Dancing in Ukraine & Boston, farewell letters, getting ‘caught’ in an art gallery, and multiple Christmas Carols and Tempests
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Aren’t we lucky? It’s the mother of all link-dumps as we head into the Thanksgiving break. If you thought you wouldn’t have anything to read over the holiday: we’ve got you covered and then some.
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A FAREWELL LETTER FROM ZAY
“Every inch of Manhattan is so drenched in history we cannot escape. We pass through portals all the time. The question isn’t whether or not you’ll be transported to another place, or reframed into another history. The question is whether or not you’ll notice when it happens.”
Our beloved Zay Amsbury, NYC Curator for No Proscenium, says goodbye to New York City and muses on NYC immersive’s past, present, and future.
It’s really good. You should read it.
Go on now. We’ll be here when you get back.
THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST
Before he was the Vice President of Experiential Global Entertainment for Westfield — yes, that Westfield — Vance Garrett was a producer on 29 Rooms and The Museum of Ice Cream.
Before THAT he was a key player in the opening of the McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More.
On this episode of the podcast we take a trip down memory lane with Vance.
SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES (NEWSWIRE)
Austin: Bear Eats Bear
Boston: Club Drosselmeyer; Gardens Speak
Chicago: FAIR GAME
Fresno: And Then There Were None
LA: Stars in the Night (Remount)
New Hope, Pennsylvania: The Tempest
NYC: A Bit of a Party; A Christmas Carol; Counting Sheep; Letters in the Dirt; light + space; Our Senses; The Tempest
Palm Springs: Electricity
Philadelphia: Games That Surround You: Creating Gamified Environments
Pittsburgh: ‘DODO’ Talkback
Seattle: Onerus
SF: The Infernal Motel (Extension)
REVIEWS
Baltimore:
‘NDE’ at Charm City Fringe Festival | DC Metro Arts
Hong Kong:
Secret Theatre’s new Hong Kong show will leave you sweating for more | South China Morning Post
Houston:
Strange Bird Immersive — The Man from Beyond | Room Escape Artist
LA:
Getting Lost In The Music: The All-New ‘Amos: A Play With Music’ (A NoPro Adventure) | No Proscenium
The EDM musical evolves from its spring workshop to become…something more
Fair Warning: If You Visit District 798, You Might Get ‘Caught’ | No Proscenium
Something is UP at DTLA’s Think Tank Gallery
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Bringing The Fun Back: Safehouse ’77 (Review) | No Proscenium
The debut work from LA’s Spy Brunch serves up a groovy good time.
Get Yourself CAUGHT For a Fantastic Immersive Experience At Think Tank | Broadway World
An immersive theater piece that’ll have you ‘Caught’ up in ideas | LA Times
London:
Kabeiroi: A Post-Mortem | Exeunt Magazine
‘Network’ With Bryan Cranston Is Convulsive, Immersive and Still Mad as Hell | NY Times
Muddled, ironic immersive theatre tribute to the arrest and detention of Russian protestors Pussy Riot | Time Out London
Inside Pussy Riot, Saatchi Gallery, London, review: I wasn’t quite clear what it was hoping to evoke or why | The Independent
We can all learn from Pussy Riot | The Fader
Massachusetts:
Curious Escape Rooms — Escape The Video Store |Room Escape Artist
Miami:
‘Miami Motel Stories’ Reflects our Tumultuous Present in a Troubled Past | ArtBurst Miami
NYC:
Hunting the Witch Hunter in ‘The Visitation’ (REVIEW) | No Proscenium
A new immersive theatre company debuts in Brooklyn
The McKittrick Hotel Presents At the Illusionist’s Table — A Marvelous Magical Evening | Broadway World
The Sweet & Sinister Wonders of the Illuminati Ball | Broadway World
Shanghai:
Take a place in the story of the Titanic — but will you survive? | The Times (registration required)
STORIES
Breaking into ‘The People’s Revolt’: A Q&A with London’s differencEngine | No Proscenium
Creator Jon Cooper talks decision-making, audience experience, and the timeless theme of fighting for justice
Swamp Studios: The duo dishing up an immersive adventure in a London restaurant | The Stage
Bricolage Launches Immersive Companion Program for Patrons Alongside Immersive Show DODO | Broadway World
The New Theatre Season in Germany: Occupation and Immersion | HowlRound
Steven Soderbergh’s free interactive TV series ‘Mosaic’ turns viewers into filmmakers | The Verge
HTC VIVE Announces VIVE Arts Program | VIVE
How a secret Los Angeles club hid an interactive story inside a music festival | The Verge
At Cloak & Dagger: Dusk Till Dawn the bands were just the beginning
Alice’s Adventures in China — Les Enfants Terrible goes global | The Stage
Space Exploration in Theatre Ninjas’ Immersive ‘Don’t Wander Off’ | American Theatre
Business Lessons From an Immersive Theater Company Every Entrepreneur Must Read | Inc
Stage bite: Immersive theatre dinner shows are taking over London | The Standard
How Escape Room Boss Destroys Fun in Escape Rooms | Room Escape Artist
IAAPA ’17 Wrap-up: Virtual Reality, Talking Robots and Fun Food filled the annual Orlando theme park convention | Inside the Magic
THE BIZ
Immersive Events in Museums (crowdsourced list, add others you know of)
LA, OC, NYC: Apples and Oranges Arts Accepting Applications for Immersive Musical Theatre Development Program THEatre ACCELERATOR | Broadway World
London: Take My Hand: An Introduction to Interactive and Immersive Theatre | SPECIFIQ
London: The Lab Collective Workshops: Foundations, Building Worlds, Playable Spaces, Greenhouse Weekender | The Lab Collective
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