The virtual event will begin with the replaying of an excerpt from the company’s 2020 Virtual Fringe show, PUSH Physical Theatre’s Trunk Show, entitled “RACE or You’ve Seen Me Before.”

 The 16-minute piece was a world premiere created during the pandemic by its three performers: PUSH Co-Founder/Director Darren Stevenson, PUSHer Ashley Jones, and guest artist Hassiem Muhammad from New York City. Each of them quarantined individually for two weeks, and then came together for an intense week in Rochester to create this truly collaborative work that addresses racism in a very visceral way.

The one-hour, live-streamed, interactive event is free, with a suggested donation of $20 to the company’s 20th anniversary campaign to raise $20,000

“RACE” was made possible in part by Support the PUSH Forward Project, which aided PUSH in its mission to create and perform stories that inspire change. Ashley Jones’ involvement was made possible by a generous grant from the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts.

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