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Nov, 2009
Podcasting Diaspora!
Last Saturday, artists and community members used the CounterPULSE stage not for dancing, but for discussion: participants in the Performing Diaspora Symposium took the day to explore the rich, challenging themes that the Festival explores. In three separate sessions, panelists and audience members articulate some of the ideas that each Performing Diaspora artists stirs up onstage. Give a listen here! Appropriation: Dilemma in Dance Panelists: Deborah Vaughan, Anne Bluethenthal, & Denise Pate Facilitated by Laura Elaine Ellis The subject of
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Nov, 2009
CounterPULSE premieres Performing Diaspora!
Let the Festival begin! Last night, CounterPULSE opened its doors to Performing Diaspora artists and audience members -- check out some of the audience's reactions here!
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Oct, 2009
Dance Discourse 7: How do we keep our dances from becoming museum pieces? Defining Tradition, Innovation, and Preservation in the Artistic Process
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
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Oct, 2009
Performing Diaspora on the Airwaves!
With Performing Diaspora fast-approaching, some of the artists took a break from the stage and headed over to KPFA's radio studios in Berkeley for a musical sneak-preview of their work on Stephen Kent's show, "Music of the World." In between tracks, our Executive Director Jessica Robinson Love joined them in the conversation about their performances November 5-8. If you missed the program live, give it a listen here!