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3 Apr, 2008

Intercontinental Collaborations 3—The Symmetry Project

2008-04-03T08:00:03-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links, Images, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

Jess Curtis/Gravity with Maria Scaroni and Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company Thurs.–Sun. Mar. 27-30, Apr. 3-6, 8pm $18 Thurs. & Sun, $20 Fri. & Sat. Two naked bodies interact through a highly structured improvisational score. Manipulating our perception, they reveal the body’s awkwardness, its potential failure and finiteness, creating space for the unknown, the wondrous, the infinite. Plus the premiere of a new work for Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company from Cork, Ireland. More Info: www.jesscurtisgravity.org PREVIEWS conversation with Jess

6 Apr, 2008

Dreamboat Where Are You?

2008-04-06T06:25:20-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Images|

Dreamboat, Where Are You? is a punk pop duo that combines short and sweet songs with choreographed vaudevillian antics to make their own brand of musical entertainment. Co-captained by Carrie Baum (guitar) and Jessica Fudim (drums), Dreamboat, Where Are You? has been described as "The Buzzcocks meet The Muppets", "Magnetic Fields with kicks and twirls" and "the most entertaining thing I’ve seen in years." Listen to their song "Animal" (Whoops, an mp3 doesn't exist, so in the meantime,

16 Apr, 2008

California Touring Project

2008-04-16T03:48:23-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|Tags: , |

Cid Pearlman, Liam Clancy, casebolt and smith California Touring Project Fri.–Sat. April 25-26, 8pm $12-20 Cid Pearlman (Santa Cruz), Liam Clancy (San Diego), Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith (Los Angeles) present a collection of dances that navigate the slippery nature of meaning and gleefully fracture expectations of gender, friendship, and collaboration. “It’s a rare joy when dance offers such freshness and depth…” – San Diego Union Tribune. More Info: www.myspace.com/cidpearlman, www.myspace.com/caseboltandsmith, www.liamclancy.net Buy Tickets!

24 Apr, 2008

Welcome to the Conversation!

2008-04-24T06:45:32-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|

Dear Friends, Welcome to our new weblog -- an online catalyst for art and action, and archive! If you know CounterPULSE, and chances are you do because you've found our blog, you are well aware that we're a unique space. This blog is no different. Whether it's in our theater, or on your computer screen, we aim to provide a vehicle for exploration, debate, expression, and conversation. The idea for this blog was born at as board members met over

27 Apr, 2008

May Day: CounterPULSE’s 3rd Anniversary

2008-04-27T20:00:47-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links, Images|

Sun, April 27, 8pmMany of the Bay Area’s most exciting performing artists gather to celebrate CounterPULSE’s third birthday. Featuring Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Scott Wells & Dancers, AXIS Dance Company, Robert Moses' Kin, Shinichi Iova-Koga, Joe Goode Performance Group, Jess Curtis/Gravity, and Joanna Haigood/ Zaccho Dance Theatre; plus food, beverages, and a silent auction to benefit CounterPULSE. Joe Goode Performance Group AXIS Dance Company More images? See the gallery. PREVIEWS May Day: CounterPULSE's Third Anniversary Flavorpill, Tanya Feldman, April 27th, 2008 Excerpt:

3 May, 2008

Talks: Local to Global

2008-05-03T00:30:47-07:00By |Categories: Homepage Links, Talks|

Wednesday, April 30, 7:30pm, Free Local rarity in the Franciscan bioregion: Who cares? Charismatic butterflies, delicate lilies, and Still Wild at Heart, a film about nature & wildlife in the city. With Liam O'Brien, Margo Bors and Melissa Peabody

3 May, 2008

A Taste of Contact Improvisation for National Dance Week

2008-05-03T00:31:50-07:00By |Categories: Free Events (donations welcomed), Homepage Links|

WCCIF Teachers Show & Pre-Registration Jam A Taste of Contact Improvisation for National Dance Week Sun. May 4, 8pm Free This features performances by West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival teachers. See great pieces, take a CI mini-lesson, and find out about scholarship and work exchange opportunities for the upcoming festival. Learn more about this dance form that CounterPULSE offers every Tuesday night. Jam and registration reception immediately following show. No Reservations Necessary

23 Jun, 2008

ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle

2008-06-23T01:10:55-07:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Homepage Links|

Join us Friday, June 27, 2008 for... ARTIST+NUDE= Benefit Art Sale, Auction and Raffle of Original Nude Art Hosted by Peaches Christ and Nudist Volunteers. On Friday June 27, CounterPULSE and Marrvelous Films presents ARTIST+NUDE= an art sale, auction and raffle of original nude art and photography made exclusively for the funding of "Faerie," a documentary that chronicles the history of contributions imbued by mankind by queer people – and the injustices they face today. The evening will feature original drawings, paintings and photography from artists

18 Dec, 2008

Surviving the Economic Meltdown: DANGER or OPPORTUNITY?

2008-12-18T20:52:09-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Talks|Tags: , |

Thank you to all who attended the discussion last night!  It was very thought provoking and one of the best Shaping San Francisco talks that I have attended. I grew up in Seattle, WA and was raised with the idea that money is equal to life energy and time and that it is important to spend less and wisely unless I wished to be constantly on the job and enslaved to a salary.  My parents practiced frugality and participated in

19 Jan, 2009

Jess Curtis/Gravity – Big Benefit Bash

2009-01-19T19:53:27-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: , , , , , , |

Jess/Curtis Gravity presents a Big Benefit Performance Bash OLD SCHOOL/NEW RULES at CounterPULSE Saturday January 24,  8pm www.jesscurtisgravity.org • www.counterpulse.org A multi-generational roster of all-stars from San Francisco and beyond come out to support Jess Curtis/Gravity’s upcoming 2009 San Francisco Season and you’re invited. Art, Party and Delectable Tidbits of Dance, Improvisation and Body-based Performance from Sara Shelton Mann, Jess Curtis, Keith Hennessy, Scott Wells, Twincest, Praba Pilar and John Jasperse (NY). Don’t miss this rare chance to catch three

23 Jan, 2009

Some reflections, midway through the ANIMoid adventure.

2009-01-23T22:02:30-08:00By |Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Katarina Eriksson (Winter Artist in Residence in collaboration with Cathie Caraker) One of the breeding grounds for this project is the subtext of two aliens who have come to earth and inhabited human bodies. I do think of it as a dance piece (as opposed to a dance theater piece), where the human body with all its fascinating functions is the protagonist. The alien idea seems to provide us with pretty much endless inspiration, and it works as a

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