Fri.-Sun. May 22-24, Thurs.-Sun. May 28-31, 8pm, $20 $25 at the door) Macho Ballads; dances with aggressive overtones & romantic undertones. New works & the recent Litquake collaboration with writer, Michelle Tea--“an aesthetic-pleasure-overload fantasy” SF CHRONICLE. The dances for 10 men & premiere with world class jugglers will rock. Buy Tickets Now!
Wed. May 27, 7:30pm, Free Susan Greene is a public artist, activist, educator and clinical psychologist. Her practice straddles a range of cultural arenas, focusing on borders, migrations, decolonization and memory. Greene is one of four Jewish American women artists who in 1989 founded the ongoing “Break the Silence Mural Project” in solidarity with Palestine.
In celebration of National Dance Week, the company hosts their annual open studio. Join the company as they prepare & perform dances from their upcoming home season, it was this: it was this:—The afternoon will include new work by artistic director Stephen Pelton & company member Christy Funsch.
Twenty-five of the Bay Area's hottest dance companies, theater companies, spoken-word artists and musicians unite over three days to raise money for CounterPULSE— it's our BIGGEST birthday ever! Post-show dancing 'till 12am on Fri. & Sat. with DJ's Durt & Bunnystyle.
Free, A Nature in the City co-production Redesigning urban life off the grid. How can urban dwellers begin immediately to move towards self-sufficiency? We’ll have several permaculture practitioners presenting step-by-step recommendations for the next six months, a 1-year and a 3-5 year transition…K. Ruby (Inst. Of Urban Homesteading), Novella Carpenter (Ghost Town Farm), Kevin Bayuk (SF Permaculture Guild), Laura Allen (Greywater Guerrillas)
"Save SF Japantown" was on a sign held by a community member on the steps of SF City Hall in 2006 as we faced the devastating news that Kintentsu was selling 6 key properties. We simultaneously celebrated the Centenial of SF Japantown, one of the last three Japantowns in the United States. Japanese Americans have survived Internment Camps of World War II, and the removal of community housing from Japantown through SF Redevelopment in the 70's. The sense of loss
Contemporary World Dance: Napoles Ballet Theatre & Friends presented a refreshing, powerful and culturally enriching affirmation this past weekend at CounterPULSE. Contemporary World Dance: Napoles Ballet Theatre & Friends brought together a fun and distinct mix of dance companies to produce an amazing piece beloved by all. Comment about the show below.
For me, last night’s Dance Discourse Project: Writing About Dance was a powerful and very mixed experience. Mostly I’m feeling grateful. I’m grateful that four dance writers—Rachel Howard, Rita Felciano, Ann Murphy, and Keith Hennessy— for giving us a window into their world. Rachel talked candidly about the nuts and bolts of her role at the Chronicle, Rita and Ann shared beautifully-written and (I thought) quite moving treatises on their roles as critics, and Keith problematized the act of dance
The infamous Punany Poets came through CounterPULSE last weekend. They owned the stage and had a delightfully erotic affair. Comment about the show below.
My HOT Lobotomy (a multi-media theatrical EVENT opening this Friday here at CounterPULSE!) was created as a collaborative effort - not only between creator/director David Szlasa, his creative team (including Sara Shelton Mann, James Clotfelter, Calvin LL Jones & Katrina Rodabaugh), and his star performers Erin Mei-Ling Stuart and Spencer Evans - but also involving the creative input of songwriters from near and far who answered the call for new songs on the general topic of global warming.
So I came away from this stimulated and grateful, to have an experience in performance art where I was thinking afterwards and where i could sense the amount of thought and energy the artist had put into it. It was accessible but not expected.... and my neurons were firing connections so i thought i'd start a thread to keep the post show discussion goooooing. as i am thinking to write my response to sara kraft's hyperreal, i sneak onto facebook
View Video This is a montage of part one of Part 1 of Border Tryp(Tych) by Secos Y Mojados. The Piece is about the experiences, emotions, memories, and the moment an immigrant leaves their country and crosses the border. it features the voice and testimonial of the David's mother, Rosa Molina. Soundtrack: David Molina Video Projections and Set: Victor Cartagena Performance: Violeta Luna Direction and editing: Roberto Varea & Victor Cartagena enjoy david molina-composer/musician for Secos y Mojados www.myspace.com/losveneremos www.restingbell.net/releases/rb037-canciones-del-futuro
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