Camp Talent Show All campers welcome to perform, 10:10am, July 9th
Student Showcase and Dessert Reception 5:00-6:30pm, July 10th
Camper pizza dinner included. Families, please join us to see your kids in action and have dessert with us. More details will follow on first day of camp.
Camp Details:
Dates: Tuesday, July 6th through Saturday, July 10th
Locations: 1st Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St, Pittsford, NY 14534
Campers, ages 12-13, are brought to PUSH’s rehearsal space at 359 West Bloomfield Rd. Pittsford, NY 14534 from 1-3:45pm. They’ll be back at 1st Pres for 4pm pick-up.
Food: Morning and Afternoon refreshments provided. Bring bag lunch and a marked water bottle. Snack menu available upon request.
Cost: See Registration Form
Dress Code: Wear clothing that allows you to move freely!
Dress modestly. You may find yourself upside-down!No bare midriffs. No sagging.
This summer, try something truly unique. Feel the warm floor under your bare feet. Warm up slowly in that small patch of morning light filtered through the window and begin to move, to stretch your creative muscles alongside PUSH Physical Theatre’s performers.
You feel frustration – can’t quite do that technique yet. You look at the student next to you, she catches your eye and you see the same frustration on her face. You both smile. Try again, yes, that’s it – you’re getting it.
Study motion theatre (physical theatre, non-traditional partnering, dance, corporeal and illusionary mime, physical acting, comedy) as well as the physical techniques and styles developed by PUSH.
Discover methods of revealing your message that connect with the deepest parts of your audience.
Live and study with the PUSH Company in Rochester, NY.
Learn by doing: spend every day in the studio developing a solid, practical skill set.
Stay for one week and open up an exciting new method of communication and performance. Stay for two weeks and uncover the advanced techniques and knowledge that will take your art to the next level.
the details:
The PUSH Summer Intensive takes place in Rochester, New York, June 21st - July 3rd, 2010.
Pay your complete balance by June 20th (discounts available for early payment, see below)
Cost:
First week only - $800 USD
Both weeks - $1,250 USD
(Cost includes housing with kitchen facilities)
Discounts:
Apply before March 1st and receive $50 discount
Pay your complete balance before May 1st and receive $100 discount
Schedule:
June 20th: You travel to Rochester
June 21st-26th: Intensive week one
June 27th: Well-deserved day off
June 28th-July 3rd: Intensive week two
July 3rd/4th: You travel home
Daily class from 9:00am - 4:30pm. Evening discussion and lab sessions on Mon, Wed, Fri.
Please read Frequently Asked Questions. Then feel free to e-mail deb@pushtheatre.org with any other questions.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Rochester, NY – Award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre will premiere its new, long-form piece, Dracula, in Geva Theatre Center’s Nextstage for 16 performances October 23 – November 8, 2009. Call 585-232-GEVA (4382) or visit www.gevatheatre.org to purchase $20 general admission tickets, with discounts available. Please visit PUSH’s Facebook Page for behind the scenes photo’s and video, and to hear from PUSH cast members and download free Dracula desktops.
With the addition of respected Rochester actor and writer, Danny Hoskins, Dracula is not only an experiment in true collaboration, but a daring departure from the company’s usual silent treatment.Hoskins wrote the loose adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel and plays the part of “Renfield,” from whose point of view the classic story of seduction, desire and madness is told.Creative music and sound design have always been an integral part of PUSH – as they are in Sound Designer Dan Roach’s brilliant soundscape for Dracula – but beyond co-founder Darren Stevenson’s entertaining curtain speeches, the word has always been mum…until now.
“Combining our physical theatre with Danny’s excellent acting and writing talents has resulted in something that’s quite possibly groundbreaking – I certainly have never seen anything quite like this before,” says Darren.
The six-member company not only uses its physicality to play the story’s characters, but incredibly transforms itself into set pieces, props, creatures and more.PUSH presented a five-minute sneak peek during its May/June Time Remix Geva run, as well as two full-length workshop performances in Geva’s What’s Next:Festival of New Theatre in June, both to very enthusiastic audience response.
In addition to Heather, Darren and Danny, the second-act piece also features PUSHers Johanna Bystrom, Jonathan Lowery, Christine Prewitt and Isaac Carter. Act One of the program will feature PUSH favorites including “Galileo”and “The Visit.”
The complete Dracula schedule is as follows:
Friday, October 23: 7 p.m. (opening night)
Saturday, October 24: 4 & 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 25: 1:30 p.m
Wednesday, October 28: 7 p.m.
Thursday, October 29: 7 p.m.
Friday, October 30: 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 31: 4 & 8 p.m. (Halloween)
Sunday, November 1: 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4: 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5: 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6: 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7: 4 & 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8: 1:30 p.m.
