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London
fromTime Out London
7 hours ago

London is getting a mind-boggling new illusion museum

The Museum of Illusions is opening a second UK location in London this May, featuring unique exhibits like a 'Ghost Room' and gravity-defying illusions.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 hours ago

Breathtaking Cinematic Illustrations That Will Make You Rethink Sci-Fi Concept Art

Katerina Belikova is a renowned Ukrainian digital illustrator known for her work in science fiction and dark fantasy, particularly with the Star Wars franchise.
fromTime Out New York
20 hours ago

Edge is getting a wild immersive makeover this summer

The entire indoor journey, from entry to elevator to the 100th floor, has been reimagined as a multi-sensory, immersive environment. The overhaul comes via a collaboration between experiential design firm Journey, multimedia studio Moment Factory and NYC-based design outfit SOFTlab.
NYC music
#performance-art
Humor
fromInterview Magazine
5 hours ago

How Mackenzie Thomas's Tweets Made a Sold-Out Theater Cry

Mackenzie Thomas's performance art blends personal storytelling with digital media, evoking deep emotional responses from the audience.
Berlin music
fromAnOther
2 days ago

This Performance Artwork Wants Us to "Feel Things Differently"

Performance reveals and conceals aspects of ourselves, exploring control and longing through song and dance.
Berlin music
fromLondon Unattached
9 hours ago

Copenhagen - Hampstead Theatre Review

Copenhagen reflects on the historical and ethical implications of nuclear fission and the atomic bomb through the lens of a 1941 meeting between two physicists.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Oh what a circus! The Greatest Showman hits the stage as a high-flying, hammer-juggling, banger-filled spectacular

The Greatest Showman is now a Disney stage musical, premiering in Bristol with new songs added to the original soundtrack.
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

The River review slippery Jez Butterworth play remains a headscratcher

The Man is so absorbed in his trout-fishing hobby that he won't stop to watch a sunset with The Woman, even though he has romantically brought her to his remote cabin for the first time.
Writing
Arts
fromAnOther
1 day ago

Brilliant Things to Do This April

April features significant cultural exhibitions including Francesca Woodman, Senga Nengudi, and Isaac Julien.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Theatre closure a 'catastrophic loss to actors'

The closure of the Seven Dials Playhouse is a significant loss for the acting industry and the arts community.
Chicago
fromSURFACE
1 day ago

Edge at Hudson Yards Will Introduce Multi-Sensory Installations, and Other News. - SURFACE

Edge at Hudson Yards will transform into an immersive art destination with multi-sensory installations this summer.
Upper West Side
fromParade
1 day ago

NYC's Highest Sky Deck Is Turning Into a 1,100-Foot 'Kaleidoscopic' Immersive Experience

Edge at Hudson Yards is the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, set to feature immersive experiences in 2026.
UX design
fromMedium
1 day ago

The old design workshop is dead. Long live design workshops.

Workshops are becoming less effective due to unclear outcomes and lengthy formats, leading to stakeholder confusion and dissatisfaction.
Television
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

A 'Star Wars' and 'Top Gun' producer is joining the micro drama craze. Read his pitch deck.

Micro dramas are evolving with VeYou, an app aiming to elevate the format with high-quality storytelling and AI-driven effects.
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

In Film, Sometimes the Greatest Drama Is Offscreen

"Cinematic Immunity" offers a workers'-eye view of Hollywood on the Hudson, revealing the intricate dynamics of filmmaking in New York City from 1954 to 9/11.
Independent films
NYC LGBT
fromAol
2 days ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family-like environment and visibility for the art form in Manhattan.
Film
fromVulture
5 days ago

The Twist in The Drama Is Not the Problem

The film features a controversial plot twist involving a character's past plan for a school shooting, sparking significant online speculation and backlash.
SF music
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

Dandelion Dancetheatre "Parable of Belonging - Cycle 1"

Interdisciplinary performance 'Parable of Belonging' explores future life in the Bay Area through creativity and collaboration.
Wearables
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

My dream pair of AR gaming glasses needs to have these nine features

Latest AR glasses from Xreal and Viture enhance gaming experiences with features like 3DoF, but no model is perfect for all users.
Paris food
fromFast Company
6 days ago

How Disney Imagineers are using AI and robotics to reshape the company's theme parks

