2016 IMPACT REPORT
12th Annual
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival JANUARY 19 TO FEBRUARY 7, 2016
MISSION PuSh International Performing Arts Festival engages and enriches audiences with adventurous contemporary works in a spirit of innovation and dialogue.
COVER: JACK CHARLES V. THE CROWN. PHOTO: BINDI COLE. INSIDE FRONT COVER: MONUMENTAL. PHOTO: TIM MATHESON.
The PuSh Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts. The PuSh Festival expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genrebending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. The Festival showcases acclaimed international, Canadian and local artists and mixes them together with an alchemy that inspires audiences, rejuvenates artists, stimulates the industry and forges productive relationships around the globe. The Festival is a broker of international partnerships, a meeting place for creative minds, a showcase of Canada’s best and an incubator of brilliant new work.
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Society is a notfor-profit charitable organization: #82954 9948 RR0001.
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WELCOME MESSAGES What an inspirational year of performing arts! Your generosity enabled the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival to make an impact on tens of thousands of arts patrons and artists. I’m honoured that you are part of our loyal family of supporters who make the PuSh Festival possible. As a PuSh Festival supporter in the past year, you may have heard about two of our most celebrated shows, Jack Charles V. the Crown and monumental. One was an international show with a local relevance, the other a local show with an international reach. If you picked up the 2016 PuSh Festival program guide, you saw Jack Charles’s riveting face on the cover. His autobiographical performance in Jack Charles V. the Crown, about the abuse and redemption of an Aboriginal Australian, drew many similarities in the experiences of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. To experience Jack Charles gracing the stage of SFU Woodward’s—having traveled such great distances—to witness him stepping forward towards the audience to speak of his life… It reminded me of the undeniable power of the word and the theatre. For one night only, monumental brought to the stage one of Vancouver’s most revered contemporary dance companies, The Holy Body Tattoo, and Montreal’s legendary post-rock collective, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, in one of the boldest presentations the PuSh Festival has ever taken on. The hometown performance at the PuSh Festival launched monumental on a wildly successful world tour that, so far, includes stops in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. For many in Vancouver’s arts community, The Holy Body Tattoo is the scene’s original “rock stars.” They proved that a local dance company could carve out an international career the envy of any aspiring contemporary artist. While we had an exceptional year of performing arts, we also had success with our ancillary programs—including the PuSh Youth Program and Accessible PuSh, both of which are close to my heart. The incredible diversity of shows the PuSh Festival brings to Vancouver stages each year have even more value when they’re made available to a broad cross-section of audiences. Your support created those opportunities to bring performing arts into the lives of all Vancouverites, including the young and the marginalized. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for a remarkable 2016 PuSh Festival. As I look forward to another exciting year ahead, I invite you to read our 2016 Impact Report and celebrate together our recent achievements. Norman Armour ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Every January, the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival team shifts into overdrive to bring the annual event to life for thee weeks. The 2016 PuSh Festival was no exception. We work incredibly hard—and we also have an incredible amount of fun. For us, the PuSh Festival is the best three weeks of the year. We are sustained by the performances and the community that shows up to join us. Among many heart-warming moments at this year’s festival, standing on the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage and looking out at nearly 2,300 enthusiastic audience members for monumental was a remarkable sight that reminded me that the PuSh Festival makes a real community impact. That impact extends beyond the three-weeks of our festival, and beyond the many stages we program. The PuSh Festival’s impact can be felt year-round, throughout the city. PuSh has changed the performing arts landscape in Vancouver and across Canada: it has created an international network of artists and patrons who are deeply engaged with each other and the world around them. We are a values-driven organization that infuses leadership, risktaking, innovation, and partnership into every facet of our organization. With these values in mind we are striding into our second decade, and 2016 was an important year for mapping our future. Last year we created a strategic planning committee of the board, and together with staff and key stakeholders, we created a strategic plan that assesses the organization’s solid foundations, current challenges, and articulates a powerful vision for the future of the PuSh Festival. The nearly sold-out monumental presentation tested our organizational capacity—from staff to office systems—and ultimately elevated us to new heights. We’re celebrating this success and carrying our enhanced capacity into future editions of the PuSh Festival. The PuSh Festival began in 2004 with an annual budget of $400,000. In the 2015-16 season we operated with a $1.9 million budget. The company’s growth has been rapid, and in its short history PuSh has faced, and overcome, financial challenges. Like many peer organizations in the region, we struggle to secure stable annual funding commitments from a variety of sources. As the PuSh Festival heads into our 13th year, we are more grateful than ever for our visionary supporters. With your support, Push has made an impact—and continues to make an impact. Please delve into our 2016 Impact Report and see what we mean when we say we couldn’t do it without you! Roxanne Duncan MANAGING DIRECTOR
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CELEBRATING A YEAR OF SUCCESS! Thank you for supporting performing arts in Vancouver.
