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Curatorial Statements

Curatorial Statement – Still Standing You

December 11, 2012

This is simply whacked out. Two guys go at each other. I mean, really go at each other. Animalistic, hedonistic, brutalistic, even prehistoric… It’s not dance, it’s not theatre. There are no visuals, no recorded […]

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Veda On Club PuSh

December 04, 2012

Club PuSh is a dynamic space that is all about experimentation— cutting-edge performance suited for a less traditional, more informal venue. It’s also the social hub of the Festival and the best place to grab […]

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Curatorial Statement – Ride The Cyclone

November 20, 2012

Ride The Cyclone by Atomic Vaudeville (Victoria, Canada) * Why did you choose to include this show in the Arts Club season? 
Ride the Cyclone played the Revue Stage last season and we felt it would be […]

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Curatorial Statement – Fiction(s)

November 20, 2012

CIUDADES PARALELAS / Station / Sometimes I Think I Can See You from Cork Midsummer Festival on Vimeo. Here at PuSh, the shows Sometimes I think, I can see you, Human Library, and Do You See What […]

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Curatorial Statement – A Crack In Everything

November 14, 2012

zoe|juniper in A Crack In Everything | Photo Christopher Duggan Innovative…. engaging… daring… and this is just the beginning.  Having just launched Creative Collaborations- an inspired dialogue with Crystal Pite and Robert Lepage, Simon Fraser […]

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Curatorial Statement – Ballet BC

November 08, 2012

By Ballet BC Artistic Director Emily Molnar January 24-26, 2013 Ballet BC presents Encore, a mixed program featuring three diverse and exciting works of contemporary ballet.  Encore is being presented in collaboration with the Push […]

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Curatorial Statement – Photog

November 08, 2012

People often wonder what goes into selecting a work for the PuSh Festival. I suppose that it may at times be somewhat mysterious. There are certainly considerations of genre, discipline, scale, budget, logistics, affordability—and many, […]

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