In Dialogue: Call for Participants
/ORGANIZATION:
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
DEADLINE:
Nov. 24, 2025
WEBSITE:
https://pushfestival.ca/in-dialogue-call-for-participants/
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
PuSh Festival invites emerging artists and arts critics aged 25–35 to join In Dialogue—a week-long intensive of shared viewing, conversation, and critical exchange during the 2026 Festival.
Over seven days, a cohort of 10–12 participants will attend PuSh Festival performances together, take part in facilitated discussions with established theatre makers and arts academics, and attend artist talkbacks. The program creates space for deep inquiry into contemporary creation—its urgencies, dramaturgies, and evolving forms.
Applications open October 23–November 24, 2025.
Program dates: February 2–8, 2026.
Who should apply:
Artists and critics ready to watch, reflect, and speak in dialogue. You may be a director, choreographer, playwright, performer, designer, arts writer, or researcher—anyone developing a practice in the live arts who seeks rigorous, reciprocal exchange.
What to expect:
6–8 hours daily (afternoons and evenings) immersed in conversation and performances
Seven days of shared viewing and rigorous critical exchange
Encounters with artists from the PuSh 2026 lineup
A peer cohort engaged in contemporary performance and cultural dialogue
Participation is free and includes complimentary tickets to approximately eight performances and events. Food and transportation are self-organized.
Applications close November 24, 2025.
The festival prioritizes participation from IBPOC artists and artists based across Greater Vancouver, beyond the City of Vancouver.
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit either a one-page cover letter or a three-minute video that describes your relevant professional experience, up to three questions guiding your current practice, why you wish to participate in In Dialogue, and how you hope to benefit from the program. Please include your age (participants must be 25–35) and attach a Curriculum Vitae.
Send all application materials to youth@pushfestival.ca with the subject line: In Dialogue Application.
For questions or access support during the application process, contact youth@pushfestival.ca.
FEES/COMPENSATION:
Participation is free and includes complimentary tickets to approximately eight festival performances and events.
