Fuse Spring 2022

Overview

Once again, the City of Darebin is set to be transformed into a playground of creativity and performance, as biannual multi-arts festival Fuse launches into the new season with its spring edition. Descending on streets, parks, venues and galleries across the inner north region from Friday, September 3–Sunday, September 18, the fest will serve up a sparkling program of music, art and more.

This instalment kicks off with a free celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture known as Ganbu Gulin (meaning 'One Mob'). You'll be welcomed with a sunset Walk on Country, before settling in for an evening of tunes and performance from names like Bumpy, Djirri Djirri and DRMNGNOW.

Djirri Djirri, photo by Wild Hardt

On September 10, catch a screening of Things Will Be Different — a community documentary project about the now-demolished Walker Street housing estate — complemented by a guided walking tour. A commissioned work by The Parallel Effect will send you on an illuminating journey into another dimension with a chatbot as your guide, while artists Ai Yamamoto and Dan West will be showing off new music at a pop-up immersive AV performance space within the Neon Parlour art gallery.

You can catch an exhibition of contemporary Australian-Muslim artists; hit the Northcote Social Club for live tunes from the likes of Sapho, Keli Holiday, and Eliza and the Delusionals; enjoy some laughs at the multi-act comedy night; and unearth fresh talent at a poetry slam. Madam Nightingale delivers an ethereal fusion of sound, art and spoken word; and social enterprise Bridge Darebin hosts a mini-market dedicated to sustainability, featuring zero-waste craft workshops and tasty zero-waste fare.

The fun wraps up on Saturday, September 17, with the Fuse Block Party — a free outdoor fiesta featuring live bass tunes, a flea market, costume-making workshops, live mural art and installations, plus a dance sesh courtesy of the No Lights No Lycra crew.

DRMNGNOW, photo by Wild Hardt

Top Image: Bumpy, photo by Wild Hardt. The Parallel Effect, supplied.