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Njo Kong Kie 楊光奇 and Chinese Music of Social Justice

January 24, 2022

The fact that music can be a vehicle for imparting ideas is as old as music. From Gregorian chants of self abnegation, to nationalism promoted by anthems, The Association for Psychological Science explains, “The experience […]

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Using Virtual Reality and Multimedia to showcase Unique Perspectives: VIOLETTE and Aalaapi

January 19, 2022

Canada has long been at the forefront of using technology to evolve the way people experience storytelling on stage. Since the 1990s, Canadian theatre has been experimenting with virtual reality (VR) and multimedia, creating immersive, […]

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Global Perspectives on Black Lives Matter: The work of Joseph Toonga and Makambe K. Simamba

January 11, 2022

Almost a decade after 17-year old Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman, Black people are still being murdered and incarcerated at an unacceptable rate, and the anti-racism work of BLM is more important than […]

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January 6, 2022: COVID-19 Update

January 06, 2022

Our team at PuSh is working diligently to bring our Festival program to you with health and safety as our utmost priority.  In accordance with public health orders, all venues at this year’s Festival will […]

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Inspired Art of Movement from Montréal

December 20, 2021

Quebec has long been at the forefront of genre- and gravity-defying movement arts, which started to become internationally recognized with the phenomenal success of Cirque Du Soleil.  The 2022 PuSh Festival features two exceptional examples […]

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The Process Is the Project: Ruby Singh on the Making of Vox.Infold

December 09, 2021

“…the human voice is an adaptation of the metabolic activity most crucial to our existence – breathing. This is how the atmosphere enters our beings and how we know we are intimately connected to our […]

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PuSh Apology to Janelle Wong-Moon and Joyce Rosario

December 08, 2021

The Board of Directors of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unreservedly apologizes to Joyce Rosario and Janelle Wong-Moon for the handling of their terminations in June 2020 and the subsequent events. We acknowledge the […]

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Giving Tuesday

November 30, 2021

Support dynamic, daring, and vibrant performing arts for the 9th annual Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s […]

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