RELATIVE COLLIDER. PHOTO: IAN DOUGLAS
MURMUR. PHOTO: KAJAL NISHA PATE
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2016 BY THE NUMBERS
250 18
PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS
MAIN STAGE SHOWS
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17
VENUES
20
PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
9 1,500 HOURS 25 OF ENERGY, SKILL & EXPERTISE 200 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN
TWITTER FOLLOWERS
including more than
of ancillary events
125 SOLD OUT 7,000 8,500
ATTENDEES
HUNDREDS
CLUB PUSH SHOWS
FACEBOOK FANS
23,000+
DAYS
500 PASSHOLDERS
2200 TIMES who came to the Festival
YEAR-ROUND STAFF MEMBERS CONTRACT STAFF MEMBERS
18 25
BOARD MEMBERS LEADERS COUNCIL MEMBERS
E-NEWS E-NEWS CLICKOPEN RATE THROUGH RATE 47% 8% 96,400
WEBSITE SESSIONS
62,300 WEBSITE USERS
52,650,000+
EARNED MEDIA IMPRESSIONS* *verified by MRP Media Relations Points
2016 GIVING
Between May 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016
PATRONS CIRCLE DONORS CONTRIBUTED 326 PUSH
127,086
$
INCLUDING
28,800
$
during the three-week 2016 festival
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13,500
$
PLEDGED BY
THREE ANONYMOUS DONORS & ONE
ENDOWMENT FUND FOR A MATCHING CAMPAIGN
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MONTHLY PATRONS CIRCLE DONORS MADE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER 12 MONTHS, PROVIDING THE STEADY FUNDS NEEDED YEAR-ROUND
GIFTS IN MEMORY OR IN HONOUR MADE ON BEHALF OF LOVED ONES
2016 FINANCIALS May 1, 2015 – April 30, 2016
CONTRIBUTED
GRANTS
518,749
$
748,216
$
$ Foundation 25,000 $ Patrons Circle 97,086 $ Major Gifts 30,000 $ In-Kind 121,554 $ Corporate 202,105 Community Partners $43,004
REVENUES
1,905,718
$
EARNED
638,753
$
ADMINISTRATION
247,326
$
ARTISTIC & CURATORIAL
1,092,504
$
EXPENSES
1,918,963
$ COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
579,133
$
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Your support of the PuSh Festival brings performing arts and artists to Vancouver stages
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INKED & MURMUR RECEPTION. PHOTO: SARAH RACE
FINDING OUTSTANDING ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD In order to program a three-week festival full of excellent, cutting-edge performing art from around the world our curatorial team—Artistic & Executive Director Norman Armour and Associate Curator Joyce Rosario—plans each edition of the PuSh Festival more than 18 months in advance. Their task begins by traveling to festivals and theatres around the world to scout everything from the latest work by seasoned artistic talents to debuts of fast-rising new voices. They represent Vancouver in the global market by attending hundreds of shows, networking with our peers in the national and international performing arts sector, discussing emerging industry trends and sharing leads about the most exciting artists practicing today.
