Message from the Club PuSh Curators Club PuSh is all about cutting-edge performance in a less formal, less traditional space. Intimate and dynamic, Club PuSh features an amazing lineup of Marquee Acts alive with experimental spirit. It's the hub of the Festival, where you can meet up with friends to grab a drink and catch a startling performance. On Friday nights, Marquee Acts are followed by Late Nights at Club PuSh. So why go home? Stay for another drink and another amazing performance experience starting at 10pm. Late Nights at Club PuSh feature live music, DJ sets and other surprises. See schedule and visit pushfestival.ca/clubpush for details of the Late Nights lineup.
Club PuSh turns five this year—half the age of the Festival itself. Maybe you know a five-year-old: energy and curiosity to burn; random access attitude; sassy, but still working hard for approval. There have been some amazing heights in the past four editions of the Club, from the opening splash with Taylor Mac, a first take on Craigslist Cantata, Daniel Barrow's exquisite live animations, three incarnations of Trampoline Hall, the thrill of Mary Margaret O'Hara, stellar First Nations work from Beat Nation and Red Diva Projects' The Road Forward, and Hawksley Workman's smash last year, The God That Comes. We’ve established a fine tradition and an ongoing taste for experiment. In 2014 the span of work is perhaps even wider ranging in terms of the sights, sounds and approaches to performance that thrive on the Club vibe. The Club PuSh vision is set out in the programming but the crowd is the source of the night’s energy, curiosity and attitude. The Club is the social heart of PuSh—where a passionate conversation between artists and audiences in a colourful atmosphere always makes for a great party. Norman Armour Tim Carlson Veda Hille
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