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Just when you think it’s a short week… there’s plenty of immersive news to go around, everything from a huge announcement from the Immersive Design Summit, Nonny de la Peña getting named the Wall Street Journal’s innovator of the year, and reports from last week’s annual IAAPA Attractions Expo.
Plus, interviews, reviews, shows, and Noah’s keynote from the Denver Immersive Summit. So much from your friends right here at No Proscenium! All this and more, below.
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IMMERSIVE DESIGN SUMMIT NEWS
At January’s Immersive Design Summit, Meow Wolf CEO Vince Kadlubek brought down the house with a keynote about changing the economic climate for artists. He began his talk by reflecting on how The Summit was a day he would never forget, one that felt like the birth of a new movement.
Vince and his team at Meow Wolf have backed those words up in a big way.
This week, we announced that Meow Wolf is coming on board as the Immersive Design Summit’s 2019 Marquee Sponsor.
Together with Meow Wolf, we will be able to award 40 scholarships to ensure that talented members of the immersive community can make their way to the Summit.
To reflect this, we have extended our application deadline to the end of November. Admissions will be rolling (so that you can reserve your flights and accommodations), so we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later! Scholarships will be highly competitive, and we want to make sure that they are reserved for those most in need, so if you are able to pay full price, we highly encourage you to apply at that level.
Meow Wolf and The Immersive Design Summit have always shared a set of values. Together, we believe in building up an immersive ecosystem that reflects the diversity of our globe, one in which artists can rise regardless of their economic starting place. At The Immersive Design Summit, our pursuit is always for the most dynamic possible mix of artists, creators, producers, and thinkers — spanning genres and geographies, demographics and economics.
We are on the hunt for more sponsorships so that we can provide scholarships for more artists. So, if you want to be like Meow Wolf and contribute to the growth of the immersive scene, reach out to inquire about sponsorship opportunities! More sponsors and more opportunities will be revealed in the coming days.
APPLY NOW! Applications close November 30.
The Immersive Design Summit is a co-production of No Proscenium, Epic Immersive, and First Person Travel.
ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
In the past year actress Karlie Blair has become a mainstay of the LA immersive theatre scene. She’s performed in such shows as Whisperlodge, the original production of Safehouse ’77, and The Lust Experience. With actress Keight Leighn she co-founded DR3AMLOGiKK, which has presented the improvised experience Snow Fridge, and a workshop production Broken Clocks. She’s also one of the leads in Shine On Collective’s Echoes in the Dark.
We caught up with the busy lady to talk about her work and her background as a graduate of UC Berkeley’s theatre program.
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BONUS PODCAST EPISODE
Our founder/publisher Noah Nelson’s keynote from the Denver Immersive Summit is now available to all:
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Atlanta: The Christmas Carol Experience
Baltimore, MD: The Institute of Visionary History and the Archives of the Deep Now: Episode 6 — A Horse by the Tail in the Night (New Dates)
Denver: Natura Obscura
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LA: Red Flags (Extension); Dr. Hallard’s Dream Study #114
Las Vegas: Krampus
Nashville: OtherWorld Encounter
Portland, OR: The Wandmaker’s House (Extension)
SF: The Midwinter Masquerade: An Immersive Dining Experience; Lights Out — A Blindfolded Dinner Experience
REVIEWS
From No Proscenium:
A Cruise Ship, Two Cops, and a Corpse Thief Collide in ‘Consumption’ (The NoPro Review)Mason Holdings takes audiences on a wild ride through a somewhat true storynoproscenium.comBlind Hate and Blindfolds: Exploring ‘We Have Standards’ (Review)No Peeking Theatre presents their first comedynoproscenium.comTurning a Cyberpunk Dystopia into a Techno Playground with ‘Please Resist, Thank You‘ (Review)The latest event from Future Proof tries to tie multiple pieces togethernoproscenium.comPast and Present Collide at ‘The Soiled Dove’ (Review)Step inside the big top for a taste of the Barbary Coast in Vau de Vire’s lavish burlesque circus in Oaklandnoproscenium.comMaking Connections: A #NOFILTER ARX Diary (Updated 11/20/2018)NoPro Adventure correspondent Lauren Bello tracks the new ARXnoproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
STORIES
From NoProscenium.com and our Twitter feed:
An Opera Set in a Real-Life Soup Kitchen for the Holidays (Q&A)Eric Einhorn, co-founder of On Site Opera, discusses the upcoming ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’noproscenium.comIn the era of online shopping, the retail store is immersive theaterLess than a mile apart, two extravagant new shopping destinations have opened in New York City. One, by Levi's, sits…qz.comculture hacker - a dose of media, tech, gaming & design links curated by @lanceweiler for…Culture Hacker is a weekly dose of media, gaming, design and tech links delivered to your inbox - c Lance Weiler…us7.campaign-archive.comIAAPA: The 10 Biggest Insights From The World's Largest Amusement Expo - UploadVRWhether you are in the market for a roller coaster, a water slide, or the latest VR experience - last week's annual…uploadvr.comWITHIN's 'Wonderscope' App Provides Reading Education Through AR Storytelling - VRScoutShare Tweet'Wonderscope' is a magical window into an interactive world where kids learn to read using augmented…vrscout.comThe Void's Ralph Breaks VR puts players inside a giant interactive Disney movieWhen virtual reality company The Void released its first collaboration with ILMxLab, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire …www.theverge.comCreating Real-world Experiences with Magic Leap - ACM SIGGRAPH BlogImage credit: MagicLeap.com At SIGGRAPH 2018, we connected with Blake Taylor, head of graphics at Magic Leap, and…blog.siggraph.orgVR/AR Pioneer Nonny De La Peña Named WSJ Technology Innovator Of The Year - VRScoutShare TweetCEO & Founder of Emblematic Group, Peña is the second woman in history to receive the prestigious award…vrscout.comGadget Lab Podcast: Magic Leap's Brenda Freeman on AR ChallengesHow do you get people excited about wearing AR goggles on their faces when our flat-screened, 2D media world has some…www.wired.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
Top Escape Rooms Project - Enthusiasts' Choice Award [Announcement] - Room Escape ArtistThe Top Escape Rooms Project is an attempt to find the very best escape rooms in the world. Award Winners I have linked…roomescapeartist.comWriting Within Escape Rooms - Room Escape ArtistShould escape rooms provide writing surfaces? Today, I'll discuss the pros and cons of writing surfaces in general…roomescapeartist.comRoom Escape Lover's 2018 Holiday Buyer's Guide - Room Escape ArtistCommence the commerce! It's that time of year where we express to one another how much we care by buying creative…roomescapeartist.com
“We just heard about The Enigmatist and we are really excited about this combination of puzzles, magic, and immersive theatre, which are three of our favorite things.”
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