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22 Oct, 2013

Open Call Workshop/Audition for the CONTACT project

2016-03-12T02:01:05-08:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: Artists in Residence, Classes and Workshops, CounterPULSE, Free Events (donations welcomed), Krista Denio|Tags: actors, ARC, artist in residence, artist residency commissioning, artists, Artists in Residence, collaboration, CounterPULSE, dancers, designers, Krista DeNio, musicians, Performance, veterans, visual artists, workshop, Workshops|

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

12 Sep, 2013

The Post-Performing Diaspora World

2013-09-12T12:44:22-07:00By Duniya|Categories: CounterPULSE, Joti Singh, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Bhangra, Gadar, Hyphen Magazine, Joti Singh, Performing Disapora|

Our final meeting for Performing Diaspora involved many tears. Emotions were palpable as artists spoke about having community for the first time, and staff expressed the fulfillment of a long-term vision. This has truly been a unique experience, and I feel emotionally and professionally bound to these people, many of whom I just met a few months ago. To be an artist and to be able to create your work, without worrying about paying for studio space, without worrying about

10 Sep, 2013

En route

2013-09-10T00:46:38-07:00By BybBibene|Categories: Byb Chanel Bibene, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Byb Chanel Bibene, En Route, Kiandanda Dance Theater, Performing Diaspora 2013, Taboo and Heroes|

En Route From lived story to stories lived on the stage. Next it will be on screen. From the many roads I had to take to escape the fires, now the roads are imprinted in my mind. All I can do is share the hope that kept me alive, and hopefully this will inspire the world, inspire the young people in my country and the elders as well. Taboo and Heroes project has reached another stage of its process; the

4 Sep, 2013

Conversation and Reflection: CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Artist Jia Wu by Joy Tang, Hyphen Magazine

2013-09-04T11:50:27-07:00By Jia Wu|Categories: CounterPULSE|

Conversation and Reflection: CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Artist Jia Wu Submitted by Joy Tang on August 29, 2013 - 8:11pm Diaspora Performing Arts Reviews Counterpulse Diaspora Jia Wu Joti Singh Performing Diaspora Email this page Jia Wu, creator and performer of Mama/Medea. Photo credit: Dan Brockett With summer in San Francisco comes Performing Diaspora, presented through CounterPULSE Theater. A forum for traditional artists to experiment in their disciplines, artists create works that challenge the precepts of such cultural work (to paraphrase Marc

21 Aug, 2013

Their Names Must Be Spoken #KimpaVita!

2013-08-21T10:25:35-07:00By Muisi-kongo Malonga|Categories: CounterPULSE, Muisi-kongo Malonga, Performing Diaspora|

Their lives were stolen, Their memory remains, So long as we speak and toil, Their lives were not in vain.

15 Aug, 2013

Reflections on the journey…Kimpa Vita!

2013-08-15T18:03:43-07:00By Muisi-kongo Malonga|Categories: CounterPULSE, Muisi-kongo Malonga, Performing Diaspora|

Mama Kimpa Vita The greatest lesson I've learned through this creative process is to be still and listen, not be chained solely to my words, my thoughts, and my perspective but to get quiet enough for spirit to speak and be heard. When approaching Mama Kimpa Vita's story, I asked myself many questions... Why is she important? What about her story is relevant today? Why does her story need to be told? There are so many reasons to venerate this

13 Aug, 2013

Performing Diaspora Symposium on social media

2013-08-13T15:11:22-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Free Events (donations welcomed), Performing Diaspora, Talks|Tags: 2013, diaspora, performing, symposium|

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8 Aug, 2013

The Cloud Messenger: Kickstarter Video Preview

2013-08-08T17:12:47-07:00By Nadhi Thekkek|Categories: CounterPULSE, Nadhi Thekkek, Performing Diaspora|

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exgutLHUDso&feature=youtu.be The Piece "The Cloud Messenger" is a Bharatanatyam piece is about a yaksha (or demi-god) who is exiled and separated from his beloved. When he feels like all hope is lost, he finds solace in a young raincloud and tries hard to convince her to embark on a difficult journey, to ultimately take a message of love to his beloved. This magical and unconventional romance shows why loves journey, though risky, is indeed something beautiful. Vision My goal for

5 Aug, 2013

Performing Diaspora 2013 Trailer

2013-08-05T15:58:42-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: 2013, Dance, diaspora, innovation, performing, Performing Diaspora, tradition|

4 Aug, 2013

Digitizing the Past

2013-08-04T11:53:34-07:00By Duniya|Categories: CounterPULSE, Joti Singh, Performing Diaspora|

There is this fantastic organization called the South Asian American Digital Archive, or SAADA for short, founded by Samip Mallick. My uncle Surinder Paul Singh has submitted a great deal of original source material from my great grandfather, including letters and photos. All these materials are now available on SAADA's website. Having these materials on the website has been a great boon to my project, since my uncle and I don't live in the same city. Having access to these

2 Aug, 2013

When I dance…

2013-08-02T01:31:20-07:00By Nadhi Thekkek|Categories: CounterPULSE, Nadhi Thekkek, Performing Diaspora|Tags: CounterPULSE, Performing Diasora, Performing Diaspora 2013|

When I dance... Nadhi: “I can feel a deep love for God and an emotional connection to human-kind. Particularly when I perform, that connection can be so strong, that I forget where I am and who is watching. I find that I keep dancing to chase those moments. Sophia: “Dancing excites me, challenges me, moves me, pushes me, humbles me. It is the single most thing that makes me feel completely and truly alive.” Arun: “I enter the zone. My mind

22 Jul, 2013

The Ginzburg Geographies – Song texts

2013-07-22T12:25:24-07:00By Jewlia Eisenberg|Categories: CounterPULSE, Jewlia Eisenberg, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Charming Hostess, ginzburg geographies, Jewlia Eisenberg, Performing Diaspora|

THE GINZBURG GEOGRAPHY Alla Boara Old Ones Remain Revolution on Borgo San Constanzo Marciar, Marciar Guerra di Popolo Winter in Abruzzo La Filera Corso Re Umberto La Situazione Memoria Piazza Quadrata These 3 Friends La Lega Texts as cited. All music by Jewlia Eisenberg except when cited. ALLA BOARA Traditional O the grasshopper sings on the prongs of the rake There are reapers that count for nothing O the grasshopper sings on the blade of the sickle There are rakers

Open Call Workshop/Audition for the CONTACT project

The Post-Performing Diaspora World

En route

Conversation and Reflection: CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora Artist Jia Wu by Joy Tang, Hyphen Magazine

Their Names Must Be Spoken #KimpaVita!

Reflections on the journey…Kimpa Vita!

Performing Diaspora Symposium on social media

The Cloud Messenger: Kickstarter Video Preview

Performing Diaspora 2013 Trailer

Digitizing the Past

When I dance…

The Ginzburg Geographies – Song texts

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