Do I Dream Again?
Last-Minute Ticket Drop and Other Upcoming
Hi, immersonauts. This is a quick post because the buzzy show of this year, Masquerade (otherwise known as Immersive Phantom of the Opera), is releasing more tickets. The first run sold out in about an hour and a half — your intrepid researcher can tell you the waitlist was long — but if you can get on their website tomorrow (July 9th) at 10am, you too can have a chance to hear the immersive music of the night.
I cannot in any way vouch for this and it’s certainly not cheap, but this is clearly the it show of the season in NYC so I can’t miss it (and won’t, since I’m seeing it in August) and I would say that you can’t either if you’re as dedicated to this field as I am. The new drop is for tickets from September 9th to October 19th.
I’m going to list a few more things that I know are going on in the next month as well, but note that I can’t make a lot of these since I’ll be at Next Stage, the NoPro conference on all things immersive, August 1st to 3rd. I have discounts for tickets to that festival if you’re interested. Message me privately and I’ll push them to you. I really do think it’s the best networking space for immersive I’ve seen, so if you’re going to be in LA, the 2-day ticket with discount is a bargain.
Upcoming Events
Masquerade - Sign up at the link attached and log in at 10am to try to get them. It’s seriously selling out, so be on top of this if you’re interested in going.
Mechasonic - A musical performance event featuring experimental and DIY instruments/performance art pieces. I’ve done previous incarnations - it’s a quite cool event that’s a kind of combination art show/concert/metal shop. It’s immersive in the sense that it’s crazy and surrounds you; you will certainly feel transported. July 11th and 12th, $65.
Broken Bone Bathtub: The Documentary - Immersive veteran Siobhan O’Loughlin is premiering her documentary about her OG interactive performance Broken Bone Bathtub at Culture Lab on July 11th at 7pm. It’s hard to adequately express how central this piece was to NYC immersive and Siobhan is an awesome human, so come support if you can. I’ll certainly be there. About $40.
The Woods - This work is described as an immersive dance-driven concert, with music by San Fermin and performance by BalletCollective. It’s at Pioneer Works which tells me it’s going to be technology-focused in some way. The description makes me assume some surround video work that accompanies the music, but that’s a pure guess. Were I not in LA for the conference, I would definitely be here. July 31th and August 1st at 8pm, $58.88.
Psychomagic 9 - An improvised immersive performance based on The Holy Mountain, an amazing trippy film about enlightenment and spiritual journeys. I really can’t tell what this is, although they argue that the audience participates by trying to help an alchemist get a film production back on track. The Classics Department created this and while I don’t know this group, the work on their site looks interesting. Again, I would definitely attend this one if I were around. August 1st and 2nd, tickets range from $100 for normal tickets to $250 for VIP and extra show.
That’s all for now. Still more events are popping up, so don’t be surprised if another dispatch appears before long. Good luck ticket hunting!