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The Vault

Originally a humble coin storage facility, repurposed into a place for beer kegs and now home to The Vault. A blank space event venue. This brutalist, pillar-free concrete bunker with a 1000 person standing capacity is now home to world-class DJ’s, immersive audio-visual experiences, art performances, and regional produce markets.

The Winter lineup has kept Canberra warm, featuring international names and homegrown talent through 36 hours of epic parties to Oozy Boozy wine & cheese markets. Other well-known names in the lineup include Sydney’s iconic Heaps Gay, and other big players in the party scene, including Decibel Creative, Dragon Dreaming, and a local collaboration with Sunburn and Turning Tables. Plus, plenty of fun for the littles, from Roller Discos to a kid-friendly rave, and SPACE TIME! an immersive experience through the galaxy.

This is an ongoing project.

Purpose

The Vault is a blank warehouse space in Dairy Road which is home to world-class DJ’s, immersive audio-visual experiences, art performances, and regional produce markets.

Roles

Design, deliver and communicate

Where

Dairy Road

Website

thevault.place

Project calendar

Project
Client
Purpose
Roles
When

Banging Beats and Bubbles

Purpose

Dionysus created and facilitated a sold-out warehouse party designed for little ones and their parents who miss a dance! An era-bending experience, it featured out-of-this-time projections, DJ’s spinning kid-friendly beats, and other fun activities like a balloon drop.

Roles

Design, deliver, communicate

When

Jul 13, 2024

Dragon Dreaming Party

Client

Dragon Dreaming

Purpose

Canberra homegrowns Dragon Dreaming use the Vault space to host a warehouse party of epic music with incredible local and interstate DJs, show-stopping roving performers, captivating live visual artists, interactive art spaces, and top notch production!

Roles

Venue Manager

When

Aug 24, 2024

Heaps Gay Hot Mess Party

Client

Heaps Gay

Purpose

Paving the way for interstate acts to come to the capital. Sydney party starters, Heaps Gay brought their bougie & debauched hot mess party to the Canberra for a messy, indulgent & inclusive art party till late at The Vault.

Roles

Venue Manager, Deliver, communicate

When

Aug 10, 2024

Oozy Boozy Cheese and Wine Market

Purpose

Dionysus curated Canberra's biggest, Ooziest and Booziest Market for the King’s birthday long weekend. In partnership with Canberra Wines and Le Cheeserie, The Vault opened its doors for a long weekend of intimate markets showcasing cheese, wine and their merry cultures. Each ticket included an Italian stemless wine glass, a cheese board and samples of local wines and international cheeses. Attendees could try everything and buy their favourite bottles of wine or 100gm portions of cheese to take home.

Roles

Design, deliver, communicate

When

Jun 7, 2024 - Jun 9, 2024

Roller Disco

Purpose

Dionysus engaged RollerFit, to design and deliver a four-day program with over 20 sessions of skate classes, roller dance classes, themed rink sessions, and roller discos.

Roles

Design, deliver, communicate

When

Jul 5, 2024 - Jul 8, 2024

Skin on Skin

Client

Decibel Creative and Stay on Sight

Purpose

The Vault held a captive audience for this once-ever DJ warehouse party.

Roles

Venue Manager

When

Jul 12, 2024

Sound and Fury: Carnal. Art. Party.

Client

Sound and Fury

Purpose

A Dionysus-curated program; Vault-goers indulged their senses at Sound and Fury's 23rd party, immersed in a world where music, theatre, dance, spoken word, and song collided to create something truly electrifying.

Roles

Design, deliver, communicate

When

Jun 15, 2024

SPACE TIME!

Purpose

Dionysus ideated and executed a one-of-a-kind experience, transforming the Vault into a deep-space bunker and projecting sublime photos and thirty-minute AV journeys from new space telescopes on an immersive sound and projection system.

Roles

Design, deliver, communicate

When

Jul 15, 2024 - Jul 22, 2024

The Data Set

Client

Australian Dance Party

Purpose

The Vault proved its versatility when Dionysus transformed the space into a theatre venue for the Australian Dance Party’s ‘Data Set’; A dance between two bodies, light, sound, and AI. The Data Set was a performance that imagined a world where we physicalise the data that forms us and interrogate its purpose and power.

Roles

Deliver, communicate

When

Jun 27, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024

TURN&BURN

Client

Sunburn and Turning Tables

Purpose

Two Canberra collectives came together to showcase multidisciplinary performances from specialised local, domestic and invited international artists. The Vault was their playground.

Roles

Venue Manager

When

Aug 17, 2024

Winter Market: Truffles Wine and Artisan Goods

Client

Dairy Road

Purpose

Celebrating seasonal produce. Dionysus collaborated with the Southern Harvest Association to bring Dairy Road over 50 producers selling winter goods and entertainment for all ages. Supported by the ACT Government.

Roles

Venue Manager, deliver, communicate

When

Jul 28, 2024