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8 Sep, 2010

Performing Nautanki in Paris, reconnecting to roots in India, and enhancing Mission Suhani

2010-09-08T23:40:16-07:00By Devendra|Categories: CounterPULSE, Devendra Sharma, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Devendra Sharma, Indian folk performance, Nautanki, Performance for Communication, Pundit Ram Dayal Sharma|

I spent the last three months in Europe and India, traveling and performing Nautanki to diverse audiences. I also worked with my father on Nautanki Mission Suhani to expand the script and add new scenes for our performance at CounterPULSE this October. I first traveled to Paris, where I stayed at the Théâtre du Soleil (http://www.theatre-du-soleil.fr), a theater founded by the famous French director Ariane Mnouchkine. I watched their latest production, Les Naufragés du Fol Espoirs, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

8 Sep, 2010

Nine years, Nine emotions

2010-09-08T13:36:51-07:00By Priyanjali|Categories: CounterPULSE|

Nine years ago, events occurred that changed the way many people looked at the rest of the world. On September 11th, 2001, the whole world watched in horror at the catastrophic events that changed the meaning of this day for many people, especially Americans. As time moved on emotions and memories of this day still exist, and people have learned to cope with life and find happiness again. Psychologists found many patterns to the human emotional behavior. Tragedy resulted in

6 Sep, 2010

The Sound of Shattering Glass

2010-09-06T23:49:18-07:00By Adia|Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

It started off as a ringtone that made me laugh. It became an ironic reflection of how I broke in Ghana. An upstairs neighbor of Counterpulse threw empty 40 ounce bottles from the window down onto the sidewalk of 9th and Mission the day we practiced at the bus stop. We were playing our shakers too loud. We had to run. There was glass everywhere. That part wasn't on youtube or in the pictures. Afterwards, we went inside to perform our Work-In-Progress showing to the sound of shattering glass. We ran again.

27 Aug, 2010

Priyanjali Dancers Performing on 9/11

2010-08-27T14:23:22-07:00By Priyanjali|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: Aishwarya Venkatesan, Bharata Natyam, Nidhi Solanki, Priya Ravindhran, Priyanjali Dance, Shruti Iyer, Subha Chudgar, Usha Desiraju, Vidya Sundaram|

Bharata Natyam, an age-old art form from India, graces the CounterPULSE stage in September. Paying a tribute in memory of the victims world wide of 9/11, Priyanjali Dance will celebrate life using colorful traditional pieces and contemporary work titled Navarasas. Through these Navarasas (nine emotions), the dancers hope to share and explore the human condition. Priyanjali Dance, a San Francisco-based dance company, will consist of seven dancers from varying levels, backgrounds and teachers. All dancers continue working together in San

24 Aug, 2010

Skin Tight

2010-08-24T22:35:20-07:00By Rapid Descent|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: Aaron Priskorn, Beth Deitchman, Gary Henderson, megan finlay, Nathaniel Justiniano, rapid descent, Skin Tight|

I am not actually Rapid Descent. I am Leah, friend of Rapid Descent, fellow theater-maker and guest blogger. These are my brief thoughts and observations on Skin Tight. Living is a messy business – beautiful, lyrical, heart-breaking, bone-crushing. It is my experience that the suffering any of us endures in life comes when we function under the fallacious belief that we’re in control. That’s the moment when, as Julia Sweeney once coined it, “God said hah!” The truth is that

23 Aug, 2010

Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA: The Origin of Theater, Censorship, and Social Change

2010-08-23T18:03:19-07:00By Prumsodun|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Prumsodun Ok|

The world is falling apart. Driven by illusive philosophies, men and women inflict harm upon one another. They destroy fields and forests that give them life; they kill and rape to own land and water. And in their cities they stuff their mouths with a gluttonous rage — only to grow evermore sick and evermore hungry of course. Seeing this sadness and unhealth, the Gods began to grow anxious. They asked amongst themselves, “How do we give people the opportunity

16 Aug, 2010

The Chair in My Dance

The Chair in My Dance

2010-08-16T19:07:15-07:00By Sri Susilowati|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Sri Susilowati|Tags: chair, Dance, eat, food, Performing Diaspora, Sri|

A Choreographical Investigation I am currently deep in the process of creating the piece to be performed in October. As I do this, I think about what my intentions are, what I want to convey, and what I use to embody (a good word for a choreographer) those intentions. Intentions exist on the level of creating and exploring themes, such as for this piece, the relationship between dancers and food. Intentions also exist on the level of wanting to create

10 Aug, 2010

Julia Serano & Carol Queen Post-Show Panel

2016-03-18T22:44:41-07:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: Archive, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Jesse Hewit, Laura Arrington, Post Show Discussion, Video|Tags: activism, ARC, artist in residence, CounterPULSE, disscussion, education, emerging artists, Jesse Hewit, Laura Arrington, panel discussin, san francisco, Video|

100807 Jesse Hewit / Laura Arrington Strong Behavior Post Show Panel from In Studio on Vimeo.

6 Aug, 2010

Vidhu Singh/Rasa Nova

2010-08-06T14:29:26-07:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: CounterPULSE|

Fri-Sun., October 8-10, 2010 More information coming soon

5 Aug, 2010

i saw jesse hewit

2016-03-18T22:40:51-07:00By Laura Arrington|Categories: CounterPULSE|

Mark McBeth(unsung hero of the performance art scene) made these videos of Jesse and myself. perhaps my favorite thing about these videos is how they provide a sweet little document of the friendship between jesse and myself.... this process has been so many things. i've learned so much, felt so much, experienced so much, but perhaps out of all of it the thing i'm so happy to be taking away is this tremendous relationship that has developed between Jesse and

24 Jul, 2010

Who Loves Unemployment?

2010-07-24T13:24:44-07:00By mszkoh|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: awesome, comedy, Performance art, satire, song, theatre, thought provoking, unemployment|

Out of Work: Artists Respond to the Economy. Sat. July 31 Question: When is it appropriate to dress in skin-tight sequins, burn plastic idols, question gravity, bake calorie-free pies, and rally strangers in group hugs? Answer: When you are unemployed. So we're kidding, well, at least about the burning of plastic idols, but Saturday July 31's CounterPULSE performance of "Out of Work" provokes both reflection and hilarity over California's state of unemployment. A whirlwind of performance art, original song, documentary

15 Jul, 2010

New video flyer for Artists in Residence

2016-03-18T22:43:11-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Jesse Hewit, Laura Arrington, Video|Tags: artist in residence, Jesse Hewit, Laura Arrington, Video|

Watch Jesse and Laura engage with their new works. Get a peek at the new dance theater pieces to debut in August at CounterPULSE! Meet Jesse Meet Laura Buy tickets Learn more about the Artist Residence Commissioning program

Performing Nautanki in Paris, reconnecting to roots in India, and enhancing Mission Suhani

Nine years, Nine emotions

The Sound of Shattering Glass

Priyanjali Dancers Performing on 9/11

Skin Tight

Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA: The Origin of Theater, Censorship, and Social Change

The Chair in My Dance

Julia Serano & Carol Queen Post-Show Panel

Vidhu Singh/Rasa Nova

i saw jesse hewit

Who Loves Unemployment?

New video flyer for Artists in Residence

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