Curatorial Statements Archives - Page 8 of 15

The Magic of Bullet Catch – A Curatorial Statement by Joyce Rosario

January 18, 2015

Bullet Catch, Rob Drummond, 2015 PuSh Festival

I first saw Bullet Catch at The Traverse in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2012. I was so blown over by the show that I wished I was a theatre presenter with a budget […]

Twist, Shout & Be Moved! – A Curatorial Statement on Le Grand Continental® by Joyce Rosario

January 17, 2015

Professional dancers train their whole lives to perform in full-length works upwards of 60 minutes. Even a three minute music video choreography requires a level of skill and experience only career dancers possess. Then, there’s Le Grand Continental®: a […]

The 2015 PuSh Assembly (Part 1): Dialogue

January 15, 2015

Originally established as an “arts industry week” during the final week of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, in recent years the PuSh Assembly has expanded to include additional one-off Festival programming, and reduced barriers […]

Las Cafeteras to Close Out Club PuSh in an Afro Mexican Urban Folk Party – A Curatorial Statement by Fiona Black

January 12, 2015

Wintertime in Vancouver can be dreary at best, often filled with dark rainy days. Thankfully this year, Las Cafeteras promise to cheer us up with their infectiously positive energy, great musicianship and sunny L.A./Mexican vibes. Las […]

Marching The Road Forward to Pounding Drums – A Curatorial Statement by Touchstone Theatre’s Artistic Director Katrina Dunn

January 07, 2015

The piece takes local culture, politics and history and transforms it into an expansive work of art functioning on many levels. Marie Clements is one of the most fascinating and daring theatre artists working in […]

So Blue: Louise Lecavalier’s highly anticipated choreographic debut – A Curatorial Statement by DanceHouse Producer Jim Smith

January 06, 2015

Louise Lecavalier, So Blue, 2015 PuSh Festival

It was 1990 when I first met Louise Lecavalier. I was at the start of my career in dance with my first job in Montreal at La La La Human Steps. Louise’s image was the […]

A Sea Sickening Wake-Up Call – A Curatorial Statement by Norman Armour

December 29, 2014

There is one simple reason why the PuSh Festival has chosen to program Sea Sick: Our planet is dying. Too few works of the performing arts focus on questions of the planet’s (and our–human’s) survival. Alanna […]

Sonic Elder: A Generation’s Playlist – Curatorial Statement by Theatre Conspiracy’s Tim Carlson

December 29, 2014

In the final few years of his life, I visited my father at an assisted living joint where I’d sometimes find him at an afternoon sing-along in the rec room. I cringed to think what […]

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