PuSh Blog

Founded in 2002, Vancouver’s Turning Point Ensemble is dedicated to linking daring and extraordinary work of the past hundred years to music of the present day, with a special emphasis on innovative collaboration with other […]

Fascinated with the possibilities of social encounter, British artist Andy Field creates works that bring strangers together in various locations. Working both in and outside of the theatre setting, he uses imagination to explore the […]

A star of both stage and screen, Emmet Kirwan is the force behind the hit TV series Sarah and Steve. An actor of great versatility, he has performed in works ranging from Rent to The […]

Experienced in various styles of dance and performance, Vancouver native Ralph Escamillan has worked his magic with Company 605, Wen Wei Dance, Disney, Janet Jackson and many others. Fakeknot is his newly founded company for […]

A graduate of SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts, Patrick Keating has been performing for two decades. He is an associate artist at Main Street Theatre, and performs with many local theatre companies. Inside/Out is […]

Vancouver-based Hong Kong Exile is an interdisciplinary arts company, and the PuSh Festival’s 2017-18 Artists-in-Residence, led by Milton Lim, Natalie Tin Yin Gan and Remy Siu. Their unconventional takes on new music, theatre and dance […]

Acclaimed as a “genius choreographer in Taiwan’s dance scene,” Lin Lee-Chen was named one of the most significant choreographers in the world by ARTE. Since its founding in 1995, her company, Legend Lin Dance Theatre, […]

In addition to her solo work, Juno-nominated Cris Derksen composes for dance, theatre and film. Past collaborators range from Kanye West to Naomi Klein.