• November 2, 2013

    Year Of The Snake : November 15-17, 2013

    By Published On: November 2nd, 2013

    We have a fundraising campaign underway via Indiegogo! Follow the link and take a minute to read through our thoughts and intentions. We offer humble thank you's for anyone who contributes; every bit, any amount helps!! Thank you for your time and energy. Thank you for listening. YEAR OF THE SNAKE - FUNDRAISING

  • November 2, 2013

    Open Workshops for the CONTACT project- FREE- Nov 9 & 10

    By Published On: November 2nd, 2013

    The CONTACT project directed by Krista DeNio www.kristadenio.com IN RESIDENCE @ CounterPULSE www.counterpulse.org OPEN CALL: COME TAKE A WORKSHOP (FREE), and learn more about the CONTACT project! CALLING:  Veterans (of war and military service), Non-veterans, Artists (Actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists, designers) and Non-artists WHAT: Workshop(s) Two workshops investigating the project content (bridging the divide

  • November 1, 2013

    Year Of The Snake : November 15-17, 2013

    By Published On: November 1st, 2013

    NEW EDGE presents Year Of The Snake a work for dance, music, and text WHAT "However long it takes to reach each other's shores." -Karl Jensen, All This We're Each Forced Into; Private Painful Insight YEAR OF THE SNAKE is a work conceived by three bay area artists: composer Jason Hoopes, choreographer Peiling Kao, and writer/visual

  • October 24, 2013

    CALL OUT for One Minute Manifesto

    By Published On: October 24th, 2013

    CALL OUT: ‘One Minute Manifesto’ This is a call out for participation for a project by Lucy Ellinson running in the foyers and cafe of CounterPULSE, this weekend - OCT 25-27 (Forest Fringe’s microfestival of UK work). Come and take part in 'one minute manifesto' - a pop up project where you have 60 seconds to speak

  • October 22, 2013

    Open Call Workshop/Audition for the CONTACT project

    By Published On: October 22nd, 2013

    The CONTACT project, directed by Krista DeNio is currently looking for artists and non-artists for upcoming performances. Open Call:  Come take a FREE workshop and learn more about the CONTACT project! Calling:  Civilians, Veterans (of war and military service), Artists (actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists, designers) and non-artists. What:  Workshop(s) - Two workshops investigating the project content

  • September 12, 2013

    The Post-Performing Diaspora World

    By Published On: September 12th, 2013

    Our final meeting for Performing Diaspora involved many tears. Emotions were palpable as artists spoke about having community for the first time, and staff expressed the fulfillment of a long-term vision. This has truly been a unique experience, and I feel emotionally and professionally bound to these people, many of whom I just met a

  • September 10, 2013

    En route

    By Published On: September 10th, 2013

    En Route From lived story to stories lived on the stage.  Next it will be on screen.  From the many roads I had to take to escape the fires, now the roads are imprinted in my mind.  All I can do is share the hope that kept me alive, and hopefully this will inspire the

  • September 4, 2013

    Conversation and Reflection: CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Artist Jia Wu by Joy Tang, Hyphen Magazine

    By Published On: September 4th, 2013

    Conversation and Reflection: CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Artist Jia Wu Submitted by Joy Tang on August 29, 2013 - 8:11pm Diaspora Performing Arts Reviews Counterpulse Diaspora Jia Wu Joti Singh Performing Diaspora Email this page Jia Wu, creator and performer of Mama/Medea. Photo credit: Dan Brockett   With summer in San Francisco comes Performing Diaspora, presented through CounterPULSE

  • September 4, 2013

    Jia Wu in MAMA/MEDEA

    By Published On: September 4th, 2013

  • August 21, 2013

    Their Names Must Be Spoken #KimpaVita!

    By Published On: August 21st, 2013

    Their lives were stolen,                     Their memory remains,                                          So long as we speak and toil,                      

  • August 15, 2013

    Reflections on the journey…Kimpa Vita!

    By Published On: August 15th, 2013

    Mama Kimpa Vita The greatest lesson I've learned through this creative process is to be still and listen, not be chained solely to my words, my thoughts, and my perspective but to get quiet enough for spirit to speak and be heard. When approaching Mama Kimpa Vita's story, I asked myself many questions... Why is

  • August 13, 2013

    Performing Diaspora Symposium on social media

    By Published On: August 13th, 2013

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