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16 Apr, 2011

Fermented Art

2016-03-18T22:16:10-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm a big fan of fermented foods and drinks: sauerkraut, tempeh, kombucha, rejuvelac, kim chee, wine, beer and more. It's fascinating to me how completely new nutrients and beneficial bacteria develop when we let things settle for awhile. And then how new food and drink is created, not necessarily better than what was originally there, but different and fulfilling other needs. I'm realizing that I love fermented art too. When a project first appears to complete on closing 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 |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: , , , , , |

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

11 Jul, 2011

Reaching OUT… Intern Update

2011-07-11T11:26:29-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

1 Aug, 2011

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

2011-08-01T12:02:41-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Summer Special 2011|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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

26 Aug, 2011

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

2016-03-18T22:06:21-07:00By |Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, FACT/SF, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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

18 Dec, 2011

Eau de Murakami

2011-12-18T19:34:56-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: , , , , , , |

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

3 Jan, 2012

The new food pyramid of dance: a creative plate

2012-01-03T11:54:34-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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

16 Jan, 2012

Quadripod

2012-01-16T10:21:20-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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.

29 Jan, 2012

Quarter 3: The music of Murakami

2012-01-29T09:56:49-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Winter Special 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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

29 Feb, 2012

Dandelion – Interview of Underland Co-Director

2016-03-18T22:15:22-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Dandelion Dancetheater|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

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