Skydive (PuSh International Performing Arts Festival) January 21, 2009

Matinee performances Saturdays @ 2pm

NO SHOW SUNDAYS
What would you risk to live out your dreams? A clear blue sky. From far above, the distant sound of a receding airplane. Two men, a house-bound agoraphobe desperate for change and his brother, the lead singer for an '80s cover band desperate for recognition, tumble at terminal velocity in the midst of a skydiving adventure gone terribly wrong.

Written by Governor General's Award-winning playwright Kevin Kerr, Skydive is an action-adventure-comedy that pushes our limits of perception to the breaking point. Defying gravity in theatre by using Sven Johansson's ES Dance Instruments, Skydive literally raises the bar and makes a quadriplegic fly. This PuSh Festival-commissioned production returns for an extended run, following success on tour and critical acclaim.

"Packs a punch guaranteed to elicit a standing ovation... A must-see for all ages"- Montreal Gazette

"Raucously funny" - The Province

"An invigorating introduction to a brave new realm of possibilities" - The Vancouver Sun

"Skydive features one of the most exciting opening scenes of live theatre" - The Province

"I was totally blown away by the tremendous physicality" - The Vancouver Courier
Realwheels is a professional theatre company whose goal is to create and produce world-class art that deepens the audience's understanding of the disability experience.
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PuSh Festival
The annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver's signature events. Produced over 20 days each winter, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in live performing arts: theatre, dance, music and various hybrid forms of performance. It attracts acclaimed local, national and international artist and their work.

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