
Video: Norman Armour’s sense of humour and dedication to performing arts recalled at his Celebration of Life
Armour, who died last November, co-founded the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Rumble Theatre in Vancouver.

Armour, who died last November, co-founded the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Rumble Theatre in Vancouver.

Beaucoup de choses ont été dites sur le visionnaire des arts de Vancouver Norman Armour depuis sa mort le 19 novembre. Cependant, le cofondateur et directeur artistique et exécutif du festival international PuSh des arts du spectacle a fait plus que produire des événements culturellement significatifs, pour lesquels il a été prôné de plein droit.

Prior to his illness, Armour was working with Charlie Wu on Reflect to promote region-to-region understanding via arts and culture.

11月19日,艺术愿景家 Norman Armour 在温哥华辞世,引起了广泛的关注和回忆。身为PuSh国际表演艺术节的联合创办人、艺术和执行总监,他不仅在温哥华成功举办了多场具有文化意义的活动,赢得了应有的赞誉,更积极推动了亚洲和温哥华文化制作人之间的长期合作。

11月19日,藝術願景家 Norman Armour 在溫哥華辭世,引起了廣泛的關注和回憶。身為PuSh國際表演藝術節的聯合創辦人、藝術和執行總監,他不僅在溫哥華成功舉辦了多場具有文化意義的活動,贏得了應有的讚譽,更積極推動了亞洲和溫哥華文化製作人之間的長期合作。

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival issued a statement after the death of Armour, its cofounder and former executive director.

The special presentations lineup includes films by Atom Egoyan, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Catherine Breillat, Ken Loach, and Justine Triet.







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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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