PuSh Blog

Bijuriya

November 07, 2024

A south-asian drag artist wears a gold, crushed-velvet leotard with matching knee-high high-heeled boots. The artist is caught mid gesture and mid word, reaching out with a look of shock on their face. In the background, an array of wigs perch atop a small cluster of mannequin heads.

Gabriel Dharmoo is an innovative music composer and vocalist who thrives on experimentation. Bijuriya, his drag persona, channels the vibrancy of South Asian culture to touch the hearts of fellow brown queers. Together, Gabriel and […]

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Sound of the Beast

November 14, 2023

A person half-kneeling with crossed arms while holding a mic. The person is looking up at the light, There is a woman projected behind them.

“I’m not here to tell you how to feel. I’m just here to tell you what happened.”  Urgent, intimate and magnetic, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard gives a performance of profound poetic justice with storytelling, spoken word […]

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LORENZO

November 14, 2023

A man holds a butcher’s knife and long stick as he gazes at the audience.

A life-affirming story about death, conveyed through the popular mediums of storytelling, servitude to the audience and live carpentry, a combination not seen on the world stage since Nazareth, circa AD30. In 2020, Ben Target […]

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Club PuSh

November 14, 2023

Talking Stick: January 26 Get ready for an electrifying night at Club PuSh, brought to you by Talking Stick Festival! Immerse yourself in a captivating performance maelstrom where Indigenous traditions meet with contemporary artistry. A […]

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Inheritances

November 14, 2023

A photo of a man playing the piano. The photo is slightly blurred, the man faces the camera with what appears to be a melancholic expression.

Adam Tendler, one of the most celebrated contemporary pianists in the world, didn’t expect an inheritance from his father. But, when it happened, the gift was as bizarre as it was unexpected: a wad of […]

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The Café

November 04, 2022

Different choices of tea and coffee

Here is an invitation to be a voyeur, to eavesdrop on private conversations, to witness intimate relationships up close and personal. The Café invites audiences to explore seven vignettes by nine playwrights of various ethnicities, […]

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Club PuSh

November 04, 2022

A DJ with long hair wearing a wide-brimmed hat and hoodie performs. The background is a projection of blue, red, and purple abstract shapes with rays beaming out from the centre. Silhouettes of people with raised hands line the bottom.

If you’re looking to keep the festival vibes going into the night, this is the place to be. Club PuSh is a spot where you can enjoy drinks, connect with our artists, and party with […]

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Selfie Concert

November 04, 2022

Imo Dimchev, who has short blonde hair, a dark moustache and tattooed torso, wears an open blue zip jacket and sings passionately into a microphone, arms in the air. He is surrounded by a cluster of audience members kneeling or sitting on the ground, who are taking selfies with the group.

Ivo Dimchev invites you to a casual, communal concert–one which blithely steps over the traditional boundary between artist and audience. The idea is wonderfully simple: there is no stage, there is no hierarchy and there […]

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