• 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

  • September 20, 2014

    About Gallus Gallus Domesticus

    By Published On: September 20th, 2014

    I am consumed, consuming, predator and prey, object and subject, caught in the performance of self in a biological and cultural context that is full of contradictions. There are so many things to really be afraid of in the world and so many beings living with tragic, immediate threats. I live in relative privilege and

  • September 11, 2014

    How Do You Move a Cloud?

    By Published On: September 11th, 2014

    By Shanti Ramrattan (Company Dancer) It’s been a year-and-a-half journey for me as a performer with the Nava Dance Theatre, and every moment thus far has been an event-filled dancer’s dream.  In-depth rehearsals, constantly evolving items, the birth of new characters, re-envisioned music…and a company of the most dedicated, talented artists committed to showing up

  • September 9, 2014

    A New Way Home

    By Published On: September 9th, 2014

    By Sophia Valath (co-Artistic Director) I have had a few experiences in my life where I didn’t quite know what I was getting into when I signed up for it…the kind of decisions that you make almost on a whim. The ones you say ‘yes’ to not because you’ve necessarily thought it through, but because

  • August 14, 2014

    The Cloud Messenger – Review Revise Rework

    By Published On: August 14th, 2014

    We are back! I am so thrilled that Nava Dance Theatre is going to present The Cloud Messenger at CounterPULSE this year through year 2 of the Performing Diaspora residency program. The evening length version of The Cloud Messenger, to be premiered September 11th-14th at CounterPULSE (1310 Mission St) will feature new original musical score,

  • July 26, 2014

    Pride and Polaroids: a review of Homo File by Cleo Dubois

    By Published On: July 26th, 2014

    Here is a moving article about Homo File by BDSM educator, coach, scholar and advocate Cleo Dubois. What an honor to have had her come see the show two times and to have participated on our panel discussion on June 6th. http://www.leatherati.com/2014/07/pride-and-polaroids/

  • July 16, 2014

    Transition announcement from Jessica Robinson Love and the Board of CounterPulse

    By Published On: July 16th, 2014

    From Jessica Robinson Love, Executive & Artistic Director Dear colleagues, artists, supporters, and friends, I could scarcely have imagined when I ascended the long stairs at 848 Community Space fourteen years ago to become its sole staff member, that “the little space that could” would become a bustling professional theater and a nationally-recognized model for

  • June 24, 2014

    Fly in the Ointment: Help lubricate Homo File

    By Published On: June 24th, 2014

    by Gary Ivanek   What a wonderful run !!! It's been a week since we closed Homo File and the excitement continues. We sold out 8 of 9 shows in our run and we are starting to make plans to take the show to other cities.