Disney Adventure World in Paris showcases advanced technology with its new attractions, including a robotic Olaf and a spectacular nighttime show.
#broadway
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
16 hours ago

Broadway review: Paris is purring in Cats: The Jellicle Ball ()

The revival of Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway reinvigorates the musical, transforming its inherent strangeness into a celebratory experience.
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'Wicked' Star Slips a Secret Note to Audience Sitting By His Toddler at the Broadway Show

NYC music
fromTime Out New York
16 hours ago

Broadway review: Paris is purring in Cats: The Jellicle Ball ()

The revival of Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway reinvigorates the musical, transforming its inherent strangeness into a celebratory experience.
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'Wicked' Star Slips a Secret Note to Audience Sitting By His Toddler at the Broadway Show

#ai
Music production
fromIndieWire
6 days ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

This is 160-million-year-old Jurassic clay': inside Es Devlin's bid to reshape AI ethics through pottery

Es Devlin's conference blends art, AI, and spirituality, fostering dialogue among diverse participants in a creative, hands-on environment.
Music production
fromIndieWire
6 days ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

This is 160-million-year-old Jurassic clay': inside Es Devlin's bid to reshape AI ethics through pottery

Es Devlin's conference blends art, AI, and spirituality, fostering dialogue among diverse participants in a creative, hands-on environment.
Marketing
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Brands are getting more physical

Marketers are increasingly focusing on physical experiences to foster human connection and emotional engagement with consumers.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 day ago

Let it reign: Fertile Ground and a steady shower of shows crown the spring theater season in Portland and beyond * Oregon ArtsWatch

The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works is just around the corner, while several other anticipated shows are also about to open, including the first co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, which begins previews April 19.
Portland
London music
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Mariska Hargitay stars in Every Brilliant Thing,' while an animated hit heads to the stage

Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing starting May 26, succeeding Daniel Radcliffe.
fromDefector
1 week ago

For Now, ABS Makes Good Theater | Defector

Under the ABS challenge system, a team begins each game with two challenges. If a player gets an umpire's call overturned, their team retains the challenge. In effect, this means a team has unlimited challenges until they get two wrong.
Boston Red Sox
Television
fromVulture
2 days ago

Jack O'Brien Has Stories About Everyone on Broadway

Jack O'Brien, an acclaimed theater director, embraces acting in his late 80s after being cast in a television role following a friend's death.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

The Museum Breathing Life Into New York's Downtown Performance Scene

The Leslie-Lohman Museum connects art with the needs of the queer community amidst political challenges.
London food
fromTime Out London
1 week ago

The 10 best new London theatre openings in April 2026

April features notable revivals and new productions in London theatre, including classics and avant-garde performances.
Film
fromVulture
5 days ago

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

Ad Tech's Off-Broadway Debut | AdExchanger

Companies at NewFronts emphasize performance and interactive ads, with Walmart and Vizio collaborating for enhanced user engagement.
fromQueerty
6 days ago

The next Shane & Ilya? Meet the stars bringing a Heated Rivalry musical to the stage - Queerty

MarcAurele knew he had to strike while the iron was red-hot, so he got to writing, and in just three short weeks he was bringing the show to life, complete with a number that explored the inherent musicality of that bike scene and another that featured a chorus lauding 'gay hockey players with big butts' as if they were singing a church hymn.
NYC LGBT
#radiohead
NYC music
fromPitchfork
7 hours ago

Radiohead Announce Kid A Mnesia Touring Installation

Radiohead's Kid A Mnesia is a new audiovisual installation, not a performance, debuting at Coachella and featuring artwork and music from the band.
NYC music
fromConsequence
7 hours ago

Radiohead to Launch Kid A Mnesia Immersive Installation Tour After Coachella Debut

Radiohead's KID A MNESIA universe will premiere at Coachella, featuring a physical art installation and audiovisual experience in select cities afterward.
Berlin music
fromVulture
23 hours ago

Should a School Shooting Be Turned Into Opera?

