Derek DiMartini

And some more close up shots of “Edging Sessions” 📷 @robbiesweeny

I’ve been sleeping on sharing these gorgeous photos of “Edging Sessions” that @robbiesweeny took of our dress rehearsal. Lots of love to @_olallie @abigail.moves and @63_suzanne for being the best collaborators. And @sm.polaris , @soundscape_design_by_kelly @ach_attackh for being part of the process from day 1. Here’s to more art making in 2026 🥂

Oh hi, it’s me! Tickets for Edging Sessions are sold out for tonight’s show, but you can still grab some for Sat Sept 13th at link in bio. Speaking of bio: Derek DiMartini (he/him) is a queer, multiracial choreographer, performer, and founding member of Hypothetical Circus. Blending butoh, modern dance, experimental theater, and circus arts, his work uses movement to reimagine how marginalized bodies can take up space with power and complexity. Known for his raw physicality and emotional precision, Derek creates performances that embrace transformation, ambiguity, and the multiplicity of being. His work has been shown in both New York and the Bay Area, and he’s performed with LEIMAY ensemble, Epiphany Dance Theater, Human Shakes, and Erik Wagner, among others. In addition, Derek is a LUDUS movement teacher and Structural Integrator for movement professionals and enthusiasts.

Meet @_olallie performing in Edging Sessions this Thurs and Sat @counterpulse Olallie Lackler is a queer, non-binary experimental dancer, creator, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their work explores the universes between contact improvisation and contemporary/experimental dance. Frequent themes of exploration include relationships, queerness, the realms of the inner cosmos, and power. They have self-produced their work in the east bay, and have presented work through LABA Bay Area, Performance Primers and the SAFEhouse RAW Residency. They teach dance in various public schools and throughout the Bay Area.

Next up on our tour of cast members, the powerful @abigail.moves ! Abigail is a San Francisco-based artist, teacher, choreographer, arts-administrator, and above all, a lover of people. Her approach to life, and dance focuses on cultivating joy, uplifting the community, and interconnecting dance and humanity. Abigail received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of South Florida, then relocated to the Bay Area to continue her career in dance. Abigail has had the privilege of dancing for local companies and friends including Robert Moses Kin, Margaret Jenkins, Kinetech Arts, Seymour Dance Collective, Erin Yen (Dragons Dance), Erin Coyne, Carolina Czechowza & Jamie-Lynn (Collective Attention), Erik Wagner, Tracey L. Chan, and many others. Come catch Abigail in Edging Sessions Thurs Sept 11 and Sat Sept 13th at 8pm @counterpulse

Meet the cast of Edging Sessions! Two chances to watch: Thurs Sept 11th and Sat Sept 13th, 8pm @counterpulse Suzanne Gallo @63_suzanne is a Bay Area–based artist, educator, choreographer, and founding member of BANDALOOP, with over 30 years of experience in dance. Trained in classical ballet, she has danced professionally with companies including Atlanta Ballet, Ballet West, LINES Ballet, San Francisco Opera, and BalletMet. Her work has evolved into contemporary and vertical dance, with collaborations spanning ODC/SF, ZACCHO Dance Theater, Aeriosa Dance Society, and The Native Foundation for the Arts. Suzanne has performed her own choreography across the U.S. and internationally, including in Dublin, Vancouver, and Paris. She has had the honor of performing Trisha Brown’s Man Walking Down the Side of a Building and continues to teach and create work that connects communities through the art of vertical dance.

The Sirens are loose! Edging Sessions is opening in just 9 days- do you have your tickets? Sept 11 & 13 @ Counterpulse SF Premiering as part of the Groundwork Festival, Cohort A Ticket link in bio *made possible with sponsorship from @fluxverticaltheatre

CounterPulse Festival 2025 presents Groundwork Cohort A with choreographer Derek Dimartini "Edging Sessions” unravels the taut tension between desire, repression, and consumption, channeling the raw volatility of queer experience. Disrupting hetero-linear time, the piece reclaims the body as a sensuous force of resistance, intimacy, and transformation. Grab your tickets🎟️Link in bio⬆️ September 11 & 13 80 Turk St. SF

Save the dates! Edging Sessions is getting a longer release… “Edging Sessions” unravels the taut tension between desire, repression, and consumption, channeling the raw volatility of queer experience. Disrupting hetero-linear time, the piece reclaims the body as a sensuous force of resistance, intimacy, and transformation. Keep your eyes on this space for the ticket release. *This work developed through a Counterpulse Artist initiative and will be presented at the Counterpulse 2025 Festival* **with sponsorship from @fluxverticaltheatre

Tickets for "Heart String" are now available! Join Ciarra D'Onofrio + Dancers and the Threshold Choir @thresholdchoir for a one of a kind vertical dance performance and an evening of alchemizing grief into celebration. 🎟️ Ticket link in Bio ⏰ Show Times: Friday May 30 @ 8pm Saturday May 31 @ 8pm Sunday June 1 @ 7:30pm At Zaccho Studios (@zacchosf ) Capacity is limited, so I highly recommend buying your tickets ASAP to reserve your spot. I can't wait to share this evening with you! Featuring: @devonchi @fire.rose25 @derek.moves @hm.westbrook @_olallie @livschaffer Rigging: @freitag415 & @intrepidtalent Lighting: @sammiller4862 Costume: @laurenjadeszabo Videography: @bryangibel Developed in Artistic Residency at @zacchosf and initial project research in residency at @shawlanderson With support from @factsf Flyer photo: @stroblek #verticaldance #aerialdance #sfdance #grief #death #dance #Zaccho

Saturday, Dec 7th | 10a-12pm ~Finding Your Fluid Body with Derek DiMartini. 💫 Reconnect with the innate fluidity of your body and discover how your fascial web can be a source of support and strength. Finding Your Fluid Body is a somatic workshop that blends gentle partnering, imagery-based exercises, and integral anatomy to help you embody ease, connection, and resilience. 
Drawing on movement practices from Structural Integration (Hellerwork, Mary Bond) and Eastern dance traditions (Noguchi Taiso, Leimay Ludus), this class creates a playful, inquisitive environment open to people of all abilities. 🔥Derek DiMartini (he/him) is a queer + multiracial choreographer, movement artist, and bodyworker. In all of his practices, his work emphasizes the transformative and enigmatic nature of the human body, and seeks to leave people with a broader appreciation of the depth and intelligence inherent in the physical form. His movement practice spans a broad range of disciplines, including butoh, circus, modern dance, experimental theater, Feldenkrais, and integral anatomy. As a certified Structural Integration practitioner, Derek employs a holistic approach with his clients, blending fascial release, biomechanics, movement awareness exercises, and visceral manipulation to address patterns of chronic pain, strain, and resistance in the body. For more info on his bodywork offerings find him on instagram @IntegrityInMotion or integrityinmotionsi.com Photo by Juan Palhiac Image Description: Graphic image with above date, time and place information. Photo is of Derek mid-tuck-jump. His legs are tucked to his chest and his arms hang down. He is wearing a white leotard, has dark hair and is in an outdoor pavilion.

Glimpses of A Meal by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya, featuring the LEIMAY Ensemble HERE Arts Center, New York, USA, 2024 📸 by Pasha Antonov @leimayfoundation @herearts