PuSh Blog

Okinum

November 04, 2022

Digital collage of Émilie Monnet, with long dark hair dressed in black, sitting and stroking a large beaver illustrated in orange and red. the entire background is bright blue, and the surface of the water has outlined irregular shapes in gradient shades of blue.

In this hypnotic monologue performance, Émilie Monnet interprets a recurring dream and transmits a message of empowerment to the audience. In Anishinaabemowin, the word “okinum” means “dam,” and the narrative of Monnet’s dream involves a […]

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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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afternow

November 03, 2022

nora chipaumire, wearing a white and black-patterned jumpsuit, thick black necklaces, white and black head covering, and white sneakers, looks into the camera. she sits on top of a high stack of wood stereo speakers, feet resting on top of a black speaker.

Loud, proud and militant, the latest from dance powerhouse nora chipaumire features the shitsoundsystem, a huge speaker setup custom-made for sonic maximalism. On it plays the artist’s new opera, Nehanda, a work named for an […]

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MANUAL

November 03, 2022

Partial view of two people, shot through the shelves of a library. One person holds a device up to the ear of another.

MANUAL is a one-on-one experience that turns a public library into a space of sensory encounter and heightened awareness. Participants arrive on site with instructions to meet a guide; from there they’re silently led through […]

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A Percussionist’s Songbook

November 03, 2022

Joby Burgess, wearing a black shirt with a red roaring tiger on it, runs his hands through his brown hair. Behind is a black background with oversize white words that are not legible.

Joby Burgess is a percussionist who transcends categorization; his virtuosity, his daring and his eclecticism put him in the top rank of international musicians. In this show, he performs his new album, made up of […]

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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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People Change: Vivek Shraya in Conversation with Marsha Lederman

December 14, 2021

Directly following the Tuesday, February 1 one-woman performance of How to Fail as a Popstar at PuSH Festival, acclaimed musician and author Vivek Shraya will join Vancouver Writers Fest for a one-to-one conversation with Marsha Lederman on her new […]

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William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal

November 18, 2021

The title of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It holds a double meaning that teasingly suggests the play can please all tastes. But is that possible? With his subversive updating of the Bard’s classic, cultural […]

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