Touching on that Raya Light!
Here's an interview with a former Summer Special artist, Raya Light. We can't get enough of her!
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Aug, 2011
“Reflections” – Art, Visibility, and “This Movement”
I am a dancer, choreographer, and the artistic director of Lenora Lee Dance. For the last few years I’ve been developing large scale interdisciplinary works that are deeply rooted in the stories of the Asian American experience, performed and supported by the artistic and cultural communities I’ve had the honor to be a part of here in San Francisco. What is manifesting is greater in depth, artistry, commitment, and beauty than anything I could have ever envisioned. Growing up I
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Aug, 2011
sorry i havent been blogging…
but we've been having a lot of rehearsals. peek! i hope you can make it to the show. its been really exciting seeing everything come together, the beautiful touches of lights and costumes, and the added layer of the video is really exciting for me. but now i should take care of myself, and go to bed. love, matisse
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Aug, 2011
Getting started on MASTERWORK
From Keith Johnstone's Impro: "A sacrifice has to be endowed with a higher status or the magic doesn't work" "It's easy to play the role of artist, but actually to create something means going against one's education." Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo 10 Rules for #1-s 1. You must clearly display the trappings postures and gestures of dominance. 2. In moments of active rivalry you must threaten your subordinates agressively. 3. In moments of physical challenge you must be able
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Aug, 2011
Reception
Reception is a piece for four men, choreographed by Tessa Wills. It melts together diverse choreographic interests, such as the patterns of birds flocking, stylistic references to the Baroque, and modern dance into a bubble that holds these men in unusual intimacy. The piece strives to strip and reveal the inherent humanity of the performers through revelation of their bodily functions, and a charged gaze. This is part of a body of work I am producing investigating "punctum," the piercing
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Aug, 2011
thats depressing…
Why did I decide to do a play about depression? It’s a question I’m being asked a lot, mostly by myself, as we try to “sell” A Mix Tape For Ophelia. Depression is not an easy sell, and doesn’t sound nearly as exciting as becoming a drag queen or exploring interconnectedness. But maybe the hard sell is part of the reason I’ve been so excited to do this show- it’s a topic we’re not really talking about. I mean, I’m
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Aug, 2011
Summer Snapshot: Raya Light
Hola, Tessa Maurice, here. Your CounterPULSE Outreach Intern. Watch this vid interview of the crazy/beautiful Curtis/Raya and Todd. If after watching this vid you feel the desire to see Miss Raya Light in the flesh- come to CounterPULSE AUG 5th, 6th, and/or 7th at 8 PM.
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Aug, 2011
dance/theater? dance and theater? theater with dance?
We've been working on A Mix Tape For Ophelia for about a year now, and from the beginning i knew it would be a combination of dance and theater. but no only has it been an interesting struggle to figure out what that means, where on the spectrum of performance arts we fall, it has been a process to work together, people with theater backgrounds, MFA dancers, performance makers... and as the lead artist, it has been imporant for me
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Jul, 2011
Permutae and Reception at Counterpulse…we are ripening!
http://dev-counterpulse.pantheon.io/permutae-reception/ Hello CounterPULSE! This is my first blog post! Ever! We are getting ready for our shows, Permutae and Reception. So I'm excited, and I want to share with you a bit about the feeling of the show ripening! It's going up in two weeks, now. Last night i went to see "work more - we wanna tour" and loved it. Like that show, our show has been in
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Jul, 2011
Permutae
August 12th and 13th at 8pm. Permutae is a collaboration between artists Finley Coyl and Mary Franck with dancers Kyra Rice, Chrysalis Hyon, and Qilo Matzen that maps the expanding technological-biological horizon through representation and recreation of queer bodies, questioning the boundaries of that growth towards greater agency and the manifestation of desire. We began this piece with a fascination with technology's impact on our bodies. Cyborg fantasies, a third arm, tentacles, a hard drive in the head - we're