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Curatorial Statements

Tomboy Survival Guide: A how-to, a help-out, a sing-a-long – A Curatorial Statement by Club PuSh Curator Veda Hille

December 28, 2014

Tomboy Survival Guide is a new live show from Vancouver’s own Ivan Coyote with compatriots Pebbles Willekes, Allison Gorman and Sally Zori. A living breathing singing handbook on how to love the tomboy you are, and […]

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Cineastas: Setting the Stage for Film – A Curatorial Statement by Norman Armour

December 28, 2014

This one is for the love of it. It’s for the love of film, the love of sophisticated, touching and wildly inventive writing. It’s for the love of cinema and for the love of an […]

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Small Town Theatre on Big Life Choices – A Curatorial Statement about 7 Important Things by Marcus Youssef

December 19, 2014

When Norman asked me if Neworld Theatre would be interested in working with the PuSh Festival to bring Nadia Ross (Quebec) of STO Union and their production 7 Important Things to Vancouver, I said/exclaimed/jumped: “Yes!” […]

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Sun Belt: Cabalcor – A Curatorial Statement by Club PuSh Curator Tim Carlson

December 11, 2014

At Club PuSh, you can catch startling, experimental performances in a casual, social setting. Set at Performance Works on Granville Island, Club PuSh is a cabaret-style theatre where you can grab a few drinks, sit […]

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The Dis/Appearing City – A Curatorial Statement on Cinema Imaginaire & Fare Thee Well! by Norman Armour

December 08, 2014

Lotte van den Berg, Cinema Imaginaire, 2015 PuSh Festival

I use the essence of theatre as my trademark: theatre is live, theatre is here and now. You can’t switch it off or casually change channels. You’re right in the middle, you’re part of it. […]

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A Long Overdue First – A Curatorial Statement about Le Cargo by Norman Armour

December 01, 2014

This is the PuSh Festival’s first presentation of an artist from the African continent. Certainly nothing to be proud of since it is definitely long overdue. I had seen Faustin Linyekula perform the piece a […]

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The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer – A Curatorial Statement by Children’s Festival’s Artistic & Executive Director Katharine Carol

December 01, 2014

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, Tim Watts, 2015 PuSh Festival

The PuSh Festival ventures into a new partnership with the Vancouver International Children’s Festival to present a spellbinding show from Australia that will delight all members of your family, young and old. The two organizations […]

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A Night Of Pianos at Club PuSh—A Curatorial Statement by Club PuSh Curator Veda Hille

November 30, 2014

Gérald Kurdian, 1999, Club PuSh, PuSh Festival

At Club PuSh, you can catch startling, experimental performances in a casual, social setting. Set at Performance Works on Granville Island, Club PuSh is a cabaret-style theatre where you can grab a few drinks, sit […]

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