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Aug, 2013
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Jul, 2013
The Ginzburg Geographies – Song texts
THE GINZBURG GEOGRAPHY Alla Boara Old Ones Remain Revolution on Borgo San Constanzo Marciar, Marciar Guerra di Popolo Winter in Abruzzo La Filera Corso Re Umberto La Situazione Memoria Piazza Quadrata These 3 Friends La Lega Texts as cited. All music by Jewlia Eisenberg except when cited. ALLA BOARA Traditional O the grasshopper sings on the prongs of the rake There are reapers that count for nothing O the grasshopper sings on the blade of the sickle There are rakers
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Apr, 2013
Creating. Good. Work.
For me, creating work is often an outward presentation of a very personal journey. In reading Kalidasa’s Meghadhootha, I initially drew inspiration from many different translations, and literary commentaries. In reading the epic poem over and over again, there were certain verses that leapt out from the pages. These lines were coaxed by my own experiences to find comfortable and permanent places in my mind. When I came across these lines, I saw more than the words on the page.
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Feb, 2013
“Can a mere cloud bear such a message?”
I was first inspired by Kalidasa’s Meghadhuta (The Cloud Messenger) in 2009. At the time, I was exploring the role of the messenger in Indian texts and poetry. Often times the role of the messenger was simply stated – a person carrying a message from one lover to another. In dance, in some of the more commonly performed pieces, the messenger was often a sakhi (dear friend) of the nayika (heroine), and the nayika was usually desperately trying to convince
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Nov, 2010
Oakland Art Murmur “Ampey!” Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8oFw4eyljY
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Nov, 2010
“Ampey!” Animation in Ancestor Costumes
On Saturday, October 30th, the cast of Adia Tamar Whitaker's "Ampey!" took to the streets of San Francisco in full costume and makeup for a fundraising Animation. "Ampey!" premieres at CounterPULSE on Thursday, November 11th. Even if you weren't fortunate enough to see the cast in San Francisco, you can still pledge your support for "Ampey!" by visiting Kickstarter.com
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Oct, 2010
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Oct, 2010
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Oct, 2010
CounterPULSE is Reborn!
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.
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Aug, 2010
The Chair in My Dance
A Choreographical Investigation I am currently deep in the process of creating the piece to be performed in October. As I do this, I think about what my intentions are, what I want to convey, and what I use to embody (a good word for a choreographer) those intentions. Intentions exist on the level of creating and exploring themes, such as for this piece, the relationship between dancers and food. Intentions also exist on the level of wanting to create
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May, 2010
Performing Diaspora Artist Wang Fei at SFIAF
We were proud to hear that CounterPULSE Performing Diaspora artist Wang Fei is presenting a finished version of her 2009 Performing Diaspora Festival piece "From Beijing to San Francisco" as a part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. Congratulations to her and she has offered followers of CounterPULSE a special discount. Her words and details of the discount can be found below: CounterPULSE's alumnus resident artist Wang Fei will be giving a guqin concert “From Before the Tang Dynasty
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Dec, 2009
Thanksgiving and Performing Diaspora …by Charlotte Moraga
November. Thanksgiving. Well, Performing Diaspora was a thanksgiving feast of a sort, for sure. Dishes of quiet contemplative explosions and moments of mirth filled the platter, like when Sri did her nonplussed "boob dance" and her sexy "butt dance." With her back to the audience, she cocked her head as if to say, "I see you, watching me, watching you." There was Devendra's utterly charming and engrossing nautanki play, Yannis' virtuosic and athletic dance -- one moment in particular took