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May Day 2011

CounterPULSE
San Francisco, CA


May Day Festival
CounterPULSE's 6th Anniversary
Fri.-Sun., April 29 - May 1, 8pm

$25- Discount (Artist/Low-income/Student/Senior)*
$40- General Admission
$75- Hot Shot = Free drink and $20 auction credit
$150- VIP = Table for two, free drinks, and $20 auction credit (call 415.626.2060 to reserve)

*limited availability

CounterPULSE celebrates its 6th birthday with their lively May Day festival fundraiser -- three nights of performance designed to echo the different aspects of this eclectic arts space. In one weekend, May Day offers three completely unique evenings of performance, packed with the Bay Area's most exciting dance companies, performance artists, comedians, drag queens, circus artists, and more.

Friday's Dance Extravaganza presents dance fans with a jaw-dropping line up of the Bay Area's hottest dance superstars. Performers include: AXIS Dance Company, Charlotte Moraga, Chris Black, Lizz Roman Dance, Robert Moses Kin, Scott Wells & Dancers, and Zaccho Dance Theater.

Saturday's Cabaret welcomes the Bay Area's phenomenal circus artists, risky and risqué burlesque, and masterful drag all MC'ed by our favorite local celeb, comedian Kamau Bell. Performers include: The Devil-Ettes, Fou Fou Ha, Honey Mahogany, La Chica Boom, Marina Luna, Natasha Kaluza, Tommy Shephard, Seth Eisen, and VivvyAnne ForeverMORE.

Sunday's exhibition of Queer(ing) Performance highlights Bay Area's most contemporary and compelling queer performance, MC'ed by legendary Guillermo Gomez-Peña.  Performers include: Anne Bluethenthal, Cecilio Cooper/ThiswayThatway, D'Lo, Dance Brigade, Jesse Hewit/Strong Behavior, KUNST-STOFF, Laura Arrington Dance, and Sara Felder.

The festival, scheduled to coincide with the people's holiday for justice and celebration, is a lovely reason to come out and champion Bay Area arts and artists by supporting CounterPULSE, a hub for cutting-edge and community-based performance. The event, which is a benefit for the local non-profit, also includes a fabulous silent auction featuring the best of San Francisco's local businesses.

Curated by Julie Phelps & Jessica Robinson Love

Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Questions about this event

Question: I see that the discounted tickets are limited. what do you recommend to assure that we can get some? Come early? buy online?
Answer: The assured way to get discounted tickets is to buy early online. There is no guarantee they'll be available at the door.


Contact
Who: Shamsher Virk
Phone: 415-626-2060
Email: shamsher@counterpulse.org
Web: http://www.counterpulse.org
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Event Details
Dates
 
First: Friday Apr 29, 2011 8:00 PM
Last: Sunday May 01, 2011 8:00 PM

Prices
  $25.00 - $75.00

Location
  CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States

Maps
Categories
  Arts>Dance
  Other>Political
  Comedy>Improv
  Comedy>Other
  Arts>Burlesque
  Arts>Circus
  Arts>Performance
  Arts>Theatre
  Arts>Other
  Other>LGBT
  Other>Social
  Other>Festivals
  Other>Fundraisers
  Other>Other
  Comedy>Stand Up