Curatorial Statements Archives - Page 6 of 15

What to see in Week 2 at the PuSh Assembly by Joyce Rosario

January 24, 2016

Image of participants in Aakash Odedra Dance and New Technologies workshop (2016)

This week will be a chance to catch our breath from a remarkable opening week and prepare for the final week of the Festival, when the majority of our visiting guests arrive and we focus […]

Spartacus & Cassandra – A Curatorial Statement by Dorothy Woodend

January 22, 2016

Spartacus and Cassandra, Film Series, 2016 PuSh Festival

In the previous DOXA Festival we offered a very special program called French French, which encompassed seven new French documentaries and seven archival films drawn from the legendary series Cinema, de notré temps. This collection, curated […]

Booming with 25 electrifying years of music, culture, and politics – A Curatorial Statement by Bill Millerd

January 20, 2016

BOOM, Rick Miller/Kidoons, 2016 PuSh Festival

Watching Rick Miller perform his one-person show in this breathtaking and mixed-media spectacle is astounding. Yes the show, BOOM, explores the impact of the baby boom generation by transporting us through 25 electrifying years of […]

Vu: A spectacular work for both children and adults – A Curatorial Statement by Katharine Carol

January 20, 2016

Vu, Compagnie Sacékripa/Etienne Manceau, 2016 PuSh Festival

The mandate of the Vancouver International Children’s Festival Society is to present work that transforms a child’s understanding of the world around them and what is creatively possible. So, when Norman Armour approached me to discuss […]

A Tumblr-inspired response to Let’s Not Beat Each Other to Death, by Jordan Tannahill

January 18, 2016

A gay hate crime on a New York City subway. 2013. YouTube screen grab. Baring witness. ——— Untitled, n.d. and Untitled (6 Panel of 6 Panel Series), 1982 by David […]

On Harold Budd – A Curatorial Statement by Paul Whitney

January 18, 2016

His music has a toughness behind this beautiful veneer. –Gavin Bryars Harold Budd’s appearance at Club PuSh on January 23rd offers a rare opportunity to hear a unique musical visionary with an unconventional […]

This is monumental – A Curatorial Statement by Norman Armour

January 18, 2016

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say again. This is big. I mean really big. Like the title, this is monumental. The launch of a world tour by one of the city’s, most revered and […]

Meaningful conversations held at Human Library – A Curatorial Statement by Dave Deveau

January 16, 2016

Human Library, Stop the Violence/Zee Zee Theatre, 2016 PuSh Festival

What a rare gift to be able to curate this project for a fourth year. The PuSh Festival version of Human Library was supposed to happen over nine days during the 2013 festival. Based on […]

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