PuSh Blog

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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L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie

November 14, 2023

A man with graying hair sits on the backrest of the sofa clutching it tightly. Beside him, is a Black woman who appears to be sleeping, her feet hanging off the edge of the seat.

(Love Like a Buried Cathedral) PuSh @ SFU Woodward’s Anniversary Series With staggering subtlety and lyricism, L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie tells the story of exiled Haitian families through opera-theatre. Born into just such 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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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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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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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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Club PuSh 2022

November 19, 2021

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 PuSh vibes going this is the place to be. Club PuSh is a spot where you can connect with our artists and fellow PuSh-goers. It’s also the venue for […]

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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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