Amerta Movement Mini-Symposium

Amerta Gathering and Mini-Symposium, Counterpulse (2019)

Counterpulse presented a gathering for Amerta Movement on Sunday, March 17, in San Francisco as part of their To Be Free Festival. It featured artists from around the US in workshop, informal performance, ritual, and conversation.

Participating artists: Claire Duplantier Burns (Bay Area), Frances Rosario (Bay Area), Julie Nathanielsz (Ithaca, NY), Katya Bloom (Santa Barbara), Mara Poliak + Margit Galanter (Bay Area), Marilin Martinez (NY/Puerto Rico), Mary Peterson (San Diego), and Sally Dean (UK).

The event included a mini-symposium:

The Amerta Mini-Symposium is a day for practice, offerings, and discussion. The participating artists are gathering from around the US for a short residency and to facilitate this day together. You are welcome to come to just the workshop, or for the informal performances only, as well.

Amerta Mini-Symposium

Sally Dean’s Somatic Costuming Workshop

General Info about To Be Free

Amerta Movers Website

Embodied Lives Book

photo by szuzi kapas
mp & mg offering for the mini-symposium
Julie Nathanielsz presentation sharing
at counterpulse, photo by Mary Peterson