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12 Jan, 2011

Public Showings

2016-03-18T22:19:33-07:00By Eric Kupers|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater|Tags: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dance, dandelion, dandelion dancetheater, Eric Kupers, friend, Performance, sharon mussen, theater|

We have our first work-in-progress showing for my CounterPULSE residency this coming Saturday, Jan. 15th. Even though we're still at the beginnings of our creation process, I'm very glad we have this showing to work towards. There are many reasons that I find public showings of performance works in progress useful. These include: --forcing us as artists to make some decisions about what we want to show --giving a deadline to a particular segment of our creation process --encouraging everyone

9 Jan, 2011

Synchronicities

2016-03-18T22:19:45-07:00By Eric Kupers|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater, Video|Tags: ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dance, dandelion, dandelion dancetheater, Eric Kupers, friend, Performance, sharon mussen, theater|

One of my favorite things about the creative process is synchronicity. I follow intuition above all else in my art making and find myself continually rewarded by the ways that relationships I never could have dreamed up appear all of a sudden. Until recently I was planning on making a piece called Don't Suck! Cycle II as part of a four month residency at CounterPULSE in San Francisco. The recent deaths of my close friend Sharon and my grandmother moved

9 Jan, 2011

The Best Laid Plans…

2016-03-18T22:19:57-07:00By Eric Kupers|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater, Video|Tags: ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dance, dandelion dancetheater, Eric Kupers, friend, Performance, sharon mussen, theater, Video|

A particularly challenging and fertile aspect of being a creator of experimental performance is that I often have to describe a project in detail many months or even years before I start on it. When working with 10 or more ensemble members and needing to plan out schedules and spaces that are accessible for dancing, instruments, wheelchairs, props, sets and more, I have to do a lot of advance planning. I joke often with my husband about how I have

29 Oct, 2010

The Audience Reacts to Devendra Sharma’s “Mission Suhani”

2010-10-29T00:06:26-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: Archive, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Video|Tags: CounterPULSE, Devendra Sharma, folk, indian, mission suhani, music, Nautanki, Performing Diaspora, Pundit Ram Dayal Sharma, theater, theatre|

21 Oct, 2010

Notes From Dance Discourse Project #9: The internal practice informs the external world

2010-10-21T08:27:32-07:00By Volunteer Perspectives|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: anne bluethenthal, CounterPULSE, Dance Discourse Project, Lisa Wymore, maureen walsh, politics, social change, society, somatics|

On October 18, 2010 Bay Area arts community members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project #9: Dance and Somatics in the Bay Area--What's the Connection? Co-presented by Dancers' Group the event looked at how somatic practices and dance are intertwined in the Bay Area. To learn more visit counterpulse.org/dance_discourse_project/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues. Below is Maureen Walsh's account of the discussions led by Anne Bluethenthal and Lisa Wymore about the

20 Oct, 2010

Notes from Dance Discourse #9

2010-10-20T12:29:05-07:00By Volunteer Perspectives|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: cathie caraker, CounterPULSE, Dance Discourse Project, Dancers' Group, Shae Colett, somatic|

On October 18, 2010 Bay Area arts community members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project #9: Dance and Somatics in the Bay Area-- what's the connection. Co-presented by Dancers' Group the event looked at how somatic practices and dance are intertwined in the Bay Area. To learn more visit www.counterpulse.org/dance_discourse_project/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues. Below is one person's account of the discussions based

19 Oct, 2010

Notes from Dance Discourse 9: Discussions of the Practice

2010-10-19T12:51:52-07:00By Volunteer Perspectives|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: CounterPULSE, Dance Discourse Project, Dancers' Group, Hannah Mason|

On October 18, 2010 Bay Area arts community member met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project #9: Dance and Somatics in the Bay Area—what’s the connection. Co-presented by Dancers’ Group the event looked at how somatic practices and dance are intertwined in the Bay Area. To learn more visit www.counterpulse.org/dance_discourse_project/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues. Below is one person’s account of the discussions led by

19 Oct, 2010

Notes from Dance Discourse 9 : Living, Training, Tracking

2010-10-19T11:37:46-07:00By Volunteer Perspectives|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: Brittany Delany, contact improvisation, CounterPULSE, Dance Discourse Project, Dancers' Group, hip hop, improvisation, practice, social change, somatics|

On October 18, 2010 Bay Area arts community members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project #9: Dance and Somatics in the Bay Area-- what's the connection. Co-presented by Dancers' Group the event looked at how somatic practices and dance are intertwined in the Bay Area. To learn more visit http://dev-counterpulse.pantheon.io/programs/dance-discourse-project/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues. Below is one person's account of the discussions. Many

15 Oct, 2010

The Audience Reacts: Opening night of Performing Diaspora 2010

2010-10-15T00:15:05-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: Archive, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Video|Tags: artist in residence, Artists in Residence, audience, CounterPULSE, emerging artists, emerging arts, Performance, Performance art, Performing Diaspora, Prumsodun Ok, sri susilowati, theater|

5 Oct, 2010

CounterPULSE is Reborn!

2010-10-05T12:54:05-07:00By Andrew|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: CounterPULSE, Facade, Performing Diaspora, Prum, Sign, Sri|

So we finally did it. CounterPULSE got a major facelift this week (sorry to those of you who love the Pepto Bismol colored primer coat). Check out these awesome photos but more importantly swing by in 2 weeks for Sri Susilowati's and Prumsudun Ok's Performing Diaspora shows and you can check it out in person.

21 Sep, 2010

The PULSE goes Pink!

2010-09-21T17:15:14-07:00By Andrew|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: CounterPULSE|

So we finally kicked off our facade overhaul starting with a nice pink wash! Don't worry this is just the primer coat, check back in a few days to see the sleek new paint job on CounterPULSE and look for more upgrades in the next week when we add a sign and external lighting! Check out more of these photos by our great tech intern Sarah Fiske!

14 Sep, 2010

Selling It

2010-09-14T10:38:57-07:00By Sri Susilowati|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Sri Susilowati|Tags: CounterPULSE, Dance, emerging arts, exotic, food, tradition|

Sometimes I'm asked what village I grew up in. The answer is a little village of (what is now) 7.4 million people. The idea that I grew up in a ghetto area in one of world's largest cities seems to shock many people. How can the art that I learned and practice be from that environment and not from one of rice fields, palm trees, and poor but happy villagers? The deep origins of my technique are not from the

Public Showings

Synchronicities

The Best Laid Plans…

The Audience Reacts to Devendra Sharma’s “Mission Suhani”

Notes from Dance Discourse #9

Notes from Dance Discourse 9: Discussions of the Practice

The Audience Reacts: Opening night of Performing Diaspora 2010

CounterPULSE is Reborn!

The PULSE goes Pink!

Selling It

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