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2020 Festival

2020 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Successfully Closes 16th Edition

February 13, 2020

Hand waving through hole in brick wall

Vancouver, BC — The 16th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, January 21– February 9, 2020, successfully closed its 2020 edition after welcoming more than 15,000 Vancouverites and visitors to stages across the Lower Mainland. […]

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PuSh Community Questions with Artist Amber Funk Barton

February 10, 2020

1) For how long have you been involved with PuSh? Since when have you been attending the festival? Oh wow, I remember being involved with PuSh as early as 2005.  Specifically, I did a pitch […]

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PuSh 2020: That’s a Wrap

February 10, 2020

Image of audience

Over 15,000 people attended 27 works by 24 companies. Works by artists from nine countries were represented in PuSh 2020 performances, alongside six world premieres from local artists. Thank you for sharing these stories with […]

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PuSh Executive Director on Premiere of Monday Nights

February 06, 2020

Monday Nights opens tonight. So excited to be there to celebrate. In 2014, I wrote a note for the program that spoke to how important the show was to me. By: Franco Boni I was always […]

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PuShy Questions with Ravi Jain of What You Won’t Do For Love

January 31, 2020

Portrait of Ravi Jain

Ravi Jain is the director of What You Won’t Do For Love showing February 4 at The Anvil Centre. Click here for tickets and more show information. 1) What motivates your work as an artist? […]

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The Democratic Set Lives On!

January 31, 2020

PuSh hosted a pink carpet film premiere at the Roundhouse Saturday night, filled with movie stars. They weren’t just any movie stars… they were stars from the local community featured in The Democratic Set. This […]

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PuShy Questions with Wen Wei Wang of Flying White – 飞白

January 30, 2020

Wen Wei Wang is the choreographer of Flying White – 飞白, showing at The Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre from January 31-February 2. Click here for tickets and more show information. 1) What motivates […]

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PuShy Questions with Juliette Carrillo from Anywhere But Here

January 29, 2020

Juliette Carrillo is the director of Anywhere But Here, showing at The Vancouver Playhouse from February 4 -15. Click here for tickets and more show information. 1) What motivates your work as an artist? To […]

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