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20 Jan, 2014

This is a gun.

2016-03-12T02:01:31-08:00By Krista DeNio|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Krista Denio|Tags: ARC, Artists in Residence, contact improv, Ensemble, Guns, Joy, Krista DeNio, Pain, Rehearsal process, san francisco, the CONTACT project, theater, Training, What is a Fight?|

From the Rehearsal Room... the CONTACT project process is deepening, and we find ourselves moved...to tears, to anger, to hysterical laughter....to formation, to renovation, to solidarity, to push-ups....pushing up against the fight, the flight, the meeting, the holding of...one another. the pressing into flesh and bone...contact...the memories, the histories, the shared pain and sorrow of fathers and grandfathers and nephews and nieces who would not speak to us of their experiences, who beat her instead...who held in their own, giant,

20 Apr, 2012

Homo File Audition/Workshop

2018-05-07T18:24:26-07:00By Shamsher|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE|Tags: artist in residence, audition, auditions, circus, Dance, eizen, file, homo, improvisation, music, puppetry, samuel, Seth, steward, theater, visual art, workshop, Workshops|

Seith Eisen in Residence at CounterPULSE Homo File Drawing and tattoo by Samuel Steward Over the past year I’ve been in the research phase for my next queer history performance project titled Homo File, chronicling the life of Sam Steward, (1907-1994). I am thrilled to tell you that I received a four month residency at CounterPULSE to develop the project. I will be creating, writing and directing a new ensemble performance piece with the help of CounterPULSE's Artist Residency

11 Mar, 2012

Underland Background

2016-03-18T22:15:11-07:00By erickupers|Categories: CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater|Tags: arthur in underland, bandelion, CounterPULSE, Dance, dancetheater, dandelion, interdisciplinary, mantra, mantra plonsey, Performance, theater, underland|

As we finish up our first premiere weekend of Arthur in Underland, and move towards our last, (performances run through March 18th) here's some background on the piece, from the Director's Note I wrote for the program: Arthur in Underland is one of the most personally vulnerable pieces I’ve ever made. It is based on a year in my life that turned everything I believed and wanted upside down. When I was 15 I left my native Los Angeles to

29 Feb, 2012

Dandelion – Interview of Underland Co-Director

2016-03-18T22:15:22-07:00By erickupers|Categories: CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater|Tags: arthur in underland, bandelion, CounterPULSE, Dance, dancetheater, dandelion, emmaly wiederholt, interdisciplinary, mantra, mantra plonsey, Performance, theater, underland|

Emmaly Wiederholt interviewed "Arthur in Underland's" Co-Director, Writer and Performer Mantra Plonsey about the creation of Dandelion's new work: EMMALY WIEDERHOLT: What was the process of drawing from Eric's personal history to write Arthur in Underland? Conversely, what is it like to perform in? MANTRA PLONSEY: Eric had recently completed the process of creating and producing AND performing in our past winter season's piece FRIEND, which dealt with a dear companion's death from a brain tumor, with whom he had gallivanted around during

29 Jan, 2012

Quarter 3: The music of Murakami

2012-01-29T09:56:49-08:00By Erin Malley|Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: Bert Bergen, Classical, Dance, Erin Malley, Haruki Murakami, interdisciplinary, Jazz, music, san francisco, theater|

If Murakami's works came to life, and you could suddenly take a stroll through them, chances are music would be everywhere. Chauffeured in a car, you would hear "the classical strains of Chopin." In the bathroom of Denny's, Hall & Oates' I can't go for that would be playing. And jazz would fit into the small spaces everywhere else. I knew when I started this piece, music would figure in significantly to it, and my musical selections might not match

16 Jan, 2012

Quadripod

2012-01-16T10:21:20-08:00By Erin Malley|Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: 1Q84, Erin Malley, Haruki Murakami, Hotel in a Bottle, interdisciplinary, multimedia, san francisco, theater, Video|

In the previous post, we made centipede yogurt stew. Yum! Now onto the video portion. Except, maybe we're not talking about a plate of food anymore. Maybe we're discussing a table with legs sharply angled away from the center... When I set out to integrate video with dance, I had this idea in my head that I would let inspiration come only from video - that somehow there was supposed to be ONE foundation in the work, end of story.

