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10th Anniversary

Curatorial Statement: Bill Millerd on A Brimful of Asha

December 17, 2013

PuSh at 10 A celebration is in order for the PuSh Festival, which is celebrating its 10th year of presenting international performing arts companies, as well as work from elsewhere in Canada that we wouldn’t […]

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MARGO HARPER’S MEMORIES OF HOSTING A TABLE AT CLUB PUSH

December 17, 2013

It’s the time of year when thoughts turn not only to Santa and home for the holidays but beyond to January and the question of how to manage our Festival schedules. For those of us […]

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Curatorial Statement – Norman Armour on Gob Squad’s Kitchen

December 17, 2013

I have from time to time attended multiple performances of a given work. Sometimes, I have done it simply for the pleasure of taking in a play or dance piece a second time. Many years […]

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Curatorial Statement: Glenn Alteen on PuSh Artist-in-Residence Rabih Mrou

December 16, 2013

Since first seeing documentation of Rabih Mroué’s work in Beirut at Ashkal Alwan in 2007 I have followed his career with great interest. I watched videos of Looking for a Missing Employee and Three Posters, his collaboration with […]

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CURATORIAL STATEMENT – JOYCE HINTON ON DANSE LHASA DANSE

December 12, 2013

Many months ago, former Senior Curator for the PuSh Festival Sherrie Johnson first brought the beautiful performance Danse Lhasa Danse to my attention. I was instantly intrigued as I had long been a huge fan […]

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First look at week 1 from the curatorial department

December 11, 2013

Here at the PuSh Festival office, it’s not about a countdown to Christmas. It’s less than five weeks away to the start of the 10th Anniversary Festival. PuSh Pass sales are going swiftly (get ‘em […]

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Curatorial Statement – Vanessa Kwan on FUSE

December 09, 2013

The PuSh Festival and the Vancouver Art Gallery have been working together, in some form or another, for the last four years (Sometimes I Think, I Can See You, 2013; Guided Tour, 2012; Tanya Tagaq, 2011). It […]

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Curatorial Statement – Craig Holzschuh on The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi

December 09, 2013

The first time I saw The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi in 1999 as part of Théâtre la Seizième’s season, actor Jean-Louis Millette performed this one person play with such virtuosity that I could not see myself ever seeing anyone […]

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