Artists in Residence

21 Mar, 2014

Before and After War: Post-show panel discussion

2016-03-12T02:00:36-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE, Krista Denio|

On Friday, March 21st,  our Winter 2014 Artists in Residence will be joined by four experts who will discuss the larger themes both works have in common. About the panelists: Susan Maxwell, Mental Health Expert - Susan Maxwell works as a Clinical Psychologist employed in the Posttraumatic Stress Disorders Clinic at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the PTSD clinic. She provides individual and group psychotherapy for veterans coping with post traumatic stress

9 Mar, 2014

At the end of Silenced:

2016-03-12T01:38:38-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE|

It has been an intensive residency for the past five months at CounterPULSE, beginning from November of last year up until now. From the first stages of research to the exploration of movement and recently the presentation of three works-in-progress performances, now Silenced has reached its final stage. These five months of discovery and inspiration will stay with me for the rest of my life. The challenges of this piece involves so many elements interwoven together to tell this compelling

23 Feb, 2014

Silenced Has Taken Shape

2016-03-12T01:38:52-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE|

My first work-in-progress felt a bit rushed because there were so many new ideas I was experimenting with. After a while things came together and I was able to see how I could I make the piece into what I wanted – a compelling story bringing together many elements, thematically, choreographically, musically, and visually. I have tried to use Classical Cambodian Dance vocabulary in a new context creating a style that is more expressive with movements I hope reflect a

20 Jan, 2014

This is a gun.

2016-03-12T02:01:31-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Krista Denio|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

From the Rehearsal Room...  the CONTACT project process is deepening, and we find ourselves moved...to tears, to anger, to hysterical laughter....to formation, to renovation, to solidarity, to push-ups....pushing up against the fight, the flight, the meeting, the holding of...one another.  the pressing into flesh and bone...contact...the memories, the histories, the shared pain and sorrow of fathers and grandfathers and nephews and nieces who would not speak to us of their experiences, who beat her instead...who held in their own, giant,

30 Dec, 2013

Writings from the CONTACT project ensemble

2016-03-12T02:01:42-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Krista Denio|Tags: , , , , , , |

We're in rehearsal and things are getting interesting... We ask ourselves many questions, to get to the essence of what is meaningful to us, what gives our lives meaning, what we would fight for, what home means to us...who we are... We answer to our own surprise, sometimes; we answer in predictable ways other times; we share out loud sometimes; we keep it to ourselves others; we build trust; we share some....we share some more....we build From the ensemble... What

18 Dec, 2013

The First Stage of My Creative Process for Silenced

2016-03-12T01:39:06-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Charya Burt, CounterPULSE|Tags: , , |

I am currently working my latest dance piece called Silenced. It is a piece honoring the life of Cambodian pop icon Ros Serey Sothea mixing some of her songs from 1960’s Cambodian pop music with original compositions for guitar composed by my long time composer, Alexis Alrich. The piece is also integrated with video imagery, designed by Olivia Ting, as a backdrop throughout the piece. In the first part of the piece I will use Classical Cambodian dance vocabulary as

2 Nov, 2013

Open Workshops for the CONTACT project- FREE- Nov 9 & 10

2016-03-12T02:00:49-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Krista Denio|Tags: , , , , |

The CONTACT project directed by Krista DeNio www.kristadenio.com IN RESIDENCE @ CounterPULSE www.counterpulse.org OPEN CALL: COME TAKE A WORKSHOP (FREE), and learn more about the CONTACT project! CALLING:  Veterans (of war and military service), Non-veterans, Artists (Actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists, designers) and Non-artists WHAT: Workshop(s) Two workshops investigating the project content (bridging the divide between veterans and non-veteran civilians) through physical theater, movement, vocal work, writing, and dialogue.  The intention is for participants to discover whether you are interested

22 Oct, 2013

Open Call Workshop/Audition for the CONTACT project

2016-03-12T02:01:05-08:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, Classes and Workshops, CounterPULSE, Free Events (donations welcomed), Krista Denio|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The CONTACT project, directed by Krista DeNio is currently looking for artists and non-artists for upcoming performances. Open Call:  Come take a FREE workshop and learn more about the CONTACT project! Calling:  Civilians, Veterans (of war and military service), Artists (actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists, designers) and non-artists. What:  Workshop(s) - Two workshops investigating the project content (bridging the divide between civilians and veterans) through physical theater, movement, vocal work, writing, and dialogue.  The intention is for participants to discover whether you

21 Mar, 2013

Yesterday and yesterday and yesterday

2016-03-18T22:47:52-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Miriam Wolodarski|Tags: |

Tomorrow was today. This morning I found some of last week's thoughts. And though we open TONIGHT! and time is a jetplane, I'm still crawling around on hands and feet. So here they are, last weeks thoughts, still fresh:   "A major chance operation crept into the show. Stormed in, I should say, with muddy, bloody, war-like little booties. Why? — It certainly wasn’t part of the original plan. Is this a moralistic metaphor about the sick absurdity of a death

17 Mar, 2013

What’s it about?

2016-03-18T22:48:07-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Miriam Wolodarski|Tags: |

It’s about capitalist self-censorship, and whether or not I can feel it in my kidneys. It's about having nothing to say and saying it, as if John Cage needed our poetry, too. About our eternal need for snacks to feed the phantom limbs. About rhetorical silence, felt silence. dead silence. Freedom protection. —That won't sell— Diffidence v. deference. If deference wins, deference v. différance. The show is about the fact that though I know I’ve looked it up on more

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