• August 7, 2008

    Bibliography Entry

    By Published On: August 7th, 2008

    I'm working on 3 nights of shows coming up in a month at CounterPULSE and I'm trying to take in a lot of information that can help me focus on my work and give me inspiration. Last night I watched a stand-up comedy DVD with my friend called “Axis of Evil.” Three of the comedians

  • June 23, 2008

    ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle

    By Published On: June 23rd, 2008

    Join us Friday, June 27, 2008 for... ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle of Original Nude Art Hosted by Peaches Christ and Nudist Volunteers. On Friday June 27, CounterPULSE and Marrvelous Films presents ARTIST+NUDE= an art sale, auction and raffle of original nude art and photography made exclusively for the funding of "Faerie," a documentary that chronicles

  • June 21, 2008

    Kirk Read’s Comments on Dynasty Handbag & Taylor Mac

    By Published On: June 21st, 2008

    Kirk Read ("How I Learned to Snap"), pictured left, wrote these comments after seeing Alone Together At Last: Dynasty Handbag & Taylor Mac, two shows in repertory at CounterPULSE through Sunday... This was one of those rare nights in the theater where you feel grateful to be alive, to be sharing oxygen and living in

  • June 20, 2008

    $12 Tickets to The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac This Weekend

    By Published On: June 20th, 2008

    A limited number of $12 tickets are available for advance ticket buyers at www.discotix.com.  Just use the code queen to receive $8 off the general admission ticket price to Taylor's show.  "The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac plays at 8p tonight (Friday); 10p Saturday; and 8p on Sunday. If you're not familiar with Taylor, check out

  • June 2, 2008

    The Mapping Project: June 6-8

    By Published On: June 2nd, 2008

    The Mapping Project Navarrete x Kajiyama & Element Dance Theater SF International Arts Festival, Fri-Sun June 6-8, 8pm, $20 (tickets here) As a part of "The Mapping Project" performance, coming to CounterPulse June 6-8, I'm creating some digital prints that illustrate stories that come from some of the dancers. We've interviewed the dancers about the

  • May 25, 2008

    thirty seven isolated events

    By Published On: May 25th, 2008

    paige starling sorvillo/blindsight • SF International Arts Festival Thu-Sat. May 22-24 & 29-31, 8pm $20 (Members $15, Thursdays: pay-what-you-can) Integrating contemporary butoh dance with stunning live video and an original sound score, blingsight creates a sense-saturated exploration of intimacy and violence. At 37˚celcius we have unprecedented potential to connect, to risk, to make contact inside

  • May 21, 2008

    Winter Artist in Residence Showing: Violeta Luna

    By Published On: May 21st, 2008

    Winter Artist in Residence Showing: Violeta Luna Burried in  the Body of Remembrance/ Enterrada en el Cuerpo del Recuerdo Wed. May 21 8pm Free for CP Members only Part one of a "border trilogy" on immigrant issues, by the interdisciplinary collective of immigrant artists "Secos & Mojados" the piece aims to develop a language for

  • May 15, 2008

    Liz Lerman’s Critical Response

    By Published On: May 15th, 2008

    Liz Lerman is a choreographer who after years of discussing dance with fellow artists, began to devise a method to effectively provide feedback about artistic work. It's something that CounterPULSE's Executive Director Jessica Robinson is well-versed. I've decided to include it here. The following comes from http://www.communityarts.net. You can also visit Liz's website Liz Lerman

  • May 14, 2008

    Erick Lyle Book Release – On the Lower Frequencies: A Secret History of The City

    By Published On: May 14th, 2008

    Wed. May 14, Dinner at 6pm, Music at 9pm Free Erick Lyle looks back at the past ten years of activism and guerilla art in San Francisco. Come join Lyle and collaborators in a night of free food, art, readings, and music, featuring Zara Thustra, Sy Loady, Shotwell, Black Rainbow, and many more!

  • May 11, 2008

    2nd Sundays – A Monthly Salon with Dancers’ Group and CounterPULSE

    By Published On: May 11th, 2008

    Sun. May 11, 2pm Free This monthly salon offers emerging and established choreographers the opportunity to show their work and receive feedback from the artists, audience, and presenters. Featuring Cynthia Adams/Fellow Travelers, Jesse Hewit, and Sheena Johnson. No Reservations Necessary.

  • May 9, 2008

    Mindball Presents: Research & Development and the R & D Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80

    By Published On: May 9th, 2008

    Fri. May 9, 8pm (Doors at 7:30) $10 (Members $5) This is the second in Mindball’s new concert series “Music for Interested People”. The horn-heavy avant-funk of Research & Development and the spacey, mind-bendingly catchy songs of the R & B Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80 will be accompanied by arresting live video processing and

  • May 8, 2008

    Dance Discourse Project #3: Dancers Debate the Body Politic

    By Published On: May 8th, 2008

    Hello folks, In a few hours, we'll host our third Dance Discourse Project at Project Artaud Theater in partnership with ODC Theater.  To get the conversation started, I'm posting comments from Rob Bailis, director of ODC Theater, who will not be with us this evening. Please feel free to use this post as a jumping-off-point