Ryan Crowder, Author at CounterPulse

21 May, 2010

Performing Diaspora Artist Wang Fei at SFIAF

2010-05-21T16:58:21-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: guqin, Performing Diaspora, san francisco international arts festival, Wang Fei|

We were proud to hear that CounterPULSE Performing Diaspora artist Wang Fei is presenting a finished version of her 2009 Performing Diaspora Festival piece "From Beijing to San Francisco" as a part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. Congratulations to her and she has offered followers of CounterPULSE a special discount. Her words and details of the discount can be found below: CounterPULSE's alumnus resident artist Wang Fei will be giving a guqin concert “From Before the Tang Dynasty

10 May, 2010

May 31 Call For Applications: 2nd Sundays

2010-05-10T15:22:00-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: 2nd Sundays, call for applications|

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. The Program: The upcoming proposal deadline is for the Fall season, which runs from September through December. Selected artists each present up to 10 minutes of work followed by a facilitated in-depth conversation between the artists and the audience about the work. This program is an ideal opportunity to gain useful feedback

7 May, 2010

Fiscal Sponsorship Deadline May 29

2010-05-07T13:34:30-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: aplications, fiscal sponsorship|

Greetings folks! CounterPULSE's fiscal sponsorship program has two enrollment periods a year. We are coming up on the first deadline of 2010 on May 29. To read more about the program and to download application materials visit the fiscal sponsorship page on our site.

1 May, 2010

The Happening illustrated map

2010-05-01T11:54:01-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: illustration, map, may day, The Happening|

Want a taste as to what tonight's (Saturday, May 1), May Day Happening will be like? Take a peek at the map we created of CounterPULSE for this very special night. :) Tickets are still available (online until 4pm) or at the door (cash only). More details about the event are on our May Day page!

29 Apr, 2010

May Day featured on SF Guardian blog

2010-04-29T14:04:36-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: Guardian, may day, Philip Huang|

Our May Day Festival got featured on the SF Guardian's Pixel Vision blog today. Caitlin Donohue gave a great write up explaining the event and sharing a bit behind why we invited certain performers. Read the post... She highlights it, but now you're wondering why would we ever invite this man for our Saturday night Happening? My answer is why wouldn't we?! More about May Day, the full line-up and tickets! Only 2 days and counting!

16 Apr, 2010

2nd Sundays April videos now online

2010-04-16T16:02:16-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE, Video|Tags: 2nd Sundays, CounterPULSE, Dancers' Group, Gretchen Garnett, HMD, Jenny McAllister, jypsyjays|

2nd Sundays is a monthly dance salon put on by CounterPULSE and Dancers' Group. This month three companies performed works in progress for the purpose of seeking feedback. Please feel free to offer that feedback on their youtube videos directly if you feel so inspired! JypsyJays Productions Jenny McAllister/HMD Gretchen Garnett and Dancers

14 Apr, 2010

CounterPULSE staff gets down in new video

2010-04-14T14:16:12-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: funny, may day, staff, Video|

The staff decided to shoot a video flyer for our big fundraiser coming up in May. Felt hearts, mustard, hot choreo and iphones. Need I say more? To see the line up and by tickets visit the May Day page on our site

2 Apr, 2010

Kendra Kimbrough Barnes in the SF Chronicle!

2010-04-02T15:23:31-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Kendra Kimbrough Barnes, press, SF Chronicle|

Great interview with Alexandria Rocha and Kendra Kimbrough Barnes in the San Francisco Chronicle yesterday. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/01/NSNT1CLFOG.DTL Don't miss the performance this weekend!

2 Apr, 2010

The Lovely Lily

2010-04-02T13:39:33-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: aerial, apple pie, Eric Gillet, Lily Taylor, Loren Robertson, music, Rail Wilson, Vivvyanne ForeverMORE|

Last week, I was lucky enough to attend "Beyond the Veil" at CounterPULSE. The evening, a mix of music, performance and visuals was an experience I have been needing to have. Lily Taylor took the stage and presented the audience a rare opportunity to see a music artist pair her work with performance artists inspired by music. Seated at her keyboard by her drum and looping mechanisms, her sultry, atmospheric and fluid vocals interacted with a variety of impressive visual

3 Jan, 2010

CIRF New Year’s Contact Improvisation Intensive 2010

2010-01-03T20:55:12-08:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: Events|Tags: brenton cheng, cirf, contact, Events, jennifer chien, rajendra serber|

CIRF New Year’s Contact Improvisation Intensive 2010 Research Into Scores with Brenton Cheng and Jennifer Chien Friday-Sunday, January 1-3, 2010 / Fri 7-10pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm Rejuvenate and re-inspire your dancing body in the New Year with renowned performers, Jennifer Chien and Brenton Cheng. This 3-day Intermediate Level intensive will focus on shifting physical states, deepening into sensation, and refining both solo and ensemble awareness. Explore scores as frameworks for dancing and witnessing, build structures to play in and

9 Dec, 2009

WATCH: CP on Culture Wire

2009-12-09T19:45:17-08:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, Charlotte Moraga, CounterPULSE, Gema Sandoval, Homepage Links, Performing Diaspora, Video|Tags: adia tamar whitaker, charlotte moraga, CounterPULSE, Culture Wire, Gema Sandoval, Jessica Robinson Love, san Francisco arts Commission|

We are super excited to have had the opportunity to meet the truly kind and professional folks from the San Francisco Arts Commission's Culture Wire. Watch the video below to hear from Jessica Robinson Love and 3 Performing Diaspora artists Gema Sandoval, Charlotte Moraga and Adia Tamar Whitaker talk about what Performing Diaspora meant to them.

9 Dec, 2009

CP T-shirt design contest! Deadline: Jan 4, 2010

2009-12-09T19:26:48-08:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: contest, design, tshirt|

Calling all designers! We're looking for a design for the official CounterPULSE shirt for this coming year. Since we know we've got some extremely talented supporters out there, we thought we would open it up to all of you! Have you had a design idea since seeing a show here? This is your chance to run with it: the only things that MUST be on there are the name (CounterPULSE), our logo (which can be downloaded here), and the year

About Ryan Crowder

Performing Diaspora Artist Wang Fei at SFIAF

May 31 Call For Applications: 2nd Sundays

Fiscal Sponsorship Deadline May 29

The Happening illustrated map

May Day featured on SF Guardian blog

2nd Sundays April videos now online

CounterPULSE staff gets down in new video

Kendra Kimbrough Barnes in the SF Chronicle!

The Lovely Lily

CIRF New Year’s Contact Improvisation Intensive 2010

WATCH: CP on Culture Wire

CP T-shirt design contest! Deadline: Jan 4, 2010

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