Special thanks to Lynn Huang for writing and contributing this post to the Murakami conversation. Lynn is one of the four talented performer/collaborators in Hotel in a Bottle, which opens next Friday! “Portales! We’re doing portales piquitos and then portales grandes, right?” Erin asked. “Si! Si!” we replied in turn. Despite the fact that […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are very excited for Vangeline (NYC) to open for KATSURA Kan’s Oracle & Enigma with her solo “Spectral,” on Feb 24th and 25th 2012. These two performances together will premiere diverse interpretations of the avant-guard body expression of “Butoh.” The Butoh work has been described as the “Dance of Darkness,” or the “Dance of the […]
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 […]
Rosemary Hannon in rehearsal for The Crane and The Crocodile… it hatches January 13…
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 […]
In doing research for the performance, Precious Drop, we have found a number of compelling stories about water issues and water rights activists around the United States. We’d like to share some of these stories and organizations that have influenced the music and dance production, Precious Drop. The first story that we’d like to share […]