Sarah Jessee, Author at CounterPulse

13 Nov, 2009

Contra-Tiempo, Colette Eloi, Opal Palmer Adisa, and Sri Susilowati premiere their work! A new line-up of artists re-define Diaspora

2009-11-13T20:28:18-08:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

It wasn't easy to say goodbye to last weekend's Performing Diaspora artists, but yesterday, CounterPULSE eagerly opened its doors to all of the incredible performers who are taking the stage for the second weekend of the Performing Diaspora Festival -- some coming to us from all the way down in L.A. We caught up with a couple of audience members last night to get their take on opening night's performance.

10 Nov, 2009

Podcasting Diaspora!

2009-11-10T20:24:29-08:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Podcast|Tags: activism, art, arts, avant-garde, community, counter pulse, CounterPULSE, Dance, debate, discussion, education, emerging artists, emerging arts, grassroots, mission, panel, panelist, Performance, performing, Performing Diaspora, san francisco, sf, soma, symposium, Talks, theater|

Last Saturday, artists and community members used the CounterPULSE stage not for dancing, but for discussion: participants in the Performing Diaspora Symposium took the day to explore the rich, challenging themes that the Festival explores. In three separate sessions, panelists and audience members articulate some of the ideas that each Performing Diaspora artists stirs up onstage. Give a listen here! Appropriation: Dilemma in Dance Panelists: Deborah Vaughan, Anne Bluethenthal, & Denise Pate Facilitated by Laura Elaine Ellis The subject of

6 Nov, 2009

CounterPULSE premieres Performing Diaspora!

2009-11-06T20:40:17-08:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: activism, art, arts, avant-garde, community, counter pulse, CounterPULSE, Dance, education, emerging artists, emerging arts, grassroots, mission, Performance, performing, Performing Diaspora, san francisco, sf, soma, theater|

Let the Festival begin! Last night, CounterPULSE opened its doors to Performing Diaspora artists and audience members -- check out some of the audience's reactions here!

30 Oct, 2009

The Audience speaks up at the Performing Diaspora Works-in Progress showing!

2009-10-30T17:48:40-07:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

This past Saturday, audience members mixed, mingled, and shared their feedback with Performing Diaspora artists as they begin their countdown to the Festival opening next weekend. We took the time to gather some audience reactions to the artists work on our newly-acquired FlipCam! Check 'em out! *** And just a few additional words from the audience perspective: "Opal's words are powerful, through her stories, words, and sharing of words, she provided and created a space for healing." Adia: "Wow! What

23 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: How do we keep our dances from becoming museum pieces? Defining Tradition, Innovation, and Preservation in the Artistic Process

2009-10-23T17:47:02-07:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: activism, art, arts, authenticity, avant-garde, community, conversation, counter pulse, CounterPULSE, Dance, education, emerging artists, emerging arts, grassroots, innovation, mission, Performance, performing, Performing Diaspora, preservation, san francisco, sf, soma, theater, tradition|

On October 15, 2009 a group of Bay Area artists, arts administrators and audience members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora. Co-presented by World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group the event was a part of the Fall 2009 season of Performing Diaspora. Learn more about Performing Diaspora at www.counterpulse.org/performing-diaspora/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues concerning traditional

22 Oct, 2009

Performing Diaspora on the Airwaves!

2009-10-22T17:30:44-07:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, Charlotte Moraga, CounterPULSE, Danica Sena Gakovich, Homepage Links, Performing Diaspora, Podcast|Tags: activism, adia tamar whitaker, adia whitaker, african american women, Afro-Haitian, ampey, art, arts, avant-garde, charlotte moraga, children's games, chitresh das, community, counter pulse, CounterPULSE, Dance, Danica Sena Gakovich, education, emerging artists, emerging arts, flamenco, folkloric, gender issues, ghana, grassroots, India, Kathak, mission, oakland, Performance, performing, Performing Diaspora, san francisco, serbia, Serbian dance, sf, soma, spain, theater|

With Performing Diaspora fast-approaching, some of the artists took a break from the stage and headed over to KPFA's radio studios in Berkeley for a musical sneak-preview of their work on Stephen Kent's show, "Music of the World." In between tracks, our Executive Director Jessica Robinson Love joined them in the conversation about their performances November 5-8. If you missed the program live, give it a listen here!

About Sarah Jessee

Contra-Tiempo, Colette Eloi, Opal Palmer Adisa, and Sri Susilowati premiere their work! A new line-up of artists re-define Diaspora

Podcasting Diaspora!

CounterPULSE premieres Performing Diaspora!

The Audience speaks up at the Performing Diaspora Works-in Progress showing!

Dance Discourse 7: How do we keep our dances from becoming museum pieces? Defining Tradition, Innovation, and Preservation in the Artistic Process

Performing Diaspora on the Airwaves!

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