ARC Archives - CounterPulse

20 Jan, 2014

This is a gun.

2016-03-12T02:01:31-08:00By Krista DeNio|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Krista Denio|Tags: ARC, Artists in Residence, contact improv, Ensemble, Guns, Joy, Krista DeNio, Pain, Rehearsal process, san francisco, the CONTACT project, theater, Training, What is a Fight?|

From the Rehearsal Room... the CONTACT project process is deepening, and we find ourselves moved...to tears, to anger, to hysterical laughter....to formation, to renovation, to solidarity, to push-ups....pushing up against the fight, the flight, the meeting, the holding of...one another. the pressing into flesh and bone...contact...the memories, the histories, the shared pain and sorrow of fathers and grandfathers and nephews and nieces who would not speak to us of their experiences, who beat her instead...who held in their own, giant,

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

19 Mar, 2013

ARC 2013 Artist Interview: Jennifer Chien & Rowena Richie

2016-03-18T22:53:20-07:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: Archive, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Jennifer Chien and Rowena Richie, Video|Tags: ARC, Artists in Residence, interview, jennifer chien, richien, rowen richie, Twindependent, Video|

10 Mar, 2013

Signifying nothing…

2016-03-18T22:48:21-07:00By mwolodarski|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Miriam Wolodarski|Tags: ARC, Of Limb & Language|

Rosemary Hannon / Andy Lundberg. photo: Miriam Wolodarski

24 Feb, 2012

KickStarter & indifference

2016-03-18T21:43:48-07:00By Lisa Townsend|Categories: CounterPULSE, Lisa Townsend|Tags: ARC, artist in residence, indifference, kickstarter, lisa, townsend|

Hello Everyone, Right now my shared winter residency at CounterPULSE is in full swing and my performers & I are feeling really good about where we are in the process of creating this piece. We've been working & playing hard in the studio making relevant material and out on the streets & beach shooting video footage. As we approach our final weeks of editing and shaping what we have into a compelling, succinct piece I am also turning my attention

28 Jan, 2012

indifference – Lisa Townsend Co.

2016-03-18T21:44:21-07:00By Lisa Townsend|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Lisa Townsend|Tags: ARC, artist residency commissioning, CounterPULSE, San Francisco dance|

VIDEO #2 - habit, 8 years is life to be lived rather than mulled over or dreamed about? do we exist among or against each other in a brutal adventure, to which we must by our actions give meaning? is our direct experience our only guide?

1 Jan, 2012

indifference – Lisa Townsend Co.

2016-03-18T21:44:33-07:00By Lisa Townsend|Categories: Archive, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Lisa Townsend, Video|Tags: ARC, Artists in Residence, lisa, townsend|

VIDEO#1 - punch Footage from a recent rehearsal with dancers Brenton Cheng and Christine Bonansea.

18 Aug, 2011

Getting started on MASTERWORK

2016-03-18T21:38:45-07:00By msigourney|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: Alexander McQueen, ARC, MASTERWORK|

From Keith Johnstone's Impro: "A sacrifice has to be endowed with a higher status or the magic doesn't work" "It's easy to play the role of artist, but actually to create something means going against one's education." Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo 10 Rules for #1-s 1. You must clearly display the trappings postures and gestures of dominance. 2. In moments of active rivalry you must threaten your subordinates agressively. 3. In moments of physical challenge you must be able

31 Jul, 2011

Permutae and Reception at Counterpulse…we are ripening!

2011-07-31T09:23:08-07:00By Permutae and Reception|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: ARC, counterpulse tessa wills, permutae and reception, ripening, work more|

http://dev-counterpulse.pantheon.io/permutae-reception/ Hello CounterPULSE! This is my first blog post! Ever! We are getting ready for our shows, Permutae and Reception. So I'm excited, and I want to share with you a bit about the feeling of the show ripening! It's going up in two weeks, now. Last night i went to see "work more - we wanna tour" and loved it. Like that show, our show has been in

26 Jul, 2011

Awesome Footage from FACT/SF’s 2nd Work in Progress Showing!!

2016-03-18T22:06:35-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: ARC, Charles Slender, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, POv Project, Pretonically Oriented, Work in Progress Showing|

http://youtu.be/fVYkdrORd8U

12 Jul, 2011

Looking back to move forward (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

2016-03-18T22:06:48-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: ARC, Artists Residency Commissioning Program, Beethoven, Charles Slender, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, POv, Pretonically Oriented, Tasty Tuesdays|

You might know by now that FACT/SF is interested in many things...systems and people and movements and implications and meta-theatrical concerns and deep emotive expressions. As we do our best to innovate and push push push forward - both relative to our own work and also the larger field of dance working/making, we always find it helpful to reflect on the greats that innovated long ago, and who continue to inspire us today. Here's one of Beethoven's masterpieces. It's incredible,

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

This is a gun.

Open Call Workshop/Audition for the CONTACT project

ARC 2013 Artist Interview: Jennifer Chien & Rowena Richie

Signifying nothing…

KickStarter & indifference

indifference – Lisa Townsend Co.

indifference – Lisa Townsend Co.

Getting started on MASTERWORK

Permutae and Reception at Counterpulse…we are ripening!

Awesome Footage from FACT/SF’s 2nd Work in Progress Showing!!

Looking back to move forward (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

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

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