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Curatorial Statements

The simple magic of Portraits in Motion—A curatorial statement by Norman Armour

January 23, 2017

Portraits in Motion is a gem. An absolute gem. Volker Gerling takes photographs of people and things, then turns them into flipbooks. He presents his flipbooks with the aid of a video camera and a projector. […]

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The sensuality of Oil Pressure Vibrator—A curatorial statement by Joyce Rosario

December 12, 2016

Oil Pressure Vibrator

Performances by Geumhyung Jeong are without artifice—and yet otherworldly. Oil Pressure Vibrator is one of my top picks at PuSh this year. Since seeing 7 Ways this past September at the TBA Festival in Portland, […]

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Things a Person is Supposed to Wonder—A curatorial statement by Jordan Tannahill

December 12, 2016

Bridget Moser

There is a ladder onstage. A young woman in a white t-shirt and black sweatpants enters. “Oh good, you’re here,” she tells the ladder, before pushing it over. It clatters to the floor. “You’re late.” […]

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The revelations of As I Lay Dying—A curatorial statement by Norman Armour

December 12, 2016

Theatre Smith-Gilmour is a staple in Toronto theatre scene. I’d venture to say that they are signature company for certain generation of devised theatre makers in Toronto. It’s long overdue that they are out here. […]

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Sweet, Sweat Baby Sweat—A curatorial statement by Norman Armour

December 01, 2016

There are several dance works at the PuSh Festival. All of them are spectacularly unique. This particular one will warm your heart. It’s a tender sweet look at intimacy, love and empathy. “What ever happened […]

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This is for the cast of Concord Floral—A curatorial statement by Joyce Rosario

December 01, 2016

This is for the cast of Concord Floral. Each year PuSh rolls around, I am inevitably asked a question I dread as a curator: Which show is your favorite? Each year, I skirt around the […]

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The power of creativity in Mess—A curatorial statement by Katharine Carol

November 30, 2016

If you are one of my friends you know that I wax poetic, well perhaps not poetic, but wax anyway about the amazing theatre that is created for young audiences around the world and how […]

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Cynthia Hopkins: the artist’s artist – A Curatorial Statement by Norman Armour

February 04, 2016

A Living Documentary, Cynthia Hopkins, 2016 PuSh Festival

Cynthia Hopkins. Now I know that Taylor Mac feels, with the utmost conviction, that comparisons are murder; but screw it. Cynthia Hopkins is a cross between Tracy Ullman and Catherine O’Hara. And she sings like […]

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