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Did you have a nice Halloween? As Spooky Season draws to a close, it’s been another jam-packed week here at No Proscenium. We finished out the month of October with 34 different reviews, articles, and interviews thanks to the efforts of our amazing team of writers: Leah, Asya, Kevin, Ed, Amanda, Lauren, Brian, and Shelley. And we've got new issues of the Los Angeles and New York City newsletters coming up this weekend.
Plus, we also announced three more speakers for the Immersive Design Summit happening February 22–23, 2019 in San Francisco. And there’s more speakers yet to be announced. Applications will remain open until November 18. Don't delay!
On Monday in LA, our own Noah Nelson will be at Meet the Press at Thymele Arts talking about how immersive productions can engage journalists. And over in NYC, No Proscenium and Room Escape Artist are hosting a meetup at the Marlton Hotel! Don’t miss out!
And, our friends over at Third Rail Projects announced their next show will take place in DC! More on that below.
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IMMERSIVE DESIGN SUMMIT
We’re very happy to announce three more luminaries of the immersive world who’ll be joining us in San Francisco in February. Mikhael Tara Garver, experiential director and member of the Immersive Design Summit’s programming board, will return to the event. And we’ll be welcoming the creative team behind immersive theatre-escape room hybrid The Man From Beyond: Houdini Séance Escape Room: co-artistic directors Haley E.R. Cooper and J. Cameron Cooper!
For a taste of what you might learn at the Immersive Design Summit, see this video from January’s event, featuring Yelena Rachitsky from Oculus talking about bridging the live experience and the virtual experience:
See more videos on our YouTube channel. Apply now to attend in February!
HAPPENING THIS MONDAY!
LA: Meet the PressLearn what immersive productions should do when engaging journalistsnoproscenium.comNYC: No Proscenium/Room Escape Artist/Everything Immersive MeetupOur quarterly get-together for fans and creators alike!noproscenium.com
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Baltimore, MD: The Institute of Visionary History and the Archives of the Deep Now: Episode 6 — A Horse by the Nail in the Night
DC: Confection
Las Vegas: Alibi: The Show
LA: One on One, One Woman Show
NYC: Please Resist, Thank You; Hit the Wall; We Have Standards; The Dead, 1904; Menagerie d’Arte; Meow Wolf: Origin Story (Immersive Premiere); New Vision: Virtual Reality; Extinct; Carmen: To Havana and Back; The Great Seal
Toronto: 4–7–8
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REVIEWS
From No Proscenium:
Myths and Truth of Modern Feminism in ‘Sex Status 2.0’ (Review)Simone De Beauvoir inspires a participatory dance piecenoproscenium.comEmbrace the Madness with ‘Chaos Theory’ (Review)What happens when a TED talk goes way off the railsnoproscenium.com‘The Unknown’ is a Thoughtful Twist on a Halloween Classic (Review)Annie Lesser’s take on a haunt gets at the spirit of spooky season.noproscenium.comExplore the Depths of Grief and Loss in ‘The Group’ (Review)Katie Green and Michael Rau’s support group for fictional survivors and their deadnoproscenium.comA Fantastic ‘Final Fiesta’ Lights Up WeHo (The NoPro Review)Rogue Artist Ensemble’s latest immersive piece is their most fun yetnoproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
Escape the Room NYC - Jurassic Escape [Review] - Room Escape ArtistEscape the Room NYC's Jurassic Escape nailed the aesthetic of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, including one of the…roomescapeartist.com60 Out - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle [Review] - Room Escape Artist60 Out's Jumanji escape room was a beautiful mess filled with interesting toys and striking set pieces. Read on to see…roomescapeartist.comSpyscape NYC [Review] - Room Escape ArtistThrough interactive challenges, the Spyscape museum engaged the skills necessary to function within an espionage…roomescapeartist.com
STORIES
From NoProscenium.com and our Twitter feed:
Last Call To Change Your Virtual Future: A Q&A With RYOT’s Jake Sally About DevLabHalloween is the deadline for the potentially life-changing developer gathering, and we’ve got the inside scoopnoproscenium.com“Don’t Dream It, Be It”: Finding Immersive Roots in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’Come along now, we’re doing the Time Warp again…noproscenium.comBuilding Community One Story At A Time: A Q&A with Maria ZimanThe creative director of ‘Art at the Rendon // Stories’ tells us about the upcoming LA eventnoproscenium.comVR Horror Series Delusion: Lies Within Coming to Samsung VRThe horror title will be available to purchase from 2nd November.www.vrfocus.comFacebook Expects 40 - 50% Spending Jump In 2019 Due To VR/AR, MoreFacebook expects to see a big increase in spending in 2019, partualy due to significant investments in both VR and AR…uploadvr.comImmersive theatre company Punchdrunk 'on cusp' of agreeing move to Woolwich's Royal ArsenalImmersive theatre company Punchdrunk is "on the cusp" of signing up to move into Woolwich, Greenwich Council's…853london.comNew Immersive Haunted Houses Mean More Thrills for Guests-More Rules for ZombiesChain-saw maniacs must show some restraint. 'Putting someone against a wall by their shoulders' is OK but no touching…www.wsj.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
“Here’s our compilation of escape room news for October:”
From Kellian Adams Pletcher, Green Door Labs:
“It’s the last week for Intramersive’s Blood and Bone!”
“Coming up, Incantrix will run one of Boston’s very first all-day/overnight immersives! It’s exciting that the builders in Boston are actually having to cross-check on our immersive release dates so we don’t run shows at the same time. Our little scene is GROWING.”
From of Kat Stuart and Chris Schetzle, LARParazzi podcast:
“Kat and Chris get real and talk about the gritty underbelly of drama-filled dating in the LARP and Immersive community, with guidelines for daters, gamerunners and outsiders for a drama-free romance inside these communities.”
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