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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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?
VIDEO#1 – punch Footage from a recent rehearsal with dancers Brenton Cheng and Christine Bonansea.
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 […]
http://counterpulse.org/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 […]