• November 14, 2009

    Bike Tour: Ecological History (north)

    By Published On: November 14th, 2009

    Sat. Nov. 14, noon, $15-50 sliding scale to benefit Shaping SF This trip through San Francisco's lost sand dunes, ponds, creeks and coastline will focus on the city from downtown north, covering the heart of the city, the waterfront and Yerba Buena cove, Telegraph Hill, Black Point, and Crissy Field in the Presidio... It's a

  • November 13, 2009

    Contra-Tiempo, Colette Eloi, Opal Palmer Adisa, and Sri Susilowati premiere their work! A new line-up of artists re-define Diaspora

    By Published On: November 13th, 2009

    It wasn't easy to say goodbye to last weekend's Performing Diaspora artists, but yesterday, CounterPULSE eagerly opened its doors to all of the incredible performers who are taking the stage for the second weekend of the Performing Diaspora Festival -- some coming to us from all the way down in L.A. We caught up with

  • November 11, 2009

    TALKS! History & Politics Alcatraz 40th anniversary of Indigenous occupation

    By Published On: November 11th, 2009

    Wed. Nov. 11, 7:30pm, Free AIM-West and friends will revisit the historic occupation of Alcatraz, show video clips, tell stories, and most importantly, connect this important historic event with the decades of organizing and political resistance since that time.

  • November 11, 2009

    Dear Callie – Prumsodun Ok for Performing Diaspora

    By Published On: November 11th, 2009

    Prumsodun Ok is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See him at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! Dear Callie, I am walking with a bag in my hand.  It is small and brown, the head of a teddy bear just barely creeping out at the top.  I’ve thought much

  • November 11, 2009

    Bihag, my choreographic take on the Hip hop Tinikling, blog #3

    By Published On: November 11th, 2009

    Dulce Capadocia is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CounterPULSE. See her at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! BIHAG  Works in Progress showing at Highways featuring Jill Parago and Dulce Capadocia,  Photo Credit:  Rudy Samonte Time. Time ticking. Time ticking loudly as numbered days pass in preparation for the anticipated

  • November 10, 2009

    Podcasting Diaspora!

    By Published On: November 10th, 2009

    Last Saturday, artists and community members used the CounterPULSE stage not for dancing, but for discussion: participants in the Performing Diaspora Symposium took the day to explore the rich, challenging themes that the Festival explores. In three separate sessions, panelists and audience members articulate some of the ideas that each Performing Diaspora artists stirs up

  • November 8, 2009

    CounterPULSE and Dancers’ Group present 2nd Sundays

    By Published On: November 8th, 2009

    Sun. Nov. 8, 2pm, Free K. Olive Mckeon helps us all get seated, Ana Flecha explores friendships between women, and Heidi Landgraf DanceAct traces two women's relationship from initial meeting to "I Do" in this month's dance salon of emerging & established choreographers. Photo by Stefanie Herzer—Heidi Landgraf DanceAct

  • November 7, 2009

    Performing Diaspora Symposium

    By Published On: November 7th, 2009

    Presented by CounterPULSE & the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Sat. Nov 7, 10am-5:30pm, Free Some of the Bay Area's most exciting minds in traditional performance tackle hot topics including criticism and aesthetics, representation and appropriation, and social justice during a day-long gathering. The event is presented by CounterPULSE and the Alliance for California Traditional

  • November 6, 2009

    CounterPULSE premieres Performing Diaspora!

    By Published On: November 6th, 2009

    Let the Festival begin! Last night, CounterPULSE opened its doors to Performing Diaspora artists and audience members -- check out some of the audience's reactions here!

  • November 6, 2009

    Giggle and Jiggle: Shaking my Booty

    By Published On: November 6th, 2009

    Sri Susilowati is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See her at weekend 2 of Performing Diaspora, November 12-15. Buy tickets now! As an Indonesian choreographer who has trained in my own country and the U.S.A, I am interested in looking at a social relation from a third world perspective, and in particular a

  • November 6, 2009

    Devendra Sharma for Performing Diaspora: Helpful Feedback from a Sympathetic Audience – An Artist’s Wish Come True!

    By Published On: November 6th, 2009

    Devendra Sharma is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See him at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! After coming back from India in late August, I have been working hard with my group on the rehearsals of “Mission Suhani.” As soon as I landed in America, I

  • November 5, 2009

    CounterPULSE presents Performing Diaspora Festival

    By Published On: November 5th, 2009

    Thurs.-Sun. Nov. 5-8, 12-15, & 19-22 all shows 8 pm $15-25 pre-sale, $18-25 at the door CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora debuts this November featuring thirteen talented California dance, music, theater, media, and interdisciplinary artists who are using traditional forms as a basis for experimentation and innovation, truly representing the modern California experience. Single evening tix Performing