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  https://vimeo.com/360060093 She-verse embraces tenants of eco-feminism that speak to the parallels between oppression and domination of subordinate groups to the oppression and dominance of nature. How women are treated in misogynistic cultures relates to the abuse and rape of land experienced throughout the history of colonization and to the continued subordination of women and persons of color. Through meditative and dream-like states, dancers draw from the powers of nature and ancestry to communicate via the body the healing needed

Who here has heard of Singapore? Who here knows where it is? Who here knows anything about it?   I concede that answers to these questions might have changed since the popularity of the movie “Crazy Rich Asians”, but by and large, as a Singaporean living in the USA, I usually expect the response to the first question to be “Is that in China?” In fact, an avid arts observer, who used to work at the UN, came up to

Matchbox Lab #1 with Postcompany<>Sammay is Tues, Sept 17, 2019, 7pm-9pm Free RSVP >>  

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The first day I stepped into Mugwumpin’s brainstorming session for The Looking Glass Self I had no idea what to expect. As Mugwumpin’s summer intern, I've been in the Project Space with Mugwumpin during their Combustible Residency rehearsals for 4 months now. I’ve worked as an Assistant Stage Manager, I've stood in as a practice audience participant, and I’ve gotten the opportunity to brainstorm with the artists and be a part of the creative process. I am interested in the

Mark your calendars, CounterPulse is moving full throttle in a relentlessly risk-taking performance line-up this Fall. See our Fall 2019 performance schedule and get tickets below! Combustible Residency 2019 Mugwumpin: The Looking Glass Self Mabel Valdiviezo with Travis Bennett: Metamorphosis: Phase 1 Sept 12-14 & 19-21, Thu-Sat, 7:30pm & 8:15pm Pay-what-you-can Thursdays   CounterPulse is back with year three of Combustible, our highly-acclaimed dance/technology residency that carves a place to experiment on the edge of what is known. This year

Mugwumpin Company Member Ray Oppenheimer on the development of The Looking Glass Self One of the things that I am interested in is the democratization of technology, lowering the barrier for the creation of high quality digital falsehood. As a tool to explore this loss of autonomy and ease of creation we decided to experiment with creating digital puppets from 3d scans.  To do this we used: Hardware       Xbox 360 Kinect       An adaptor cable

#NotABugSplat A little girl’s face stares towards the clouds in a meadow, a place where drones fly as often as the birds. Her face covers a massive portrait printed by a group of artist-activists as part of an installation titled #NotABugSplat. Since 2004, drone strikes in Pakistan have killed over 3,000 people, including a large number of civilians, 160 of which were children. Drone operators describe deadly casualties as bug splats. Viewing the body through a grainy video projection, the

 Journey for Wisdom and Empowerment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N697jVEqyiM&feature=youtu.be A key part of my artistic process for "Metamorphosis" is to connect with nature and my indigenous Peruvian roots through shamanic dance to invoke healing and strength. Shot by Life Escobar. Directed and performed by Mabel Valdiviezo Una parte clave de mi proceso artístico para "Metamorfosis" es conectarme con la naturaleza y mis raíces indígenas peruanas a través de la danza chamánica para invocar la sanación y el poder interno.   The path unfolds

A Reflection from CounterPulse’s former Development & Engagement Fellow   Leaving the academic world can be jarring for most people. It’s incredibly easy to feel aimless and misdirected without an imposed colonized structure thrust upon you for the first time ever. As a recent college graduate from a “socially conscious” Jesuit university, I’m lucky to have had a smooth transition from a very privileged, borderline sheltered environment to the real world in San Francisco. My immersive fellowship at CounterPulse is