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3 Apr, 2008

Intercontinental Collaborations 3—The Symmetry Project

2008-04-03T08:00:03-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links, Images, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

Jess Curtis/Gravity with Maria Scaroni and Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company Thurs.–Sun. Mar. 27-30, Apr. 3-6, 8pm $18 Thurs. & Sun, $20 Fri. & Sat. Two naked bodies interact through a highly structured improvisational score. Manipulating our perception, they reveal the body’s awkwardness, its potential failure and finiteness, creating space for the unknown, the wondrous, the infinite. Plus the premiere of a new work for Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company from Cork, Ireland. More Info: www.jesscurtisgravity.org PREVIEWS conversation with Jess

6 Apr, 2008

Dreamboat Where Are You?

2008-04-06T06:25:20-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Images|

Dreamboat, Where Are You? is a punk pop duo that combines short and sweet songs with choreographed vaudevillian antics to make their own brand of musical entertainment. Co-captained by Carrie Baum (guitar) and Jessica Fudim (drums), Dreamboat, Where Are You? has been described as "The Buzzcocks meet The Muppets", "Magnetic Fields with kicks and twirls" and "the most entertaining thing I’ve seen in years." Listen to their song "Animal" (Whoops, an mp3 doesn't exist, so in the meantime,

16 Apr, 2008

California Touring Project

2008-04-16T03:48:23-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|Tags: , |

Cid Pearlman, Liam Clancy, casebolt and smith California Touring Project Fri.–Sat. April 25-26, 8pm $12-20 Cid Pearlman (Santa Cruz), Liam Clancy (San Diego), Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith (Los Angeles) present a collection of dances that navigate the slippery nature of meaning and gleefully fracture expectations of gender, friendship, and collaboration. “It’s a rare joy when dance offers such freshness and depth…” – San Diego Union Tribune. More Info: www.myspace.com/cidpearlman, www.myspace.com/caseboltandsmith, www.liamclancy.net Buy Tickets!

24 Apr, 2008

Welcome to the Conversation!

2008-04-24T06:45:32-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|

Dear Friends, Welcome to our new weblog -- an online catalyst for art and action, and archive! If you know CounterPULSE, and chances are you do because you've found our blog, you are well aware that we're a unique space. This blog is no different. Whether it's in our theater, or on your computer screen, we aim to provide a vehicle for exploration, debate, expression, and conversation. The idea for this blog was born at as board members met over

27 Apr, 2008

May Day: CounterPULSE’s 3rd Anniversary

2008-04-27T20:00:47-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links, Images|

Sun, April 27, 8pmMany of the Bay Area’s most exciting performing artists gather to celebrate CounterPULSE’s third birthday. Featuring Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Scott Wells & Dancers, AXIS Dance Company, Robert Moses' Kin, Shinichi Iova-Koga, Joe Goode Performance Group, Jess Curtis/Gravity, and Joanna Haigood/ Zaccho Dance Theatre; plus food, beverages, and a silent auction to benefit CounterPULSE. Joe Goode Performance Group AXIS Dance Company More images? See the gallery. PREVIEWS May Day: CounterPULSE's Third Anniversary Flavorpill, Tanya Feldman, April 27th, 2008 Excerpt:

8 May, 2008

Dance Discourse Project #3: Dancers Debate the Body Politic

2008-05-08T00:22:27-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Free Events (donations welcomed)|Tags: , |

Hello folks, In a few hours, we'll host our third Dance Discourse Project at Project Artaud Theater in partnership with ODC Theater.  To get the conversation started, I'm posting comments from Rob Bailis, director of ODC Theater, who will not be with us this evening. Please feel free to use this post as a jumping-off-point for a broader discussion about dance and politics. I hope to get my comments up here as well, but for now, I'm off to the

15 May, 2008

Liz Lerman’s Critical Response

2008-05-15T00:01:39-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|

Liz Lerman is a choreographer who after years of discussing dance with fellow artists, began to devise a method to effectively provide feedback about artistic work. It's something that CounterPULSE's Executive Director Jessica Robinson is well-versed. I've decided to include it here. The following comes from http://www.communityarts.net. You can also visit Liz's website Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, to learn more about the process and to purchase her The Critical Response Process. Toward a Process for Critical Response See Original Source

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