• October 15, 2010

    The Audience Reacts: Opening night of Performing Diaspora 2010

    By Published On: October 15th, 2010

  • October 11, 2010

    Dancing on Glass ends at CounterPULSE/2 more shows at Red Poppy!

    By Published On: October 11th, 2010

    Dear Friends, We just finished 3 successful shows of Dancing on Glass @CounterPULSE! A big 'Thank You' to our team of designers, actors, volunteers, friends who came to see the show and the CounterPULSE staff! We had a chance to get the show on it's feet without the luxury of previews and a full run.

  • October 10, 2010

    Creation

    By Published On: October 10th, 2010

    Creating work means following feelings as far as one can as well as using accumulated technique to express those feelings.  There is an interaction between the feeling and technique, and each feeds the other.  Unless it is a set classical piece, learned technique may not match the feeling/meaning/expression that is desired.  So, one has to

  • October 7, 2010

    Today is our Technical Rehearsal! Here’s a great article on ‘Dancing on Glass’ in SF Chronicle’s 96 Hours!

    By Published On: October 7th, 2010

    Check out this great article by Nirmala Nataraj in today's issue of the SF Chronicle's 96 Hours, 'Dancing on Glass'  Shatters Call Center Images. Looking forward to seeing you at our show, Director, Vidhu Singh San Francisco, October 7th, 2010

  • October 5, 2010

    CounterPULSE is Reborn!

    By Published On: October 5th, 2010

    So we finally did it. CounterPULSE got a major facelift this week (sorry to those of you who love the Pepto Bismol colored primer coat). Check out these awesome photos but more importantly swing by in 2 weeks for Sri Susilowati's and Prumsudun Ok's Performing Diaspora shows and you can check it out in person.

  • October 4, 2010

    Let’s get Cookin’!

    By Published On: October 4th, 2010

    For the next year my blogs will be focusing on the development of my piece, “Our Daily Bread” which will premier next April at CounterPULSE…and the journey that this piece is taking me on is already soooo deep… Most recently, I cooked for folks who were taking Rashad Pridgen’s (AKA Soul Nubian) AfroHouseHop class at

  • October 2, 2010

    Down to the Wire! Rehearsal Update for Dancing on Glass (@ CounterPULSE on October 8-10)

    By Published On: October 2nd, 2010

    We are in the final throes of an intensive rehearsal schedule!   A big thank you to our two wonderful actors, Amisha Veda and Amit Sharma, who are breathing life into Ram Ganesh Kamatham's powerful text.  Here's a photo from last night's rehearsal. Please come to the show ! You can get tickets here : http://dev-counterpulse.pantheon.io/dancing-on-glass-by-ram-ganesh-kamatham/ Vidhu

  • October 1, 2010

    Come and Watch the New Extended Mission Suhani Performances!!

    By Published On: October 1st, 2010

    One of the major challenges I had in preparing for Mission Suhani this year was finding new actors, as many of the previous actors from last year were not available. This situation is expected when you try to involve community members as actors in a participatory effort like Mission Suhani. Most of these community members

  • September 29, 2010

    Come out to see Faux Real – 8 more shows.

    By Published On: September 29th, 2010

    Don't miss my Goldie-winning, back-by-popular demand, one-woman show, Faux Real! Fresh from a smashing stint in London, Faux Real returns to the Climate Theater (in their temporary home at TJT - please note the venue change). 8 more shows I can't wait to see all of you there. Faux Real with Fauxnique at the Climate

  • September 28, 2010

    Traditions Engaged

    By Published On: September 28th, 2010

    When you're as far away from India as we are - here in the Bay Area - it's easy to mistakenly think of that distant land as one unified place where you find one unified culture. Of course, the truth is much more complicated. India occupies over a million square miles of the globe and

  • September 24, 2010

    Director, Vidhu Singh and Jennifer Marshall, a freelance writer for India Currents magazine, talk about “Dancing on Glass” (@ CounterPULSE on Oct 8-10)

    By Published On: September 24th, 2010

    1. How did you discover and learn about the lifestyle stresses of Call Centre employees in preparing to direct the play? I had heard about the lifestyle stresses of Call Center employees over the last few years— fatigue, insomnia, depression, nightmares, illness, dealing with racist customers, burn-out, inter-generational conflict and gender issues. I was

  • September 23, 2010

    “Ampey!” Animations #1

    By Published On: September 23rd, 2010

    On Saturday September 18, 2010 the cast of "Ampey!" hit the streets of San Francisco with some short and powerful vocal performances. We performed in front of Rasputin's on Powell Street, Powell and Market, Civic Center  and 16th Street BART Stations from 3p to 6p. It was very exciting to see weekend shoppers stop and take  notice of