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PuSh celebrates their 20 years of delivering contemporary works of live art by local, national, and international artists. This year's line-up features 25+ genre-bending works in dance, theatre, multimedia and music, from 13 countries, at venues across the city.
Daina Ashbee’s radical works sit at the edge of dance and performance. Still only in her earlythirties, she has garnered major awards and critical acclaim, and her bold, utterly uniquecreations are shown all over the world. We learned a lot at our own funeral is a compelling newsolo performed by B-Girl Momoko ‘Momo’ Shimada which probes the notion of death.Enveloping...
Daina Ashbee’s radical works sit at the edge of dance and performance. Still only in her earlythirties, she has garnered major awards and critical acclaim, and her bold, utterly uniquecreations are shown all over the world. We learned a lot at our own funeral is a compelling newsolo performed by B-Girl Momoko ‘Momo’ Shimada which probes the notion of death.Enveloping...
Cabaret Noir is both a giant celebration centred around the idea of négritude and a space, so to speak, for resisting being essentialized and pigeonholed by the limitations of this concept, this blackness, this gloominess. Since it’s impossible to escape our bodies, why not pay tribute to this condition, this identity, this burden, this beauty? After taking a look at the playground in...
Daina Ashbee’s radical works sit at the edge of dance and performance. Still only in her earlythirties, she has garnered major awards and critical acclaim, and her bold, utterly uniquecreations are shown all over the world. We learned a lot at our own funeral is a compelling newsolo performed by B-Girl Momoko ‘Momo’ Shimada which probes the notion of death.Enveloping...
Cabaret Noir is both a giant celebration centred around the idea of négritude and a space, so to speak, for resisting being essentialized and pigeonholed by the limitations of this concept, this blackness, this gloominess. Since it’s impossible to escape our bodies, why not pay tribute to this condition, this identity, this burden, this beauty? After taking a look at the playground in...
Cabaret Noir is both a giant celebration centred around the idea of négritude and a space, so to speak, for resisting being essentialized and pigeonholed by the limitations of this concept, this blackness, this gloominess. Since it’s impossible to escape our bodies, why not pay tribute to this condition, this identity, this burden, this beauty? After taking a look at the playground in...
Working at the intersection of the North Indian classical form of Kathak and contemporarydance, Gaurav Bhatti is known for virtuosic performances which encompass explosive energy, dramatic complexity, and eloquent emotion. His new solo is inspired by the life and poetry of the18th-century Sufi mystic Bulleh Shah, who spoke out against powerful institutions, andadvocated for tolerance at a time of violent...
Working at the intersection of the North Indian classical form of Kathak and contemporarydance, Gaurav Bhatti is known for virtuosic performances which encompass explosive energy, dramatic complexity, and eloquent emotion. His new solo is inspired by the life and poetry of the18th-century Sufi mystic Bulleh Shah, who spoke out against powerful institutions, andadvocated for tolerance at a time of violent...
The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! noon series features tap dance star Danny Nielsen. Hisvibrant collaboration with pianist/percussionist Kristian Alexandrov, In Conversation, delves intothe symbiotic relationship between tap and jazz. They will share excerpts from this fresh take ona beloved art form: a wonderful celebration of tap and musical artistry which delightedaudiences last season. With Miles Hill on bass, and lighting...
From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s Company 605 and Singapore’s TheHuman Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company join forces for a thrilling new internationalcollaboration. Both companies have built reputations for a deep commitment to experimentation,and for their unerring ability to tap into the complexities of the human condition through visceral,rigorous and dynamic dance creations. This exciting new work – envisioned...
From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s Company 605 and Singapore’s TheHuman Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company join forces for a thrilling new internationalcollaboration. Both companies have built reputations for a deep commitment to experimentation,and for their unerring ability to tap into the complexities of the human condition through visceral,rigorous and dynamic dance creations. This exciting new work – envisioned...
From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s Company 605 and Singapore’s TheHuman Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company join forces for a thrilling new internationalcollaboration. Both companies have built reputations for a deep commitment to experimentation,and for their unerring ability to tap into the complexities of the human condition through visceral,rigorous and dynamic dance creations. This exciting new work – envisioned...
From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s Company 605 and Singapore’s TheHuman Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company join forces for a thrilling new internationalcollaboration. Both companies have built reputations for a deep commitment to experimentation,and for their unerring ability to tap into the complexities of the human condition through visceral,rigorous and dynamic dance creations. This exciting new work – envisioned...