Sept. 28 and 29 at 8 pm; Sept. 30 at 4:30pm and 7:30pm
PUSH Dance Company (PUSH) kicks off its thirteenth home season with PUSHfest, a mixed genre showcase of dance works by mid-career to emerging choreographers aimed at gathering wider audiences, September 28-30 at ODC Theater. This new season will feature a new installment of "Codelining" by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson, an exploration of access, gentrification, and the digital divide painting a striking visual collage and resonant soundscape through dance and wearable technology. PUSHfest also features the world premiere work by company members Courtney Hope and Hien Huynh and celebrated local choreographers Alleluia Panis, Luis Valverde and Anupama Srivastava and SF debuts by visiting companies and artists from St. Louis, Milwaukee and Santa Barbara.
"PUSHfest ensures the visibility of new artists and those mid-career choreographers interested in having more conceptual conversations," says Simpson. "Since its inception five years ago, PUSHfest has evolved from a dance festival disseminating diverse works into multi-generational and mixed discipline dance festival." With the return of PUSHLab, a performance workshop for pre-professional artists, Simpson continues her educational partnership with Alonzo King LINES Dance Center. For eight weeks, PUSHLab participants will immerse themselves in a creative process culminating into a co-collaboration between company members Hope and Huynh.
Additional performance highlights for PUSHfest 2018 include a group work by returning choreographer Kameron N. Saunders, the 2016 PUSHfest Audience Choice Award Winner, commissioned by the Milwaukee-based company SueMo: A Dance Experience; a solo work by longtime Lula Washington Dance Theatre performer Bernard Brown; and the San Francisco debut of Santa Barbara Indy Award winning choreographer Weslie Ching.
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PUSH Dance Company (PUSH) kicks off its thirteenth home season with PUSHfest, a mixed genre showcase of dance works by mid-career to emerging choreographers aimed at gathering wider audiences, September 28-30 at ODC Theater. This new season will feature a new installment of "Codelining" by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson, an exploration of access, gentrification, and the digital divide painting a striking visual collage and resonant soundscape through dance and wearable technology. PUSHfest also features the world premiere work by company members Courtney Hope and Hien Huynh and celebrated local choreographers Alleluia Panis, Luis Valverde and Anupama Srivastava and SF debuts by visiting companies and artists from St. Louis, Milwaukee and Santa Barbara.
"PUSHfest ensures the visibility of new artists and those mid-career choreographers interested in having more conceptual conversations," says Simpson. "Since its inception five years ago, PUSHfest has evolved from a dance festival disseminating diverse works into multi-generational and mixed discipline dance festival." With the return of PUSHLab, a performance workshop for pre-professional artists, Simpson continues her educational partnership with Alonzo King LINES Dance Center. For eight weeks, PUSHLab participants will immerse themselves in a creative process culminating into a co-collaboration between company members Hope and Huynh.
Additional performance highlights for PUSHfest 2018 include a group work by returning choreographer Kameron N. Saunders, the 2016 PUSHfest Audience Choice Award Winner, commissioned by the Milwaukee-based company SueMo: A Dance Experience; a solo work by longtime Lula Washington Dance Theatre performer Bernard Brown; and the San Francisco debut of Santa Barbara Indy Award winning choreographer Weslie Ching.
Sept. 28 and 29 at 8 pm; Sept. 30 at 4:30pm and 7:30pm
PUSH Dance Company (PUSH) kicks off its thirteenth home season with PUSHfest, a mixed genre showcase of dance works by mid-career to emerging choreographers aimed at gathering wider audiences, September 28-30 at ODC Theater. This new season will feature a new installment of "Codelining" by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson, an exploration of access, gentrification, and the digital divide painting a striking visual collage and resonant soundscape through dance and wearable technology. PUSHfest also features the world premiere work by company members Courtney Hope and Hien Huynh and celebrated local choreographers Alleluia Panis, Luis Valverde and Anupama Srivastava and SF debuts by visiting companies and artists from St. Louis, Milwaukee and Santa Barbara.
"PUSHfest ensures the visibility of new artists and those mid-career choreographers interested in having more conceptual conversations," says Simpson. "Since its inception five years ago, PUSHfest has evolved from a dance festival disseminating diverse works into multi-generational and mixed discipline dance festival." With the return of PUSHLab, a performance workshop for pre-professional artists, Simpson continues her educational partnership with Alonzo King LINES Dance Center. For eight weeks, PUSHLab participants will immerse themselves in a creative process culminating into a co-collaboration between company members Hope and Huynh.
Additional performance highlights for PUSHfest 2018 include a group work by returning choreographer Kameron N. Saunders, the 2016 PUSHfest Audience Choice Award Winner, commissioned by the Milwaukee-based company SueMo: A Dance Experience; a solo work by longtime Lula Washington Dance Theatre performer Bernard Brown; and the San Francisco debut of Santa Barbara Indy Award winning choreographer Weslie Ching.
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PUSH Dance Company (PUSH) kicks off its thirteenth home season with PUSHfest, a mixed genre showcase of dance works by mid-career to emerging choreographers aimed at gathering wider audiences, September 28-30 at ODC Theater. This new season will feature a new installment of "Codelining" by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson, an exploration of access, gentrification, and the digital divide painting a striking visual collage and resonant soundscape through dance and wearable technology. PUSHfest also features the world premiere work by company members Courtney Hope and Hien Huynh and celebrated local choreographers Alleluia Panis, Luis Valverde and Anupama Srivastava and SF debuts by visiting companies and artists from St. Louis, Milwaukee and Santa Barbara.
"PUSHfest ensures the visibility of new artists and those mid-career choreographers interested in having more conceptual conversations," says Simpson. "Since its inception five years ago, PUSHfest has evolved from a dance festival disseminating diverse works into multi-generational and mixed discipline dance festival." With the return of PUSHLab, a performance workshop for pre-professional artists, Simpson continues her educational partnership with Alonzo King LINES Dance Center. For eight weeks, PUSHLab participants will immerse themselves in a creative process culminating into a co-collaboration between company members Hope and Huynh.
Additional performance highlights for PUSHfest 2018 include a group work by returning choreographer Kameron N. Saunders, the 2016 PUSHfest Audience Choice Award Winner, commissioned by the Milwaukee-based company SueMo: A Dance Experience; a solo work by longtime Lula Washington Dance Theatre performer Bernard Brown; and the San Francisco debut of Santa Barbara Indy Award winning choreographer Weslie Ching.
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