3 Jan, 2012

The new food pyramid of dance: a creative plate

2012-01-03T11:54:34-08:00By Erin Malley|Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: 1Q84, Dance, Erin Malley, food, Haruki Murakami, Hotel in a Bottle, Inspiration, multimedia, san francisco, theater|

Picture it now: there is a plate on the table in front of you, full of creative, Hotel-in-a-Bottle-icious food to eat. A quarter of that plate has been inspired by text (thank you, Haruki Murakami!) A second quarter has been inspired by video imagery and design (thanks again, HM, and cheers to Mark and Dawn at Troika Ranch who made design possible for me!) Quarter #3 of that plate has been inspired by dancers' experiences, interests, and improvisations (props to

18 Dec, 2011

Eau de Murakami

2011-12-18T19:34:56-08:00By Erin Malley|Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: Dance, Erin Malley, Haruki Murakami, Hotel in a Bottle, Multi-media, san francisco, theater|

Well, hello there, CounterPULSE blogosphere! My name is Erin Malley, and I’m one of your Winter Special Artists. I’m also a new face in San Francisco, please don’t hesitate to say hello. Better still, take me out and show me your favorite local spots! I relocated to SF just a couple of years ago from NYC, and have already fallen in love with the left coast. My show in the Winter Special series is Hotel in a Bottle, which takes

26 Aug, 2011

A little teaser just for you – POv.3 Premieres in 2 weeks!

2016-03-18T22:06:21-07:00By Charles|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, Video|Tags: artist in residence, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, contemporary, Dance, fact, FACT/SF, Performance, sf, theater, theatre|

Hello my friends! In 2 short weeks FACT/SF opens it's fourth season with Pretonically Oriented v.3. We are THRILLED to bring this new (and super awesome) work your way. I know you'll be there to see it...because you're rad and cool like that. I made a short little video to hold you over until opening night. In the meantime, buy a ticket. See you soon my lovelies, ~Charles http://youtu.be/gjUcwQ_NtL8

1 Aug, 2011

dance/theater? dance and theater? theater with dance?

dance/theater? dance and theater? theater with dance?

2011-08-01T12:02:41-07:00By collagetheater|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: A Mix Tape For Ophelia, collage, collage theater, Dance, dancetheater, Darl Andrew Packard, Kat Cole, Matisse Michalski, Sarah Fiske, summer special 2011, theater|

We've been working on A Mix Tape For Ophelia for about a year now, and from the beginning i knew it would be a combination of dance and theater. but no only has it been an interesting struggle to figure out what that means, where on the spectrum of performance arts we fall, it has been a process to work together, people with theater backgrounds, MFA dancers, performance makers... and as the lead artist, it has been imporant for me

11 Jul, 2011

Reaching OUT… Intern Update

2011-07-11T11:26:29-07:00By Engagement Fellow|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: CounterPULSE, fleming, intern, internship, internships, outreach, reaching out, san francisco, summer special, tessa, theater, update|

Howdy CounterPULSE Peeps, I'm Tessa, the outreach intern. I had an urge to blog, which has never really happened to me before, so I figured I would talk about my time at CounterPULSE so far. Well...where to begin? Basically, I love working here. Er'body is really nice and I'm learning a ton. But enough about me — I want to talk about the Summer Specials, not just because it's my job, but because they are really great! Last night I

21 Jun, 2011

Front Line Theatre’s RARE EARTH preview at FURY Factory 2011–Tonight and Tomorrow

2011-06-21T15:06:27-07:00By Front Line Theatre|Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: activism, CounterPULSE, Performance, san francisco, theater, theatre|

Front Line Theatre's newest work, Rare Earth, will be premiering at CounterPULSE on July 8-10 as part of the Summer Special series. But first, everyone should come and check out a Work-in-Progress preview at FURY Factory 2011! We'll be showing 25-30 minutes of the work and having a short talk-back after. Splitting the bill with FLT and showing a brief excerpt of her newest work is Leah Herman. Here's more information about Rare Earth and FURY Factory: RARE EARTH a

This is a gun.

Homo File Audition/Workshop

Underland Background

Dandelion – Interview of Underland Co-Director

Quarter 3: The music of Murakami

Quadripod

The new food pyramid of dance: a creative plate

Eau de Murakami

A little teaser just for you – POv.3 Premieres in 2 weeks!

dance/theater? dance and theater? theater with dance?

Reaching OUT… Intern Update

Front Line Theatre’s RARE EARTH preview at FURY Factory 2011–Tonight and Tomorrow

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