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Gabrielle Martin Receives John Hobday Award

June 17, 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Gabrielle Martin, Artistic Director of PuSh Festival, has been awarded the John Hobday Award in Arts Management by the Canada Council for the Arts. The announcement, made today (Tuesday, […]

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Dispatches from a Spring of Festival Travel

June 11, 2025

Over the past few months, the PuSh team has been lucky enough to visit other fabulous international festivals in Canada and abroad: Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting, Taiwan Week, Festival TransAmériques (FTA) in Montreal and […]

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Accessible PuSh — The Journey

March 25, 2025

by Andrea Cownden Providing transformative performing arts experiences to as broad an audience as possible is a PuSh core value. We remove physical, social and financial barriers wherever possible to ensure everyone has an opportunity […]

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What PuSh Means to Me 

February 28, 2025

by Keltie Forsyth, Outgoing Director of Operations This is my last week at PuSh. It both a sad and exciting time for me personally and for the organization. I’m thrilled knowing that the Festival is in Gabrielle […]

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PuSh Appoints new Managing Director

February 03, 2025

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Annie Clarke as our new Managing Director. She will replace our current Director of Operations, Keltie Forsyth, who is transitioning to the role of Artistic Director at […]

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Connecting audiences with Diverse Perspectives

December 02, 2024

Celebrating 20 years as a fully-fledged festival and building on the legacy of founders Norman Armour and Katrina Dunn, PuSh remains artist-driven. Through our festival programming, our Club PuSh nights, the Industry Week, PuSh Dramaturgy […]

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Elevate: New Mentorship Opportunity for Emerging Creatives

November 26, 2024

Since 2021, PuSh has partnered with Solid State Community Industries to introduce IBPOC youth in Surrey to careers in the performing arts. Through a unique, free-access program, participants have enjoyed curated shows and artist workshops […]

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A Celebration of Audacious Live Art

November 20, 2024

A man dressed for winter stares dead ahead with piercing eyes. He sits at a snow-white table scattered with miniature trees and a few tiny houses. His arm, which rests on the table, is an extension of the landscape, with little houses and trees sprouting from him as though he were a mountain.

By Gabrielle Martin The 20th anniversary PuSh Festival is a celebration of audacious live art. These are performances and immersive experiences that shift our paradigms for creative expression and how we relate to one another. […]

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