FUSE 2022 recently gathered 90 youth performing arts leaders and stakeholders at the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) headquarters on Pier 2/3 in the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.
This well organised national event, coordinated by ATYP Advocacy Officer Bec Clarke and team, allowed delegates (representing 65 delegate companies and 40 speakers and panellists) from all around the country to connect face to face. The organisations and artists included those whose practice focuses on creating work ‘by’ youth and those whose theatre is created ‘for’ youth. Many organisations seemed to work in both areas and some through multiple artforms.