• 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

  • January 15, 2015

    New Year, New Leadership

    By Published On: January 15th, 2015

      CounterPulse is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Executive Director - completing the assembly of the new Executive-Artistic dual-leadership team. New hire, Tomás Riley, will serve as Executive Director in partnership with recently appointed Artistic Director, Julie Phelps. Tomás and Julie will lead the next phases of the organization's commitment to catalyze

  • October 28, 2014

    Tuesday Testimonial

    By Published On: October 28th, 2014

    Last week marked the 7th annual Breaking the Silence Congo Week, a global week of awareness and a call to action in the struggle for human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am reminded that centuries later descendants of the Kongo Kingdom are still struggling to rise up from the ashes. Mama Kimpa Vita's mission

  • October 21, 2014

    Savage Evening by Sam Stone

    By Published On: October 21st, 2014

    a blog posting for vîv. by sam stone The topic ­what it feels like to have your self-­produced show opening in two weeks. And of course, we aren't the only ones who have ever ventured to do such a thing. We all know the intensity that pursues when you add up all that is a

  • October 20, 2014

    $10,000 Art and Tech Match now live!

    By Published On: October 20th, 2014

    We have radically exciting news… Our DJ pals from Honey Soundsystem and our tech-savvy neighbors at Twitter have each pledged $5,000 in matching funds to our Indiegogo campaign! That’s a $10,000 Art and Tech Match to build the new CounterPulse! So if our tantalizing perks weren’t irresistible enough on their own, you and your friends

  • October 3, 2014

    Kimpa, Laura, Marie, Amy…

    By Published On: October 3rd, 2014

    As a woman of African descent, born to an African American mother and a Central African father, I believe this project reflects the uniqueness of my journey and addresses many of the questions that permeate my existence, as I seek God, and wrestle with womanhood, motherhood, Africanity, AfricanAmericanity and all of the ‘anities’ and ‘isms’ that come