26 festivals attended 200+ shows attended 26 cities in 11 countries visited 90+ days on the road 170,858 kilometres travelled
BOOM. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST.
The dedicated contributions of PuSh supporters allow us to lead, influence and participate in these vital conversations by providing the necessary resources to travel in Canada and abroad. PuSh supporters make it possible for our curatorial team to find the most innovative performing art in the world to bring to Vancouver.
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CENTURY SONG. PHOTO: JOHN LAUENER
WELCOMING ARTISTS TO VANCOUVER WITH OPEN ARMS Each edition of the PuSh Festival is a celebration of the power of the live performing arts. In 2016 we continued to welcome the world’s most exciting and important artists to our city so that their art can seed transformative experiences, invite conversation and expand our perspective of contemporary issues. Their performances at the PuSh Festival and their presence in Vancouver is an open exchange of ideas—between artists and citizens alike. The artists and their work leave indelible impressions on the audiences, the local community of artists and practitioners, and the city at large.
PuSh is an exciting place to be. The work is respected. The vibe is chill. As an artist at PuSh, you’re well taken care of. And it’s a festival that is known around the world for work that pushes the envelope. It’s exactly where I want my work to be! ROSS MANSON VOLCANO THEATRE (TORONTO) CENTURY SONG
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64 visiting international artists representing 7 countries 51 artists from across Canada 12 Vancouver debuts of Canadian and international artists 4 world premieres 6 Canadian premieres of international work
PuSh supporters are the welcoming hosts who provide some of the financial resources necessary to fly and accommodate our visiting artists, making these rich cultural exchanges a possibility. Among other artist expenses, the contribution of PuSh supporters helped cover the $9,000 hotel and accommodation costs for the 115 artists at the 2016 PuSh Festival.
Your support of the PuSh Festival brings the performing arts into the lives of many people
CLUB PUSH. PHOTO: TIM MATHESON
ASSEMBLY PITCH SESSIONS. PHOTO: TIM MATHESON
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BUILDING A FUTURE WITH YOUNG AUDIENCES The PuSh Youth Program, through a variety of initiatives, ushers young people through the rich world of the live performing arts by making it engaging, entertaining and easier to access. Initiatives such as the Youth Academy, a dedicated group that attends and discusses the festival shows together; the Youth Assembly, a one-day professional development congress for emerging artists; and the Young Ambassadors, new graduates who are matched and work with visiting artists for work experience, are some of the in-depth adventures we offer young people. At the PuSh Festival we take great measures to bring down the barriers that prohibit young people from attending the performing arts. Money can be one such barrier. The PuSh Youth Passport, in its third year at the 2016 PuSh Festival, provides 16- to 24-year olds with $5 tickets!
271 Push Youth Passports registrants 350+ $5 Youth Passport tickets distributed 50 participants in PuSh Youth Program initiatives YOUTH ACADEMY. PHOTO: EMILY NEUMANN
Keeping the PuSh Festival accessible for youth is only possible through contributions from PuSh supporters, who make it possible to reduce regular ticket prices by 86%. One gift of $100, for example, underwrites the true cost of tickets for four young audience members, allowing them to see shows for $5!
