PuSh Festival

PuSh Play

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PuSh Play is a PuSh Festival podcast. Each episode features conversations with artists who are pushing boundaries and playing with form.

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Ep. 3 - PLI: Locating humanity in risk and imperfection 16.11.2023 33:51

Inbal Ben Haim discusses the theatrical power of creating danger onstage. PLI runs Feb 2nd-3rd at Push Festival. Show Notes Gabrielle Martin chats with Inbal Ben Haim, the Israeli circus artist behind PLI . They discuss how Inbal's work draws connections between the intimate and the spectacular, what defines a work as "circus," the power and originality of imperfection, and more. Co-presented wit...

Ep. 2 - The Runner: Seeding compassion with human dilemmas 13.11.2023 30:17

Christopher Morris discusses the humanizing power of narrative. The Runner runs Jan 24th-26th at PuSh Festival. Show Notes Gabrielle Martin chats with Christopher Morris, artistic director of Human Cargo and writer of The Runner . Urgent, visceral and complex, The Runner invites us into a nuanced exploration of our shared humanity and the value of kindness. Co-presented with SFU Woodward's Cul...

Ep. 1 - Ramanenjana: Public dance as political action 09.11.2023 41:26

Gaby Saranouffi and Simona Deaconescu discuss how dance can serve as an act of protest. Ramanenjana runs Jan 19th-21st at PuSh Festival. Show Notes A captivating docufiction performance, presented with The Dance Centre and Inner Fish, Ramanenjana is about a dance that made history, when thousands of people in Madagascar danced to drums in the capital city for weeks, as if hallucinating. Co-choreog...