.Docklands on Fire.

Before anything: No! Docklands was not on fire!

Took these photos sometime at the end of last month, where Mr. Rockband and I had attended the launch of Melbourne's winter event: Ignite@Docklands. It's a free event, meant for all in Melbourne to come out from hiding and enjoy the heat that the city of Melbourne has to offer in Docklands. There so many to be seen with a vast array of fire and light-themed performances such as fire-fueled music shows, shadow puppetry and interactive pyramid vortexes of lights and sounds.

.Scenes from Ignite @ Docklands.

Bracing the blastering cold and jostling through the crowd, Mr Rockband and I got there in time to set up gear and catch the eye-opening performances called the Pyrophone Juggarnaut: which basically was a massive organ instrument, shaped in the form of a ship, that was played by igniting fire under or around the organ pipes. Sounds were also complimented with addictive, rhytmatic sounds of percussions.

.The Fire-Horn in Pyrophone Juggarnaut.

An interesting note I found from another blogger:
"Pyrophone Juggernaut is the world’s largest hand-operated multi-octave fire organ it is also fuelled by fire, and is made from stainless steel, copper and aluminium industrial salvage."

.Percussion in Pyrophone Juggarnaut.

The one thing I loved about the show was the huge blast ending that just boomed fire up into the air and shook the very ground we were standing on - you could briefly hear the window panels wobbling. I have to say that standing in the cold, amidst the crowd, the sudden intense heat blown up into the air felt so good and welcoming.

.Fire-Blazed Organs.

After the Pyrophone Juggarnaut show, there was a long dramatic, intense and splendid fireworks show. Bright colours shoot up into the heavens, against the darken background of the deep blue night skies and fill up every watcher's eyes with wonder. Strays of light burst into fiery flowers, reflections mirrored onto the harbour's waters.

.Fireworks by the Harbour's Water.

Faces exploded into smiles and amazement as the whole experienced was intensified by the accompanying music drawn from various artists, and also a dramatic opera/orchestra symphony piece.