In addition, the George Eastman House’s Dryden Theatre will run PUSH’s two-minute Draculapreview before select films in its “Fangs for the Memories” Vampire Movie Retrospective (Oct. 1 – 31):Thursday, October 15th’s 8 p.m. showing of John Carpenter’s Vampires;Tuesday, October 20th’s 8 p.m. screening of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola); and the Thursday, Oct. 22nd (Members’ Movie Night) 8 p.m. showing of Interview with a Vampire, starring Brad Pitt, Christian Slater and Tom Cruise.
PUSH Physical Theatre has been called “a cross between fine art sculpture and the hit movie, The Matrix,” but its co-founders currently (and with tongue firmly in cheek) characterize it as:“like regular theatre…but more painful.”Founded in Rochester, NY in 2000 by husband-and-wife team, Darren and Heather Stevenson, PUSH represents the couple’s desire to “push” the boundaries of conventional theatre.Its physical feats can be awe-inspiring (hence the “painful” attribute), but the cherry on top of this acrobatic sundae is PUSH’s ability to grab hold of audiences’ emotions through exceptional storytelling.
“Darren and Heather inspire us to be better artists and better people by their daily interactions with us and their performances on stage,” she says.“Rochester, and the world, are better places because of their work and their very presence.”On November 19th, Darren and Heather Stevenson will accept the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester’s 2009 Performing Artist of the Year Award at the Council’s annual Arts Awards luncheon.They were nominated by Young Audiences of Rochester Executive Director McKenzie Keenan.In addition to a busy school-performance and residency schedule, as well as event and concert appearances, the company has toured the U.S., England and Mexico, and has been profiled on PBS and NPR. They also received the Anton Germano Dance Award in February from the “Community of Color” Black History Month World Culture Celebration.
Media, please note: Many high-resolution photos of Dracula are available, and interviews and photo/footage opportunities may be arranged. Please visit www.pushtheatre.org for more information.
Media Contact:Sally Cohen, 585-749-1795, sally@sallycohenpr.com
Award-winning PUSH premieres “Flight 1549″ at Geva
Rochester, NY - Rochester’s award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre returns to the prestigious Geva Theatre Center in May with the World Premiere of “Flight 1549,” inspired by that miraculous landing in the Hudson River and accompanied by its cockpit audio tape.
”When I heard the audio tape, like everyone else, I was struck by how incredibly calm the pilot (Capt. Chesley Sullenberger) was,” says PUSH Artistic Director Darren Stevenson.“Then a pilot friend explained that it’s a skill called “deliberate calm” that pilots practice for emergency situations, and that – to him – it feels like slowing down time.Since manipulating time and space is basically what PUSH does, I was immediately inspired to create this piece.”
In “Flight 1549,” PUSH Physical Theatre’s five members alternately become the birds, the plane, the river, the passengers and more in this riveting “reenactment.”
"Flight 1549" in rehearsal
PUSH’s Geva program, entitled Time Remix, will feature another World Premiere:“Time,” which explores athletes’ perception of time during competition, as well as a sneak peek at PUSH’s Dracula:The Shape of Evil, a major work in progress.The gravity-defying company returns to Geva’s Nextstage May 29 - June 7, 2009 for 11 performances, following its sold-out run in February of 2008.Those Rochester Theatrefest performances featured the World Premiere of -abled, an exploration of addiction using medical equipment such as crutches and walkers.
”By far, their performances…were the highlight of the entire (Theatrefest) season,” says Geva Theatre Center Artistic Director Mark Cuddy.“They are a treasure.”
Last month, PUSH Physical Theatre received the “Community of Color” Black History Month Anton Germano Dance Award, honoring advocates for an inclusive and diverse community who continue to effect positive change.The award was a result of Stevenson’s performance at Geva on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1, 2008) of “The Soldier,” in which he evolves from a young boy playing baseball into a soldier at war.
PUSH Physical Theatre has been called “a cross between fine art sculpture and the hit movie, The Matrix,” but its co-founders currently (and with tongue firmly in cheek) characterize it as:“like regular theatre…but more painful.”Founded in Rochester, NY in 2000 by husband-and-wife team, Darren andHeather Stevenson, PUSH represents the couple’s desire to “push” the boundaries of conventional theatre.Its physical feats can be awe-inspiring, but the cherry on top of this acrobatic sundae is PUSH’s ability to grab hold of audiences’ emotions through exceptional storytelling. In addition to a busy school performance and residency schedule, as well as event and concert appearances, the company has toured the U.S. and England and been profiled on PBS and NPR.PUSH is offering a one or two-week Summer Intensive for actors, dancers, mimes and movers (ages 18 and over) in Rochester, NY, July 6 - 18, 2009.Please visit us here for more information and registration.
Media please note:High-resolution photographs and other press materials are available here.Additional photos and video may be provided, or interviews and photo/footage opportunities arranged, upon request.
