That feeling where you expect things to quiet down but they just keep rolling on. That’s our ALWAYS feeling now.
This week we’ve got reviews, listings, and a WHOLE LOT in The Discourse. Plus: the next E.I. meetup in NYC has been announced and there are teaching positions at The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts in Nebraska.
Annnnd then there’s the whole Summit thing.
So yeah: never not busy. Let’s gooooo.
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HERE SUMMIT — Pasadena — March 27–29, 2020
The next great gathering of the immersive creative community.
ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
This month I had the pleasure of checking out American Contemporary Ballet’s take on The Nutcracker Suite — the perennial holiday favorite — which they frame with an immersive twist.
Interested in what I saw, and in the company’s approach to using immersive techniques for a more traditionally tuned audience, I caught up with ACB’s Artistic Director and Choreographer Lincoln Jones. — Noah Nelson
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
NYC: The Immersive Nutcracker Cocktail Fête, Bon Voyage Aloha, BITTER SWEET (New Dates)
Toronto: Progress Festival
Thomasville, GA: A Christmas Carol
Austin: The Eureka Room (2020 Update)
Seattle: Last Days of the Tsars
LA: Age Of Excess
National: Vader Immortal — Lightsaber Dojo
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REVIEWS
From No Proscenium:
‘Crimson Cabaret’ Shakes Up A Spy’s Delight (The NoPro Review)LA’s The Unmarked Door makes a splash with a sassy thrillernoproscenium.com‘Under the Bed’ Explores Life, Death, and Everything In-Between (The NoPro Review)Candle House Collective’s festival of intimate one-on-one encounters stuns and surprisesnoproscenium.com‘Grace and The Hanukkah Miracle’ Is A Holiday Treat (Review)Chicago Immersive’s debut show is a delightful family experiencenoproscenium.com‘The Ode at Pint’s End’ is a Lively, Haunting Voyage (Review)Birch House Immersive’s latest show captures life on the sea in the 1860snoproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
The Body Shop at Outside the Box in Webster, MA, was a fantastic example of the kind of greatness that is achievable on a modest budget when an escape room is imbued with skill, passion, and attention to detail.
M.A.S.K. at Puzzah! in Denver, CO, was a family-friendly puzzle game with a lot of great content. They were doing some interesting things with tech in this fully automated experience.
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STORIES
From NoProscenium.com and our Twitter feed:
Picks of the Week (12/12–12/18/19)Last to the bar gets the tabnoproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
Please join us on January 22, 2020 for this winter’s New York City Everything Immersive Meetup, co-hosted by Room Escape Artist and No Proscenium.
From Kent Bye of the Voices of VR podcast:
I published 17 Voices of VR interviews & 12.5 hours of coverage from the IDFA DocLab focusing on the immersive storytelling innovations, critical theory, & experiential design insights. Highlights for me include #853 unpacking the design process of an audio tour of a complete stranger’s home, some debates with MIT Open Doc Lab Founder in #855, & a theatrical take on AI & the future of CAPTCHA tests proving your humanity in #850.
From Nancy Baker Cahill, AR/VR Artist:
After three months of hard work in the studio and with @drive_studios, this installation has literally come to life on paper and in #AR. ‘Ever now’ addresses the particulate and ephemeral nature of the body through gestures of ecstatic dance, and of all that is taken from and projected onto us in our current moment.
From Errol Elumir of Room Escape Divas:
“The 2019 Escape Room Enthusiast survey is a comprehensive look at escape room enthusiasts and what they like about escape rooms.”
THE DISCOURSE
Discussions and posts from Everything Immersive & Twitter:
Passes for the 2020 Overlook Film Festival are now available.
From escape rooms to Galaxy's Edge, immersive art is all around usA new genre of art is growing in LA: "immersive interactive experiences." Board games and video games are immersive, so…www.kcrw.comBest of 2019 video games: How diverse storylines and streaming platforms shaped cultureThere were some constants in gaming in 2019. "Fortnite" remained a massive force, both in the digital sphere and…www.latimes.com'Harry Potter & The Cursed Child' Production Company Teams With Immersive Theater GroupEXCLUSIVE: Tony- and Golden Globe-winning production company Playground (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Wolf Hall)…deadline.com
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Jobs, Grants, Gigs, and more
The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts: Lincoln, Nebraska
Two opportunities for educators. Check listings for qualifications.
Assistant or Associate Professor of Emerging Media ArtsThe Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts invites applications for a computational artist/designer/developer…employment.unl.eduAssistant or Associate Professors of Practice of Emerging Media ArtsThe Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts invites applications for two Assistant or Associate Professors of…employment.unl.edu
HERE Summit March 27–29, 2020 in Pasadena- Pre-Reg Now Open
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