48 hours contributed by 6 Young Ambassadors shadowing visiting artists
I think the greatest gift an artist can give us is the gift of wonder. I walked away from every show at PuSh in stunned silence. Youth need access to the experiences you can only get from live performance. And who knows? We could be informing the next generation of thinkers and doers and makers and dreamers. CELINA 2016 YOUTH ACADEMY PARTICIPANT
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SHARING PERFORMING ARTS WITH EVERYONE
MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOUR. PHOTO: SARAH RACE
The PuSh Festival is an inclusive place, one that values and embraces each unique audience member. We believe our individual perspectives contribute to our collective strength. We believe that the engagement and investment of all citizens—of every age and walk of life—is the key to the future and sustainability of the arts. Indeed, the arts are at the core of our city’s health, livability and well-being. So at the PuSh Festival we strive to ensure that individuals facing physical, social, cultural or financial barriers have the opportunity to attend the performing arts. Through the various initiatives of Accessible PuSh, we seek to reduce or eliminate those barriers. With our community ticketing initiative we partner with trusted social service agencies to distribute free and reduced-price tickets to different communities who otherwise may not be able to attend the performing arts. At select performances we provide American Sign Language interpretation for those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and audio-described VocalEye interpretation for Blind and Partially Sighted audience members. In 2016, we proudly launched Meet Your New Neighbour, to pair Vancouverites with new Canadians and refugees to attend the PuSh Festival together. MYNN fostered a new sense of discovery and community for the participants of both sides, and unlocked a remarkable exchange of cultures.
300 free tickets distributed through Accessible PuSh initiatives 94 Meet Your New Neighbour guests and volunteer hosts
The PuSh Festival showcases the best of performing arts to as wide an audience as possible—and provides transformative experiences to as many people as possible. PuSh supporters make that work possible, by providing the necessary funds for such things as inclusivity training for volunteers and offsetting subsidized tickets for marginalized groups. One gift of $150 enabled us to hire a professional VocalEye interpreter for Blind and Partially Sighted patrons to enjoy a live performance at the 2016 PuSh Festival.
Once again, the PuSh Festival team delivered an amazing experience that “pushes the limits” and delivers an experience with real professionalism, friendliness and joie de vivre. LOUANN MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOUR VOLUNTEER HOST
18 venue accessibility audits conducted by Radical Access Mapping Project I enjoyed the companionship, I enjoyed the show, I enjoyed [being there]. It was a great opportunity. Thank you. RAWAND MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOUR GUEST
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THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS CIRCLE DONORS PuSh Patron Circle donors care, nourish and enhance what it is to be human. For their tremendous generosity to the PuSh Festival, we honour and thank our donors for their commitment.
