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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

21 Jun, 2011

Front Line Theatre’s RARE EARTH preview at FURY Factory 2011–Tonight and Tomorrow

2011-06-21T15:06:27-07:00By Front Line Theatre|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: activism, CounterPULSE, Performance, san francisco, theater, theatre|

Front Line Theatre's newest work, Rare Earth, will be premiering at CounterPULSE on July 8-10 as part of the Summer Special series. But first, everyone should come and check out a Work-in-Progress preview at FURY Factory 2011! We'll be showing 25-30 minutes of the work and having a short talk-back after. Splitting the bill with FLT and showing a brief excerpt of her newest work is Leah Herman. Here's more information about Rare Earth and FURY Factory: RARE EARTH a

24 Jun, 2011

FACT/SF Work in Progress Showing (part of FACT/SF’s Thirsty Thursdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:30-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: Charles Slender, contemporary dance, CounterPULSE, dance discourse, FACT/SF, Pretonically Oriented|

Often artists, including myself, find themselves pitching a project before they've really gotten dirty with it, before they really know what the project really IS. Nearly a month into rehearsals now, we're learning so many new things. The Work in Progress Showing last week featured some healthy discourse that elicited new ideas and fantastic feedback. Here's a small clip from our showing and what I think about what we're doing. As we continue to work, we'll no doubt unearth even more

28 Jun, 2011

FACT/SF Brainstorming by Artistic Director Charles Slender (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:12-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: Charles Slender, Codified Systems, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, POv, Pretonically Oriented|

On a rainy Tuesday morning, FACT/SF's Artistic Director Charles Slender tries to figure out what, really, this project is. We're getting closer.

5 Jul, 2011

Summer Special Snapshot: Rare Earth

2011-07-05T14:23:52-07:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: CounterPULSE, front line theater, front line theatre, rare earth, san francisco, Shakespeare, soma, summer special, summer special 2011|

7 Jul, 2011

FACT/SF POv Brief Explanation (part of FACT/SF’s Thirsty Thursdays)

2016-03-18T22:07:00-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF|Tags: Charles Slender, Choreographic Systems, contemporary dance, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, POv, Pretonically Oriented, san francisco|

In an effort to share everything I possibly can about what we're doing, I made a short explanatory video - it's rad and you should check it out! ~Charles Slender Artistic Director, FACT/SF http://youtu.be/pH63NTPSgk4

11 Jul, 2011

Reaching OUT… Intern Update

2011-07-11T11:26:29-07:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: CounterPULSE, fleming, intern, internship, internships, outreach, reaching out, san francisco, summer special, tessa, theater, update|

Howdy CounterPULSE Peeps, I'm Tessa, the outreach intern. I had an urge to blog, which has never really happened to me before, so I figured I would talk about my time at CounterPULSE so far. Well...where to begin? Basically, I love working here. Er'body is really nice and I'm learning a ton. But enough about me — I want to talk about the Summer Specials, not just because it's my job, but because they are really great! Last night I

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,

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

28 Jul, 2011

Reflections

2016-03-18T21:47:01-07:00By Lenora|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Images, Lenora Lee|Tags: artist in residence, Artist in Residency, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, chinese lion, counter pulse, CounterPULSE, Dance, lee, lenora, martial arts, Performance, reflections|

The beauty of the artists I’m working with never ceases to amaze me. When I witness them, I witness the uniqueness of each person’s spirit, each person’s love and passion for her or his art, each person’s gift of giving deeply to the birth of this piece. This creative endeavor is bringing to life the histories stored within our bodies. We convey through movement, martial arts, Chinese lion dance, music, text, and video the depth of what cannot be translated

30 Jul, 2011

Permutae

2011-07-30T18:14:41-07:00By Permutae and Reception|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: CounterPULSE, finley coyl, mary franck, Permutae, summer special|

August 12th and 13th at 8pm. Permutae is a collaboration between artists Finley Coyl and Mary Franck with dancers Kyra Rice, Chrysalis Hyon, and Qilo Matzen that maps the expanding technological-biological horizon through representation and recreation of queer bodies, questioning the boundaries of that growth towards greater agency and the manifestation of desire. We began this piece with a fascination with technology's impact on our bodies. Cyborg fantasies, a third arm, tentacles, a hard drive in the head - we're

8 Aug, 2011

Artist Interview: Lenora Lee

2016-03-18T21:48:09-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: Archive, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Lenora Lee, Video|Tags: artist, artist in residence, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dance, lee, lenora, reflections, residence, residency|

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

Front Line Theatre’s RARE EARTH preview at FURY Factory 2011–Tonight and Tomorrow

FACT/SF Work in Progress Showing (part of FACT/SF’s Thirsty Thursdays)

FACT/SF Brainstorming by Artistic Director Charles Slender (part of FACT/SF’s Tasty Tuesdays)

Summer Special Snapshot: Rare Earth

FACT/SF POv Brief Explanation (part of FACT/SF’s Thirsty Thursdays)

Reaching OUT… Intern Update

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

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

Reflections

Permutae

Artist Interview: Lenora Lee

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