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Field Notes from Jackie Hoffart

April 12, 2019

It’s been about three weeks since I returned from the Digital Arts Services Symposium 2019 in Toronto and I’ve already lost the notebook in which I scribbled quotes and questions that came up over the three-day discussion on how to digitally transform our sector.

Field Notes from Joyce Rosario

March 13, 2019

It’s been just over a month since the closing of the 15th edition of PuSh! I’m writing from Melbourne where I’m attending Dance Massive …

Franco Boni Appointed Artistic and Executive Director of PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

February 26, 2019

Vancouver, BC – Following an extensive national search, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival’s (PuSh) Board of Directors announce the appointment of Franco Boni as Artistic and Executive Director. Boni will assume the role on June […]

The Fascinating Multimedia Solo Dance Performance that is Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka

January 22, 2019

By The Dance Centre Published on January 22, 2019 Australian dance artist Victoria Hunt’s powerful solo Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka continues our Global Dance Connections series January 31-February 2. Our Executive Director Mirna Zagar talks […]

On the Canadian Premiere of Liu Kuan-Hsiang’s Kids – An interview with Mirna Zagar

January 15, 2019

By The Dance Centre Published on January 15, 2019 Taiwanese choreographer Liu Kuan-Hsiang brings his distinctive work to Vancouver as part of our Global Dance Connections series January 24–26. Our Executive Director Mirna Zagar talks […]

Company 605 Premieres New Work: Loop, Lull

January 09, 2019

By The Dance Centre Published on January 8, 2019 Company 605 has a major Dance Centre residency this season which includes artistic dialogues and community-building initiatives as well as the premiere of a new work […]

Connecting to the Ecstatic Power of Dance and Music in Attractor – A curatorial statement by Joyce Rosario

January 08, 2019

Framed as a “powerful, secular, present-day ritual,” Attractor is inspired by the Javanese tradition of entering trance through dance and music. Works that ignite meaningful experiences and important discussions about the world around us is what inspires […]

Giving Voice to History, Culture and Climate in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools – A curatorial statement by Roy Surette

January 07, 2019

In the Inuktitut language, when a knife is dull, it is said to “have no face”. The word “Kiinalik” translates to mean the knife is sharp – or, “it has a face”.

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PuSh Blog

Field Notes from Jackie Hoffart

Field Notes from Joyce Rosario

Franco Boni Appointed Artistic and Executive Director of PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

The Fascinating Multimedia Solo Dance Performance that is Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka

On the Canadian Premiere of Liu Kuan-Hsiang’s Kids – An interview with Mirna Zagar

Company 605 Premieres New Work: Loop, Lull

Connecting to the Ecstatic Power of Dance and Music in Attractor – A curatorial statement by Joyce Rosario

Giving Voice to History, Culture and Climate in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools – A curatorial statement by Roy Surette

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