Since 2003, the PuSh International Performing Arts festival has been showcasing the talent and work of local and international artists. This year is no exception as the festival will feature several performances and shows until Feb. 4.
Among these will be a multimedia show called Looking for a Missing Employee.
Rabib Mroue in Looking for a Missing Employee and the Pixelated Revolution. - Photo courtesy of PuSh performing arts festival
The show, which is presented by Rabih Mroue, uses a combination of storytelling and live sketch art to unfold the true story of a man who goes missing while working at the Ministry of Finance in Beirut, Lebanon.
Mroue, who is a Lebanese actor, director and playwright, will also present another performance called The Pixelated Revolution. This performance, which takes place in the form of a lecture focuses on the recent Syrian revolution.
It will examine the usage of mobile phones and the medium of social networks such as Facebook.
Another production, called No.2, features a Fijian matriarch who wakes up one morning and decides to gather her grandchildren in order to choose her successor.
Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech - Photo courtesy of PuSh performing arts festival
Hailing all the way from Tokyo, Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech is the name of a theatric work consisting of lots of dialogue and choreography. It plays with dark humour and the themes of promise and despair of a new generation that was dealt a bad card.
El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco - Photo courtesy of PuSh performing arts festival
On a similar note, an Argentinean production, called El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco, follows the lives of four people in their mid-twenties and how their lives unfold amidst the obstacles they will face over the next 10 years, as Argentina’s economy begins to deteriorate.
Whether it’s a monologue, a lecture, a performance or a theatric piece, the PuSh festival will definitely not disappoint. Promoting artists from all corners of the globe, the festival has many stories to tell.
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For more information, visit http://www.pushfestival.ca
