PuSh Blog

2014 Festival

Curatorial Statement – Mixtape with Gabriel Kahane & Timo Andres

January 22, 2014

A couple of years ago, Gabriel Kahane, Timo Andres, and I had dinner in New York to hatch plans for each of them to make music in Vancouver. Gabe had played for Music on Main […]

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Curatorial Statement – The Quiet Volume

January 22, 2014

I have a confession to make. Until the preparation for The Quiet Volume, I hadn’t borrowed a book from the library for 10 years. I discovered this two weeks ago when I was doing a […]

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10 Things to Know About Night by Human Cargo

January 22, 2014

Night is a cross-cultural theatre work originally produced by the National Arts Centre (its first collaboration with a northern arts organization). Since its premiere in 2010 in Ottawa, the Human Cargo production has toured across […]

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Origins of the PuSh Young Ambassadors Program: an interview with Dani Fecko

January 20, 2014

Joyce Rosario, PuSh Festival’s Associate Curator and coordinator of the 2014 Young Ambassadors program speaks to her predecessor, Dani Fecko, now Managing Producer of Boca del Lupo, and founder of PuSh Festival’s Young Ambassadors program. The Young […]

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Curatorial Statement – Heather Redfern of The Cultch on ONE

January 18, 2014

Curating a season is always a balancing act at The Cultch. We want to appeal to as diverse an audience as possible and I am always trying to reach as broad a community as I […]

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10 years of crossing the line: PuSh Festival audience memories from Sarah Hayward

January 17, 2014

The 10th Anniversary PuSh Festival is currently in full swing as one of the most talked about events in Vancouver this winter. Over the past ten years, PuSh has cultivated a dedicated local community of […]

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: GEORGIA STRAIGHT

January 15, 2014

The Georgia Straight has never been more intrinsic to the lives of Vancouverites than it is today. It is the most read publication in Vancouver, bar none, and the most read free paper in Metro […]

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Bright Young Things: Meet the Young Ambassadors of the 2014 PuSh Festival

January 14, 2014

I’m very excited to introduce you all to this year’s Young Ambassador cohort. It’s been such a pleasure to work with everyone and to be inspired by their energy and enthusiasm. Welcome to the next […]

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