PuSh Blog

125 years ago Vancouver was just someone’s idea. 125 years from now, whose idea will Vancouver be? The PuSh Festival “What is your Vancouver?” photo contest reflects this year’s prevalent theme: the concept of ‘cityness’. […]

The totally subjective, somewhat random top five performing arts moments of 2010 by Janet Smith, Georgia Straight Jerome Bel’s The Show Must Go On at the PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalI had more fun at […]

Name: Sebnem 8%Gender: FemaleNeighbourhood: Grandview-WoodlandMother Tongue: TurkishBackground: TurkishQuestion: Are statistics important to you?Answer: “Yes, because it gives an idea about majority.” Name: Larry 91% Gender: Male Neighbourhood: Dunbar-Southlands / Musqueam Mother Tongue: həinquaminəm  Background: Musqueam/ First […]

By Julie-anne Saroyan, Artistic Producer for Dances for a Small Stage Dances for a Small Stage showcases dance in an unconventional venue: a Vancouver Legion with an intimate cocktail lounge/cabaret atmosphere, and a ridiculously small […]

Act I, Eat 1 – The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival & The Irish Heather Gastropub January 28Dinner served 6.30pm – please arrive 15 minutes earlyCost: $45 – Includes 3 course meal and show. Beverages, tax […]

Every year, as January approaches, I become a kid in a candy shop. I start randomly visiting the PuSh website, wondering when I will get the catalogue announcement. I think about all of the beautiful […]

by Sherrie Johnson, Senior Curator. The group Berlin, based in Antwerp, started their project Holocene (current geological period), a series of city portraits, in 2003.  The series focuses on four cities and towns:  Jerusalem (2004), […]

Name: 69% Patricia MorrisNeighbourhood: Downtown East SideMother Tongue: EnglishBackground: Caucasian / JewishQuestion: What would you like to ask 100 people?Answer: “What are your views on the city? What secret treasures of this city do you know?” When […]