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10 Nov, 2009

Podcasting Diaspora!

2009-11-10T20:24:29-08:00By Sarah Jessee|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Podcast|Tags: activism, art, arts, avant-garde, community, counter pulse, CounterPULSE, Dance, debate, discussion, education, emerging artists, emerging arts, grassroots, mission, panel, panelist, Performance, performing, Performing Diaspora, san francisco, sf, soma, symposium, Talks, theater|

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

28 Nov, 2009

Koreni, reflections and afterthoughts…is it really over?

2009-11-28T01:16:51-08:00By Danica|Categories: CounterPULSE, Danica Sena Gakovich, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Danica Sena Gakovich, flamenco, Performing Diaspora|

Sitting in front of my computer on this rather chilly autumn afternoon I cannot believe that we PD artists have seemingly come to the end of this portion of our "journey". Over the course of practically one year we have created, critiqued, blogged, organized, rehearsed, coordinated, risked, stumbled, fumbled, doubted, questioned and actively participated in the development of intimate artistic visions as well as have acted as key players in the birth of this unique and ambitious Counterpulse Festival. I

7 Dec, 2009

Dance Discourse 7: but i really love it…

2009-12-07T21:20:27-08:00By Volunteer Perspectives|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: africa, brazilian, Capoeira, CounterPULSE, Dance Discourse Project, Dancers' Group, haitian, identity, Japanese Classical Dance, kimono, master teacher, Performing Diaspora, permission, peru, preservation, privilege, racism, stage name, taiwan, tradition, world arts west|

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

16 Dec, 2009

Thanksgiving and Performing Diaspora …by Charlotte Moraga

2009-12-16T02:49:31-08:00By Charlotte|Categories: Charlotte Moraga, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Artists in Residence, charlotte moraga, classical indian dance and music, contact improvisation, Dance, Kathak, Performing Diaspora, theatre, tradition|

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

21 May, 2010

Performing Diaspora Artist Wang Fei at SFIAF

2010-05-21T16:58:21-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: guqin, Performing Diaspora, san francisco international arts festival, Wang Fei|

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

16 Aug, 2010

The Chair in My Dance

The Chair in My Dance

2010-08-16T19:07:15-07:00By Sri Susilowati|Categories: CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Sri Susilowati|Tags: chair, Dance, eat, food, Performing Diaspora, Sri|

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

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.

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|

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|

2 Nov, 2010

“Ampey!” Animation in Ancestor Costumes

2010-11-02T17:35:30-07:00By Philana|Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: adia tamar whitaker, Afro-Hatian dance, ampey, Ase Dance Theatre Collective, Performing Diaspora|

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

5 Nov, 2010

Oakland Art Murmur “Ampey!” Animation

2010-11-05T16:35:32-07:00By Philana|Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora, Video|Tags: adia tamar whitaker, Afro-Haitian dance, ampey, Ase Dance Theatre Collective, Performing Diaspora|

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8oFw4eyljY

6 Feb, 2013

“Can a mere cloud bear such a message?”

2013-02-06T09:43:12-08:00By Nadhi Thekkek|Categories: CounterPULSE, Nadhi Thekkek, Performing Diaspora, Performing Diaspora Events|Tags: bharatanatyam, classical indian dance, Dance, GS Rajan, Kalidasa, Nadhi Thekkek, Nava Dance Theatre, Performing Diaspora|

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

Podcasting Diaspora!

Koreni, reflections and afterthoughts…is it really over?

Dance Discourse 7: but i really love it…

Thanksgiving and Performing Diaspora …by Charlotte Moraga

Performing Diaspora Artist Wang Fei at SFIAF

The Chair in My Dance

CounterPULSE is Reborn!

The Audience Reacts: Opening night of Performing Diaspora 2010

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

“Ampey!” Animation in Ancestor Costumes

Oakland Art Murmur “Ampey!” Animation

“Can a mere cloud bear such a message?”

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