• March 12, 2012

    Artist Interview: Mica Sigourney

    By Published On: March 12th, 2012

  • March 12, 2012

    Artist Interview: Lisa Townsend

    By Published On: March 12th, 2012

  • March 11, 2012

    Underland Background

    By Published On: March 11th, 2012

    As we finish up our first premiere weekend of Arthur in Underland, and move towards our last, (performances run through March 18th) here's some background on the piece, from the Director's Note I wrote for the program: Arthur in Underland is one of the most personally vulnerable pieces I’ve ever made. It is based on

  • March 9, 2012

    Maman died today…

    By Published On: March 9th, 2012

    Please watch a teaser excerpt from indifference, created by Piro Patton, Patric Cashman, Eric Garcia, & me. The use of positive and negative space speaks to the duality of human nature. Click on the link below. http://vimeo.com/38255427      

  • March 7, 2012

    Aesthetic Passageways: The Aging Dancing Body in Western Performance

    By Published On: March 7th, 2012

    by: Sarah Ashkin Arts Administration Intern On the evening of February 27th a group of forty or so members of the Bay Area community met at CounterPULSE to engage in the Dance Discourse Project: “Dancing and Aging”. Dance Discourse Project is an “on-going series of artist-driven discussions organized by Mary Armentrout and co-produced by Dancers’

  • March 1, 2012

    Monique Jenkinson at the de Young

    By Published On: March 1st, 2012

    My fellowship at the de Young Museum/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco begins now! All year I will be working at the de Young – researching, creating, performing – enjoying this incredible opportunity to expand the scope and context of my work, to interact with the museum’s collections and curators, to ignite new collaborations, and

  • February 29, 2012

    dance discourse project #12 – the thoughts continue

    By Published On: February 29th, 2012

    so, last night quite a few of us gathered to discuss dance and ageing at Dance Discourse Project #12 - Shifting ground: examining the complex terrain at the intersection of dance and aging. I was heartened to have so many people (of so many different ages!) in the room, and also buoyed by the liveliness

  • February 29, 2012

    Dandelion – Interview of Underland Co-Director

    By Published On: February 29th, 2012

    Emmaly Wiederholt interviewed "Arthur in Underland's" Co-Director, Writer and Performer Mantra Plonsey about the creation of Dandelion's new work:   EMMALY WIEDERHOLT: What was the process of drawing from Eric's personal history to write Arthur in Underland? Conversely, what is it like to perform in? MANTRA PLONSEY: Eric had recently completed the process of creating and producing AND performing

  • February 24, 2012

    KickStarter & indifference

    By Published On: February 24th, 2012

    Hello Everyone, Right now my shared winter residency at CounterPULSE is in full swing and my performers & I are feeling really good about where we are in the process of creating this piece.  We've been working & playing hard in the studio making relevant material and out on the streets & beach shooting video

  • February 21, 2012

    Summer 2012 Artists in Residence announced

    By Published On: February 21st, 2012

    It is with great pleasure that I announce CounterPULSE's newest Artist in Residence, Xandra Ibarra (AKA La Chica Boom) and Seth Eisen! Xandra's subtle yet biting use of satire destabilizes images of authenticity. Seth's unique brand of dazzling storytelling reconnects us with lost queer wisdom. Together these works will make you question who you are

  • February 15, 2012

    It’s 2012…Let’s EAT!!!!!

    By Published On: February 15th, 2012

    Happy New Year of the Dragon! We are mid way through the first month of 2012 and have arrived in this New year of the Water Dragon… The Dragon year is special as it represents prosperity and abundance. Typically in our society the idea of prosperity leads us to think about money. But ultimately Prosperity

  • February 8, 2012

    Winter Special Snapshot: Hotel in a Bottle

    By Published On: February 8th, 2012