PuSh Blog

An Undeveloped Sound

November 04, 2022

Laara Sadiq, a woman with brown hair in a braid wearing a black blouse, black pants, and black shoes, kneels down and pleads to a mysterious character with the shape of a small child wearing a black parka jacket, gray gloves and gray socks. A pile of gray bricks and a gray bin are placed behind them.

On the shores of an ocean sound, an abandoned commercial outlet has been repurposed as a call centre. Inside, a team of spokespeople have been recruited to speak on behalf of a mysterious new development. […]

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Red Phone

November 04, 2022

A red mid-century phone mounted on a red wall.

With Red Phone, Boca del Lupo offers an experience that’s both theatrical and social–a chance to perform and connect over a shared experience. Red Phone is an audience-to-audience performance that utilizes the intimacy of a […]

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The Seventh Fire

November 03, 2022

Woodland style painting by Niiwin Binesi of two stylized figures outlined in black facing each other. They have red skin with bodies composed of yellow, blue, and pink outlined shapes. A black line connects their mouths. Above is a blue moon and owl. The background has red dots and a red border.

You are invited to connect to the medicine that lives within you with The Seventh Fire, an immersive audio performance inspired by ceremony. Drawing from Anishinaabe stories and oral traditions, artist Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen invokes […]

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Bicycle Thieves

November 13, 2018

Composer and musical director Joelysa Pankanea guides a group of six musicians and four actors as they provide live musical and voice accompaniment to the landmark neorealist film Bicycle Thieves. The project is a special […]

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Morning Briefing

November 13, 2018

PRESENTED WITH SFU FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION, ART AND TECHNOLOGY Industry Series events are geared to performing arts industry professionals and practitioners whether they are artists, producers or presenters; emerging, mid-career or established. Industry Series events […]

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Artist Talk: Dance, Architecture and Public Space

November 13, 2018

PRESENTED WITH ANVIL CENTRE AND MACHiNENOiSY Ideas Series events are designed for all audience members who seek a deeper engagement with artists and the work they create. Ideas Series events are open to the public. […]

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Artist Talk: In Conversation: Graham Reynolds and Joelysa Pankanea

November 13, 2018

PRESENTED WITH VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Ideas Series events are designed for all audience members who seek a deeper engagement with artists and the work they create. Ideas Series events are open to the public. […]

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Opening Party with Kimmortal & Immigrant Lessons (Canada)

November 13, 2018

Join us to celebrate the 15th anniversary PuSh Festival at an opening party for the ages, featuring djs, dancing and pop-up performances by Vancouver’s Kimmortal, Immigrant Lessons, and The Darlings. Queer Filipinx artist Kimmortal and […]

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