Gabrielle Martin is the Artistic Director of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, colonially known as Vancouver, Canada). As a curator, her work centres the body, and is framed by social and political urgencies. Gabrielle has a BFA in Contemporary Dance from Concordia University (Montréal), a Certificate in Dramaturgy from the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (Châlons-en-Champagne), and an MA in Arts and Cultural Management from Rome Business School. She has participated on curatorial and selection juries for the international Music Theatre Now award, Denmark’s CPH Stage International Days, England’s Here & Now Showcase, and Canada’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in Dance. Before joining PuSh in 2021, she worked as Festival Manager with the Vancouver International Dance Festival and, prior to working in arts management, Gabrielle performed as an internationally touring aerial and dance artist with Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK and Cavalia.

Photo by Jeremiah Hughes.

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