Inspired by John Cage's use of the Visionary I Ching, the many possible voices and events of INFINITE MATERIAL ANALYSIS are stochastically determined by random chance processes. No control. No agency. No blame. Seven. Eight. Nine. Six. Stop. Change.
The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable (2013) is a large-scale immersive theatre production by Punchdrunk, directed by Felix Barrett. The work is set within a fragmented, noir-inflected vision of 1960s Hollywood and was staged across a vast warehouse environment at Temple Studios, London. Masked audience members are invited to move freely through an extensive architectural world composed of film studios, desert landscapes, bars, trailers, dressing rooms, and private interiors.
Performance created by the group Third Rail Projects, and commissioned by Denver Center for the Performing Arts, first premiered on the 17th of May in 2016. Its creators described it as "immersive theatre" and it was critically acclaimed.
Set in Leningrad in 1942, the story mixes Russian folktale and survivor accounts from the war to convey the story of children who are forgotten by the war. To the backdrop of an old apartment block the story sees four orphans (Leah, Zoya, Tati and Kub) join forces in attempt to survive the Leningrad blockade. Navigating the cruel winter, harsh hunger and enemy shelling the group have a collective dream of escaping through the only road out of the city, the ice road.
Uses performance, music, film, creative technology, animation and aroma to tell the story.
The production updates hamlet for a modern audience focusing on incorporating educational material surrounding the leaving certificate exam questions. This particular interpretation of the text focuses on the portrayals of mental health in the context of both history as of Shakespearean times and in the modern era. Back in Shakespeare’s day, many mental health problems were simply labeled as ‘Madness’, a key theme in Hamlet.
Then She Fell was a fully immersive, multisensory experience in which only 15 audience members per performance explored a dreamscape where every alcove, corner, and corridor had been transformed into a lushly designed world.
The artworks featured in the performance – together with the pieces brought from the Hungarian National Gallery for this occasion – span nearly 4000 years: visitors will explore almost every collection unit of the museum during their journey.
Directed by Louise Lowe, The Dead by James Joyce is reimagined in an immersive way for all audiences.
This play explores the role of virtual reality in the path to recovery from PTSD inflicted by experience in the military. The story follows Jess as she tries to pick up the pieces of her life, rebuilding her world aided by VR. The play explores the dichotomy between technology and the emotional human condition and the human desire for technological means of escapism.
