PuSh Blog

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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The Café

November 17, 2021

Unfortunately, due to the impacts of COVID-19, the presentation of The Café has been cancelled. If you have purchased tickets, please contact our Patron Services Team to exchange or refund your tickets. Shortening the gap […]

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Ruby Singh’s Vox.Infold

November 17, 2021

Here’s a chance to experience sound as touch, sound as atmosphere, sound as a wondrous,  enveloping presence. Drawing on both traditional and emergent musical practices, this IBPOC ensemble has created rich, powerfully expressive compositions; in […]

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Capitalism Works For Me! True/False

November 16, 2021

Note: Due to transport delays, this show will open Saturday at January at 11:30am and will run as scheduled until January 24th. The online panel discussion on January 20 will proceed as planned. Steve Lambert’s installation […]

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I swallowed a moon made of iron 我咽下一枚铁做的月亮

November 16, 2021

Please note: The digital on-demand performance will remain available until February 21, 2022. Access the performance by logging in to your account. In this haunting song cycle, composer and performer Njo Kong Kie 楊光奇 sets […]

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