PuSh Blog

Ode to the Attempt: A Choreographic Lab with Jan Martens

November 01, 2016

Divided into three parts, dancer/choreographer Jan Martens (Sweat Baby Sweat) offers this choreographic lab that takes participants through the history of minimalism, to practicing methodologies in choreography, to creating new material. Open to artists of […]

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Critical Ideas: Home, Memory, Land

November 01, 2016

PuSh Youth Assembly, 2016 PuSh Festival

On the occasion of Canada’s sesquicentennial, and in dialogue with Black Arm Band’s dirtsong, this panel considers the stories we are telling about our country on and off the stage. From Indigenous sovereignty to pipelines […]

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A Conversation Harold Budd

December 23, 2015

Harold Budd, 2016 PuSh Festival

Tireless at age 79, Harold Budd is an American composer who just debuted a new work of music and poetry in December 2015 (Aurora Tears, Heavenly Monkey Press). In the 40 years since Pavilion of […]

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Occupy! Indie: A Conversation With Ian Ilavsky

December 18, 2015

Join us at the PuSh Assembly for an in-depth conversation with Ian Ilavsky, co-founder of Montreal’s Constellation Records (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), about what it means to be “independent” and “indie” in today’s music realm. […]

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Pitch at the 2016 PuSh Assembly

November 12, 2015

Pitch Sessions, 2016 PuSh Assembly

The PuSh Assembly’s pitch session is back by popular demand! Artists, agents or producers who want to raise awareness about their works on tour, or projects currently in development, are invited to share their ideas […]

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Youth Assembly

November 11, 2015

2015 Youth Assembly

The Youth Assembly, now in its second year, is a free day-long performance arts conference just for arts-minded young people who hope to pursue a life or maybe a career immersed in and around the performing […]

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Theatre and New Technologies with Mallory Catlett

November 08, 2015

Decoder 2017, Mallory Catlett/Restless NYC, 2016 PuSh Festival

For the 2016 PuSh Festival, we’ve invited two teams to present workshops on performance practice and the use of technology. This master class on interactive environment as theatrical design will be lead by Mallory Catlett, whose […]

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Dance and New Technologies with Aakash Odedra

November 08, 2015

Inked and Murmur, Aakash Odedra Company, 2016 PuSh Festival

For the 2016 PuSh Festival, we’ve invited two teams to present workshops on performance practice and the use of technology. This workshop will led by dance artist Aakash Odedra who worked with Ars Electronica Futurelab […]

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