VISIONARY ($15,000+)
Anndraya Luui
SUSTAINING ($5,000 – $14,999)
Bing Thom Architects, The R&J Stern Family Foundation, Kenneth Owen Gracie*~, me&lewis ideas inc., Alexandra Montgomery, Fei Wong*
PRODUCER ($2,500 – $4,999)
Chris Dobrzanski*, Annette Grot*, John Fluevog Shoes Ltd.
CURATOR ($1,000 – $2,499)
Anonymous, Norman Armour*~, Leanne Averbach*, Roberta Beiser, Jane Brindley & Ross Paul, Peter Dickinson & Richard Cavell*~, Lightburn 4 Pillars Fund held at Vancouver Foundation, Prem Gill~, A.D. Gingrich~, Michael Heeney & Hilary Meredith*, Jane Heyman~, Peter Ladner, Susan Loadman & Kent Gallie*~, Harvey Loen, Stuart Macdougall, Winkie & Alan Macdougall, Jill MacGillivray, Paula Martin*, Bill Richardson~, Gwyn Roberts, Leonard Schein*, Rodger So*, Betty Verkuil*~, David Vogt & Tracy Proke, Paul & Joan Whitney*, Eric Wilson, Max Wyman*~, Mirna Zagar~
ADVOCATE ($500 – $999)
Anonymous, Evan & Ingrid Alderson, Robert Armour~, Mary & Herb Auerbach, Lorna Brown~ Eric Posen & Deena Chochinov, Dana Cromie & Greg Brown, Mo Dhaliwal, Frances Dobrzanski, Marie-Claire Dy~, Virginia Evans, Julia Gibson, Margo Harper~, Christopher Hunt, Elsie and Audrey Jang Fund held at Vancouver Foundation, Jessie Johnston~, Winkchop Productions Inc., Laura & Henry Koncan~, Sudha Krishna~, Kathleen MacDonald~, Laura Moore, Susin Nielsen & Goran Fernlund~, Alice Niwinski, Gayle Pastrick, Rod Pearce~, Bill Pechet, Niki Sharma, Lainé Slater~, Stanis Smith, Michael Stevenson, Susan & Bruce Stout, Sue Harvey & Burke Taylor~, Barb Whiteman~, Stephen Williams~
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SUPPORTER ($150 – $499)
Anonymous~(2), Anonymous(4), Marijka Asbeek Brusse, Penny Ballem, M K Barclay, Marc Baumgartner, Paul Beagan~, Jeremy Berkman & Sheila MacDonald~, Eric Berndt & Colin Cayer, Véronique Boulanger & Carmen Wiseman, Patty Burn, Katharine Carol~, Don & Donna Celle, Kristin Cheung, Garry Chmara, Ann Connors~, Lynn Copeland, David Curll, Emma Luna Davis, Elvy Del Bianco, Janina Deveau, Michael Dobbin~, Maria Dobrinskaya, Bea Donald, Roxanne Duncan~, Eugene & Carmencita Dy, Megan Ellis & Company, Kathy Evans, Alex Ferguson~, Jane Flick & Robert Heidbreder, Heather Fraser, Jean Gardner, PLATFORM Architecture, Christopher Gauthier~, Carole & Martin Gerson~, Kara Gibbs & Michael McGuire~, Marianne Gibson*, Camille Gingras & Cande Andrade, Eugene Gorodetsky~, Linda Gorrie~, Stephanie Hardman, Evelyn Hecht, Peter Herrndorf, Rosemary Hopkinson~, Heather Hyde, Carolyn Jack~, Liesl Jauk~, Beverley Kort & Ray Schachter, DD Kugler*, Anthony Kuschak, Jo Ledingham, Jacqueline Levitin, Karen Love, Shirley Lum, Melody Ma, Jocelyn & Fiona Macdougall~, Dave Deveau & Cameron Mackenzie, Elizabeth MacKenzie, Susan MacLaurin, Ken Manning, Laurel March, Melody Mason~, Stephanie Mayor~, Dr Paula E Meyler~, Brian Miltimore~, Ardis Nelson, Helen & John O’Brian, Wendy Oberlander*, Mira Oreck~, Bobbi Parker~, David Pay & Brian Laberge~, Cherie PayneIain Pennington~, Brenda Peterson, Andrew Petter & Maureen Maloney, Cory Philley~, Cindy Reid & Rory Gylander*~, Christine Rondeau, Joyce Rosario~, Ken Ross, Shaundehl Runka~, Patricia Ryan, Betty Scheltgen, Minna Schendlinger~, Bénédicte Schoepflin, Neil Scott, Kathryn Shaw, Jo Shin, Michelle So, Dana & Joel Solomon~, Alistair Stewart, Linnea Strom~, Bonnie Sun~, Paul Tanguay, Liisa Tella~, Jim & Tara Travis~, Anika Vervecken, Mauro Vescera, Christianne Wilhelmson & John Webber~, Pebbles Willekes, Deborah Williams & Bruce Kennedy, Carol Williams, Barb Wolfe~, Jonathon Young, Amanda Fritzlan & Marcus Youssef
