Audience Information for Split
Katherine Neumann
Photo by Robbie Sweeny
Essential information
Split runs approximately 30 minutes, and will be performed by one dancer for one audience member at a time. Though the performance is intimate in nature, there are no direct audience/performer interactions.
As each performance has a timed entry, it is important that you arrive 5 minutes or less outside of your reserved time. If you arrive too early, we unfortunately do not have a location inside the CounterPulse building for you to wait. If you arrive too late, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to view the piece. If you are running late, please call or text 415 702 7654 ASAP to notify our Production Manager, Jax, who will see if we are able to make accommodations.
Please remember that viewing Split is an individual experience. We will make an exception to this only for attendees who require support from a companion at all times. The experience will last 30 minutes and there are gender-neutral restrooms available.
Photography and videography during the performance is strictly prohibited. You will be asked to turn off your phone and place it in a small box in a secure location just outside the performance space. If possible, please refrain from bringing large bags or coats that you don’t wish to carry with you through the space.
accessibility
Attendees will enter the Split experience by walking down a flight of stairs, and part of the show will include walking up a very short flight of stairs in low lighting. There are ADA accessible alternatives available for anyone who is not comfortable on either set of stairs. If you anticipate needing an alternative, please let Jax know in advance at jblaska@factsf.org. There is an elevator and alternatives available for anyone who is not comfortable on the stairs. Note also that part of the show happens in low lighting. If you need assistance navigating through low lighting please don’t hesitate to let your usher know. Our whole team is on hand to support your experience throughout the piece.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
The entire FACT/SF team is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and we require that you are, too. Please be prepared to show proof of vaccination when you arrive at the venue. For added safety, we will also have air purifiers in both the viewing and performing spaces, and our team will all wear masks except for the single dancer while they are performing. While the dancer is performing, they and you will be on opposite sides of a plexiglass wall. You should plan to wear a mask at all times.
If you are unvaccinated or unable to attend in person for any other reason, we would still love to share this work with you virtually. Please buy a ticket and then contact jblaska@factsf.org
LOCATION
CounterPulse
80 Turk Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
The entrance to the Split performance space is through a small door directly to the right of the main double doors leading into the CounterPulse lobby. There will be signs pointing you to the correct entrance as well as a member of our team on-site to welcome you.
Public Transit
CounterPulse is only two blocks from the Powell St. BART station, and is additionally accessible on the 5, 14, 27, 31, 38, K, L, M, N, and T MUNI lines.
Public transit is the best mode of transportation to get to CounterPulse as street parking in Downtown San Francisco is nearly impossible and parking garages in the area can be expensive.
Driving Directions
From I-280 N (Northbound, from peninsula or South Bay)
Follow signs for San Francisco/Bay Bridge. Take exit 57 for Sixth Street. Continue onto 6th St. Turn right onto Eddy, right onto Mason, and then right onto Turk St. CounterPulse will be on your right.
From US-101 S (Southbound, from Golden Gate Bridge)
Turn right off of 101/Lombard St. onto Divisadero. Turn left onto Bush St. Turn right on Mason, and then right on Turk St. CounterPulse will be on your right.
From I-80 W (Westbound, from Oakland or East Bay)
Take exit 2A for Fifth Street. Turn right onto 5th St. Turn left on Ellis, left on Mason, and then right on Turk St. CounterPulse will be on your right.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions or accessibility needs, or would like more information, please email Split’s Production Manager Jax at jblaska@factsf.org.
ABOUT
Split examines whether dissociative episodes serve a productive or exploratory role in identity formation, and is informed by the performers’ personal histories, interviews conducted with members of the Bay Area’s vast and diverse queer community, and literature such as Angels in America, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Wittgenstein’s Mistress.
Each of the 8 nightly shows are designed, according to artistic director Charles Slender-White, “to slide one’s brain into a more expansive and heightened state."
Program information
Concept & Direction
Charles Slender-White
Choreography & Performance
Samuel Melecio-Zambrano, Katherine Neumann, LizAnne Roman Roberts, Charles Slender-White
Text
Jax Blaska, Samuel Melecio-Zambrano, Katherine Neumann, LizAnne Roman Roberts, Charles Slender-White
Lighting Design and Technical Direction
Del Medoff
Dramaturgy
Seth Eisen
Score
Dan Cantrell
Set Design
Jax Blaska, Robert McCole, Del Medoff, Maryam Rostami, Charles Slender-White
Styling
Monique Jenkinson
Production Management
Jax Blaska
Set Construction
Robert McCole
Community Interviews
Jackson Bowman, Keanu Brady, Troy Brunet, Dia Dear, Jessica Granderson, Bob Guter, Mary Hones, Stephanie Hewett, Rose Huey, Beth MacLeod, Nguyen Pham, Andrew Sass, Morgan True
Additional Source Material
Tony Kushner, David Markson, Edvard Munch, Oscar Wilde
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Images by Robbie Sweeny