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Guest Writer: A discussion on Fairview

March 02, 2021

As part of the PuSh Festival’s 2021 Youth & Emerging Artist Programming, we were excited to initiate a facilitated discussion about the Pulitzer Award-winning play Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury. In this blog post, the […]

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2021 PuSh Youth Program

January 07, 2021

How youth and emerging artists are pushing the conversation in 2021. Over the past 18 months, we have been in dialogue with youth, emerging artists, and the organizations supporting them to understand how we can […]

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Meet the 2019 Youth Academy

December 17, 2018

We’ve thrilled to welcome a new team of all-stars for the 2019 PuSh Youth Academy. The Youth Academy is a unique opportunity for a small group of professionally minded young people who hope to pursue a […]

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A Q&A with PuSh Festival Youth Coordinator, Natalie Tin Yin Gan

October 12, 2018

As we approach the launch of the 2019 PuSh Festival, applications are now open with varied opportunities to get involved. One of the most anticipated and exciting opportunities is the Youth Academy, which kicks off […]

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Inaugural PuSh Youth Assembly Conference—Young Minds on Art

February 27, 2015

2015 Youth Assembly

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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Before my “Youth” runs dry—Thoughts from a PuSh Youth Academy participant

January 30, 2015

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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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Highlights from the first PuSh Youth Academy

January 30, 2014

This year PuSh launched its first fully-rounded youth program; offering the PuSh Youth Passport to youth 16-24 years old, to enable their access to select PuSh shows for only $5; and the return of the […]

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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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