• October 18, 2022

    VERA! Poses, looking naked in a tan dance onesie, holding a blue child’s tambourine

    O Hye I Didn’t See You There

    By Published On: October 18th, 2022

    VERA! (they/them) is a queer Armenian American drag king, dancer, and community activist. They are one of CounterPulse's 2022 ARC Performing Diaspora artists and will debut Try, Hye! alongside Unsettled/Soiled Group's Dwelling for Unsettling, Thursday through Saturday, December 8-10 & 15-17, 2022

  • September 27, 2022

    Community Workshops for Self Care

    By Published On: September 27th, 2022

    QUAKE is an upcoming solo performance at CounterPulse by Kat Gorospe Cole centered around mental health and ancestral connection. Exploring within what seedkeeper Rowen White calls the “diaspora of disconnect,” Cole looks for the threads that connect her to a maternal history back to the Ilocos region of the Philippines. What has been inherited? What

  • September 21, 2022

    Be A Part of the Tenderloin Arts Festival

    By Published On: September 21st, 2022

    Download More Information Contact us at tlartsfest@gmail.com to get involved! The Tenderloin has and continues to have a history as a unique hub in San Francisco for artistic expression to grow. Organizations such as Cutting Ball Theater, the Tenderloin Museum, Counterpulse, Piano Fight, the Trans Cultural District and many storefront galleries have found home and

  • September 20, 2022

    Meet the Facilitators for Li Chiao-Ping Dance’s HERE LIES THE TRUTH Talkbacks at CounterPulse

    By Published On: September 20th, 2022

    GET TICKETS NOW! Li Chiao Ping Dance is excited for the upcoming San Francisco premiere of Here Lies the Truth at CounterPulse Thursday, September 29th – Saturday, October 2nd. Much of LCPD’s work and research in recent years has centered on identity, race, otherness, and colonization. By bringing Here Lies the Truth to new audiences we hope

  • September 13, 2022

    Rescheduled FRE!HEIT brings together German Choreographer David Brandstätter and American Singer, Michelle Jacques for long-awaited US Premiere.

    By Published On: September 13th, 2022

    GET TICKETS San Francisco - Following a United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) imposed delay of four months, San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) is finally pleased to present the US debut of German choreographer, David Brandstätter in collaboration with American mezzo-soprano, Michelle Jacques for the US Premiere of FRE!HEIT (freedom in English).The project, originally scheduled to

  • August 31, 2022

    Here Lies the Truth comes to San Francisco

    By Published On: August 31st, 2022

    Download the Full Press Release Here For media inquiries, contact Shannon Atlas Get Tickets Now! Li Chiao-Ping Dance is thrilled to bring Here Lies the Truth to CounterPulse! Today, Here Lies the Truth is a live, multimedia, dance theater performance. A true collaboration between artists, disciplines, and our stories. This iteration of the work has

  • August 29, 2022

    An Invitation to Lunch

    By Published On: August 29th, 2022

    If you are an (East/Southeast/South) Asian diasporic person who lives on Ramaytush or Chochenyo Ohlone land and who are interested in these questions, I invite you to go on a lunch date with me and discuss the possibility of collaborating on a performance project in the context of the Performing Diaspora residency

  • August 29, 2022

    Nol Simonse, Jim Cave, and Christy Funsch Debut New Works at CounterPulse

    By Published On: August 29th, 2022

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 18, 2022 – Nol Simonse, Jim Cave, and Christy Funsch  present bold new performance works at CounterPulse Theater, as part of CounterPulse’s  Co-Production Series, on Thursday-Saturday September 8-10, 2022 at 7:30 PM PT.  Tickets are $20, and may be purchased online at counterpulse.org.   GET TICKETS Nol Simonse and Jim Cave will

  • August 9, 2022

    Welcome to CounterPulse’s Fall 2022 Season

    By Published On: August 9th, 2022

    Here at CounterPulse we like to say the only thing we don't do is "just one thing" and this Fall Season is no different! From dance to drag to aerial to butoh and so much more, there's something for everyone coming up at 80 Turk! Check out our full schedule of upcoming events and get

  • August 2, 2022

    Meet the Artists of New Experiments

    By Published On: August 2nd, 2022

    Founded in 2014, Zaccho Dance Theatre’s biennial San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival features internationally recognized aerial artists and exciting newcomers breaking into the field. For the 2022 festival, they are developing the New Experiments program here at CounterPulse. New Experiments is a unique opportunity for aerial artists to come together to build community, share ideas,

  • July 27, 2022

    Silk Worm Presents “The Jaws of All Are Red with Gore”

    By Published On: July 27th, 2022

    August 11-13, 2022 at 8PM PT • 80 Turk St, SF, CA •  www.counterpulse.org/redwithgore Remixing your favorite Saturday morning cartoons with drag and butoh, with performances by Silk Worm, Frank Leasing, and Hiroko Tamano  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco-based artist and drag queen Silk Worm presents a world premiere at CounterPulse this fall. The

  • July 11, 2022

    a colorful audience watches a show

    Take the CounterPulse 2022 Audience Survey

    By Published On: July 11th, 2022

    Help shape the future of CounterPulse! Fill out this brief survey letting us know your thoughts about how we can better serve the needs of our community. We are in an exciting moment to gather audience input and perspectives as we near the purchase of our building later this year. What would YOU like to see more of