January 11, 2024
On January 2nd, we released a statement that expressed our hope that PuSh bring us together and inspire us to have complex and nuanced conversations; to challenge ourselves and each other not only to think […]
Read More Read more about Joint Statement from PuSh Festival, Basel Zaraa and Christopher MorrisJanuary 02, 2024
Art reflects the world and the times in which we live. At its best, it’s an essential cultural force that builds empathy and understanding. Our aim is that PuSh brings us together and inspires us […]
Read More Read more about Generative Friction Through Programming PluralityNovember 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023 – Podcast Blog On the stage, in the studio, and now streaming online: PuSh Play! We have a brand new PuSh Festival podcast! Have you tuned in yet? Join Director of Programming […]
Read More Read more about PuSh Play: pushing boundaries and playing with formNovember 22, 2023
The curation of this program draws inspiration from the linguistic root of “care” in “curate”, with a definition that encompasses self-reflection, responsiveness, and social accountability. It is also informed by my own sense of urgency, […]
Read More Read more about Invoking an Alchemy of Transformation —a curatorial statement from Gabrielle MartinNovember 21, 2023
The staff and board at PuSh are devastated at the news that PuSh co-founder and longest-serving Artistic and Executive Director Norman Armour passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Norman was a central presence in […]
Read More Read more about Remembering Norman ArmourSeptember 30, 2023
PuSh Festival does our work on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, and Səl̓ílwətaɬ nations, and it is our duty to establish right relations with the […]
Read More Read more about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – an update on PuSh’s commitmentsSeptember 18, 2023
Can a live art festival be a ritual for social change? A cultural strategy? A means to rethink history while imagining possible futures? These are the critical thoughts energizing me as I return from parental […]
Read More Read more about Welcome to a new “season” for PuSh; a ritual for social changeMarch 27, 2023
There is something extraordinary about joining together in a room for the shared experience of live theatre. The energy of the audience; The chatter of folks who only see each other like this, in Community, […]
Read More Read more about World Theatre Day