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2015 Festival

Allow us to introduce ourselves… — A look inside the PuSh Youth Academy

January 29, 2015

2015 PuSh Youth Academy

The PuSh Festival is pleased to offer the PuSh Youth Program for 16- to 24-year olds, to nurture budding dance, theatre and music enthusiasts of Vancouver—from the cautiously curious to emerging pre-professionals. The PuSh Festival […]

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Waiting For Pensotti—Thoughts on Cineastas from James Long, Theatre Replacement Artistic Director

January 20, 2015

The 2015 PuSh Festival presents Cineastas, February 5–7,  by Argentinian theatre-maker Mariano Pensotti. Mariano holds the title of returning artist most often presented by the PuSh Festival. Our love affair with Argentina’s treasured cultural export […]

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Why We Fight – An Introduction to Steppenwolf & Fight with a Stick by Co-Artistic Director, Alex Laziridis Ferguson

January 18, 2015

Steppenwolf, Fight With a Stick, 2015 PuSh Festival

It was November 4th, the night of the first board meeting for the new company, Fight with a Stick. My co-artistic director Steven Hill had just finished talking about why the old company name, Leaky […]

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The Magic of Bullet Catch – A Curatorial Statement by Joyce Rosario

January 18, 2015

Bullet Catch, Rob Drummond, 2015 PuSh Festival

I first saw Bullet Catch at The Traverse in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2012. I was so blown over by the show that I wished I was a theatre presenter with a budget […]

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Las Cafeteras to Close Out Club PuSh in an Afro Mexican Urban Folk Party – A Curatorial Statement by Fiona Black

January 12, 2015

Wintertime in Vancouver can be dreary at best, often filled with dark rainy days. Thankfully this year, Las Cafeteras promise to cheer us up with their infectiously positive energy, great musicianship and sunny L.A./Mexican vibes. Las […]

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Dancing Anywhere, Anytime—Cheryl Rossi on Dancing in Le Grand Continental

January 08, 2015

On January 24 and 25, the PuSh Festival is presenting an outdoor dance performance by Montreal-choreographer Sylvain Émard. But unlike most dance performances we’ve come to imagine, Le Grand Continental involves 70-or-so everyday Vancouverites of […]

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Marching The Road Forward to Pounding Drums – A Curatorial Statement by Touchstone Theatre’s Artistic Director Katrina Dunn

January 07, 2015

The piece takes local culture, politics and history and transforms it into an expansive work of art functioning on many levels. Marie Clements is one of the most fascinating and daring theatre artists working in […]

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So Blue: Louise Lecavalier’s highly anticipated choreographic debut – A Curatorial Statement by DanceHouse Producer Jim Smith

January 06, 2015

Louise Lecavalier, So Blue, 2015 PuSh Festival

It was 1990 when I first met Louise Lecavalier. I was at the start of my career in dance with my first job in Montreal at La La La Human Steps. Louise’s image was the […]

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