We are on the hunt for a fabulous group of interns for Summer 2010 at CounterPULSE. Our internships are a great way to get plugged into the bay area arts scene, meet new folks, and challenge yourself to work in a bustling non-profit arts space. Read more about the internships available and how to apply. […]
Sun. Sept. 13, 2pm, Free September’s salon of emerging & established choreographers features an investigation of process from Here Now Dance Collective/Michelle Fletcher, Intrepid-Shelley Davis and Dancers probing extremely personal questions of religion and prayer, and Minna Harri’s exploration of what emerges out of a moment of impromptu creation. Photo by Quinn Wharton—Here Now Dance […]
Fri. & Sat. Sept. 11 & 12, 8pm, $15-20 sliding scale Experimental arts troupe la Pocha Nostra continues to surprise audiences around the world with shocking interactive ritual performances that question power relations and the criminalization of the brown body. In this latest project, la Pocha create a full environment performance setting that is both […]
A benefit for CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Thurs. Sept. 10, 5-9pm, $10-15 sliding scale at El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF, CA, www.elriosf.com Come party with CounterPULSE at El Rio for an evening of happy hour specials with an awesome line up of entertainment for your viewing pleasure. Vivvyanne Forevermore hosts an evening with a DJ […]
Wed. Sept. 9, 7:30pm, Free The rise of microbrewers in American is preceded by a rich social and revolutionary history of beer and brewing, spanning from the Mayans to the Mayflower, from the Founding Fathers through Manifest Destiny, and from Prohibition to the corporatization of beer. Artists John Jota Leaños and Sean Levon Nash will […]
Sun. Sept. 6, Noon, $15-50 sliding scale to benefit Shaping SF From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S., the ebb and flow of class war is traced. SF’s radical working class organizations are shaped in part by racist complicity in genocide and slavery, but from the […]
Wed. Sept. 2, 7:30pm, $7-10 (Members $3-5) This month’s performance review includes Kenny Yun in “Lettucetown Lies.” He’s Gay. He’s Asian. He’s coming of age in Lettucetown. If that’s not bad enough, he’s got a crush on a hick. Adolescence! It’s fun, it’s lies. In Lettucetown; David Allen Moss; Bruce Pachtman in “Solo Show #2.” […]
Hi friends, This is Jez here, Board Prez of CounterPULSE. Last week Lily wrote a blog post about our exciting new riser rebuild. If you’re interested in helping out, contact Julie at 415.626.2060 or via email (julie [@] counterpulse.org) to find out more! I just got back into town and decided to stop by and […]
Janine Brito, in “Poetry for the Pathetic & Repugnant,” is having trouble surviving her day, let alone her breakup. Alex Koll lets you into the world of a balloon animal-maker in “I’m That Guy.” Zahra Noorbakhsh (photo, right) is an Islamic preteen, struggling to save her mother from the fiery pits of hell in “Hijab or Hammer-Pants?”
Sat. July 25, 7:30 pm, $10-15 (Members $5-10)San Francisco’s long-running pansexual performance series is back for its traditional pre-Dore-Alley-Fair edition, featuring longtime faves Thomas Roche and horehound stillpoint, emcees Carol Queen and Simon Sheppard, and much more! Join your fellow pervs for some explicit, twisted fun! Photo of George Davis by Simon Sheppard.