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 …
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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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreOn 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 […]
Read MoreCompany 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 […]
Read MoreConnecting 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 […]
Read MoreGiving 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”.
Read MoreA Cross-Border Bilingual Opera Explores the Legendary Mexican General Pancho Villa
January 03, 2019
By Alex Teplitzky for Creative Capital Published on December 7, 2018 In his Creative Capital project, Pancho Villa from a Safe Distance, Graham Reynolds delves into the life of the enigmatic general, legendary bandit, and hero of […]
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