PuSh Blog

The City and the City

September 29, 2016

The City and the City, Upintheiar/The Only Animal, 2017 PuSh Festival

From China Miéville’s award-winning novel comes this unique theatre experience from Upintheair Theatre and The Only Animal. The play itself is a tale of two cities, with a twist: the cities are in the same […]

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Four Thousand Holes

September 29, 2016

Four Thousand Holes, Vicky Chow & Ben Reimer, 2017 PuSh Festival

Two virtuoso musicians join forces to create an evening of spectacular music. Vicky Chow is a master of contemporary piano, known for her technical virtuosity and her brilliant renditions of work by John Cage, Steve […]

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Garden of Earthly Delights

September 29, 2016

Inspired by the Hieronymus Bosch painting of the same name, this is an experience of the city as rendered in darkness. In this immersive journey, viewers are guided by shadow projections and sound cues to […]

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As I Lay Dying

September 29, 2016

As I Lay Dying, Theatre Smith-Gilmour, 2017 PuSh Festival

Gripping and unabashedly experimental, this production testifies to the power of suggestion. Adapting William Faulkner’s classic novel, Theatre Smith-Gilmour gives us the Bundren family in all their misfortune. The centrepiece of this production is a […]

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By Heart

September 29, 2016

By Heart, Tiago Rodrigues, 2017 PuSh Festival

“Once 10 people know a poem by heart, there’s nothing the KGB, the CIA or the Gestapo can do about it. It will survive.” That’s writer George Steiner, in a statement that serves as an […]

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Sweat Baby Sweat

September 29, 2016

Sweat Baby Sweat, Jan Martens, 2017 PuSh Festival

A man and a woman: that’s what you get in Jan Martens’ brilliant piece of dance. Onstage, dancers Kimmy Ligtvoet and Steven Michel enact a story of love with their bodies, complemented by music and […]

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Mess

September 29, 2016

Mess, Caroline Horton & Co., 2017 PuSh Festival

A spectacular hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, and hitting Vancouver as part of an international tour, Mess is the best production yet from English theatre maker Caroline Horton, whose work has garnered acclaim and awards […]

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Oil Pressure Vibrator

September 29, 2016

Oil Pressure Vibrator, Geumhyung Jeong, 2017 PuSh Festival

Part performance piece, part lecture, this is a show that will challenge your notions of sexuality, technology and the body—not to mention theatre itself. Performer Geumhyung Jeong is a true original, and a true radical. […]

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