PuSh Festival

After Trio A and Beginning are a pair of unorthodox dance experiments

Who are the bravest two dancers in the city right now?
2012 PuSh Festival wraps up with strong attendance figures

2012 PuSh Festival wraps up with strong attendance figures

By Jessica Werb | February 10, 2012
The eight annual PuSh Fest had 27 sold-out shows and average house capacity of 80 percent.
A message of thanks from Push Festival's executive director Norman Armour

A message of thanks from Push Festival's executive director Norman Armour

By Jessica Werb | February 6, 2012
Armour says he feels "truly blessed" following a serious cardiac arrest during which friends and strangers came to his aid.
PuSh festival releases statement regarding executive director Norman Armour

PuSh festival releases statement regarding executive director Norman Armour

By Jessica Werb | January 30, 2012
PuSh board president Max Wyman asks public to "ignore the rumour mill" regarding Norman Armour's health.
PuSh executive director Norman Armour is recovering well in hospital

PuSh executive director Norman Armour is recovering well in hospital

By Jessica Werb | January 30, 2012
The PuSh Festival executive director is recovering well following a medical emergency over the weekend.
PuSh Festival head Norman Armour in stable condition after collapse at show

PuSh Festival head Norman Armour in stable condition after collapse at show

By Janet Smith | January 29, 2012
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival executive director Norman Armour suffered a medical emergency.
Japan's Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech finds a wonked-out physical language for corporate malaise

Japan's Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech finds a wonked-out physical language for corporate malaise

By Janet Smith | January 28, 2012
In an ode to office alienation, the cubicle crowd talks in circles and performs wonky dances.
 Dances for a Small Stage celebrates a big 10 years

Dances for a Small Stage celebrates a big 10 years

By Janet Smith | January 26, 2012
To understand how popular Dances for a Small Stage has become over 10 years, you need only look outside its doors a few hours before showtime.
Trampoline Hall lecture series arrives in Vancouver

Trampoline Hall lecture series arrives in Vancouver

By Brian Lynch | January 25, 2012
Expertise is wildly overrated.
Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata is simply terrific

Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata is simply terrific

By Colin Thomas | January 25, 2012
Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata puts the want back in want ads.
Composer Rodney Sharman tells no tales in Chamber Symphony

Composer Rodney Sharman tells no tales in Chamber Symphony

By Alexander Varty | January 25, 2012
Glenn Gould once proclaimed Richard Strauss as the most important musical figure of the 20th century, but according to Rodney Sharman, the great pianist got it wrong.
Children to give their uncensored restaurant reviews this week at PuSh

Children to give their uncensored restaurant reviews this week at PuSh

By Jessica Werb | January 23, 2012
What would a 10-year-old make of Lebanese cuisine? PuSh aims to find out.
The Idiot is never boring and definitely beautiful

The Idiot is never boring and definitely beautiful

By Colin Thomas | January 23, 2012
Watching this staging of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel The Idiot is kind of like driving along a lovely stretch of road.
PuSh Festival: Turning a crank on The Wooden Lightbox's magical collage

PuSh Festival: Turning a crank on The Wooden Lightbox's magical collage

By Adrian Mack | January 19, 2012
It perhaps speaks to a certain yearning for the past that Alex MacKenzie’s The Wooden Lightbox: A Secret Art of Seeing has attracted so much interest in its travels around the world.
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival swings into gear

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival swings into gear

January 19, 2012
Here are two shows from far away that we won’t be missing.