PUSH

Raissa Simpson’s PUSH Dance Company Builds Vibrant Contemporary Dances To Gain A Deeper Understanding Of The Challenges Attributed To Mixed Heritage.

This next company spotlight moment goes to Niara H

This next company spotlight moment goes to
Niara Hardister!

Niara is a dancer and Arts Administrator from Riverside California.
She founded the Cornell Dancers' Alliance and worked as a Teaching Assistant at Ithaca College. She is also a founding member of the Collective
SF and administrative assistant of David Herrera Performance Company.

Learn more about Niara and the rest of the company here https://www.pushdance.org/artists/

Our next Company Spotlight moment goes to Kao Vey!

Our next Company Spotlight moment goes to Kao Vey!

Kao is currently the co-artistic director of LV dance collective, principal choreographer for SF movement Arts Festival. His choreographic works have been commissioned by PUSHLab, Bostton conservatory Dance Festival and more!

Learn more about Kao and the rest of our diverse company here https://www.pushdance.org/artists/

This Month we will be shining a spotlight on PUSH

This Month we will be shining a spotlight on PUSH dance company members so the community can get to know our diverse cast a bit better individually!

Our first spotlight moment goes to Ashley Gayle who has been with push since 2012 and has danced with Mix'd ingredients, David Herrera Dance Co to name a few. She is also an amazing mother as well as current rehearsal director in the company.

✅TODAY’S VIBE Working on the mean green scree

✅TODAY’S VIBE

Working on the mean green screen with @bvoperahouse

"If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bri

"If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - Shirley Chisholm 💯

Call out anti-AAPI hate when you hear it and see i

Call out anti-AAPI hate when you hear it and see it. We are stronger together.

SUNDAY-4pm PST ❤️🖤💚 Raissa Simpson join

SUNDAY-4pm PST
❤️🖤💚 Raissa Simpson joins a panel discussion on Black History and the creative process.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artists-panel-a-black-history-month-celebration-event-tickets-141882790245?utm-campaign=social%2Cemail&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=checkoutwidget

PUSH for Campaign provides small relief funds for

PUSH for Campaign provides small relief funds for Bay Area individuals and orgs working in the African Diaspora. These resources can be used for living expenses and artistic creation. Apply by Jan 31.
https://www.pushdance.org/donate

2021 E V O L U T I O N is here! Discover more: www

2021 E V O L U T I O N
is here! Discover more:
www.pushdance.org

Video by @robinreyes__

HOW DO the members of PUSH Dance Company find resi $HOW DO the members of PUSH Dance Company find resilience in times like these? Not only will the Company discuss its first Film Project, together with scholar Halifu Osumare, the group will explore a path towards an Afrofuture. NOV 4TH 6pm PDT: www.pushdance.org/festival 💛 FULL TRAILER ON FB 🎫: $10 \ Funds from this event will go towards preserving Black dance in the Bay Area through the PUSH for Campaign. #pushforchange #pushforcampaign #pushdance #PUSHfest2020 #sfdance #supportblackdance #supportblackbusiness @pushfest$

PUSHfest Global IS COMING! OCTOBER 7 – NOVEMBER

PUSHfest Global IS COMING! OCTOBER 7 – NOVEMBER 18

TICKETS 🎫 : https://www.pushdance.org/festival
💛 All proceeds go towards the PUSHfest Artists and to the PUSH For Campaign, a relief fund for Black-led organizations and artists.
$10 donations and up

Celebrate the powerful voices of this season’s Choreographers who are 7 Guest Moderators for seven programs. As we transition to an online digital festival, this year’s works probe the impact of isolation and interconnectedness to reveal inner truths about the human condition, celebrate the lives of marginalized people and push the boundaries of concert dance.

2 weeks away! 💛 Come meet the Artists of PUSHf

2 weeks away! 💛

Come meet the Artists of PUSHfest Global! Join us Oct 7-Nov 18 for weekly webinars, every Wednesday at 6pm PST.

All proceeds go towards the PUSHfest Global Artists and to support Black Bay Area dance artists through the PUSH For Campaign.

Get your PUSHfest tickets at www.pushdance.org/festival

#pushforchange #pushforcampaign #pushdance #PUSHfest2020 #sfdance #supportblackdance #supportblackbusiness @pushfest #interviews #Q&A
Pictured: Niharika Mohanty (Oct 14); Photo by RJ Muna

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