PuSh Blog

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]