September 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 MoreSeptember 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 MoreMarch 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 MoreJanuary 17, 2023
It is with great disappointment that PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces the cancellation of because i love the diversity (this micro attitude, we all have it) due to unreasonable delays regarding the approval of artist visa […]
Read MoreNovember 28, 2022
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally […]
Read MoreNovember 23, 2022
It’s been a while since we’ve been able to all come together for a big old fashioned festival like this. Feels weird, right? But also kind of amazing? We’re very pleased to be presenting a […]
Read MoreNovember 04, 2022
Halifax’s internationally acclaimed 2b Theatre is returning to Vancouver Dec 1-11, 2022 with their 2020 PuSh Festival standout production of Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story. Starring genre-bending sensation Ben Caplan and Governor General Award-winning […]
Read MoreOctober 27, 2022
Produced in partnership with Solid State Community Industries, the PuSh Youth Cohort is back for 2023. Led by Coordinator Fiorella Pinillos and reimagined for 2023, the 3-month program enables youth to experience, examine and engage […]
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