"All warfare is based on deception." Sun Tzu, 6th c. B.C. Politics is gentlemen's warfare. But when words fail, bombs fall. WHERE IS TIBET? invites you to consider the ancient history of China and Tibet before Tibet's occupation. It is a meditation on our human capacity to understand the nature of good and evil that exists within each of us. Genny Lim, playwright, poet, Where is Tibet? Dec. 4-5 at CounterPULSE
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.
Prumsodun Ok is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See him at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! Dear Callie, I am walking with a bag in my hand. It is small and brown, the head of a teddy bear just barely creeping out at the top. I’ve thought much of my new niece these days: praying to the kru to care for her (even before she was born), asking them to show her the
Dulce Capadocia is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CounterPULSE. See her at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! BIHAG Works in Progress showing at Highways featuring Jill Parago and Dulce Capadocia, Photo Credit: Rudy Samonte Time. Time ticking. Time ticking loudly as numbered days pass in preparation for the anticipated premiere and performance in San Francisco. My costumes and sound design were finished weeks ago (a feat for me; usually these production elements come together
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
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!
Sri Susilowati is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See her at weekend 2 of Performing Diaspora, November 12-15. Buy tickets now! As an Indonesian choreographer who has trained in my own country and the U.S.A, I am interested in looking at a social relation from a third world perspective, and in particular a third world women's perspectives. When first I moved to the States years ago, my artistic mission/intention was to introduce Indonesian dance to Americans and to
Devendra Sharma is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See him at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! After coming back from India in late August, I have been working hard with my group on the rehearsals of “Mission Suhani.” As soon as I landed in America, I had to prepare for the Work-in-Progress (WIP) showing at Counter Pulse, so even though I was totally jetlagged, I got my group together and started
Red. I know this may sound ridiculous but the physicality of priming and painting the prop myself was a thrilling adventure. Thanks to Ryan's suggestion the visit to Discount Builders was extremely informative and helpful! Thanks to Sherwood I dabbled in bare feet and added yet another "pañuelo", even took the risk of combining the two at the risk of falling flat on my face. Thanks to my mother and a few pertinent questions I have the finishing touches on
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
Prumsodun Ok is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See him at weekend 3 of Performing Diaspora, November 19-22. Buy tickets now! AN OFFERING Oh Lady, Master of unending grace, Bless me with your beauty, Let me share it with the world. The flowers that adorn you, Give birth to divine secrets, Illusion is shattered, With the power of this knowledge. Show me with your smile, The compassion of the gods. And give me with your eyes, The love
Gema Sandoval is a Performing Diaspora Resident Artist at CountePULSE. See her and Danza Floricanto/USA at weekend 1 of Performing Diaspora, November 12-15. Buy tickets now! Floricanto's Journey at CounterPULSE Although I have worked as a dance artist and choreographer for over 30 years, I am still a neophyte to many aspects of the creative process. And while I understand that this is due in part to my folk dance background (limited flexing of the creative muscles), the road I
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