• 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

  • September 23, 2010

    “Ampey!” Kickstarter http://bit.ly/b6FanA

    By Published On: September 23rd, 2010

    I am very pleased to announce that we launched the "Ampey!" Kickstarter page on Monday September 13, 2010! We've raised $1,140 so far. We now have 79 days left until the end of our campaign. Our goal is $6,500. $73 a day should keep us on track. We're raising funds to assist with the artist

  • September 23, 2010

    The Great Shrinking

    By Published On: September 23rd, 2010

    First there was a dungeon. Then there was a boat. We died. We survived. We got sick and never quite got better. All of us stayed behind thinking the others had been rescued. We found a way in through the skin and the hair, but haven't found another way to talk about it since. Gunshots

  • September 21, 2010

    The PULSE goes Pink!

    By Published On: September 21st, 2010

    So we finally kicked off our facade overhaul starting with a nice pink wash! Don't worry this is just the primer coat, check back in a few days to see the sleek new paint job on CounterPULSE and look for more upgrades in the next week when we add a sign and external lighting! Check

  • September 21, 2010

    Rebellious Women

    By Published On: September 21st, 2010

    Last week, Shaping San Francisco's kickoff to the Fall/Winter/Spring 2010-2011 Public TALKS! Series was a perfect way to begin our next round of free discussions.  We were proud to co-sponsor the evening with PM Press, whose Ramsey Kanaan pulled together a spectacular collection of speakers to speak to the topic "Imprisoned but Unbowed: The Struggles

  • September 15, 2010

    Faux Real with Fauxnique opens in one week!

    By Published On: September 15th, 2010

    Monique Jenkinson & the Climate Theater Present Faux Real with Fauxnique 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)! For those of you who missed it before, here's your chance: twelve shows! For those of you who