The play is about a man and his wife who have been invited to a dinner party, but over the course of the dinner and the hours that follow after we see a character finding it difficult to accept his place as an aging man in the modern world. The audience are welcomed as guests by the hosts and are welcome at different points to sit at the dinner table and interact with the characters of the production as it progresses. The audience are brought on an immersive and historical experience.
Port of Entry is an immersive theatre experience set in an apartment building in Chicago's Albany Park. The performance tells the real-life stories of immigrants and refugees from all around the world, living under one roof. The performance takes place in a 3-story, 12,000 square foot apartment building that was built specifically for Port of Entry in a 1929 warehouse. Port of Entry welcomes in 28 audience members per performance and takes them on a journey though the building. It is performed by the Albany Park Theatre Project's youth ensemble.
The Burnt City is the latest production by the company “Punchdrunk”. Set between two warehouses, the Burnt City is inspired by the events of the fall of Troy. Inside the warehouses is an immersive experience that you are free to explore, you move between the palaces of Greece to the backstreets of Troy dressed in neon.
The Google Doodle, Google Spotlight Stories, Google Arts & Culture, & Cinémathèque Française teams have collaborated to create the first-ever Virtual Reality (VR) / 360° interactive Doodle to celebrate the life and artistry of French illusionist and film director Georges Méliès. Produced by Nexus Studios.
"My friends, I address you all tonight as you truly are; wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, magicians... Come and dream with me."
—Georges Méliès
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Hiroshima, Japan, and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. Three generations later, his grandson, artist Randall Okita, leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
Together with Studio Louter, M developed a unique and innovative visitor experience for the HoloLens: when standing in front of twelve first-rate artworks you get to see spectacular 3D images and animations.
Set on the open ocean in 1900, Age of Sail is the story of William Avery (Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. When Avery reluctantly rescues Lara (Cathy Ang), who has mysteriously fallen overboard, he finds redemption and hope in his darkest hours.
Enjoy the VR experience on mobile by downloading the Google Spotlight Stories app. Also available on Steam, Viveport, and Youtube.
MATRIARCHS AND BUFFALO PULL NO PUNCHES, YET LEAD US WITH CARE
Fifty years after man first landed on the Moon, Laurie Anderson is flying us all there at MIF19 with To the Moon. Developed with fellow artist Hsin-Chien Huang and presented in the Royal Exchange Theatre’s intimate Studio, To the Moon is a work in two parts: a dreamlike VR experience that takes us on our own lunar exploration, and an accompanying installation with film, images and music.
A theatrical installation in which Manchán invites you to adopt an Irish word in order to breathe life into it.
In Gaeilge Tamagotchi Manchan invites you to adopt an Irish word. Participants wind through a labyrinth of 30m of raw Irish linen to receive an endangered Irish word from the artist, which they agree to nurture, nourish and take guardianship of. They each receive a word unique to them and are given the opportunity to print or paint their word on stone, oak-wood, or linen as a ritualistic covenant.
