We expect that PuSh Festival 2007 is going to be the best PuSh Festival yet. The complete schedule of events is now available on the site for your perusal. We think you're going to be excited and surprised by what we're offering this year.

In a short space of time, PuSh has become one of Vancouver’s signature events - a multi-disciplined platform for theatre, dance, music and various hybrid forms of performance. The core of our mission is straightforward: each January we present the very best in contemporary performance with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original.

This year's Festival promises to push all the right buttons. A number of pieces suggest the theme of life into art. They draw on popular culture, reflect upon contemporary issues, use personal and public history as their source, and blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, reality and mythology. Others defy the limits of our corporeal existence, challenge complacency, embrace social activism as an artistic credo and lay bare the brutal realities of individual and societal alienation. All are delivered with heart-stopping theatricality, breath-taking artistry, compelling humanity and sly wit.

The 2007 PuSh Festival has a remarkable lineup. There are world premieres, several PuSh commissioned pieces, one-of-a-kind music, film and video collaborations, site-specific work in unconventional venues and presentations of acclaimed productions from Ghent, Brighton, Brussels, Halifax, Montreal, New York and Cardiff. For the first time, we present work in languages other than English. Vancouver's Theatre Replacement brings us a multilingual exploration of new Canadians' experiences. From Quebec, a French language translation of a celebrated Irish play is presented in collaboration with Théâtre la Seizième, accompanied by English subtitles.

Book early, we expect the shows and events are going to be in high demand. We hope to see you all there.

Join us in 2007. Push yourself, push your boundaries, or simply PuSh.
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The Assembly is the PuSh Festival’s annual networking event. The Assembly brings together an eclectic mix of local, national, and international artists, presenters, agents, producers and artistic directors for a weekend where structured events and informal gatherings combine to provide participants with unique opportunities to exchange ideas, network, develop new relationships and attend performances.

This year, the Assembly will fill several locations on Vancouver’s picturesque Granville Island. With a setting built for conversation, easy access to several festival venues and this year’s designated festival bars, the Dockside Brewing Company and Granville Island Keg, the PuSh Assembly is an ideal place to connect with friends and colleagues.
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The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is Vancouver's mid-winter festival presenting acclaimed local, national, and international artists and their work. Held over four weeks each January/February. PuSh looks to expand the horizons of Lower Mainland audiences and artists with work that is visionary, genre-bending, startling and original.

The PuSh Festival has become one of the city's signature events - a multi-disciplined platform for theatre, dance, music, and various hybrid forms of performance. Over 14,000 people attended the 2006 Festival. Visiting presenters from across Canada and around the world were in attendance for the Assembly networking event to view performances, dialogue and do business.

The 2007 Festival dates are January 10 to February 4, involving over 100 performances and 14 venues throughout the city.
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