PuSh Blog

Is Capitalism Working for Us?

January 10, 2022

This January, VPL is proud to partner with the PuSh Festival to host an installation by Steve Lambert called Capitalism Works for Me! True/False. This installation provokes a timely examination of how our society, that […]

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2022 DBLSPK: 菠蘿麵包Pineapple Bun Residency

January 03, 2022

DBLSPK highlights the linguistic and cultural diversity of our theatre community. The series began in 2017 with rice & beans theatre and Boca Del Lupo, inspired by their common interest in investigating what is lost […]

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People Change: Vivek Shraya in Conversation with Marsha Lederman

December 14, 2021

Directly following the Tuesday, February 1 one-woman performance of How to Fail as a Popstar at PuSH Festival, acclaimed musician and author Vivek Shraya will join Vancouver Writers Fest for a one-to-one conversation with Marsha Lederman on her new […]

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Capitalism Works For Me! True/False

November 16, 2021

Note: Due to transport delays, this show will open Saturday at January at 11:30am and will run as scheduled until January 24th. The online panel discussion on January 20 will proceed as planned. Steve Lambert’s installation […]

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How to Fail as a Popstar

December 14, 2020

What a journey it’s been for Vivek Shraya: from burning aspiration to the edge of fame and many strange places in between. In this eclectic, rousing performance, the singer walks us through her life in […]

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Idealverein

November 24, 2019

Mike Bourscheid Exhibition

PRESENTED WITH WESTERN FRONT Six dancers, some very distinctive costumes and a set of unspoken rules; those are the basic elements of this performance, but listing them doesn’t begin to do justice to its humour, […]

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The Democratic Set

November 24, 2019

The Democratic Set performance collage of images

PRESENTED WITH NEWORLD THEATRE “[M]ostly it’s full of laughter and hope, a feeling very much helped by the wide demographic of its contributors.” —RealTime This is not a performance—it’s a model for the way we […]

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Critical Ideas: On Commitment

November 24, 2019

On Commitment will provide space for a range of artists involved in PuSh 2020 to reflect on the implications of aesthetic, bodily, and durational commitment across different productions. How do artists offer particular forms of […]

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