Summary - PuSh Is So Good, Why Pretend Journalistic Objectivity? by Charles Campbell

Journalist, Charles Cambell, delves in to the significance of the artistic community in his article "PuSh is So Good, Why Pretend Journalistic Objectivity?" The seven-year-old PuSh International Performing Arts festival is an intriguing and thought provoking set of short performance pieces expressing a lot about Vancouver as a city. "La Marea, a set of nine 10-minute performance pieces, promised intimacy with the inner thoughts of its characters," states Campbell. Reviews on La Marea were mixed but several thousand people came to witness it, regardless. Campbell feels that "Cozy Vancouver" could use a little more of the kind of risk-taking that dares failure but strives to test boundaries. This year the festival is the first major event to mark the 125th anniversary of Vancouver as a city. The past 25 years have been comprised of an outburst of new theater companies, exploding with talent but lacking an audience. PuSh brings theater presenters to Vancouver from all around the world. "PuSh may, in fact, be the city's most collaborative festival. Its executive director, Norman Armour, understands that if we're going to build something that matters and lasts, we must do it together." Says Campbell. The PuSh Festival gives light to the theater's potential for invention, and provides theater with a clear sense of place.

http://thetyee.ca/ArtsAndCulture/2011/02/02/PushSoGood/