PuSh Play

Dec 12 2024 44 ep. 29 mins 7
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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. 45 - All That Remains (Mirko Guido)

Dec 12 2024 43 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Mirko Guio, whose work, All That Remains, will be presented at the 20th PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. You can catch All That Remains on January 23 and 24 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Show Notes Gabrielle and Mirko discuss: Where are you from and why is that important? What does it mean for your show, All That Remains, to be a

Ep. 44 - OUT and Thirst Trap (Ray Young)

Dec 09 2024 41 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with performance artist, experience maker and writer Ray Young. Ray is bringing two works to the 20th PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Thirst Trap, which will be presented throughout the festival in conjunction with the frank theatre company; and OUT, which will be presented on February 8 and 9 at Performance Works, in conjunction with the frank t

Ep. 43 - Lasa ng Imperyo: A Taste of Empire (Carmela Sison)

Dec 05 2024 23 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Carmela Sison about Lasa ng Imperyo (A Taste of Empire), which will be presented during the 20th PuSh International Performing Arts Festival on January 30 - February 1 and February 4-8 at The NEST. In this episode, Gabrielle references a previous PuSh Play episode: Multilingual Creation: its dramaturgy and implications. Show Notes Gabrielle and Carmela

Ep. 42 - Habitat (Petrikor Danse)

Dec 02 2024 32 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Bettina Szabo of Petrikor Danse about Habitat, which will be presented at the 20th PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Check out the show at the Scotiabank Dance Centre on January 28 and 29. Show Notes Gabrielle and Bettina discuss: What is the relevance of the Hermes metaphor and sculpture? What drew you initially to the sculpture and made y

Ep. 41 - History of Korean Western Theatre (CAMPO)

Nov 28 2024 30 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Jaha Koo, the artist behind The History of Korean Western Theatre, which will be presented at the 2025 PuSh Festival. The History of Korean Western Theatre will be produced by CAMPO at The Roundhouse on January 23 and 24, 2025. Show Notes Gabrielle and Jaha discuss: What is the role of drama and history in reclaiming the pre-colonial past? Why hamar

Ep. 40 - BLEU NÉON (Kim-Sanh Chau / MIDLAND)

Nov 26 2024 35 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Châu Kim-Sanh, the artist behind Bleu Néon at the upcoming PuSh Festival, January 23 - February 9. Bleu Néon will be presented with Plastic Orchid Factory at Left of Main on January 28 and 29. Show Notes Gabrielle and Châu Kim-Sanh discuss: How is mobility a social determinant of health, specifically for Indigenous peoples? Why the squat and wha

Ep. 39 - Transpofagic Manifesto (Renata Carvalho)

Nov 22 2024 44 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Gabi Gonçalves, producer from Corpo Rastreado of Renata Carvalho’s piece, Transpofagic Manifesto, at the 2025 PuSh Festival, January 23 - February 9. Transpofagic Manifesto will be presented with Latincouver at the Waterfront Theatre on February 7 and 8. A special film marathon of Renata Carvalho’s work will also be shown at SFU during the Festival

Ep. 38 - SWIM (Pandemic Theatre and Theatre Conspiracy)

Nov 19 2024 33 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Tom Arthur Davis and Jiv Parasram, co-creators of SWIM by Pandemic Theatre and Theatre Conspiracy. SWIM will be presented at the upcoming PuSh Festival, January 23 - February 9 in Vancouver. SWIM runs from January 30 to February 2 at VanCity Culture Lab and is presented with Touchstone Theatre and The Cultch. Show Notes Gabrielle, Tom and Jiv discuss:

Ep. 37 - A New Aesthetic of Participation (2024)

Nov 12 2024 27 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim, co-directors of asses.masses. Show Notes Gabrielle, Patrick and Milton discuss: How did your relationship with PuSh start? What are the importance of youth programs across various festivals? What is asses.masses and what was the process of creating it and bringing it to PuSh? What is the place for participatory w

Ep. 36 - Lighting is Story (2023)

Nov 05 2024 27 mins  
Gabrielle Martin chats with lighting designer, photographer, writer and performer Itai Erdal. Show Notes Gabrielle and Itai discuss: How did your relationship with PuSh start? What inspires the effects and choices in your work? What is the world of international touring like? What was the genesis and process of How to Disappear Completely? What is Soldiers of Tomorrow an