Daily Archives: September 23, 2010

23 Sep, 2010

The Great Shrinking

2010-09-23T13:05:45-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

First there was a dungeon. Then there was a boat. We died. We survived. We got sick and never quite got better. All of us stayed behind thinking the others had been rescued. We found a way in through the skin and the hair, but haven't found another way to talk about it since. Gunshots come closest.Our tongues were cut off and replaced with shiny new ones. They had motors that made them move all by themselves. They made funny

23 Sep, 2010

“Ampey!” Kickstarter http://bit.ly/b6FanA

2010-09-23T13:26:26-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

I am very pleased to announce that we launched the "Ampey!" Kickstarter page on Monday September 13, 2010! We've raised $1,140 so far. We now have 79 days left until the end of our campaign. Our goal is $6,500. $73 a day should keep us on track. We're raising funds to assist with the artist fees and production costs of expanding my work. To ensure that we surpass our goal, our Kickstarter page will be up until Sunday December 12,

23 Sep, 2010

“Ampey!” Animations #1

2010-09-23T13:53:31-07:00By |Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|

On Saturday September 18, 2010 the cast of "Ampey!" hit the streets of San Francisco with some short and powerful vocal performances. We performed in front of Rasputin's on Powell Street, Powell and Market, Civic Center  and 16th Street BART Stations from 3p to 6p. It was very exciting to see weekend shoppers stop and take  notice of our grassroots advertising strategy. We didn't introduce ourselves. We just entered whatever public space we decided to perform in, began to sing and pass out fliers. A special shout out to

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