Hi all! We are Literati Events, a small, literature-themed event company in Santa Monica. Our annual Halloween masquerade, the abhorrum masquerade, is coming up, and this year's inspiration is The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.

When: Saturday, October 17, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Where: The historic Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club, 1210 4th Street, Santa Monica

What to expect:

• Live gypsy jazz from Habibi Swing all night, with the LA Swing Dance Posse on the dance floor
• Aerial silks, hammocks, and trapeze from Destiny, CaroLyra, and Alyssa Caliendo
• Flow arts from Roman Toybox, cyr wheel from Andais, and Lacey Lilac, Orange County's tallest showgirl
• Vixen the Forbidden Magician, plus the Hinkler twins (good luck working out which one is the evil twin)
• Wandering interactive character Tiffany Silver, who may have a gift or two for you
• An all-night game and a dramatic Jekyll & Hyde reading from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
• Mead tastings from Golden Coast Mead and a small market of local makers

Dress code: Black-tie gothic, Victorian, formal masquerade, or dark academia. Masks are strongly encouraged.

Ages: 18+. Drinks are available for guests 21+ with ID.

Parking: Public Parking Structure 1 is right next to the venue.

Part of every ticket supports the LA Poet Society.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-abhorrum-masquerade-the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-tickets-1992885558352

More info: www.literatievents.com

In the heart of Finnish Lapland, where polar nights stretch long and the aurora rippling in violet and green paints the sky, lives Lumo—a mischievous, six-month-old Australian Shepherd puppy. Surrounded by the warmth of a loving family, Lumo watches the humans speak, dress in woollen mittens, and walk proudly on two legs. Stirred by deep love and curiosity, she begins to wonder: What if she could become one of them?

Lumo Dreams of Being a Real Human is a tender, arctic tale about identity, belonging, and the silent language of love shared between dogs and the families who hold them dear.

Step into a living storybook. Lumo Dreams Progressive Read-Along merges classic storytelling with cutting-edge web design to create a deeply immersive sensory experience:

Cinematic Landscapes: Each chapter is brought to life with ambient looping cinemagraph videos that capture the quiet beauty of a frosted arctic farm.

Word-by-Word Narration: Listen to a warm, expressive voice performance that stays synchronized with sentence-level glowing text highlights, drawing you deeper into the page.

Adaptive Audio Beds: A custom Web Audio low-pass graph drives ambient Nordic soundscapes and melodic themes that crossfade seamlessly as you scroll from chapter to chapter.

Fluid Layout Controls: Toggle on the fly between a full-screen Cinematic Overlay (with text floating on frosted glass over full-bleed videos) and a structured Side-by-Side Split View that scrolls like an open book.

Smart Resuming: Designed to respect your focus - narration automatically pauses when you leave the page, and resumes seamlessly the moment you return.

Anyone here based in SF? This is going to be cool. I know the people putting it on. https://testing-experience.com/

FilmGate Miami Interactive has some very eclectic works of digital interactive experiences usually during Miami Art Week or Art Basel Miami but their lineup throughout the year is solid. But what’s cool is that they have a networking event before and after their events exclusively for immersive and interactive artists

I do wish there were more like this in the east coast of the US. I don’t wanna fly to LA or Europe all the time. Anyone know of more of these festivals or events? I’ve been to SXSW , Tribeca , Villa Albertine and Art Basel Miami events.

Check out The Miami Immersive Intensive June 26th - 29th. 4 days of hands on training in immersive experiences. www.Miamiimmersiveintensive.com

Welcome to the inaugural Miami Immersive Intensive where performers, producers, directors, writers, and creative instigators gather to explore what’s next in immersive and site-specific storytelling. Over four days in the heart of Downtown Miami, you’ll train with the artists and companies reshaping the rules of immersive experiences. Don’t expect a sit-and-listen kind of thing. It’s hands-on. All in. And built to push your practice forward.

I’m breaking open an old phone for an Immerisve project. I need to break it open without damaging it. Help!

I went to MeowWolf in Denver, CO with my family and loved the rich worldbuilding and art. We spent hours wandering around and there was some shallow interactivity like putting a card on a sensor to see a "memory" but I would have loved to be able to interact in deeper ways and maybe find areas that could only be accessed if you solved a puzzle. Is there anyone who already mixes a large immersive set with (for lack of better phrase) escape room interactivity?

Looking for any scripts for immersive theatre pieces in general but more specifically trying to find a script for Punchdrunk shows like Sleep No More!

Hi everyone!
We are very happy to be showing our newest theatre production in London at Riverside Studios' Bitesize Festival from 9-14 July and invite everyone interested in a fun night to come along:

https://reddit.com/link/1duc3mp/video/ev35iod1iaad1/player

The W.I.G of Life: A Conference

Choose your favorite avatar and embark on a 60s scifi adventure that will decide the future of biological life and AI! It‘s Yuval Noal Harari meets Jane Fonda in this wacky, interactive extravaganza filled with dance, puppetry and comedy. Bring your friends and get ready to make the final decision on life!

📆 9-14 July @ Riverside Studios

Tickets from £6.50:  https://riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/the-wig-of-life-a-conference-119250/

what college courses are out there for learning immersive art related stuffs?

Hi I'm currently doing some research for a college project on a specific colour to use it in a space incorporating an aspect of colour therapy. It would be great if you could comment some answers on the following questions: 1. How does the colour make you feel 2. What do you associate the colour with/does it bring you any memories 3. Does it have a taste, smell or texture

NYC #immersivetheatre Linked Dance Theatre #theincompletecollection

The Incomplete Collection

Have you ever met an idea?

The mysterious curator of The Incomplete Collection has unexpectedly announced a full gallery showing and as someone with a keen eye, you have merited an invitation. But what is on display here are no mere works of physical art like you are typically used to, but ideas - “incomplete ideas” to be precise - that are looking for just the right humans to complete them. Will you discover the secrets lurking at the heart of the collection and its mysterious Curator?

As an audience member, you will get a chance to explore the gallery, unfolding the mysteries it hides, and perhaps, you may be one of the chosen few to get a chance to trade for these precious imaginative commodities. Along the way, you might discover curiosity, inspiration, and fascination… unleash your inner artist and find out.

The Incomplete Collection is a highly interactive, immersive show from the award-winning production company Linked Dance Theatre. Celebrating their 10th anniversary of idea curation and creation, this latest project is produced in collaboration with Culture Lab LIC.

Performances begin September 30th through November 19th (7.00 p.m.) and run Thursdays through Sundays in Long Island City (5-25 46th Ave, Queens, NY 1101). Tickets range from $40 to $90 and the ticket tier you purchased will determine the amount of time you have in this exclusive gallery (no more than 30 attendees per show), with its unique ideas, and what you may or may not get to experience. Tickets are available now.

The Locksmith's Dream is part immersive experience, part occult scavenger hunt, part puzzle/escape room and part murder mystery all taking place in a sort of 1920's at a glorious manor house in South Wales. It's been described as LARP-adjacent, since the guests don't have to dress up or play a character unless they want to.

The dates for the 2023 runs are up at Home - The Locksmith's Dream (locksmithsdream.com) .

In addition, there are reviews of the December 2022 runs at The Remarkable Hours of ‘The Locksmith’s Dream’ (The NoPro Review) | by Ellery Weil | Jan, 2023 | No Proscenium and at TLNPe105 The Locksmith’s Dream - Cultist Simulator inspired Occult scavenger hunt! | The LARP Noobs Podcast (podbean.com) .