The Mush Hole – Opening Night

Schedule

Fri Nov 14 2025 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Historic Theatre, The Cultch | Vancouver, BC

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The Cultch & Urban Ink present:

The Mush Hole

A theatrical dance performance about Canada’s first Indian residential school The Mohawk Institute a.k.a. The Mush Hole. From 1828 to 1970 State and Church systems worked to sever Indigenous children from their families culture and language. Through the eyes of two generations of Survivors, The Mush Hole evokes the raw unflinching realities of this legacy.

Featuring a powerhouse all-Indigenous cast the performance fuses visceral movement haunting cinematic imagery and a stirring original score to summon the experiences still held within the school’s bricks and mortar. Inspired by Survivors’ testimonials, The Mush Hole is not only a reckoning it’s a radiant story of resistance remembrance and the courage to find light in even the darkest places.

“The Mush Hole is a story about hope and finding light in dark places as much as it speaks to intergenerational trauma it screams resilience. Every single element represented on stage comes from survivors sharing their experiences with us” —Santee Smith; Creator Director and Performer

Presented as part of TRANSFORM Festival 2025

For more information and tickets visit thecultch.com/event/the-mush-hole

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Where is it happening?

Historic Theatre, The Cultch, 1895 Venables St, Vancouver, BC V5L 2H6, Canada

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