Published in No Proscenium·3 days agoMarc Simons of Giant Spoon (Podcast)We talk with the co-founder of the ad agency dubbed “Most Innovative in the world” by Fast Company — Those of you who follow the world of experiential marketing have definitely heard of Giant Spoon, the full stack advertising agency that has put together some of the most talked about marketing activations of the era. Favorites of ours like SXSWestworld, The Last of Us premiere, or maybe our…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Published in No Proscenium·6 days agoReview Rundown: The One With Headsets & CocktailsThe Crew gets shaken & stirred in NYC, links in to VR for some theatre, and pulls an Innerspace in London. (FOUR REVIEWS) — NYC and London are our IRL destinations this week as Company XIV kicks the tires on their new digs in Bushwick with some circus and burlesque, while The Vault Festival continues and Ellery finds herself shrunk down to the size of a bloodcell. Meanwhile, in cyberspace (we can bring…Review8 min readReview8 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Mar 10The One Where The Gang Sees A Lot Of #$@% (Podcast)NoPro’s staff checks in on what they’ve been up to, including time travel, twisted fairy tales, and an distressing amount of being revealed to be AIs. — This week a special teamspeak episode of the podcast featuring the NoPro Staff including Leah Davis, Patrick McLean, Laura Hess, Blake Weil, and for the first time on the show Parker Sela, our associate producer. We recorded this a couple of weeks ago, chatting about what we’ve been going…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Mar 7Review Rundown: The One With Ghostbusters and Ghost ReefsTwo reviews in Los Angeles from WILDLY different genres. — Some weeks it is quiet but WEIRD, and this is definitely one of those weeks with just two things on the docket as we head into SXSW week (see our SXSW FOMO event roundup for more on that) and what’s looking to be a steady stream of XR reviews for…Review5 min readReview5 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Mar 3Nancy Baker Cahill Returns (Podcast)Checking in with the new media artist after some adventurous years — This week on the show our dear friend artist Nancy Baker Cahill is back for another enlightening conversation about digital art — both her work and the big currents that are shaping this constantly evolving world — from XR to working on massive public pieces that are immersive in…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Feb 28Review Rundown: The One Where We Open up the VAULT FestivalThree from London, plus stunning art in LA (Four Reviews) — This week London, with the help of the VAULT Festival, leads the scene — as usual — with two solo shows with a participatory kick at said festival and an experiemental XR/Live fusion piece at the Barbican. Over in LA, Laura’s review has talked me into checking out Refik Anadol’s…Review8 min readReview8 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Feb 24London’s Immersive Gatsby Heads to NYC (Podcast)An interview with Immersive Everywhere’s Brian Hook — This week on the show NoPro’s London curator Shelley Snyder takes over the interview duties to talk with Immersive Everywhere’s Brian Hook about the company’s upcoming debut of The Great Gatsby in New York City after a long London run, along with a few updates about Gatsby’s future in…Podcast1 min readPodcast1 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Feb 22Review Rundown: The One With the Consequences of Our Own Choices‘Golden Scribes’ in NYC, the LA Art Show, and the sequel to the “seismic shift” in NYC’s escape game scene. (THREE REVIEWS) — Sometimes, like last week, the Rundown is huge. Other times it is “small but mighty.” There may only be three capsules this time out, but we cover a breadth of work including what we might call “next generation” escape games in NYC and some of the LA Art Show’s installation…Review8 min readReview8 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Feb 17ILMxLAB’s Makes A Star War for PSVR2; XRLive Performance Exhibition (Podcast)From Batuu to Indie Theatre in the Metaverse — This week on the show YET ANOTHER doubleheader, only this time we’re staying on the VR side of things with a check in with ILMxLAB and then with the organizers of the XR Live Performance festival. First — From ILMxLAB we talk with Director Jose Perez III and CG…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Published in No Proscenium·Feb 14Review Rundown: The One With Murder Mysteries, An Evil Ikea, and a Baby in a WellSEVEN REVIEWS: London, NYC, SF, LA, Chicago and At Home. — This time out we take a second look at the revised The Art of Killin’ It in NYC, check out an “immersive graphic novel opera” in San Francisco, visit an evil IKEA showroom, get our first dispatch of the year from London’s VAULT festival…Review15 min readReview15 min read
