"We have a 35-year history of serving this city, and an incredible legacy of audience and artists and community members who want to see it thrive, and a building that we own,"
"There are so many assets to work with, and so I think that's going to be the place we really tap into as we navigate this and seek to stabilize and rebuild the organization."
"They have a full board, they have a board chair, they have a board treasurer. The remaining member of management is the director of finance administration. And this whole conversation is about finance administration,"
"There are people who are able to bargain with us."
CounterPulse is a nonprofit art center focused on experimental dance and theater located in the Tenderloin's Transgender Cultural District. The organization purchased its building in 2023, creating a permanent home amid widespread artist displacement. Union staff presented proposals including unpaid furloughs and reduced hours to avoid layoffs; in November the organization proposed laying off four union members. The board roster includes a chair and treasurer while management has been reduced to a director of finance administration, concentrating bargaining around financial administration. In 2025 CounterPulse mounted 21 full productions and nearly a dozen workshops, while the 2026 public calendar shows only one February production. The organization intends to continue supporting fiscally sponsored House Artists and is assessing capacity for spring events and the ARC Performing Diaspora residency.
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