FRIEND ($20 – $149)
Anonymous*, Anonymous~ (3), Anonymous (10), Mark Achbar, Laura Aliaga, Jim Anhorn & Patricia Walberg Anhorn, Kate Armstrong & Michael Tippett, Wesley Arnold, Simone Artaud, Almira Bardai, Kathleen Barilla, Frantisek & Lynn Beck, Alan & Elizabeth Bell, Hannah Bellamy, Val Brandt, Matthew Breech, David Brown, Natalie Cammarasana, Naomi Campbell, Tim Carlson, Jane Cherry, Michael Clague, Jeremy Collie-Holmes, Alexander Daughtry, Geoffrey Deacon~, Margaret Dickson, Mary Doherty, Charlotte Ensminger~, Jamie Evrard, Andrea Fecko, Jonathan Fowlie, Keren Freed, Kira Gerwing~, Benz Gillani, Leona Gleason, Noel Golden, Pamela Goossen, Christopher Gora, Sean Guist, Ivan Habel, Carter Hales Design Lab, Double H Creative, Stephen Heatley*, Todd Hickling, Steven Hill~, Joyce Hinton~, Jeannette Hlavach, Leslie Hoffman, Heather Hoiness~, Darby Honeyman & Dave Hess, Jane Hope~, Bill Houghton, Selwyn Jacob, Kristen Johnson, Marianne Johnstone~, Vivian Kan~, Bonnie Klein, Nancy Knickerbocker, Katie Koncan & Greg Bricknell, Heather Lamoureux, Marie-France Leroi~, Jeanne LeSage, Marshall Letcher, Milton Lim~, Merle Lister, Janet Mackie, Marni MacLeod~, Robyn Marsh, Lydia Marston-Blaauw, Jaspal Marwah, John Mason, Ian Mass, Arlin McFarlane, Kevin Mooney, Glenn Mori, Vincent Murphy, Emily Neumann, Carol Newson & Richard Mackin, Ellie O’Day, Arline Oishi, Anne Olsen~, Malcolm Page, Alain Paré, Mindy Parfitt, David Parkes, Barbara Parkin, Shayna Plaut, Peter Quin-Conroy, Alexandra Raffe, Martha Rans, Suzanne Reeves~, Rachel Rocco, Alexandra Rudis~, George Scott, Rupal Shah, Leslee Silverman, Helen Slinger, Mike Stack, Gina Stockdale, Kristin Stockley, Geordie Stowell, Ronnie & Bernard Barry Tessler, Anona Thorne*, Camilla Tibbs~, Rebecca Toolan~, Court Touwslager & Susan Steele, Grace Troje, Doug Tuck, Coree Tull~, Colleen Van Hooft, Mariken Van Nimwegen, Susan Wagner, Susan Webster, Jane Westheuser, Richard Wolfe, Janelle Wong-Moon~, Jonathan Woodward, The Yamaduffs, Sharyn Yuen
GIFTS IN MEMORY
Josh Coward in memory of Phyllis Coward~, Marna Disbrow in memory of Anna Wong, Tony Giacinti in memory of Lola MacLaughlin*, Dr. Evelyn J. Harden in memory of John Wood, Mary Schendlinger in memory of Jackie Crossland~
GIFTS IN HONOUR
Gloria & Bob Dickinson in honour of Peter Dickinson & Richard Cavell*, Pamela Dickinson in honour of Peter Dickinson & Richard Cavell, Rob Dickinson in honour of Peter Dickinson, Paul Hecht & Sarah Elkins in honour of Charlie Maxwell Hecht~, Annis Karpenko in honour of Norman Armour, Kerry McPhedran in honour of Heather McCrone, Jeff Sodowsky in honour of Norman Armour and Jocelyn Macdougall
* Donors who have given for at least five consecutive years. We are so honoured to have so many deeply committed donors who continue to see the value in supporting what we do, year after year. ~ Donors who are part of our monthly giving program. We extend an extra special thank you to these donors whose monthly gifts ensure the yearround sustainability of the PuSh Festival.
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THANK YOU TO PUSH FESTIVAL PARTNERS The PuSh Festival is built on partnership. The soaring success of 2016 is thanks to our remarkable corporate, foundation, government and presentation partners. Our gratitude for their contributions knows no bounds.
