Francisco-based dance artist who brings full-bodied, genuine expression to her absurd commentaries on everyday life. Director Emily Hoffman and performers Atosa Babaoff,

  • February 19, 2015

    New project from past ARC resident, Krista DeNio: EchoTheaterSuitcase

    By Published On: February 19th, 2015

    [EchoTheaterSuitcase performance. Photo courtesy of Krista DeNio/MovingGround]   Looking back to this time last year, CounterPulse is reminded of the impactful performances put on by previous ARC participant, Krista DeNio. The result of her residency here was the CONTACT project, which brought together veterans and non-veteran civilians to discuss that which “appears” to divide

  • February 10, 2015

    Interview with an Artist: Miguel Gutierrez responds to Julie Phelps

    By Published On: February 10th, 2015

     Pictured:Mickey Mahar and Miguel Gutierrez Photo: Ian Douglas In January 2015 I found myself once again at American Realness, a festival that is an oasis for the experimental, the queer, and the fringe during the meat market mayhem of presenter festivals that happen this time of year in New York. It was at American Realness