The weekly roundup of all things immersive is here.
Yes: the clock is TICKING on participation in the 2020 Immersive Industry Survey which fuels the Immersive Industry Report.
The deadline for participation is Feb 28th and we need the insight of creators and producers to make this year’s report even more useful than last year’s widely cited report was.
And now, on with the shows!
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HERE SUMMIT & FESTIVAL
Pasadena — March 27–29, 2020
The next great gathering of the immersive creative community.
Pre-Registration Open; 3-Day Badges On Sale
ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
NoPro’s Executive Editor Kathryn Yu speaks to multi-hyphenate artist Jessica Creane of IKantKoan Games, the creator of immersive shows such as Chaos Theory and Know Thyself.
They discuss the collision of theatre and games, audience agency, designing for meaningful choice, what keeps her going as an artist, creating safe spaces using immersive theatre, how her work bleeds into everyday life, as well as (spoiler) the time she cut off all her hair in front of a live audience.
Catch Jessica as Dr. Genevieve Saoch in Chaos Theory at Caveat in New York City on March 5, April 2, and May 7.
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Omaha: MTHR/WMN and Collective Reverberations
Boulder: Macbeth
Denver: Shiki Dreams
Las Vegas: The Garden Party
LA: Everyone Agrees It’s About to Explode, Darkfield in association with Universal Pictures presents: The Invisible
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Submit your show to us here or at pitches@noproscenium.com.
REVIEWS
From No Proscenium:
‘Night Fever’ Glows in the Dark (A NoPro Night Out)JFI Productions brings big disco energy to a new pop-up seriesnoproscenium.com‘Here the Birds Burn’ is Half History, Half Horror (Review)Mollymuck Immersive breathes new life into old tricks with a journey into horror’s historynoproscenium.comSoul Searching with ‘The Grim’ (Review)Not fearing the Reaper at London’s VAULT Festivalnoproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
We’re excited about this addition to the New York City escape room market: Clue Chase’s Pirates of the Bermuda Triangle. The set looked great, the puzzles were satisfying, and there were some really amusing interactions.
STORIES
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
Cards Against Humanity Talks Immersive Entertainment
We recently spoke with the folks behind the incredible collaboration of Cards Against Humanity & The Last Defender about their new Chicago boardgames cafe and their perspectives on immersive entertainment.
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We are thrilled to announce that Haley and Cameron Cooper from Strange Bird Immersive in Houston, Texas, are speaking at RECON, our upcoming escape room convention. Read more about this unusual dynamic duo. And buy your ticket to RECON here: https://www.realityescapecon.com/
THE DISCOURSE
Discussions and posts from Everything Immersive & Twitter:
S1 E1: Immersive Theater | IMMERSIVE.WORLDIn its first episode, the series presents the universe of New York's immersive theater from the standpoint of actors…allarts.orgThree Totally Creative Uses of Oculus Quest Hand-trackingOculus brought controllerless hand-tracking to Oculus Quest as an experimental feature back in December, and while it's…www.roadtovr.com
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Jobs, Grants, Gigs, and more
Positron Visionary Award At Cannes XR
Deadline: March 15
Event: May 17, 2020
Free membership at Kaleidoscope required for submission
Positron invites directors, artists and creators worldwide to submit VR work for consideration for the inaugural Positron Visionary Award at the Cannes XR 2020 Festival May 12–17, 2020. The top 5 nominated VR films, will be the finalists selected by the Positron Selection Committee in consideration for this category and will be presented to a special jury at Cannes XR, to be announced soon. The nominees will have the opportunity to screen their work at the Positron XR Cinema at Cannes at the beautiful new Cannes XR venue, and all finalists will be in consideration for a worldwide distribution deal by Positron. The winner of the finalists, as selected by the jury, will be presented with the Positron Visionary Award and will win a Voyager VR chair and complete Voyager package delivered to their studio or office (a $60,000 value)
NYC Workshop: Immersive Performance Skills: Soft Bodies, Hard Surfaces W/ Marissa Nielsen-Pincus
Feb 23, 2020 11a-2pm
At The Kingsland Ward
Taught by Marissa Nielsen-Pincus, Associate Artistic Director of Third Rail Projects, this three-hour workshop will share skills and methods to create movement in site specific and immersive environments, investigating how to yield into, counter, locomote over, and explore what is possible when moving on architecture and furniture. This workshop will delve into the questions that arise: How do we take care of our bodies? How do we take safe risks and make bold choices? How do we make movement that is organic to the particular structure we are working on? Open to all skill levels. A dance or theater background is not required, but a willingness to move and explore is a requisite.
TCG’s Rising Leaders of Color (RLC) Program
Deadline: March 10, 2020
TCG’s strategic plan includes a multi-year Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative (EDII) to transform the national theatre field into a more equitable, inclusive and diverse community. The Rising Leaders of Color (RLC) Program is part of that initiative and is an expansion and re-envisioning of TCG’s Young Leaders of Color Program (YLC) which launched in 2008. Alongside TCG’s SPARK Leadership Program, RLC is changing the face of the theatre field by nurturing and supporting an intergenerational network of leaders of color at various stages in their careers.
NYC: New Play Submissions, EMit Theatre
Emit wants your young audience focused interactive work!
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Fee: none
Emit Theatre seeks submissions for new, interactive plays for young audiences. We are accepting original scripts that have not been previously produced, as well as concepts for devised pieces, from NYC-based artists. This production will be performed for public audiences in Fall 2020 and subsequently toured to schools and community groups. The selected applicant will be compensated with a stipend.
NYC: RAVE THEATRE FESTIVAL: SUBMISSIONS OPEN
This year’s festival will run July 24-August 9.
DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2020
FEE: $49
We believe the world is a better place if there’s more theater in it. So we created a platform for more theater productions to be produced.
We will be selecting roughly 25 plays, musicals, multimedia and cross-disciplinary projects, and family shows, which will each receive up to five performances at one of our partner theaters.
Design Challenge: Las Vegas students & local designers — Projection Mapping@AREA15
Submissions are due by Sunday, March 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
The challenge: Bring the walls of AREA15’s indoor event space to life. Based on the theme of “Technology” and the file parameters provided (see submission form), build a video animation design that will transport visitors to a reality that DOES NOT EXIST.
INDIECADE 2020
Regular Deadline: May 15
Fee: $75 for first event, $25 per additional event
SUBMISSIONS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN at indiecade.com/submissions! It would be great if you could share this post so that we reach maximum eyeballs and can find as many game-makers as possible.
This year we have one application for opportunities to showcase at multiple events throughout 2020, including E3 in June and IndieCade Festival in October! We’ll also be adding additional opportunities in the coming months so stay tuned. Thank you! — IndieCade 🧡
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE: REGISTRATION OPEN
FEE: $50–300, depending on type of event
The long Fringe winter is over. Fringe has begun! Participant Registration for The 11th Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival is now open., Grants, Gigs, and more
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