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2o23 Youth Cohort Open for Applications

October 27, 2022

Two teenagers working with an adult mentor on laptops, using a design application

Produced in partnership with Solid State Community Industries, the PuSh Youth Cohort is back for 2023. Led by Coordinator Fiorella Pinillos and reimagined for 2023, the 3-month program enables youth to experience, examine and engage […]

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Reflections from the Medley Team

October 26, 2022

The 2023 PuSh Youth cohort gathered for a group selfie

By Fegor Obuwoma The PuSh youth cohort is a way for racialised youths who had not previously had access to professional performance art to be introduced to and strengthen their knowledge of the arts. Youth […]

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Reimagining the PuSh Youth Cohort

October 26, 2022

Group photo of the youth cohort

By Fiorella Pinillos Last year I had the opportunity to be the program coordinator for the PuSh Youth Program. The 2022 PuSh Youth Program was a collaboration between Push Performing Arts Festival and Solid State […]

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 28, 2022

Friday is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We will spend Friday, and the days leading up and following it, not only remembering the horrors of the residential school system, but also celebrating the resiliency […]

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National Indigenous History Month

June 17, 2022

June is National Indigenous History Month – an opportunity to recognize and honour the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada. The PuSh Festival is very fortunate to work […]

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