PREMIER MEDIA PARTNERS
PRODUCTION PARTNER
INDIGENOUS DIALOGUE PARTNER
DOCUMENTARY PARTNER
CREATIVE DESIGN PARTNER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTNER
CULTURAL PARTNER
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
GALA & EVENT PARTNER
FOREIGN AGENCIES Consulat général de France à Vancouver
DOWNTOWN VENUE PARTNER
FOREIGN AGENCIES
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COMMUNITY PARTNER
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SUPPORTING PARTNER
CHAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
PANTONE 282
WINE PARTNER
HOTEL PARTNERS
CATERING PARTNER
PANTONE 485
PANTONE 423
WHITE
BEER PARTNER
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS
MEDIA & PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
VANCOUVER CIVIC THEATRES QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE | VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE | ORPHEUM | ANNEX
PRESENTATION PARTNERS
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2016 STAFF ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Norman Armour MANAGING DIRECTOR
Roxanne Duncan COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Amber Cruikshank CLUB PUSH CURATORS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Norman Armour Tim Carlson Veda Hille
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Cameron Mackenzie
AUDIENCE SERVICES MANAGER
Robert Wilson
ASSOCIATE CURATOR
Sammie Gough, Denice Jagic, Tamara Lee, Trevor Mangion, Melissa Oei, Alexis Quednau, Kayleigh Sandomirsky, Beth Southwell, Mae Whyte
Bonnie Sun
Jocelyn Macdougall (to April 2016)
Josh Coward (from April 2016)
Janelle Wong-Moon
Joyce Rosario
DIGITAL STRATEGIES MANAGER
Jo Shin
ANNUAL GIVING MANAGER
Katie Koncan (to April 2016) ANNUAL GIVING COORDINATOR
Hannah Bellamy (from April 2016) OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Julia Aoki
ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Anika Vervecken
AUDIENCE SERVICE ASSOCIATES
CLUB PUSH TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
VENUE BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES
BUSINESS MANAGER
Linda Gorrie BOOKKEEPER
Meredith Burney CREATIVE PLANNERS & GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
me&lewis ideas inc. GUIDE COPYWRITER
Mike Archibald GUIDE AD SALES
Clevers Media
ARTIST SERVICES COORDINATOR
Tim Matheson
HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR
Denim & Steel
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Karla Wakefield
YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Steven Tong
Leanne Zacharias
Alba Calvo
Emily Neumann
INTERN, CURATORIAL & COMMUNICATIONS
Heather Lamoureux PUBLICISTS
Ellie O’Day, Teresa Trovato PRODUCTION MANAGER
David Kerr
LEADERS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT
Glenn Alteen Roberta Beiser Wende Cartwright Marie Clements Barbara Cole Mo Dhaliwal Marie-Hélène Falcon Sam Feldman Vicki Gabereau John Maclachlan Gray OC Peter Herrndorf OC, O. Ont Sudha Krishna Kristina Lee Podesva Gloria Loree Chris Lorway Paul Meehan Scott Michaels Leslie Nolin Gwyn Roberts Leonard Schein Joel Solomon Bing Thom Michael Turner Paul Whitney Fei Wong Max Wyman, OC
Christianne Wilhelmson VICE-PRESIDENT
Alexandra Montgomery TREASURER
Annette Grot SECRETARY
Frances Dobrzanski
CLUB PUSH PRODUCER
Leila Toledo Kaen Valoise
Marijka Asbeek Brusse
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HEAD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Jeremy Baxter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHER
WEBSITE DESIGNER & DEVELOPER
WEBSITE PROGRAMMER
IT CONSULTANT
Jane Brindley Kent Gallie Margo Harper Paul Hecht Michael Heeney Jessie Johnston Jill MacGillivray Paula Martin Stephanie Mayor Mira Oreck Gayle Pastrick Cherie Payne Bill Richardson Niki Sharma Rodger So Michael Stevenson
MONUMENTAL. PHOTO: TIM MATHESON.
To learn more about what your support has helped accomplish, contact Annual Giving Coordinator Hannah Bellamy:
hannah @ pushfestival.ca 604.605.8284 ext 206
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