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23 Jan, 2009

Some reflections, midway through the ANIMoid adventure.

2009-01-23T22:02:30-08:00By KatarinaEriksson|Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: AIR, alien, Artists in Residence, cathie caraker, contact, contact improvisation, katarina eriksson|

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

24 Jan, 2009

What’s Cookin’ So far……

2016-03-18T22:37:24-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Homepage Links|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, food activism|

My company Deep Waters Dance Theater is in the process of making this piece we are calling, "...our daily bread". We are exploring the ways that food shapes our cultural identities, how we all have food stories and folklore that ties who we are to the food we eat. We are also looking at how our disconnection from our food sources is impacting our health and environment. So, we are in the process of finding ways to bring these stories

4 Feb, 2009

Who is the alien? Some ramblings during the making of ANIMoid.

2009-02-04T09:06:09-08:00By CathieCaraker|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, alien, Artists in Residence, cathie caraker, contact, contact improvisation|

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved science fiction. My mom used to write novels and stories herself. She introduced me to the great sci fi writers and I’ve been hooked ever since - not so much to the hard science, but to the question, “what if...?” I’ve especially loved the women writers like Ursula Le Guin, Joanna Russ and Doris Lessing who address social issues by imagining alien cultures on other planets with vastly different bodies, histories and

27 Feb, 2009

More food for thought on the making of “…our daily bread”

2016-03-18T22:37:05-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, food activism|

So, next week my company and i will perform our new work "...our daily bread" that is this exploration of food and cultural identity. Forgive me if what I am about to throw down reads a bit like a high school essay that would begin with "what I learned......". But what has been the deepest revelation for me in this creative process which has included talking to and eating with my family, is that the part of my food identity

4 Mar, 2009

Conclusion: Whatever!

2009-03-04T01:32:20-08:00By KatarinaEriksson|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, alien, Artists in Residence, cathie caraker, contact, contact improvisation, katarina eriksson|

It is only a few days left to the opening of ANIMoid, the piece that Cathie Caraker and I have been working with for some time now. We think of it as a post-modern dance laboratory. The research we are performing in that laboratory started with the question: What might happen if two aliens came to earth and inhabited human bodies? In our work we take inspiration from things such as developmental movement patterns, perception and body systems, and use

9 Mar, 2009

ANIMoid: the final week

2009-03-09T08:52:18-07:00By CathieCaraker|Categories: CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, alien, Artists in Residence, cathie caraker, contact, contact improvisation, katarina eriksson|

Chop wood, carry water, tape chairs and oh yes perform... 3/3 Night before the dress rehearsal. It's 11 pm and I'm still on on the sidewalk spray-painting my beautiful Mission-style dining room chairs a metallic silver, after spending way too many hours with Katarina covering their endless slats with gaffer's tape. Back aching, head thick from breathing paint fumes. It starts to rain again, creating splotches all over the wet paint. Someone from the contact jam comes outside, yells at

20 May, 2009

Watch an excerpt of Deep Waters Dance Theater, CounterPULSE Artists in Residence March 09

2009-05-20T15:51:52-07:00By loren|Categories: CounterPULSE, Video|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, artist in residence, CounterPULSE, deep waters dance theater, loren r. robertson, san francisco, sf, Video|

If you didn't make it to our recent Artists in Residence show in March, here's a little snippet for your viewing pleasure! Amara Tabor-Smith, Deep Waters Dance Theater with Aimee Suzara, Our Daily Bread... video by: Loren R. Robertson

4 Oct, 2010

Let’s get Cookin’!

2016-03-18T22:36:56-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, food activism, our daily bread, tabor smith|

For the next year my blogs will be focusing on the development of my piece, “Our Daily Bread” which will premier next April at CounterPULSE…and the journey that this piece is taking me on is already soooo deep… Most recently, I cooked for folks who were taking Rashad Pridgen’s (AKA Soul Nubian) AfroHouseHop class at Dance Mission this past Saturday. I made my recession stew and rice for the students who joined me in the Dance Mission lobby glowing from

27 Oct, 2010

“Home Cookin’” Food Party @ CounterPULSE was deep…

2016-03-18T22:36:44-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, food activism, our daily bread, tabor smith|

So this past Sunday it was raining in the Bay Area. Cold and wet. But that afternoon at CounterPULSE in San Francisco, an intimate crew of folks braved the rain, brought food, shared stories and ate together. The topic was, “what are the factors that support or prevent us from cooking meals on a regular basis”. What I am finding about food is, no matter what the topic might be, the food will direct the path of discussion. Most of

10 Jan, 2011

Narass ak jamm (digest in peace)

2016-03-18T22:36:33-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, food activism, our daily bread, tabor smith|

Well, it has definitely been awhile since I last posted…I have been on a journey with this food project that has taken me to the Republic of the Congo, New Orleans twice (I may be going back), several food parties in and around the SF bay area and most recently to Senegal from where I just returned less than 3 days ago. This last journey has been the most profound for me in so many ways but what I am

18 Jan, 2011

Trying to hold on to the magic of Africa….

2016-03-18T22:36:22-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Images|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, dj fflood, food activism, mission high, our daily bread, tabor smith|

It’s been almost 2 weeks since I left Senegal..every day in Senegal I ate 3 meals a day. Everyday, 3 times a day, we stopped everything else so we could eat ( I say we because I never ate alone there). Whether it was Adama’s cooking that we ate everyday at L’ecole des Sables where I was studying dance, or with my brother and sister in law and their family’s house…I ate 3 meals a day

27 Jan, 2011

In a recession, you gotta have stew…..

2016-03-18T22:36:12-07:00By AmaraTaborSmith|Categories: Amara Tabor Smith, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Images|Tags: AIR, Amara Tabor-Smith, ARC, artist residency commissioning, Artists in Residence, deep waters dance theater, dj fflood, food activism, mission high, our daily bread, tabor smith|

I have to say…there is so much going on, I’m having a hard time keeping up in these posts! For the last 2 weeks it’s been about recession stew. Recession stew is a creation of mine that was inspired by the way my mama would take random left overs and hold overs in the fridge and make magical meals. I’ve been cooking up my stew at various locales over the last couple of weeks; fed it to the beautiful young

Some reflections, midway through the ANIMoid adventure.

What’s Cookin’ So far……

Who is the alien? Some ramblings during the making of ANIMoid.

More food for thought on the making of “…our daily bread”

Conclusion: Whatever!

ANIMoid: the final week

Watch an excerpt of Deep Waters Dance Theater, CounterPULSE Artists in Residence March 09

Let’s get Cookin’!

“Home Cookin’” Food Party @ CounterPULSE was deep…

Narass ak jamm (digest in peace)

Trying to hold on to the magic of Africa….

In a recession, you gotta have stew…..

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