Running from March through May, the JOLT Autumn Season spans everything from avant garde noise to classical Indian tabla, acousmatic opera to stand-up comedy; all threaded through JOLT’s commitment to neurodiverse artists and pushing sound into unexpected territory.
Anchored at JOLTED Arts Space in Northcote (342 High Street), the season also spreads across The Substation, Northcote Social Club, Brunswick Music Festival and beyond.
The Substation in Newport hosts a stacked international bill featuring Japanese violin and electronics artist Sayaka Botanic and noise duo HUH, alongside )-(u||!c|< and the BOLT Ensemble in what shapes up as one of the more adventurous nights on Friday March 13. Other highlights include the Le Scatterman shows through March and April, and Mike Parr at Northcote Social Club on on April 29.
JOLTED Arts Space hosts a string of events through March and April, including spoken word night Voiceworks presenting Quits (March 20), and avant garde ensembles I Hold the Lion’s Paw and )-(u||!c|< and the BOLT Ensemble (March 28).
April brings )-(u||!c|< ‘s solo show Le Scatterman to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; part concert, part stand-up, part performance art, running April 9–12 and 14, 16–18 at JOLTED Arts Space.
Also in April,)-(u||!c|< opens the exhibition Slow Gun on April 26, a Da Vinci-inspired full venue takeover running through to May 30.
The month closes with a rare appearance from Mike Parr on April 29 at Northcote Social Club. One of Australia’s most significant performance artists, Parr presents a new multiscreen work drawing on decades of documentation, joined by )-(u||!c|< performing with self-built sound machines and NDIS artist Steven Hagiliassis on voice and electronics.
May rounds out the JOLT Autumn season with more to chew on: Naarm Underground (May 2), led by Motswana poet and rapper Tumi the Be; tabla virtuoso Bobby Singh and guests (May 23); a major Northcote Social Club bill featuring I Hold the Lion’s Paw, The Amplified Elephants and )-(u||!c|< and the BOLT Ensemble (May 27); and the season closer, the acousmatic opera Ambuscade (May 29–31), a ghost opera for multichannel speakers performed by the BOLT Ensemble.
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