• July 21, 2009

    Shaping San Francisco’s New Wiki

    By Published On: July 21st, 2009

    FoundSF.org is Shaping San Francisco's new wiki. Found San Francisco is a living archive of the city providing people with access to its lost history. Hundreds of people have contributed stories, photos, video oral histories and more. Our project shows that history is much more than Richter scales and gold rushes. Browse the archive by

  • July 21, 2009

    Special Rental Discount

    By Published On: July 21st, 2009

    CounterPULSE is offering a special 20% discount on July and August 2009 evening event & performance bookings! Please visit our online rental calendar to check availability and submit a rental request form to reserve space today! Now is also the time to book for events in the upcoming Fall 2009 Season! The CounterPULSE printed calendar

  • June 29, 2009

    The Myal Healer

    By Published On: June 29th, 2009

    I was in Jamaica a few weeks ago interviewing both academics and healers who are in some way affiliated with Myal or the practice of healing. I also spent time at the African -Caribbean library there pouring over and through literature on Myal and  its evolution. I made several discoveries, and was able to photograph

  • June 29, 2009

    It’s like the classic “Russian Doll”

    By Published On: June 29th, 2009

    I'm sure that most of you are familiar with the traditional wooden Russian Doll.  It opens up like a box to find another exact replica inside (only smaller) and then yet another, and another, etc.  The more I research, the more I find and the plethora of information slowly seeps into my initial ideas.  This

  • June 26, 2009

    Rebecca Whittington: Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical) Dance Performance

    By Published On: June 26th, 2009

    Fri. & Sat. June 26-27, 8pm Sun. June 28, 6pm, $15 Rebecca Whittington, trained by Arul Francis, performs classical Bharata Natyam. Program: alarippu, jatiswaram, varnam, padam. Compositions of the Tanjore Quartet, as choreographed by Pandanallur Subbaraya Pillai. More information: arulfrancis.com Buy Tix Now!

  • June 24, 2009

    “Ampey!”, line, circle, he(r)art

    By Published On: June 24th, 2009

    line "the concepts that shape ..." are where I'd have to begin ... better yet, "SHAPE!" is where I'd have to begin if you REALLY want to talk about what we do as folklorists, performers, teachers, students etc. This residency is an opportunity for us to build new models of discussion, exploration, and experimentation around

  • June 20, 2009

    Melissa Hudson Bell and dancers

    By Published On: June 20th, 2009

    Cake In My Face: New Dances with Betty Crocker and Misbehavior Sat.-Sun. June 20-21, 8pm $20 (Members $15, or with donation of non-perishable food item) Five misbehaving, mess making performers serve up an evening of new theatrical dances creatively re-imagining the history and mythology of Betty Crocker. Weaving contemporary dance with circus tricks, storytelling, and

  • June 18, 2009

    Undine and You Don’t Know Jack

    By Published On: June 18th, 2009

    Hand2Mouth Theatre and the Carpetbag Brigade Thurs.-Fri. June 18-19, 8pm, $18 (Members $13) Special double bill performance, produced in association with the NET (Network of Ensemble Theaters) summit. Buy Tickets Now! You Don't Know Jack Adding a Jungian twist to Jack and the Beanstalk, You don’t know Jack is the Carpetbag Brigade’s surreal, comic tragedy

  • June 18, 2009

    Undine and You Don’t Know Jack – sold-out shows?

    By Published On: June 18th, 2009

    Hi from Anson and the Carpetbag Brigade, If you want to see two fun, disturbing physical theater shows in a double bill, you should buy a ticket in advance! We have generated a huge amount of interest at the Network of Ensemble Theatres Summit, happening in SF this week, and they are snapping up our

  • June 18, 2009

    Sorry to have been out of the loop! Ana Maria and CONTRA-TIEMPO are back!

    By Published On: June 18th, 2009

    We have been in 'production mode' - and I apologize to my fellow Performing Diaspora Familia - our production went up - it was a success - and I am now ready to be on board!! We are gearing up for a tour to Cuba in July - there we will be training with two

  • June 10, 2009

    Weird Physical Theater in the Mendocino hinterlands

    By Published On: June 10th, 2009

    It’s not exactly a “dance barn” – no animals were ever kept up in the rehearsal space, there aren’t any bales of hay – but when I tried to think of a name for this place, that’s what first came to mind.  We are in the Mendocino back-country, full of nervous ganja farmers, far enough

  • June 6, 2009

    Sonya Smith & dance ceres with special guest, Sadie Weinberg present in/divisible

    By Published On: June 6th, 2009

    Thurs.-Sat., June 4-6, 8pm, $15 (Members $10) Emerging choreographers Brittany Brown Ceres and Sonya Smith present world-premiere dances in a flight of sensual entwinement through societal lore, fortifying a journey from despair to empowerment. Navigating metaphors of intra- and interpersonal entanglement, hidden limitations, and visceral emotion, Smith & Ceres shape an evening of fluid, curious