Opera has long aestheticized human suffering, exemplified by Kaija Saariaho's final work, which transforms a school shooting into a modernist experience.
Arts
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Your Therapy Homework: Get to the Theater

Engaging with the arts can enhance psychological and social well-being, supporting mental and physical health.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Curated chaos': Danny Boyle on the pop culture spectacular' he's bringing to London's Southbank Centre

Danny Boyle's 'You Are Here' celebrates 75 years of youth culture with a one-day immersive event featuring 1,000 performers at London's Southbank Centre.
#zendaya
Film
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
fromEsquire
4 days ago

The Best Action Movies of 2026 (So Far)

In the new film, he plays a hit man named Mike who is attempting to leave the business when he's framed for murder. He's sleeping with loan shark Nick's wife Alice, so Nick tricks him into pulling off one last job.
Television
NYC music
fromBrooklynVegan
21 hours ago

Radiohead installation & film 'KID A MNESIA' coming to NYC & other cities after Coachella

Motion Picture House featuring KID A MNESIA will showcase a large-scale audiovisual installation at Coachella and other cities this year.
Humor
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

Meta's Horizon Worlds faces shutdown, impacting community-driven VR experiences like the Soapstone Comedy Club.
fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

A Marriage, Turned Into Epic Theater

Lily Allen's 'West End Girl' is an excoriating concept album about the failure of her second marriage, filled with vivid details of betrayal and personal turmoil.
London music
Film
from48 hills
6 days ago

Screen Grabs: Aliens, witches, mermaids, and other swell company - 48 hills

Love can take unconventional forms, as seen in films featuring relationships with aliens, witches, and other offbeat characters.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
6 days ago

how lachlan turczan reshapes matter by bending light and water in atmospheric installations

Lachlan Turczan's practice sits in the space between physics, optics, and environmental art, as he works with lasers, water, mist, and custom-built lenses to produce sculptures made entirely from light.
Berlin music
#theatre
Arts
from48 hills
6 days ago

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see - 48 hills

The experience of attending performances can evoke feelings of isolation and scrutiny, especially for those who stand out in a predominantly different crowd.
Arts
from48 hills
6 days ago

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see - 48 hills

The experience of attending performances can evoke feelings of isolation and scrutiny, especially for those who stand out in a predominantly different crowd.
Film
fromJezebel
1 week ago

'The Drama' Is Worth the Secrecy

Kristoffer Borgli's film explores dark human impulses through a pre-wedding gathering that reveals unsettling secrets among friends.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on new musicals: sex, drugs and song n' dance | Editorial

Trainspotting the Musical adapts Irvine Welsh's novel, showcasing the evolution of stories from books to stage with contemporary themes.
Arts
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
6 days ago

Perceptrum and the Emergence of Augmented Painting: When the Canvas Begins to Listen - KALTBLUT Magazine

Perceptrum redefines painting by allowing touch, creating a sensory dialogue that transforms the relationship between observer and artwork.
NYC music
fromQueerty
5 days ago

Claybourne Elder gets personal, playful & a little creepy with a package of reimagined standards - Queerty

Claybourne Elder's debut album reimagines iconic songs, blending storytelling with humor and emotional depth for a fresh perspective on timeless classics.
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How Yuval Sharon and Es Devlin are using cutting-edge tech to push opera forward-just when it needs it most

People all saw that there is something new is being attempted here that you've just got to see. I think that is its own reward. In an era where New York's storied Met Opera has faced layoffs, pay cuts, postponed productions, and a controversial financial agreement with Saudi Arabia, forward-thinking artistic direction becomes essential for survival.
Berlin music
Miscellaneous
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Actor, director establish 'Trust' going into TheatreWorks production

Director Jeffrey Lo and actor William Thomas Hodgson collaborate effectively through intentional exploration, detailed character work, and a shared commitment to avoiding conventional theatrical choices.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
29 years ago

A House Full of Stage Presence

The Center Theatre Group's 30th anniversary reception was held at the Wassermans' prestigious Beverly Hills home, showcasing its renowned art collection and expansive grounds to impressed guests.
Arts
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 weeks ago

Experience Theatre Project immerses audiences in stories * Oregon ArtsWatch

Alisa Stewart founded Experience Theatre Project after experiencing immersive theater, creating participatory productions that transform audiences into active participants rather than passive observers.
Humor
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Actor, director establish Trust' going into TheatreWorks production

