PuSh Play

Ben Target discusses his belief in entertaining an audience above all. LORENZO runs Jan 18th-20th at Push Festival. Show Notes Gabrielle Martin chats with Ben Target, writer and performer of  LORENZO . They discuss how we treat the concept and theme of loss on stage, how Ben's work has evolved from Fringe Festivals and standup comedy to his broader theatrical work today, and Ben's mantra that "Ent...

Nellie Gossen discusses her playful interruption of consumer fashion processes. Returns runs Jan 7th-Feb 3rd at PuSh Festival. Show Notes Gabrielle Martin chats with Nellie Gossen about her intriguing performative installation  Returns at the Dance Centre, which will be part of PuSh and showing for the duration of the 2024 Festival. Co-presented with  The Dance Centre . Gabrielle and Nellie ask: H...

Donna-Michelle St. Bernard discusses refusing to prioritize comfort over authenticity. Sound of the Beast runs Feb 20th-23rd at PuSh Festival. Show Notes Gabrielle Martin chats with Donna-Michelle St. Bernard's new work  Sound of the Beast . Donna-Michelle shares why people are creating work that looks more like itself and less like each other and her relationship with the people whose stories she...

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...

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...

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...