Fusebox Festival
Since 2007, Rude Mechs has been proud to host Fusebox Festival with their incredible mission of bringing Austin adventurous works of art across a variety of different mediums by giving The Off Center, The Off Shoot and The Center Center to them for performances, administrative offices, late-night HUBs, whatever they need.
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2017
THEATRE: Jisun Kim’s Climax of The Next Scene
DANCE: Beth Gill’s Catacomb
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2016
THEATRE: Rude Mechs (Field Guide)
DANCE: THE SCHOOL FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE TECHNICOLOR PEOPLE
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2015
THEATRE: Grownup Lady Story Company • POPWORKS • Daniel Alexander Jones • Tropicalia TX • Brian Lobel
MUSIC/DANCE/OTHER: Idea Jam • SNOWBALLS • El Sonido de Cerveza • Workshop with Corey Dargel
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2014
THEATRE: El Rumor del Incendio • Restless Natives • Miwa Matreyek *2 • Bird & Anchor
MUSIC: DJ Who Gave Too Much Information • Fusebox HUB and Puro Chingon Zine Release • Magnifico • CHRISTEENE
LATE-NIGHT HUB
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2013
THEATRE: Rude Mechs (Stop Hitting Yourself) • Salvage Vanguard Theater (River of Gruel) • K. Geha & K. Wilson: Cave and Mountain Tour • Dictaphone Group: Nothing to Declare • The Duplicates: Poison Squad
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2012
THEATRE: Dayna Hanson’s Gloria’s Cause • Rubber Repertory’sJubilee • The Word-A House Party for Jesus
DANCE: Julie Nathanielsz: What Is Common • Jennifer Sherburn’s 90 Knots
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2011
THEATRE: Rude Mechs (I’ve Never Been So Happy)
WORKSHOP / REHEARSAL: Witness Relocation
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2010
THEATER: featuring video artists Mary Magsamen, Stephan Hillerbrand, and Kirk Lynn • Kristin Kosmos (NYC) • Daniel Barrow (Canada) • Rude Mechs
DANCE: Gravel Works (Montreal) • Heloise Gold
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2009
THEATRE: Rude Mechs (The Method Gun)
WORKSHOP/REHEARSAL: Neal Medlyn • Sibyl Kempson/Mike Iveson
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2008
WORKSHOP / REHEARSAL: Witness Relocation
FUSEBOX FESTIVAL 2007
THEATRE: The Debate Society et al
About Fusebox Festival
Fusebox brings artists and audiences together to explore vital issues, ideas and new possibilities. Our ongoing investigation positions the arts at the center of local, national, and global conversations about contemporary life and culture. Learn more.
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About Rude Fusion
Rude Fusion is a program designed to develop deeper relationships with some of Austin’s finest theatre artists by offering material, financial and creative support for their new works, and by helping bring nationally acclaimed artists to town. Rude Fusion aims to help artists to take artistic risks, explore new ideas and keep their focus on artist pay and production values.
Rude Mechs is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department, and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.