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21 Jun, 2011

Vaslav Nijinsky (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:43-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|

Hey y'all, FACT/SF is back this week with another Tasty Tuesdays posting. We share who we're inspired by...artists and thinkers who we think have made, or are making, significant contributions. This week it's the choreographer, dancer, and, by some accounts, true founder of modern dance - which of course laid the foundation for contemporary dance - Vaslav Nijinsky. Sometimes our short-term memories prevent us from seeing the very, very long history of performance innovation - so as we continue to

14 Jun, 2011

Erik Satie (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:59-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: ARC, Charles Slender, CounterPULSE, Erik Satie, FACT/SF, Pretonically Oriented, Tasty Tuesdays|

I think with Satie's work, especially with this piece, a simple and methodical space is opened that allows the listener to submerge themselves in thought, reflection, and image-building. The work has an emotional quality...but I think it's generated by the listener, and doesn't necessary lie within the score itself. There's something about this that reminds me of one of FACT/SF's goals with Pretonically Oriented...to try to methodically create, organize, and re-configure so that the viewer can watch what unfolds, while

9 Jun, 2011

Pretonically Oriented v.3 Shared Formative Themes – First Bedroom

2016-03-18T22:08:22-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: ARC Program, Charles Slender, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, Pretonically Oriented, Shared Formative Themes|

Here are the first four free-writes, on the shared formative theme of 'first bedroom', from FACT/SF's performers. They each chose eight words or phrases that were resonant to them for whatever reason. These texts, and others like them, form the basic source material for the entire POv Project! swirling upwards, strange, swaying, winds, round, antique, telephone, windowsill brass hook, misty ghost, mom, crazy, next first room, stupid shelves, lego kingdoms, zebra childhood, stepping stone, lava, 80s porn, Laura, doctor, invitation flat cities, at ease, at the top of a hill in a hilly town, first bedroom, all around, my house, in part, even when I am sleeping

7 Jun, 2011

Sometimes inspiration provides more insight than explanation does.

2016-03-18T22:08:44-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|

As we're just getting to know each other, dear CounterPULSE community, I'll do my best to share with you what I'm thinking about, how I work, and what I'm creating throughout FACT/SF's residency. It occurs to me that sometimes sharing inspirations is the most effective way of communicating interests...so we've launched "Tasty Tuesdays" on our Facebook page. Each week we post a video of a choreographer, thinker, visual artist, writer, etc., who we think is doing important work, who we

4 Jun, 2011

Hello from FACT/SF!

2016-03-18T22:08:56-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: ARC, Charles Slender, contemporary dance, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, Pretonically Oriented|

Hello! I could not be more thrilled to begin developing Pretonically Oriented v.3 at CounterPULSE via the Artist Residency Commissioning Program. The last few rounds of ARC have produced some truly remarkable works – Kegan Marling and Dandelion Dancetheater most recently, and Jesse Hewit and Laura Arrington last August. So great. Challenging, beautiful, nuance-filled works have become de rigueur for ARC, and I’m psyched to be included in this program and this effort alongside the wonderful Lenora Lee. So. Rad.

Vaslav Nijinsky (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

Erik Satie (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

Pretonically Oriented v.3 Shared Formative Themes – First Bedroom

Sometimes inspiration provides more insight than explanation does.

Hello from FACT/SF!

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