INTERVIEW
Navigating horizons: Sani Townson’s dance journey
Sani Townson, artist, dancer, and theatremaker, shares his personal, cultural, and artistic journey on stages across Australia. Ahead of the Bangarra Dance Theatre's new masterpiece ‘Horizon’ Sani spoke with FUSE about this amazing show and his artistic influences.
INTERVIEW
A reflection of my queer life
Queer Canberra artist Louis Grant uses fluid mediums to speak of social and psychological spaces that can themselves be seen as 'unstable compounds'. He is currently exhibiting at Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
INTERVIEW
The Power of Queer Storytelling
FUSE was super excited to have a heart-to-heart with queer screenwriter, director and multidisciplinary visual artist Samuel Leighton-Dore.
ART
Queer artist slected for Napier Waller Art Prize
A queer artist and Australian Defence Force member, Karl Metzger, has been selected to take part in the Australian War Meroirals' Napier Waller Art Prize.
Theatre Review
Fourteen, A Feel-Good Journey of Resilience & Self-Acceptance
Similar to Timothy Conigrave's 'Holding the Man,' this play is destined to become a classic of Australian LGBTIQ+ literature. Its exuberant celebration of self-acceptance and the enduring power of love, whether from family or friends, will leave you moved and uplifted. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
THEATRE
A mischievous they/them sprite comes to town
Puck is a mischievous fairy. In Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream', they are the first of the main fairy characters to appear. Puck 'Shakespeare's mischievous sprite' loves playing pranks, such as replacing Nick Bottom's head with that of an ass.
Theatre
Humans 2.0 a fantastic fusion of acrobatics, sound & light
Circa is at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus – pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving performances. Fuse Magazine spoke to Chelsea Hall, a Canberran acrobatic performer with the Circa about the coming show.
Youth Theatre Review
Fourteen, powerful, hilarious and heartbreaking
The gem-like songs scattered throughout the play are perfectly reflective of the 90s hits we know and love. Fourteen is an exceptional production about a gay teen navigating his fourteenth year.
Interview | Cara Whithouse
An interview with Cara Whithouse : I Want it That Gay
It’s 1998… you’re sitting in front of the telly on Saturday morning watching Video Hits. The Spice Girls pop up on screen, you LOVE the Spice Girls! But soon you’re wondering – do I want to be Sporty Spice or do I want to be with Sporty Spice?