Each event sees a diverse line up of performers coming alongside each other to create a potent artistic blaze. Each act is given a slot in The Furnace, no longer than 25 minutes, which is theirs to use in whatever way they desire.

Past Events, 2008

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We demand only that the slots be passionate and innovative, and that the artists ensure our audience leaves The Furnace as different people to those who walked through its doors.

We encourage the acts to question the boundaries of their art, to pursue progression, to break the expectations of stage and to collaborate with other artists and acts on the line-up. Each month we shake-up the bill, using both our in-house artists and others from outside. This ensures that no two events are the same.

24 September 2008 - The Furnace Line Up

Taylor Lane

To write, is to first see, is to first dream, is to first not be afraid of what is me. I tell of stories past that have led me to be, so be you, be free, just be... MORE >

Sister Jones

Rebecca and Crystal Jones do acoustic soul - it's official. In a sound lying somewhere between Tracy Chapman and India Arie, they explore themes of spirituality, identity, that elusive thing called Love... MORE >

The Open Book

Here at The Furnace we aim to push the boundaries of what performance art is. We've asked 6 of The Furnace crew to perform that which was never intended for stage - Raw, unpolished; the most vulnerable art form... MORE >