PuSh Blog

Human Library

September 29, 2016

It’s back! A worldwide phenomenon, Human Library is a much loved event that invites people to borrow a human book. Think of it as the word made flesh: readers become listeners, engaging with real-life stories […]

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Critical Ideas: Vancouver Dance Aesthetics in an (Inter)National Frame

November 07, 2015

Touring Intensive with Sherrie Johnson, 2015 PuSh Assembly

Vancouver is a hotbed of choreographic experimentation, dance training and a destination for touring companies. On the occasion of PuSh’s presentation of The Holy Body Tattoo’s monumental, we gather local dance artists to situate their […]

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Miss Understood

November 04, 2015

Miss Understood, the frank theatre company, 2016 PuSh Festival

Antonette Rea is one formidable presence. In this show she bares her soul, and the story of her life, through poetry. It’s been a long journey for this trans* woman: from life as a middle-class […]

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Leftovers

November 04, 2015

Leftovers, Neworld Theatre/Charlie Demers, 2016 PuSh Festival

Born in 1980, between the elections of Thatcher and Reagan, comedian Charlie Demers emerged from that reactionary era a proud socialist. How much have things improved since the 80s? The answer is as obvious as […]

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An Evening with Fond of Tigers

November 03, 2015

Fond of Tigers, 2016 PuSh Festival

Behind the Juno Award-winning band Fond of Tigers are seven of Vancouver’s leading musical creatives, led by Stephen Lyons and including members Jesse Zubot and JP Carter. Their avant-garde sound textures and post-rock structures hover […]

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El Topo

November 03, 2015

El Topo (Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky), Eye of Newt, 2016 PuSh Festival

Stefan Smulovitz’s brilliant ensemble Eye of Newt, including members Chris Kelly, Gordon Grdina, JP Carter and Kenton Loewen, is a Club PuSh perennial favourite with their live scores to enduring movies. Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s […]

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monumental

September 02, 2015

For one night only, Vancouver’s The Holy Body Tattoo dance company unites with post-rock giants Godspeed You! Black Emperor live on stage in a performance that will leave you reeling. How do you express the […]

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