• May 4, 2010

    Dance Extravaganza – Audience Reactions

    By Published On: May 4th, 2010

    May Day certainly ended with a bang on Sunday night: a spectacular - and completely sold out - revue of some of the Bay Area's favorite dance superstars.  From high fashion to vicious food fights, the audience was kept entertained and impressed throughout the evening.  Thank you to everyone who came out to May Day

  • May 1, 2010

    The Happening – Audience Reactions

    By Published On: May 1st, 2010

    Tonight's Happening - the most interactive and least predictable evening of May Day - featured a wide variety of ultracreative installations and performances, evoking a wide variety of audience reactions.  Check out some of the videos to get a feel for the evening ;) 

  • May 1, 2010

    The Happening illustrated map

    By Published On: May 1st, 2010

    Want a taste as to what tonight's (Saturday, May 1), May Day Happening will be like? Take a peek at the map we created of CounterPULSE for this very special night. :) Tickets are still available (online until 4pm) or at the door (cash only). More details about the event are on our May Day

  • April 30, 2010

    Agitprop Cabaret – Audience Reactions

    By Published On: April 30th, 2010

    After an epic evening running the gamut from graphic EcoSexual demonstrations to operatic fishmongering to new political parties to Huffington Post live blogging (literally) to Argentine Tango and protests within protests, tonight's audience had plenty to react to!  We captured some of this live, in the moment feedback to share with you.  Even if you

  • April 29, 2010

    May Day featured on SF Guardian blog

    By Published On: April 29th, 2010

    Our May Day Festival got featured on the SF Guardian's Pixel Vision blog today. Caitlin Donohue gave a great write up explaining the event and sharing a bit behind why we invited certain performers. Read the post... She highlights it, but now you're wondering why would we ever invite this man for our Saturday night

  • April 16, 2010

    2nd Sundays April videos now online

    By Published On: April 16th, 2010

    2nd Sundays is a monthly dance salon put on by CounterPULSE and Dancers' Group. This month three companies performed works in progress for the purpose of seeking feedback. Please feel free to offer that feedback on their youtube videos directly if you feel so inspired! JypsyJays Productions Jenny McAllister/HMD Gretchen Garnett and Dancers

  • April 16, 2010

    The Pulse in Paris: Le Fin

    By Published On: April 16th, 2010

    Well another year and another tour.  We closed the show in Paris last night and as always it was pretty amazing.  There is nothing quite like stumbling out of a theater near midnight, delirious from a combination of adrenaline, wine and exhaustion and being cast in the sparkling lights of the Eiffel Tower.  It is

  • April 14, 2010

    CounterPULSE staff gets down in new video

    By Published On: April 14th, 2010

    The staff decided to shoot a video flyer for our big fundraiser coming up in May. Felt hearts, mustard, hot choreo and iphones. Need I say more? To see the line up and by tickets visit the May Day page on our site

  • April 13, 2010

    of a faun…. the beginning inspiration for the visual design of “Hot Wings”

    By Published On: April 13th, 2010

    the beginning... my favorite part everything seems possible and the threads of connection are just barely starting to show themselves. At the beginning, I spend a lot of time drawing, painting, imagining, and (i wish less often) buying/collecting objects. the visual component of the work is hugely crucial for me. here are some preliminary paintings

  • April 11, 2010

    The Pulse in Paris: Nefarious Nancy

    By Published On: April 11th, 2010

    Do you all remember that Baz Luhrman spoken word tone poem from the late 90's "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen?"  It starts "Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97, Wear sunscreenIf I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it."  Well my version, if I wrote it this week

  • April 6, 2010

    omfg and other hysterical things

    By Published On: April 6th, 2010

    Before getting into much let me say I am beyond humbled and thrilled and terrified and ecstatic about this residency. First, the staff at Counterpulse are amazing. This feeling of being supported is both delightful and totally foreign, but it's a feeling i could get used to. so first, and for real THANK YOU to

  • April 6, 2010

    April 6th, twothousandandten…

    By Published On: April 6th, 2010

    Writing that title makes me remember my self-scripting teacher in undergrad, Rosemary Quinn, and how she would so clearly and ritualistically STATE the date at the opening and closing of each of our sessions. It has stuck with me. And its funny, I use it for all sorts of things. When I'm having a sad