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PUSH Performs at the JCC Hart Theatre in Rochester, NY

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:40:26 GMT

JCC hosts "Amazing Troupe"

Thursday, June 5 at 7pm | Saturday, June 7 at 7pm | Sunday, June 8 at 1pm & 4pm

PUSH physical theatre will perform at the Jewish Community Center in the Hart Theatre.
At its recent Geva TheatreFest run in February, PUSH Physical Theatre had to turn away a large number of potential audience members due to sold-out shows.

"I was so impressed with PUSH when I saw them during TheatreFest," says Ralph Meranto, director of JCC CenterStage. "I think that more people should see this amazing troupe, and i'm very pleased that the JCC can help make that happen."

General admission tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and are available through the JCC box office at (585) 461.2000 ext.235.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Sat, 03 May 2008 20:00:52 GMT

PUSH Pins Performing Arts Camp 2008!

PUSH Physical Theatre Hosts a fabulous camp for kids and teens every summer.
We have kids from all over Rochester participate and even a few from out of state come in for this event each year.
Here's the information you need to get you started:

What: A Performing Arts Camp focusing on Physical Theatre
Where: Rochester, NY (out-of-town and state students welcome. Hotel info. available)
When: June 30-July 3, 10am-4pm M-W and 10am-6:30pm on Th
Who: Ages 5-15 (age appropriate classes)
Cost: $182 per student. Family discounts available. Limited scholarships available (please inquire)
Contact: Heather Stevenson at pushpins@pushtheatre.org or at 585-278-0123

*Here is the link to the camp brochure for 2007 to get an idea about our staff & classes. We did not do this online version for 2008, but please contact us and we'll send you the information via email. And please view some pictures on this Xenga site to get an idea of the kids who participate with us. Watch for smiles!
http://www.pushtheatre.org/TechRiders/PUSHpins07.pdf

PUSH Pins Performing Arts Camp 2007!

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:41:54 GMT

Here comes camp!
Hope to see you there! It's going to be a blast!
Here's the information to get you there:

What: A Performing Arts Camp focusing on Physical Theatre
Where: Rochester, NY (out-of-town and state students welcome. Hotel info. available)
When: June 25-29, 10am-4pm daily
Who: Ages 6-15
Cost: $200 per student. Family discounts available. Limited scholarships available (please inquire)
Contact: Heather Stevenson at pushpins@pushtheatre.org

*Here is the link to the camp brochure!
http://www.pushtheatre.org/TechRiders/PUSHpins07.pdf

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:57:04 GMT

PUSH at Roberts Wesleyan

PUSH Physical Theatre will be performing at a benefit concert for HOPE. This benefit is to help stop what is called 'Human Trafficking'. Human Trafficking is when women and children are sold into slavery. Some people make a lot of money by kidnapping people from their homes and selling them to work as slaves. It is a sad situation and one that we are proud to be a part of raising money and awareness for. The money raised at this concert will be used to help these people OUT of slavery AND to STOP it from happening in the future.
Details on the performance:
May 5th
7:00pm
Cultural Life Center at:
Roberts Wesleyan College
Tickets: $15 at the door
(585) 594-6008

PUSH at the Wood Library!

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:47:23 GMT

PUSH Physical Theatre will be performing at Wood Library in Canandiagua on March 22nd, 2007 at 12:00pm until 1:00pm. All are welcome.
The address is:
134 N Main St
Canandaigua, NY
14424

PUSH at the Corning Museum of Glass

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:09:57 GMT

PUSH Physical Theatre will be seen throughout the Corning Museum of Glass on Sunday, February 18th from 12-2pm. From 2-3pm there is a family show in the theater at the museum.

~PUSH in the News~

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:55:35 GMT

See the PUSH performers in the news. Copy and paste these links (one at a time) into your address search bar.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061016/NEWS05/610180304/-1/FAIRPORT_PERINTON

http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=43039&rnews_story_type=18

Please Rate us on You Tube. Thanks!

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:53:40 GMT

Hey Friends! Check this out. Sign up as a fan of PUSH on Youtube and rate the videos. We would appreciate 5 stars!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APL-MxhV2r0

Local Classes Available (Rochester, NY)

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:01:07 GMT

Upcoming Classes:

PUSH Pins, the Children’s Division of PUSH Physical Theatre offers
Movement Fun for our smallish friends!

For Ages: 3-4
Dates: April 2nd-May 7th, 2007 (5 classes total/no class April 9th)
Day of Week: Monday
Times: 11:15am-12:00pm
Instructor: Heather Stevenson of PUSH Physical Theatre
Location: The PUSH Studio at 3300 Monroe Ave., Suite 110 Rochester, NY 14618, Behind Blockbuster, right around the back of the building (across from Pittsford Plaza).
Session Fee: $50
To Register and for More Information:
Email Heather Stevenson at PUSH:
pushpins@pushtheatre.org

PUSH offers classes for our 5-8 year old friends!

For Ages: 5-8
Dates: January 4th-March 8th, 2007 (10 classes. No Class Feb. 22nd)
Day of Week: Thursday
Times: 4:30-5:30pm
Instructor: Johanna Bystrom and Nicole Harris (PUSH alumni and current PUSH interns)
Location: The PUSH Studio at 3300 Monroe Ave., Suite 110 Rochester, NY 14618
Session Fee: $100
To Register and for More Information:
Email Heather Stevenson at PUSH:
pushpins@pushtheatre.org or call: (585) 278-0123
Send check to: PUSH Physical Theatre, 153 Hemingway Dr., Rochester, NY 14620
*This session culminates with an informal presentation at the PUSH Studio from 5:00-5:30pm on March 8th. Students arrive by 4:30pm as usual. (Details to follow).

What is Physical Theatre?

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:15:04 GMT

Physical Theatre is a combination of many movement art forms like mime, dance, acting and gymnastics. It uses any move the performer needs from these art forms to tell a story clearly usually without using words. The performer does not have to be excellent at all of the art forms, but he needs to know how to learn the move that would be the best for telling the story. In physical theatre, we communicate with our body movements and facial expressions, instead of our words. With physical theatre, you don't have to speak the same language as your audience. You can have a very international audience or an audience of people who are both hearing and deaf. Body language can be understood by the entire audience. I suppose you could ask if blind people could be a part of the audience. I remember one audience member that was blind comment to one of us that the music we selected was wonderful to listen to. The other thing he said was that instead of seeing the show, he could feel the show. He sensed the energy of the people in the room. He could feel the emotions the audience felt as they watched the show. Wow! That was something new we learned that night. That was a performance we did in England.
Heather Stevenson