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Event founded by Cory Weeds brings together musicians from New York City, Houston, Phoenix, Toronto, and Vancouver this year
Read MoreCopresentation of DARKMATTER and L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie celebrates milestone for SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs
Read MorePuSh Festival duet with Camilo Mejía Cortés plays with distortion through a hip-hop music technique, rap-anthem choir, black paint, and more
Read MoreSolo danced by Marie-Philippe Santerre explores sensations of dissolving and solitude
Read MoreFilm directed by Susan Sandler follows titular transgender comedian’s triumphant comeback
Read MoreArtist’s Indian Summer Festival/PuSh Festival solo because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it) was a close collaboration with award-winning Vancouver playwright Marcus Youssef
Read MoreIn New Works and PuSh Festival’s world premiere, performers draw upon experiences as immigrants from Brazil and China
Read MoreIn a statement ahead of the festival, director of programming reflects on compiling “works that share a sense of cultural urgency”
Read MoreTheatre Replacement and Company 605’s renamed and ever-growing series gathers experimental works at Russian Hall
Read MoreRunning February 25 to March 9, Kokoro Dance event also features FakeKnot’s whip, Ferenc Fehér’s Disco Boys, Tony Chong’s Invisible, and more
Read MoreRamanenjana takes a witty look back at a real mass-dance event in Madagascar, while BLOT – Body Line of Thought cultivates real bacteria
Read MoreBasel Zaraa had pledged to withdraw Dear Laila from PuSh if other play stayed on program
Read MoreUnder the theme of "Journeys in Solidarity”, fest screens 19 films on everything from homeless tent encampments to transgender comedians to the fight for freedom of speech in Russia
Read MoreArtist Basel Zaraa wants audiences to see how displacement affects people’s everyday lives
Read MoreAs part of PuSh Festival at Scotiabank Dance Centre, performers disassemble clothing items, sew them into ever-shifting sculptural pieces, and then return them to original forms
Read MoreBookings are now open for close to 400 restaurants, the biggest turnout to date
Read MoreOne piece highlights a dilemma between impulse and socially imposed morals, while the other offers perspective on forced displacement
Read MoreGabrielle Martin converses with artists who are pushing boundaries and playing with form ahead of the festival’s run from January 18 to February 4
Read MoreThe New Year starts off strong in the local arts community, from dance to interactive installations to a Cabane à Sucre
Read MoreNostalgic memories, nature-inspired artwork, and more as Stir visits the Secret Lantern Society’s East Van studio space
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