• October 8, 2009

    Youth Speaks and the Living Word Project presents The 8th Annual The Living Word Festival

    By Published On: October 8th, 2009

    Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 8 & 9, 8pm, $25/5 for youth under 21 A Special Double Bill featuring Universes, and a work-in-progress Mirrors in Every Corner. Fresh off a powerful inspirational opening for Actors Theater of Louisville’s 33rd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, The Living Word Festival is proud to present Universes, featuring

  • October 7, 2009

    CounterPULSE presents Words First

    By Published On: October 7th, 2009

    Wed. Oct. 7, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5) Words First is the premiere solo performance event in San Francisco. Each month we invite the finest solo artist, comics, and storytellers to the CounterPULSE stage. Solo performance is a unique brand of theater; One person, one stage. It's one part storytelling, one part comedy, one part drama,

  • October 6, 2009

    Now Hiring: House Manager

    By Published On: October 6th, 2009

    CounterPULSE is hiring new House Managers Read about the opportunity on the Job Opportunities page

  • October 5, 2009

    Kathak Made a Man Out of Me…..And a Bird!

    By Published On: October 5th, 2009

    Kathak made a man out of me....And a Bird! by Charlotte Moraga Gender-bending, gender-blending--This is ardhinariswara. It’s nothing new for a Kathak dancer. We have to explore the depths of extreme masculinity and extreme femininity as we portray different characters and characterization in stories. This kind of role playing requires an artist to get in

  • September 29, 2009

    You have tried

    By Published On: September 29th, 2009

    now and then adia wrote: not heads, just faces april 13, 2009 In sidewalk cracks and florescent puddles, busted spindles stack grief and silence. Violent at the core a snake rises unraveling in a double helix born of war. A blank stare slips and falls into the wrong hands. Crimson bends black across corners in Brooklyn. The

  • September 28, 2009

    Rembetiko

    By Published On: September 28th, 2009

    Rembetiko is not just a stylle of music, it is also a way of life an attitude that constanly questions authority in crative ways. The solo dance of the rembetes although based on traditional moves and technique is always breaking rulles and evolving as a living art. The Rembetika lyrics touch subject matter that is

  • September 26, 2009

    Work-in-progress showing

    By Published On: September 26th, 2009

    The process of creating parts of the piece and showing them has been stimulating. At the showing in San Francisco, there were comments on things that surprised me. At one point I finish drinking a glass of wine and someone remarked on the how my exhalation into the glass fogged it up and thought that

  • September 23, 2009

    TALKS! From India to the Bay Area

    By Published On: September 23rd, 2009

    Wed. Sept. 23, 7:30pm, Free Devendra Sharma & Jaysi Chander (physician & kathak dancer/tabla player/poet & activist) share short performances & discuss important issues surrounding the Bay Area Indian community. Topics include: immigration politics, women in forced marriage, Indian Invitro industry, political economy of Silicon Valley and Indian outsourcing industries. Photo of Devendra Sharma by

  • September 22, 2009

    2nd Sundays Application Deadline Sept. 30

    By Published On: September 22nd, 2009

    2nd Sundays Spring 2010 Call for Applications Application Deadline: September 30, 2009 Dancers' Group and CounterPULSE have teamed up to present 2nd Sundays, a series of free salons where artists share work and dialogue with audience members and fellow artists. We see this as an exciting opportunity to advance discussion of the craft and hope

  • September 22, 2009

    Artist in Residence App. Deadline Oct. 1

    By Published On: September 22nd, 2009

    Artist in Residence Summer 2010 Residency Application Deadline: October 1 at 5pm PST Residency Period: April 1, 2010- July 31, 2010 Performances: August 5-7, 2010 Late or incomplete Applications will not be accepted The CounterPULSE Artist in Residence Program consists of a four-month residency during which two local bay area artists or companies develop and

  • September 22, 2009

    Rembetiko from Asia Minor to Greece

    By Published On: September 22nd, 2009

    After Kemal Attaturk beat Eleftherios Venizelos Greek troups in Turkey there was an exchange of population of the two countries. All the Christians had to move to Greece all Muslims had to move in Turkey. The refugees that went back to Greece had to start all over because although they were prosperous they had to

  • September 20, 2009

    Performing Diaspora Southern California Work in Progress Showings

    By Published On: September 20th, 2009

    Performing Diaspora LA Work in Progress Showing At Highways in LA, www.highwaysperformance.org Sun. Sept. 20, 3-6pm An afternoon of performances from Performing Diaspora resident artists Gema Sandoval, Dulce Capadocia, Ana Maria Alvarez, Prumsodun Ok, and Sri Susilowati. This Work-in-Progress performance allows audiences to engage in the creative process through feedback, and to follow the development