Director Jeffrey Lo and actor William Thomas Hodgson collaborate effectively through intentional exploration, detailed character work, and a shared commitment to avoiding conventional theatrical choices in rehearsals for Primary Trust.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Review | Daniel Radcliffe shares the spotlight with the audience in Every Brilliant Thing' | amNewYork

Daniel Radcliffe stars in Every Brilliant Thing, a one-person play about compiling life's joys after a mother's suicide attempt, requiring intimate audience collaboration throughout the performance.
fromMbtn
1 month ago

Take Your Seats

So another word about tickets. They did finally announce single-game tickets were going on sale, but only for games though June. It's not enough to keep season plans limited to those requiring fans to buy more tickets than they can use, feeding the secondary markets which the Mets also get a cut of, but "make-your-own-plan" fans like me who've reliably occupied seats for decades,
New York Mets
Video games
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

I went to the new Punchdrunk show and I'm not allowed to review it but here are some things I can tell you about it anyway

Lander 23 is a mission-based immersive 'stealth exploration' live-action game from Punchdrunk that splits players into teams to harvest an alien resource with objectives and scoring.
#mixed-reality
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

AI-generated, probabilistic interfaces break traditional deterministic UI design; designers must adopt structured protocols (like A2UI) to ensure stability, continuity, and predictable user workflows.
Education
fromeLearning Industry
2 months ago

Bringing Immersive Technologies Into Workforce Training

Immersive technologies (VR, AR, MR) provide safer, hands-on, data-driven training that accelerates practical skill acquisition and improves manufacturing workforce performance.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

'Completely bowled us over': The horror show drawing thousands to an SF theater

In a full house at the 1,025-seat Toni Rembe Theater, there was an eruption of gasps and shrieks. The grown man to my right reflexively gripped the arm of my seat, sheepishly muttering an apology. In a distant aisle, I spotted one person get up and run out of the theater, their friend trailing closely behind.
Film
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

Self-generating AI interfaces require structured constraints like A2UI to prevent chaotic, unusable experiences and shift designers from deterministic blueprints to probabilistic protocols.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

Netflix Is Taking Its Live Events to Extreme Heights

Alex Honnold will free-solo climb Taipei 101 live on Netflix without ropes or safety gear, with expert analysis and hosted coverage on January 23 at 8 P.M. ET.
Arts
fromVulture
1 month ago

Daniel Radcliffe Loves Audience Participation

Daniel Radcliffe will star in Every Brilliant Thing on Broadway, performing an interactive play that examines depression, suicide, and audience-driven moments.
Film
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Let me entertain you

Covid-19 pushed entertainment and brands to innovate, shifting releases and creating digital experiences to maintain connection and reach audiences.
Arts
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

Immersive theatre town experience Phantom Peak is opening a new venue in London

Phantom Peak will close its Canada Water outpost in February 2026 and relocate to a larger Stratford venue opening summer 2026.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

To infinity and beyond! Visitors can dive into Pixar worlds in immersive London show

Mundo Pixar Experience recreates 14 detailed Pixar film sets in Wembley for immersive, photo-friendly encounters with iconic scenes and research-driven design.
Arts
fromLondon On The Inside
2 months ago

The Best Theatre Shows On in London in 2026

London's 2026 theatre season features major West End transfers, star-led productions, celebrated venues, and diverse experimental and immersive performances.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

London's biggest theatre to be built and it's not in the West End

At Troubadour, we are driven by a belief in creating extraordinary spaces that inspire artists, audiences, and the stories they come together to share. The 3,000 seat venue is to be built in Greenwich Securing planning permission for the new Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula Theatre marks a major milestone for us, and an exciting new chapter in our commitment to bold, large-scale live performance.
Arts
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

The City of London is getting a brand-new light and sound festival this month

But at the end of this month, there's a brand new festival arriving to inject some colour into the financial district. 'Vibrance' will light up Roman ruins, medieval churches and secret gardens across the Square Mile on Thursday January 29 and Friday January 30 from 5.30pm until 8.30pm. Created by Guildhall Production Studio, it brings together more than a dozen artworks and live performances by emerging artists from Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Arts
Arts
from48 hills
2 months ago

Drama Masks: Stage predictions for 2026 - 48 hills

Bay Area theatre faces uncertainty from reduced funding, political turmoil, and limited January programming, threatening venues, arts institutions, and future productions.
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