Spots still available for Bootcamp for Artists
A great opportunity for artists to develop skills in self promotion. Find out more Register at Brown Paper Tickets
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Oct, 2009
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Oct, 2009
Performing Diaspora Brochure now online
19 events of inspiring performance and discussion The Performing Diaspora brochure is now online and viewable on the CounterPULSE website
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Oct, 2009
Dance Discourse Project 7
Presented by CounterPULSE, World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group Thurs. Oct. 15, 7:30pm, Free Join us for a lively discussion tackling some of the questions and ideas posed by Performing Diaspora. Questions include: What is tradition? What is innovation? What is preservation? How does one’s identity give access to or create limitations to use of traditional forms? What is authenticity, and how important is it? Who has the right to determine what is authentic? How
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Nov, 2009
TALKS! History & Politics Alcatraz 40th anniversary of Indigenous occupation
Wed. Nov. 11, 7:30pm, Free AIM-West and friends will revisit the historic occupation of Alcatraz, show video clips, tell stories, and most importantly, connect this important historic event with the decades of organizing and political resistance since that time.
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Dec, 2009
CP T-shirt design contest! Deadline: Jan 4, 2010
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
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Dec, 2009
WATCH: CP on Culture Wire
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.
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Jan, 2010
CIRF New Year’s Contact Improvisation Intensive 2010
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
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Apr, 2010
The Lovely Lily
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
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Apr, 2010
Kendra Kimbrough Barnes in the 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!
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Apr, 2010
CounterPULSE staff gets down in new 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
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Apr, 2010
2nd Sundays April videos now online
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
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Apr, 2010
May Day featured on SF Guardian blog
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!