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23 Jun, 2008

ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle

2008-06-23T01:10:55-07:00By marvvelousfilms|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|

Join us Friday, June 27, 2008 for... ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle of Original Nude Art Hosted by Peaches Christ and Nudist Volunteers. On Friday June 27, CounterPULSE and Marrvelous Films presents ARTIST+NUDE= an art sale, auction and raffle of original nude art and photography made exclusively for the funding of "Faerie," a documentary that chronicles the history of contributions imbued by mankind by queer people – and the injustices they face today. The evening will feature original drawings, paintings and photography from artists

2 Jun, 2008

The Mapping Project: June 6-8

2008-06-02T17:15:02-07:00By chrislanier|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Images|Tags: Element Dance Theater Navarrete Kajiyama Chris Lanier I|

The Mapping Project Navarrete x Kajiyama & Element Dance Theater SF International Arts Festival, Fri-Sun June 6-8, 8pm, $20 (tickets here) As a part of "The Mapping Project" performance, coming to CounterPulse June 6-8, I'm creating some digital prints that illustrate stories that come from some of the dancers. We've interviewed the dancers about the experiences of their grandparents, relating to the second world war. Going back two generations, the family lines of these Bay-Area based dancers get flung pretty

25 May, 2008

thirty seven isolated events

2008-05-25T20:39:35-07:00By jez|Categories: Events|Tags: International Arts Festival|

paige starling sorvillo/blindsight • SF International Arts Festival Thu-Sat. May 22-24 & 29-31, 8pm $20 (Members $15, Thursdays: pay-what-you-can) Integrating contemporary butoh dance with stunning live video and an original sound score, blingsight creates a sense-saturated exploration of intimacy and violence. At 37˚celcius we have unprecedented potential to connect, to risk, to make contact inside the noise. Featuring sorvillo (SF), media-artist Lucy HG (LA), composers Hawkins (AUS/UK), Allbee (OAK), and dancers Willey, Robertson, Bonansea, and Jarrett. More Info: www.blindsightperformance.org Buy

11 May, 2008

2nd Sundays – A Monthly Salon with Dancers’ Group and CounterPULSE

2008-05-11T20:29:53-07:00By jez|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events|Tags: 2nd Sundays|

Sun. May 11, 2pm Free This monthly salon offers emerging and established choreographers the opportunity to show their work and receive feedback from the artists, audience, and presenters. Featuring Cynthia Adams/Fellow Travelers, Jesse Hewit, and Sheena Johnson. No Reservations Necessary.

9 May, 2008

Mindball Presents: Research & Development and the R & D Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80

2008-05-09T20:28:52-07:00By jez|Categories: Events|

Fri. May 9, 8pm (Doors at 7:30) $10 (Members $5) This is the second in Mindball’s new concert series “Music for Interested People”. The horn-heavy avant-funk of Research & Development and the spacey, mind-bendingly catchy songs of the R & B Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80 will be accompanied by arresting live video processing and projections by Philip Cole. More Info: www.researchanddevelopment.us.

27 Apr, 2008

May Day: CounterPULSE’s 3rd Anniversary

2008-04-27T20:00:47-07:00By jez|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links, Images|

Sun, April 27, 8pmMany of the Bay Area’s most exciting performing artists gather to celebrate CounterPULSE’s third birthday. Featuring Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Scott Wells & Dancers, AXIS Dance Company, Robert Moses' Kin, Shinichi Iova-Koga, Joe Goode Performance Group, Jess Curtis/Gravity, and Joanna Haigood/ Zaccho Dance Theatre; plus food, beverages, and a silent auction to benefit CounterPULSE. Joe Goode Performance Group AXIS Dance Company More images? See the gallery. PREVIEWS May Day: CounterPULSE's Third Anniversary Flavorpill, Tanya Feldman, April 27th, 2008 Excerpt:

24 Apr, 2008

Welcome to the Conversation!

2008-04-24T06:45:32-07:00By jez|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|

Dear Friends, Welcome to our new weblog -- an online catalyst for art and action, and archive! If you know CounterPULSE, and chances are you do because you've found our blog, you are well aware that we're a unique space. This blog is no different. Whether it's in our theater, or on your computer screen, we aim to provide a vehicle for exploration, debate, expression, and conversation. The idea for this blog was born at as board members met over

16 Apr, 2008

California Touring Project

2008-04-16T03:48:23-07:00By jez|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|Tags: Add new tag, Performance|

Cid Pearlman, Liam Clancy, casebolt and smith California Touring Project Fri.–Sat. April 25-26, 8pm $12-20 Cid Pearlman (Santa Cruz), Liam Clancy (San Diego), Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith (Los Angeles) present a collection of dances that navigate the slippery nature of meaning and gleefully fracture expectations of gender, friendship, and collaboration. “It’s a rare joy when dance offers such freshness and depth…” – San Diego Union Tribune. More Info: www.myspace.com/cidpearlman, www.myspace.com/caseboltandsmith, www.liamclancy.net Buy Tickets!

9 Apr, 2008

Nowtopia Release Party!

2008-04-09T19:00:17-07:00By Erica Dixon|Categories: Events, Images|

Wed, April 9, 7:30 pm Come and help celebrate NOWTOPIA, a new book by CounterPULSE's own Chris Carlsson, host of Wednesday Talks and director of Shaping San Francisco. Chris will read from the book, introduce some special guests who are profiled in Nowtopia, and hold a discussion about the book's look at a vital new form of work politics. Party and refreshments to follow, and books for sale! $20 at the door gets you a book and a party and

3 Apr, 2008

Intercontinental Collaborations 3—The Symmetry Project

2008-04-03T08:00:03-07:00By jez|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links, Images, Video|Tags: Body, Dance, Gravity, International, Jess Curtis, Nudity, Performance|

Jess Curtis/Gravity with Maria Scaroni and Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company Thurs.–Sun. Mar. 27-30, Apr. 3-6, 8pm $18 Thurs. & Sun, $20 Fri. & Sat. Two naked bodies interact through a highly structured improvisational score. Manipulating our perception, they reveal the body’s awkwardness, its potential failure and finiteness, creating space for the unknown, the wondrous, the infinite. Plus the premiere of a new work for Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company from Cork, Ireland. More Info: www.jesscurtisgravity.org PREVIEWS conversation with Jess

21 Oct, 2007

Slow Food: Feast of Fools and Friends

2007-10-21T20:00:49-07:00By jez|Categories: Events|

October 21 Come to our biannual feast of locally produced delicacies; join a community gathering with speakers, video clips, performances and a meal you’ll never forget! $50-100 sliding scale to benefit CounterPULSE.

30 Apr, 2007

Talks: “Local to Global”

2007-04-30T19:30:35-07:00By jez|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Free Events (donations welcomed), Talks|

Wednesday, April 30, 7:30pm, Free Local rarity in the Franciscan bioregion: Who cares? Charismatic butterflies, delicate lilies, and Still Wild at Heart, a film about nature & wildlife in the city. With Liam O'Brien, Margo Bors and Melissa Peabody

ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle

The Mapping Project: June 6-8

thirty seven isolated events

2nd Sundays – A Monthly Salon with Dancers’ Group and CounterPULSE

Mindball Presents: Research & Development and the R & D Free Jazz Gospel Supreme 80

May Day: CounterPULSE’s 3rd Anniversary

Welcome to the Conversation!

California Touring Project

Nowtopia Release Party!

Intercontinental Collaborations 3—The Symmetry Project

Slow Food: Feast of Fools and Friends

Talks: “Local to Global”

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