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PuSh Festival

by PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Put in your earbuds and take a walk!The PuSh Festival channel is home to all PuSh Festival audio content, from walks with artists to arts industry discussions. The series features conversations that connect us to people, places and practices. At a time when the pandemic continues to pull us apart, walk with voices from the arts community who are endeavouring to PuSh us back together.Headphones, shoes, PuSh play!

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Episodes

  1. Singing at Sen̓áḵw: An audio walk with Xwechtaal and Claire Love Wilson

    Join Squamish cultural leader Xwechtaal (Dennis Joseph) and Scottish-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Claire Love Wilson as they walk and sing together at Sen̓áḵw. This journey brings you to the edge of what is presently known as Kitsilano, on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm...

  2. Creative Producing with Rob Thomson, Bek Berger, and Anthony Gray

    A creative producer sits between the creative process and the operational process in a project, orchestrating ideas, resources, and people to turn the seed of an idea into reality. Creative producers shape how a work is realized, which often impacts how the work is experienced. While it can be a...

  3. PuSh Industry Series Discussions 2022: New Curatorial Perspectives; Supporting Artistic Practice

    This panel brings together performance curators who are leading initiatives in supporting artistic practice, from establishing co-production networks to creating hubs of exchange; from hosting residencies and taking on production risk to sharing curation, and more. In conversation, these curators...

  4. PuSh Industry Series Discussions 2022: Multilingual Creation; its dramaturgy and implications

    Moderated by Pedro Chamale of rice & beans theatre, this panel discussion features artists versed in multilingual storytelling. Drawing from rice & beans’ DBLSPKresearch on what is lost and gained in translation, the conversation will examine the relationship between language and culture within...

  5. PuSh Industry Series Discussions 2022: Process, Production, and Touring

    This panel discussion brings together local, national and international artists who have practice in “concept touring” or performance projects where the final product is a process that tours. Moderated by Ryan Tacata, the conversation will encompass the systems artists have devised to create...

  6. Sound in Space - A PuSh Walk with Ruby Singh and Gabrielle Martin

    Listen in while old friends, interdisciplinary artist and composer Ruby Singh, and PuSh’s director of Programming Gabrielle Martin, stroll around their old East Van stomping grounds at Trout Lake. The conversation begins with revelations about the youthful duo meeting at a poetry slam; a…

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  7. A Community Evolves: A PuSh Walk with Gabrielle Martin and James Long from Theatre Replacement

    Brave the weather alongside PuSh’s Gabrielle Martin and Theatre Replacement’s James Long as they defy the elements on a stormy day to take a stroll around historic Strathcona; or have a listen to this fascinating conversation from your sofa, either way, it’s an interesting ride. Beginning at the...

  8. Underground Absolute Fiction: a musical wandering between East Van and Poland, memory and fantasy

    In a journey that begins on Victoria Drive, Anais West uses story and song to transport you to her mother’s homeland, Poland. From a punk concert in Praga to the bloc apartments of Communist Gdansk, she searches for queer belonging and family history. The through-line is a protest anthem, “Rota,”...

  9. Here, Now, and Grateful: A walk through Pacific Spirit Regional Park with KhattieQ

    “I am here. I am now. I am grateful.” Those soothing words mark the beginning of a journey through Pacific Spirit Park with musician, writer, and self-described “natural-born clown” KhattieQ. As the artist moves through the entrance and into the forest, the ambient wash of traffic noise recedes…

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  10. Night Walk of Abstraction

    Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang are the dance artists behind Deciphers, currently being created as part of the PuSh In Development program supported by CDm2 Lightworks. Here, they invite you to join them in the “nowhere space” of the digital world, as they walk through their own nighttime spaces (one…

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  11. Ulksen Spirit: a westward walking sonic experience with Jeanette Kotowich

    A layered walking experience of land, water, body, histories, futures and Spirit of Ulksen: Squamish place name referring to the Burrard Peninsula, colonially known as Spanish Banks. Allow yourself to be guided by the narration, encompassed in the present moment, witnessing as much of your...

  12. Finding Delight in Heartbreak: An audio walk with Jesse Del Fierro

    Theatre artist Jesse Del Fierro starts their Walk with a powerful acknowledgment and concludes on a note of uplift; in between, there’s a trip down memory lane, a romantic reminiscence, reflections on dealing with adversity, and tips on how to “exist as you are.” Del Fierro speaks to their…

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  13. DTES suite / burials underfoot - a furious journey with Q Lawrence

    While travelling from a transit station to the Downtown East Side, Q Lawrence recites their harsh, imagistic, creatively profane poetry and plunges the listener into darkness. Follow the route Q takes in their wheelchair and hear their morbidly beautiful musings, which have the power to disturb,...

  14. “Of peanuts and screws”, an audio walk with Njo Kong Kie

    Njo Kong Kie takes a walk through the streets of Toronto, and invites you to share his journey in a place of your own choosing. The musical accompaniment is drawn from the artist’s own Picnic in the Cemetery, and it’s a delight for the ears. Interspersed with the melodic interludes are Kong Kie’s...

  15. Procession to New Town: an audio walk through Vancouver's Chinatown

    Join artists Ralph Escamillan and Kimberley Wong for a stroll through Vancouver’s Chinatown area. While journeying to New Town Bakery & Restaurant, Ralph and Kimberley share personal memories, historical reflections, and thoughts on the diasporic experiences that define the city. Topics include...

  16. Graveyards and Gardens: A walk through Mountain View Cemetery and the back alleys of Massachusetts

    An adventure with dual destinations, this Walk guides listeners through East Vancouver and Amherst, Massachusetts simultaneously. Artists Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman converse in real-time as they travel through a graveyard and a stretch of local forest. The dialogue is accompanied by…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Put in your earbuds and take a walk!The PuSh Festival channel is home to all PuSh Festival audio content, from walks with artists to arts industry discussions. The series features conversations that connect us to people, places and practices. At a time when the pandemic continues to pull us apart, walk with voices from the arts community who are endeavouring to PuSh us back together.Headphones, shoes, PuSh play!

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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

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How many episodes does PuSh Festival have?

PuSh Festival currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is PuSh Festival about?

Put in your earbuds and take a walk!The PuSh Festival channel is home to all PuSh Festival audio content, from walks with artists to arts industry discussions. The series features conversations that connect us to people, places and practices. At a time when the pandemic continues to pull us apart,...

How often does PuSh Festival release new episodes?

PuSh Festival has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts PuSh Festival?

PuSh Festival is created and hosted by PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.
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