Dance Discourse Project

9 Jun, 2011

Dance Discourse and moving pictures

2011-06-09T11:38:43-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Free Events (donations welcomed), Video|Tags: , , , |

If you're a die hard Dance Discourse Project fan, you know that we've been posting archived audio of all our discussions on the Dance Discourse Project page since Project #1. As wonderful as it is to review a talk you once attended as you fold your laundry, or listen to a talk you missed while doing your morning stretches, you have to admit that something is lost when all you have is the audio of the event. Discussions about dance,

21 Oct, 2010

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

2010-10-21T08:27:32-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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 |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , |

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 |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , |

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 |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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

17 Mar, 2010

So We Think We Can Dance (or thoughts from Dance Discourse Project #8)

2010-03-17T09:10:23-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On March 11, 2010 Bay Area arts community members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 8: Dance in Pop Culture. Co-presented by Dancers' Group.  The event attempted to sort through the effects of YouTube and So You Think You Can Dance on dance today. To learn more visit www.counterpulse.org/dance_discourse_project/ At the event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues concerning how mass media strategies are changing how dance is made

7 Dec, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: but i really love it…

2009-12-07T21:20:27-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

scribed by Roko Kawai On October 15, 2009 a group of Bay Area artists, arts administrators and audience members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora. Co-presented by World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group the event was a part of the Fall 2009 season of Performing Diaspora. Learn more about Performing Diaspora at www.counterpulse.org/performing-diaspora/ At the exciting event, participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of

1 Nov, 2009

Anticipation, excitement, flood of emotion, heartfelt gratitude

2009-11-01T04:46:08-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: , , , , |

Red.  I know this may sound ridiculous but the physicality of priming and painting the prop myself was a thrilling adventure.  Thanks to Ryan's suggestion the visit to Discount Builders was extremely informative and helpful!  Thanks to Sherwood I dabbled in bare feet and added yet another "pañuelo", even took the risk of combining the two at the risk of falling flat on my face.  Thanks to my mother and a few pertinent questions I have the finishing touches on

26 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: “Authenticity vs. Tradition”

2009-10-26T04:58:18-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On October 15, 2009 a group of Bay Area artists, arts administrators and audience members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora. Co-presented by World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group the event was a part of the Fall 2009 season of Performing Diaspora. Learn more about Performing Diaspora at www.counterpulse.org/performing-diaspora/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues concerning traditional

23 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: Traditional Dance is not a Christmas Tree

2009-10-23T17:28:58-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

On October 15, 2009 a group of Bay Area artists, arts administrators and audience members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora. Co-presented by World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group the event was a part of the Fall 2009 season of Performing Diaspora . Learn more about Performing Diaspora at www.counterpulse.org/performing-diaspora/ At the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues concerning

23 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: Everyone’s Included, Discussions of Educating the Audience in all Types of Dance

2009-10-23T16:05:20-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: , , , , , , |

On October 15, 2009 a group of Bay Area artists, arts administrators and audience members met at CounterPULSE for the Dance Discourse Project 7: Dancing Diaspora. Co-presented by World Arts West/San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers’ Group, the event was a part of the Fall 2009 season of Performing Diaspora. Learn more about Performing Diaspora at www.counterpulse.org/performing-diaspora/ All the exciting event participants were broken up into small groups where they discussed a variety of pertinent issues concerning traditional arts,

15 Oct, 2009

Dance Discourse Project 7

2009-10-15T20:40:24-07:00By |Categories: Events, Free Events (donations welcomed)|Tags: |

Presented by CounterPULSE, World Arts West/ San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and Dancers' Group Thurs. Oct. 15, 7:30pm, Free Join us for a lively discussion tackling some of the questions and ideas posed by Performing Diaspora. Questions include: What is tradition? What is innovation? What is preservation? How does one’s identity give access to or create limitations to use of traditional forms? What is authenticity, and how important is it? Who has the right to determine what is authentic? How

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