Creative Youth announces Spring 2025 lineup for Kingston's FUSEBOX
Creative Youth has announced the 2025 Spring Season for FUSEBOX, Kingston's new multi-arts venue.
The season comprises of a new monthly cabaret night hosted by the award-winning Bad Clowns Comedy, a new live music series in collaboration with record label, Paper Garden Records, and two new exhibitions.
FUSEBOX is a new multi-arts and heritage space on Kingston's riverside that facilitates music, theatre, visual art and more.
FUSEBOX houses the 12th century Saxon remains of the original foundations of Kingston Bridge as well as a 14th century Medieval Undercroft.
Events include:
This event will be running from 7.30pm on Thursday 30 January, 13 March, and 24 April, and tickets cost £10.
Step underground and discover enticing acts that will be taking over Kingston's new basement venue for nights of high-quality cabaret comedy, hosted by the Bad Clowns.
Acts for the first show on Thurs are Rosalie Minnitt, Kwami Odoom, and Fabio Lezonli.
The Bad Clowns are an award-winning comedy trio made up of three best friends, Christian Dart, Sam Walls and John Bond, who all met at Kingston University and now tour their comedy shows across the UK.
This event will run from 7.30pm on Thursday 13 Feb, 10 April, 8 May, 12 June, and 14 August and tickets cost £10.
Kingston Undercurrents is a monthly celebration of bold, fresh sounds and raw talent shaping the indie music scene in Kingston.
Curated by Paper Garden Records and brought to you by FUSEBOX, this dynamic showcase features everything from soulful singer-songwriters to boundary-pushing experimental bands.
At the event, you can immerse yourself in the diverse, authentic voices flowing through Kingston's heart, where creativity knows no limits and the next big thing is always just around the corner.
In collaboration with local brands, Kingston Undercurrents also brings interactive and experiential elements, enhancing the experience and connecting the community with the music scene in exciting new ways.
Violaciones launches on Thursday 23 January from 6pm – 8pm.
The exhibition dates are 24-25 January and 29-30 January from 11am – 6pm, with last entry at 5.30pm.
Tickets to the exhibition are free.
During the exhibition, Oscar Rodriguez will invite audiences to rediscover failure as a catalyst for profound hope.
Rooted in his Salvadoran heritage and inspired by the legacy of its revolutionaries, Rodriguez brings together a chorus of voices to honour the struggles and triumphs of oppressed, Queer, and working-class communities through highlighting the Salvadoran Civil War.
Through a collaborative short film and an evocative soundscape album, Rodriguez works with friends, activists, and fellow poets to explore liberation in its many forms.
The project challenges conventional narratives, offering a space for healing, solidarity, and possibility.
Jazz Evening with the Thames Youth Jazz Orchestra
On Friday 28 February, Thames Youth Jazz Orchestra (TYJO), winners of the 'Best Music Performance' award at FUSE International 2023, will be returning to play at FUSEBOX.
TYJO brings together the finest young jazz musicians in South West London and plays a wide selection of big band music, from classic swing to contemporary charts.
The band has played at jazz clubs and many other venues both in London and across Europe and is known for its flair and vibrancy.
The event starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £12 for adults and £6 for children.
Underworld Exhibition
Creative Youth's Underworld Exhibition is launching on Friday 14 February and is running from Saturday 15 February until Sunday 23.
The exhibition is free and open from 4.30pm – 9.30pm, alongside the Kingston Light Trail
The ehibition description says: "How can we bring the unseen to light?
"The hidden, the forgotten, and the immaterial have long captured our imaginations by existing in the margins of reality or concealed in shadow.
"Often, the dark is seen as something to fear — yet within it lies mystery, potential, and truths waiting to emerge.
"Underworld invites visual artists across all disciplines and backgrounds to explore the beast beneath the boards, what is emerging, lies beyond or within.
"Whether it's unearthing underground movements, amplifying unheard voices or uncovering mystical realms, this exhibition showcases work that illuminates the unknown."
Creative Youth is a charity based in Kingston upon Thames that exists to enable young people aged 5 – 30 to realise their potential through the arts, involving them in innovative, original and ambitious projects.
Projects include the Creative Talent Programme, a young people's skills development programme, heritage project AMP Kingston; Art, Music and Pop Fashion, and managing FUSEBOX, Kingston's newest venue including regular Mindful Art Sessions at FUSEBOX.
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